1、专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 61 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 As you are students of English, its very possible that youll be interested in England. Thats where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you a
3、bout this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the namesEngland, Britain or Great Britain. Lets see what each of these names means.If you look at a map of Europe, youll see a group of islandsone larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up
4、 what is called the British Isles. The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland.Britain is divided into three parts; Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word “England“ is used instead of “Britain“. Why so?In ancient tim
5、es, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in these different countries spoke different languages. Over many years the three countries became one. England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that thei
6、r own name stands for the whole island.Theres another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland“. That is the official name of the country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island or Ireland. The rest of the islan
7、d is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of “England“, “Britain“, “Great Britain“, and “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland“. Now do you know what each of them means?1 English was first spoken in_.（A）Britain（B） England（C） Great Britain（D）Ir
8、eland2 Britain is divided into_.（A）England, Britain, and Wales（B） England, Scotland, and Wales（C） Wales, Scotland, and Great Britain（D）Great Britain, Wales, and Scotland3 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?（A）Wales is the richest of the three.（B） Scotland is the larg
9、est of the three.（C） Sometimes England is used instead of Britain.（D）Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles.4 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is_.（A）part of Britain（B） part of British Isles（C） the official name of the whole country（D）the largest coun
10、try of all mentioned in the passage5 Which of the following is an independent country?（A）Wales.（B） Scotland.（C） Northern Ireland.（D）The Republic of Ireland.5 Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks, they are full of people looking
11、for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we dont like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents.Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes
12、and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to Oxford Street, it was so crowded that we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable
13、for me. But I did buy a television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself.When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby cafe to have a cup of tea. I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meet him. He looked very happy.
14、Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box. “Oh, dear!“ I thought. Yes, we had no new clothes but two televisions. We shall not be going to the sales again.6 In January_.（A）lots of people go shopping for discount（B） people have a lot of money to spend after Christmas（C） all the shops
15、 close for a two-week Christmas holiday（D）people dont have enough money to go looking for bargains7 In this passage, the word “bargain“ could best be replaced by “something_“.（A）given to people（B） offered at a reduced price（C） offered, sold or bought which is expensive（D）sold for the purpose of reac
16、hing an agreement8 The husband and wife in the story_.（A）wished to buy a TV（B） went to the sales normally（C） often went to the sales to buy clothes（D）were usually not short of money after Christmas9 The phrase “split up“ in the second paragraph means “ _“.（A）break apart（B） cause to break（C） become p
17、ieces（D）go in different directions10 After their days shopping, they_.（A）were happy with their bargains（B） had got everything they wanted（C） got more than they had hoped for（D）had to go back to the sales the next day10 Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswomen ki
18、lls the essence of sport the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself; he h
19、as to think only about winning. He is responsible for entire nations hopes, dreams and reputation.A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the third worlds most important sport. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention Argentina to someone a
20、nd the chances are that he11 think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup put Argentina on the map.Sports fans and supporters get quite unreasonable about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold
21、their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money traveling to Argentina, where the finals were played.So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not! Do the Argentineans really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at fo
22、otball, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really. But its nice to know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best.11 What is the authors main purpose in the passage?（A）To explain the role of sport.（B） To compare Scotland with Argentina.（C） To show that
23、Argentina is better than all others.（D）To prove that football is the worlds most important sport.12 In the second paragraph, the word “summit“ means_.（A）award（B） summary（C） highest point（D）mountain top13 According to the passage, Argentina is world-famous because of its_.（A）obvious position on the m
24、ap（B） successes in the football World Cup（C） excellence at most important sports（D）large number of sports fans and supporters14 According to the passage, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will_.（A）fail to succeed（B） lose enjoyment（C） be successful（D）be unreasonable15 What is the authors a
25、ttitude towards international games?（A）Nations that meet on a football field are unlikely to meet on a battlefield.（B） Nations that win the football World Cup are regarded as best in all aspects.（C） Nations that win in international games prove the best on the sports field at least.（D）Nations that g
26、ive much attention to international competitions are world-famous in many ways.15 When the TV viewer turns on his set, what sort of programs does he have to choose from? You might think there would be more programs devoted to entertainment than to anything else, but thats not the case. In most count
27、ries, fewer than 20% of broadcasting hours are devoted to entertainment. U. S. figures are high34. 8%, and the fun-loving Canadians are even higher with 44%. Except Canada and Italy, all countries give more broadcasting time to education than to either information (news, documentaries and so on) or
28、entertainment programs. Of course, few educational broadcasts take place during peak viewing times. In Japan though, more than 60% of broadcasting time is taken up with education of one kind or anotherjust another example of the businesslike Japanese philosophy. In the U. K., the figure is 56.4%. Th
29、e Italians have fewer educational programs than anyone else. They dont go in for entertainment either. Only about ten percent of viewing time is devoted to dramas and serials, quiz shows, music, sports, etc. You will find more news information programs on Italian TV than anything else. Thats underst
30、andable in a country experiencing social and political changes. Italians rely on TV to tell them whats going onand events are happening almost too fast to follow. The percentage of time the U. S. devoted to news and documentary programs is much smaller. After education, most TV time is given to ente
31、rtainment. Many of these programs are shown around the world.16 Based on this passage, the percentage of TV broadcasting hours devoted to education is greatest in_.（A）Japan（B） Italy（C） Canada（D）the United States17 More news information programs are broadcast on Italian TV than anywhere else because
32、the Italians_.（A）are interested in what is happening in the world（B） like to undergo social and political changes（C） prefer to learn news information on TV rather than in newspapers（D）expect TV to tell them the latest news about what is going on in their country18 So far as the broadcasting hours de
33、voted to entertainment are concerned_.（A）the Japanese figure is the highest in the world（B） the U. S. figure is smaller than the U. K. figure（C） the U. K. figure is second to the Japanese figure（D）the Canadian figure is higher than that of any other country19 From this passage, we learn that most TV
34、 stations in the world devoted more broadcasting hours to_.（A）educational programs（B） entertainment programs（C） news information programs（D）dramas, serials, music, sports and so on20 In the United States, _.（A）TV programs are shown for world audience to watch（B） most of TV broadcasting hours are giv
35、en to entertainment（C） educational programs are shown during peak viewing times（D）TV broadcasting hours devoted to education are more than those devoted to entertainment20 It was a case of emergency. The four-year-old girl awoke and smelled smoke. She couldnt wake her mother, so she dialed “zero“. A
36、n operator immediately called the fire department. Help was sent, and a tragedy avoided.Days before this emergency, the mother had taught her child how to telephone for help. Children as young as two and one-half years old can be taught to use the phone in emergency situations. Here are some points.
