1、专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 47 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 world is known to us through many senses, not just hearing, smell, vision, and at close range, touch and taste.Our skins let us know whether the air is moist or dry, whether surfaces are wet without being sticky or slippery . From the uniformity of slight pressure, we can be awa
3、re how deeply a finger is thrust into water at body temperature, even if the finger is enclosed in a rubber glove that keeps the skin completely dry. Many other animals with highly sensitive skins, appear to be able to learn still more about their environment. Often they do so without employing any
4、of the five senses.By observing the capabilities of other members of the animal kingdom, we come to realize that a human being has far more possibilities than are utilized. We neglect ever so many of our senses in concentrating on the five major ones. At the same time, a comparison between animals a
5、nd man draws attention to the limitations of each sense. The part of the spectrum(光谱)seen by color-conscious man as red is non-existent for honey-bees. But a bee can see far more in flowers than we, because the ultraviolet(紫外线)to which our eyes are blind is a stimulating(刺激的)part of the insect s spe
6、ctrum, and for honey-bees at least, constitutes a separate colour.1 From the passage, we realize that_.（A）man possesses as many senses as animals（B） man possesses a few more senses than animals（C） man possesses far more senses than the five major ones（D）man has fully utilized his senses2 Which of th
7、e following is TRUE?（A）The honey-bee is blind to red.（B） Man is more color-conscious than the honey-bee.（C） The honey-bee can see far more colors than man.（D）Man is sensitive to the ultraviolet.3 We can realize how deeply a finger is put into water at body temperature_.（A）from the sense of direct to
8、uch（B） through skin contact（C） from the even distribution of pressure（D）through the difference in temperature4 The phrase “sensitive skins“(Para. 2)most probably means_.（A）skins that are sticky or slippery（B） skins that are delicate（C） skins that are completely dry（D）skins that are quick to feel and
9、 respond5 What is the main idea of the passage?（A）All senses have their limitations.（B） Man has not fully utilized all his senses.（C） Insects are more sensitive to colors than man.（D）Man is not as good as animals in learning about the environment.5 Canals existed in Egypt thousands of years ago. The
10、 great canal at Babylon was built about 2000 B. C. . The Grand Canal of China, which is over 900 miles long, was begun about 2500 years ago, and took centuries to finish. During the seventeenth century, France built many canals that are still in use today. However, they are not so heavily traveled a
11、s they were a hundred years ago, before railways were built. One such canal is a short-cut between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean . Canals in Germany permit boats to go from the Black Sea to the North Sea. The Kiel Canal provides a passageway between the North Sea and the Baltic. In Americ
12、a, the Great Lakes are all connected by canals, enabling ships to go from the Atlantic Ocean and the St. Lawrence River to Lake Superior.It is impossible to answer the question, “Who built the first canal?“ Perhaps some people long ago, living in a dry country, discovered that they could dig ditches
13、 to irrigate their fields with river water. And, naturally, in the days when boats were the most important means of transport, canals were the easiest means of reaching a place that was not on a river. A canal joining two rivers proved both easy and time-saving for boat travel.Today, most countries
14、in the world have canals. Even in the twentieth century, goods can move more cheaply by boat than by any other means of transport. Some canals, such as the Suez or the Panama, save ships weeks of time by making their voyage a thousand miles shorter. Other canals permit boats to reach cities that are
15、 not located on the coast. Still other canals drain lands where there is too much water, help to irrigate fields where there is not enough water, and furnish water power for factories and mills.6 Which of the following pairs of places has not yet been connected by canal?（A）The North Sea and the Blac
16、k Sea.（B） The Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.（C） The North Sea and the Baltic.（D）The Black Sea and the Baltic.7 According to this passage, canals in Europe were built primarily for_.（A）transport（B） irrigation（C） drainage（D）electricity8 It is implied in the passage that the first canal was
17、probably built_.（A）in China（B） about 2000 B.C.（C） for irrigation（D）for boat travel9 Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to this passage?（A）Boats travel faster in the canal than in the river.（B） Canals make the voyage of ships shorter.（C） Canals are still used for the delivery of
18、goods.（D）Canals provide a means of cheap transportation even today.10 The main purpose of the author in writing this passage is most probably to_.（A）discuss the development of canals in the world（B） introduce the history of important canals in the world（C） illustrate the usefulness of canals（D）sugge
19、st the necessity to make better use of canals10 If half of the water were to be drained from the Pacific Ocean, a curious kind of submarine mountain called a guyot(海底平顶山)would be exposed. Guyots are strange formations that resemble mushroom stalks with flat tops. More than six hundred and fifty of t
20、hese volcanic stalks have been discovered in the Pacific Ocean, and a few others have been discovered in the Atlantic sea plains .It is easy to suppose that the guyots were formed by underwater lava spouts that piled up volcanic debris(残骸)over the years, but just how they acquired their curiously fl
21、at tops remains a mystery. Shallow-water fossils found embedded(植入)in the tops of some guyots suggest that at one time the flat tops were much nearer the ocean s surface, but beyond this there is little that scientists can say.One attempt to account for the flat tops suggests that the ocean levels w
22、ere once much lower than they are today; thus wave action might have smoothed away the original peaks. Another theory holds that the guyots have probably always flat tops and that their weight has pushed them slightly toward the ocean floor, causing them to slowly submerge . But these are only theor
23、iesthe guyots are still a geophysical puzzle.11 The strange formations called guyots are actually_.（A）underwater volcanoes（B） volcanic debris（C） mushroom stalks with flat tops（D）submerged sea plains12 Scientist are puzzled by the guyots _.（A）mushroom like appearance（B） submarine location（C） curiousl
24、y flat tops（D）origin13 The discovery of shallow-water fossils indicates that the guyots were _.（A）submerged by their own weight（B） flattened by the action of waves（C） not so deep in the ocean（D）formed by underwater lava spouts14 The guyots are still a geophysical puzzle nowadays because_.（A）no expla
