1、专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 55 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 One day when the famous American scientist Addison was on his way home, a young man stopped him and required to have a word with him. Addison accepted his request.The young man asked, “How, Mr. Addison, can you invent so many things and achieve your fame?“ The scientist said, “It se
3、ems that you have been thinking of becoming famous every day.“ The young man nodded, “Yes, I have been dreaming of being a person as notable as you. Every minute I am thinking of how to become famous. I dont know when I can achieve my fame.“ Addison told him, “Dont worry, young man. If you want to b
4、e a famous man this way, you will have to wait until you die!“ “Why should I?“ the young man was puzzled.Addison said, “What you dreamed is actually a high building. You never think of how to build it with bricks. Thus the building will never come into reality. However, your story can serve as a mir
5、ror. People will remember you because of your idleness and laziness. They will often speak of your name while they give warnings to their children. Arent you a notorious (声名狼藉的)person by then?“ The young man hung his head in shame.1 The young man asked Addison how to_.（A）invent new things（B） become
6、famous（C） talk with him（D）become a scientist2 The young man was puzzled because Addison told him he would_.（A）die after he was famous（B） be famous before he died（C） die before he became famous（D）become well-known after he died3 The young man couldnt achieve his fame because_.（A）his aim was too high（
7、B） he didnt work hard for it（C） he didnt meet Addison earlier（D）nobody advised him how to do3 Biomechanicsthe application of engineering principles to the motions of the human bodystands at the heart of much of the current work in training athletes. At the U. S. Olympic Committee Biomechanics Labora
8、tory in Colorado Springs, experts use a computerized “force platform“ to measure both the magnitude (巨人) and direction of body forces as an athlete runs, lifts and throws. This information can tell an athlete such as a discus (铁饼) thrower whether he performs better when more weight is placed on the
9、front or back foot.The U. S. Cycling Federation relies on biomechanical analysis to measure the force applied to pedals by cyclists. “We can tell if one leg is using more force than the other and how effective a riders pedaling motion is, says Edmund Burke of the federation.Marathoner Tony Sandoval
10、benefited from biomechanics in a different way. Troubled by tendinitis (腱炎) and unable to figure out the cause, he went to specialists who analyzed his running movements and found he was rotating his ankle excessively when landing and thus inflaming tendons. Additional analysis showed this occurred
11、because his lower leg muscles, which should stabilize the ankle, were weak. He went on a muscles-strengthening program, and now everything is back to normal.4 The author develops the main idea by_.（A）comparing a cyclist to a marathoner（B） explaining the principles of the computerized “force platform
12、“（C） giving examples to show how the experts utilize biomechanics in training athletes（D）analyzing the results by engineering principles5 We can infer that_.（A）every marathoner would suffer from tendinitis（B） Edmund Burke was a famous cyclist（C） an athlete can benefit from biomechanics（D）without bio
13、mechanics, American athletes cant make any progress5 On the surface, AIDS appears to have barely touched Asia so far, and the few cases reported involve mainly foreigners, female and male prostitutes (妓女) and imported blood. But complacency could be a fatal error. Experts have no doubts that the rep
14、orted cases represent only the tip of an epidemic iceberg; many more people are infected than cases reported, in part because the virus takes five to seven years from infection to develop into AIDS. Says Dr. Jonathan Mann, director of the Special Program on AIDS of the World Health Organization: “AI
15、DS is knocking on the door of Asia. “Yet because AIDS is occurring later in Asia than in other continents, Asians can benefit from the knowledge gained at a heavy price elsewhere: AIDS can be transmitted through heterosexual as well as homosexual contact and prevention through education is the keyin
16、deed the onlydefense so far available. In the words of Dr. Mann, “the opportunity for protection of Asia against widespread dissemination of HIV“the AIDS virus“is obvious and may be vital to the future of the continent. “In contrast to Asia, Africa had no warning at all when the disease began to app
17、ear there. Today, several million men, women and children may already be affected. Here is a Readers Digest report on the African crisis, followed by detailed information on AIDS and how it can be prevented.6 It can be inferred from the passage that_.（A）nothing had been known of AIDS before it was f
18、ound in Africa（B） Asians have suffered little as they all have good education（C） foreigners in Asia may be the most vulnerable to AIDS（D）other continents will fall victims of AIDS very soon7 It is obvious that the writer of the passage_.（A）feels confident about eliminating AIDS in the near future（B）
19、 is rather concerned with the future of the Asian Continent（C） shows indifference to the situation in Africa（D）has doubts that education can be of any help in fighting against AIDS8 What will the report that follows the passage most likely discuss?（A）The critical situation throughout the world.（B） A
20、IDS victims in some African countries.（C） The aim of the Special Program on AIDS.（D）Readers Digest and AIDS.8 The acquisition of new knowledge about a problem does not always help scientists solve it. Sometimes it complicates the original problem. A striking example of this occurred when the finding
21、s of the International Indian Ocean Expedition were reported in 1962.Oceanographers have long been perplexed by the fact that there is so little sediment (沉淀) on the floors of the worlds oceans. Their calculations, based on the estimated rate of sediment accumulation and on the time this process has
22、 had to work, indicate that there should be a layer of sand, rock particles, and organic matter from two to two and one-half miles thick over the bottom of the seas. Their findings of the actual thickness of the sediment layer, however, have indicated that it is not more than a fourth of this depth.
23、 (Some oceanographers believe the deposit of organic material alone, falling in what they call the “rain of death“ would have accounted for this amount of sediment.)Then in 1962 the expedition scientists reported that they found the bottom of the Indian Ocean much rougher than had been thought. To t
24、he oceanographers, this means that their estimates of the actual thickness of the sediment layer have been too high.Thus it may be that an even thinner later of sediment exists than that which oceanographers had previously considered too small.9 The report seems to indicate that_.（A）previous estimat
25、es of the thickness of the sediment layer were too low（B） previous estimates of the thickness of the sediment layer were too high（C） sediment accumulates very rapidly（D）the sediment layer is composed of pure organic matter9 Nine-year-old Louis Pasteur rushed into the little house, his face white.“Mo
26、ther!“ he cried. “A mad dog has bitten my friend Henry, and now they are burning him with red-hot irons. Its terrible! “ “Rabies(狂犬病) , Louis. Burning the bites is the only hope of stopping Henry from catching the disease. “Sixteen years later Pasteur became a Doctor of Science. And he began making
27、important discoveries in his special field. Pasteur achieved great success in his life. But during the years of research he lost the use of his left arm and leg. Yet he worked on and on, as hard as ever, as he was eager to find a way for curing rabies. He never forgot his friend Henry.After many dan
28、gerous experiments on mad dogs, he finally found the answer. Just then a boy who had been badly bitten by a mad dog arrived at his lab. A few days after Pasteurs treatment the boy got better. He did not catch rabies.The discovery gave new hope to people in many countries. People sent money to help b
29、uild the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Today it is one of the worlds most famous centers for research.10 Pasteur became a Doctor of Science. “Doctor of Science“ here means_.（A）a degree which is the highest in science（B） someone whose job is to make sick people well again（C） a person who works in the l
30、ab（D）the post in science专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 55 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 cor
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