37、Memorizing some facts is important. Teach your children their names, and the section of town where you live. Try to keep what they learn within their abilities. Simple information, learned well, is better than difficult information only partly learned.Be sure your children know how to use the teleph
38、one. They should be taught to dial “zero“ for the operator, at the very least. And they should be taught to dial “911“ if it is used in your town.Practise over a period of several days. Over-learning is necessary so the child can act automatically in case of emergency.If you would like a booklet giv
39、ing instructions on calling for help, write Telephone For Help, Box 99, Bowling Green Station, New York, NY 10004.21 Why is it a good idea for children to learn how to use the telephone?（A）Children have fun dialing.（B） Emergencies happen without warning.（C） Children can wake their parents.（D）Dialing
40、 can help children with their math study.22 Based on this passage, over-learning is good because_.（A）simple information is used（B） children should know their names（C） it helps children act automatically（D）difficult information is only partly learned23 Paragraph 4 talks about dialing “911“. This numb
41、er is probably_.（A）the operator（B） an emergency number（C） a practice number for children（D）used to keep children calm24 One thing the passage does NOT tell you to do is_.（A）call your neighbor（B） practise several times（C） teach children how to use the telephone（D）have children memorize some simple fa
42、cts25 What is the main idea of the passage?（A）Give instructions on calling for help.（B） Partly-learned information is useless.（C） Teach children how to deal with emergencies.（D）Keep what children learn within their abilities.专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 61 答案与解析一、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this p
43、art 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 the Answer Sheet.【知识模块】 阅读理解1 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 关键词语是 was first spoken。首先应迅速找出该词语
44、在文章中的位置，确定该题的信息在文章的前两句中。只要读懂原文，仔细判断，就能找到正确答案是 B 选项。【知识模块】 阅读理解2 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 该题所包含的信息在文章第三段第一句 Britain is divided into three parts：Scotland，Wales and England中很容易找到答案，但选择时要细心。【知识模块】 阅读理解3 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 考生应具备正确把握文中信息的能力，必须通过细心阅读和理解，迅速确定试题正确信息在文章中的出处。本题 C 选项的信息在第三段第二句话中可找到。同时也可用排除法做此类题。【知识模块】 阅读理解4
45、【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 通过文章中最后一段前两句的阅读和理解，可迅速确定“The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the official name of the whole country”是正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解5 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 正确答案在文章中最后一段的中间 The rest of the island is an independent state，called the Republic of Ireland可迅速找到。做题的关键在于了解文章大意，细心选择答案。【知识模块】
46、阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解6 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 其中 A 项中的关键词为 discount，它的意思是“reduction in price”(降价)，与文章第一段中 “All the shops reduce their prices”的意思相一致，故 A项是正确的。其他三个选项都不符合文章的意思。【知识模块】 阅读理解7 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 题中“bargain”为关键词，它的意思是“something that is cheap”(便宜货)，与 B 项“降价所提供的东西”相一致，所以 B 项是正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解8 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 从文
47、章第二段中的第二句“We both neededand were hoping to find a television set”可判断 A 项为正确答案。其他三项不符合文章的意思。【知识模块】 阅读理解9 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 短语动词 split up 的汉语意思是：朝不同方向前进。如： The group split up to try to find food(队伍分头去寻找食物) 。D 项就是 split up 的含义，故为正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解10 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 本文作者和她丈夫本想购买一台电视机，结果他们却买了两台电视机，和 C 项内容相符；比他
48、们原来希望购买的要多。其他三项和文章的内容不符。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解11 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 综观全文，作者在文章的首句就提出了运动的本质和作用(the essence of sport)，随后作者都是围绕这一主题论述的。所以 A 选项是正确的(role和 essence 是同义词)，而其他三项都是事实和细节。建议考生在做主旨大意题时，最关键和最有效的方法就是迅速找出文章的主题句(topic sentence) ，找到了主题句就确定了文章的主题思想。【知识模块】 阅读理解12 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 首先要弄懂关键词“summit”在文章中的真正意思，其
49、含义是事业、运动等方面成功的“顶点，顶峰”。然后分析四个选项词语的含义：A award 意为“奖品，奖状”；Bsummary 意为“总结，概括”； Chighest point 意为“顶点，顶峰”；Dmountain top 意为 “山顶，山峰”。通过分析和比较，判定 C 项为正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解13 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 本题针对文章第二段最后一句话“winning the World Cup put Argentina on the map”。题中的关键词“worldfamous“ 和文章中“put Argentina on the map”是一致的，故 B 项为正确答案。【知识模块】 阅读理解14 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 只要考生能找到本题在文中的出处，就能选出正确答案。本文首段第四句中“The individualcannot afford to think about enjoy