25、nation of their origin has yet been offered（B） scientists have not yet offered any explanation of their shapes（C） theories relating to their origins and shapes have never been proved（D）scientists are not sure the ocean levels have changed15 We can conclude from this passage that_.（A）there are guyots
26、 in every ocean of the world（B） guyots are produced by violent volcanic action（C） the mystery of the guyots will soon be solved（D）the guyots flat tops will remain a mystery for some time15 Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes
27、 for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps(垃圾堆)would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.The latest project is to take a city of around half a million
28、inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also p
29、aper and rubber as well.Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is
30、usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids, after that grounders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets(磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber a
31、nd plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.The first full-scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.16 From the
32、first paragraph, we can see_.（A）there will be no waste in the world（B） the waste cannot be reused（C） the waste can be reused（D）there will be a lot of useless waste in the world17 What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in Para. 3?（A）Sharpening metal bars.（B） Breaking up wh
33、atever is breakable.（C） Separating light elements from the heavy ones.（D）Sorting out small pieces of metal.18 What s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?（A）To get big profits from those plants.（B） To protect the environment from pollution.（C） To get raw materials local
34、ly.（D）To deal with wastes in a better way.19 The first full-scale huge recycling plants_.（A）will probably be in operation in fifteen years（B） will probably take less than fifteen years to build（C） will be built fifteen years later（D）began to operate fifteen years ago20 The passage is mainly about_.（
35、A）a cheap way to get energy（B） new ways of recycling wastes（C） the location of recycling plants（D）the protection of city environment20 Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of
36、 these he puts further questions, and so on.For most of the time this “conversation“ goes on below the level of consciousness. At times, however, we become aware of it. This is usually when we are running into difficulties, when mismatch is occurring between expectations and meaning. When successful
37、 matching is being experienced our questioning of the text continues at the unconscious level.Different people converse with text differently. Some stay very close to the words on the page; others take off imaginatively from the words, interpreting, criticizing, analyzing and examining. The former r
38、epresents a kind of comprehension which is written in the text. The latter represents higher levels of comprehension. The balance between these is important, especially for advanced readers.There is another conversation which from our point of view is equally important, and that is to do not with wh
39、at is read but with how it is read. We call this a “process“ conversation as opposed to a “content“ conversation. It is concerned not with meaning but with the strategies(策略)we employ in reading. If we are an advanced reader our ability to hold a content conversation with a text is usually pretty we
40、ll developed. Not so our ability to hold a process conversation. It is precisely this kind of conversation that is of importance when we are seeking to develop our reading to meet the new demands being placed upon us by studying at a higher level.21 Reading as a kind of conversation between the read
41、er and the text becomes conscious only when _.（A）the reader s expectations agree with what is said in the text（B） the reader has trouble understanding what the author says（C） the reader asks questions and gets answers（D）the reader understands a text very well22 At a lower level of comprehension, rea
42、ders tend to _.（A）read a text slowly（B） read without thinking hard（C） interpret a text in their own way（D）concentrate on the meaning of words only23 A “process“ conversation has to do with_.（A）the application of reading strategies（B） matching our expectations with the meaning of a text（C） the develo
43、pment of our ability to check the details（D）determining the main idea of a text24 According to the passage, it is of great importance for readers at a higher level to maintain a balance between_.（A）conscious and unconscious levels of comprehension（B） the readers expectations and the meaning of a tex
44、t（C） lower and higher levels of comprehension（D）interpreting and criticizing a text25 If we want to develop our reading ability at an advanced level, we should_.（A）learn to use different approaches in reading different texts（B） make our reading process more conscious（C） pay more attention to the con
45、tent of a text（D）take a critical attitude towards the author s ideas专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 47 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.
46、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】 C【试题解析】 文章第一段 The world is known to usthrough many senses，not just hearing，smell，vision ，and at close range，touch and taste可知文中的 not just与选项中的 far more senses 同义替换。【知识模块】 阅读理解2 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 文章第三段
47、The part of the spectrum(光谱)seen by colorconscious man as red isnonexistent for honeybees由此选 A。【知识模块】 阅读理解3 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 文章第二段中 From the uniformity ofslight pressure，we can be aware how deeply afinger is thrust into water at body temperature，even if the finger is enclosed in a rubber glove thatkee
48、ps the skin completely dry可知 C 正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解4 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 由上下文 Many other animals withhighly sensitive skins，appear to be able to learnstill more about their environment在这里 learn 的意思即是sensitive skin 的作用及功能，因此选 D。【知识模块】 阅读理解5 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 从文章结构来看，文章提出了我们有许多感觉器官，而后在第三段中提出 we cometo realize that
49、a human being has for morepossibilities than are utilized因此选 B。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解6 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 文章第一段 One such canal is a short-cut between the Atlantie Ocean and theMediterraneanCanals in Germany permit boats togo from the Black Sea to the North SeaThe KielCanal provides a passageway between the NorthSea and the Baltic这里提到了 The North Seaand the Black Sea，The Atlantic Ocean and theMediterranean Sea，The North Sea and the Baltic但没有The Black Sea and the Baltic故选 D
