1、陕西专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 6 及答案与解析0 Each day every person in the United States throws away more than five pounds of garbage(垃圾). There is more garbage now than ever before and most of it is made up of the packages and cans in which we put our food. The traditional way of getting rid of solid wastes is quickly
2、 becoming inadequate. Many cities are experimenting with newer ways of handling their growing piles of garbage.One of these new ways is “recycling“(回收使用). Through recycling usable materials are taken out of garbage and made into something else. These usable parts of garbage are put through the cycle
3、 of going from a raw material to a finished product again.In some cities a machine called Hydrapulper is being used to help recycle garbage. A Hydrapulper is like a huge mixing machine. The garbage is dropped onto a conveyor belt(传送带 )that feeds the machine. At the same time, water is pumped into th
4、e Hydrapulper. With a mixing action, the Hydrapulper throws out the heavy metal objects that can later be sold as waste metal. The rest of the garbagepaper, food, plastic, rubber, glass, wood, leaves, and other itemsfalls apart. The waste is then mixed with water and carried to another piece of equi
5、pment where glass, sand and small pieces of metal are thrown out.With the Hydrapulper, up to 95 percent of the original garbage is made again useful. The rest is turned into furnace ash(炉灰).1 Traditionally, garbage is thought to be_.（A）a worthless burden to big cities（B） something that can be reused
6、（C） a raw material for making new products（D）able to recycle but difficult to handle2 How does the Hydrapulper work?（A）It throws away glass and sand from garbage.（B） It collects heavy metal objects for selling.（C） It separates garbage into useful and useless things.（D）It pumps water into garbage and
7、 mixes it.3 A lot of cities are trying new ways to treat garbage mainly because_.（A）their environment is becoming more and more dirty（B） the traditional ways of treating wastes are not efficient（C） they are short of useful materials（D）they need new materials made from garbage4 What is done to the wa
8、ste that is useless when the new way is used?（A）It is thrown away.（B） It is burnt.（C） It is turned into some solid objects.（D）It is stored underground.5 What is the main purpose of this passage?（A）To describe an experiment in which a Hydrapulper is used.（B） To introduce Hydrapulper, a new type of ga
9、rbage disposer.（C） To tell what the writer thinks of the recycling of garbage.（D）To explain why garbage should be recycled in a new way.5 Large modern cities are too big to control. They impose their own living conditions on the people who inhabit them. City-dwellers are obliged by their environment
10、 to adopt a wholly unnatural way of life. They lose touch with the land and rhythm of nature. It is possible to live such an air-conditioned existence in a large city that you are barely conscious of the seasons. A few flowers in a public park(if you have time to visit it)may remind you that it is s
11、pring or summer. A few leaves clinging to the pavement may remind you that it is autumn. Beyond that, what is going on in nature seems totally irrelevant. All the simple, good things of life like sunshine and fresh air are at a premium(珍贵). Tall buildings blot out the sun. Traffic fumes pollute the
12、atmosphere.Even the distinction between day and night is lost. The flow of traffic goes on unceasingly and the noise never stops.6 Which is NOT one of the reasons why city life is not preferable?（A）The people are not in regular communication with the rhythm of nature.（B） The people can t enjoy sunsh
13、ine and fresh air.（C） Modern cities offer better schools, more chances of employment.（D）Traffic fumes pollute the air.7 What are highly esteemed in big cities?_.（A）Living conditions（B） Sunshine and fresh air（C） Air-conditioned houses（D）A few flowers and a few leaves8 Its not easy to see much differe
14、nce between day and night because_.（A）city-dwellers are obliged to adopt a wholly unnatural way of life（B） the sun was hidden from view by tall buildings（C） the noise made by traffic never stops（D）large modern cities are too big to control9 If you want to know what season it is,_.（A）it is advisable
15、for you to cling to the pavement（B） you d better visit a public park（C） you can remind yourself that it is spring or summer（D）you should be barely conscious of the seasons10 Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?（A）Large modern cities are not good to live in.（B） Living in large modern
16、 cities has so many disadvantages.（C） All the simple, good things of life are imposed on the people who inhabit large cities.（D）Many things that are going on in nature are not connected with large cities.10 Lawyers are regarded as Darth Vaders of the New Age in America. America has become overpopula
17、ted with lawyersthe legal profession has transformed the American system into a government of the lawyers, by the lawyers and for the lawyers. This has led to an explosion of litigation(诉讼), which has burdened the paying public with billions in legal bills. These are paid by all the people in the fo
18、rm of higher costs, higher prices and lower productivity.As a group, lawyers are one of the most reactionary forces in American society. In an age when we need cooperation and self-responsibility, they promote conflict and blame. Where we need unity, they promote division. Where we need honest commu
19、nications, they practice the art of distortion in an effort to win legal games.A recent study reported in the San Francisco Chronicle found lawyers bad for the economy. They are obviously bad for the total society; they have been called America s own home grown terrorists due to their explosive, ran
20、dom, and negative impact on the nation. It has been suggested that nothing would benefit the society more than a five year moratorium(延期偿付)on all civil litigation and locking down the law schools until the next century. Of course, this will never happen. Lawyers are powerful figures in the Receding
21、Age and they will not readily surrender their privileged positions.Given the negative impact of lawyers on society in general, it is not surprising that they have had a very negative impact upon the employee-employer relationship as well. The number of so-called“ wrongful discharge“ cases has increa
22、sed dramatically as lawyers have found a new area to exploit. Some employees now spend more time documenting their cases against their employers for future litigation than they do performing their duties.11 Which of the following is NOT the result of excessive lawyers in America?（A）Higher costs.（B）
23、Higher prices.（C） Lower productivity.（D）Lower crime rate.12 Why do we say that lawyers are one of the most reactionary forces in American society?（A）They practice the art of distortion in an effort to win legal games where we need honest communications.（B） They promote conflict and blame when we nee
24、d cooperation and self-responsibility.（C） They promote division where we need unity.（D）All of the above.13 Which of the following words describes the authors attitude to lawyers?（A）Optimistic.（B） Indifferent.（C） Negative.（D）Anxious.14 Which of the following is NOT true?（A）It s reported that lawyers
25、are bad for the economy.（B） Lawyers have been called terrorists due to their explosive, random, and negative impact on the nation.（C） A five year moratorium on all civil litigation and locking down the law schools until the next century have been put into practice in America.（D）Lawyers gave a very n
26、egative impact upon the employee-employer relationship.15 Which is the best title of the passage?（A）The Legal Profession in America（B） How to Avoid the Negative Impact Caused by Lawyer（C） Darth Vaders of the New Age in America（D）Being a Good Lawyer15 I hear many parents complaining that their teen-a
27、ge children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their
28、parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching at(attempting to seize)one another s hands for reassurance.They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up crowded r
29、ound listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon(蚕茧)into a larger cocoon.It has become harder and harder for a teen-ager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way
30、. Industry has firmly carved out a teen-age market. These days every teen-ager can learn from the advertisements what a teen-ager should have and be. And many of today s parents have come toward high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teen-ager wh
31、o wants to find his or her own path. But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don t care to s
32、hare at once with your classmates. Well, go to it, Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will comewith the people who respect you for who you are. Thats the only kind of popularity that really counts.16 The authors purpose in writing this passage is to tell_.（A）readers how to be popular with around
33、（B） teen-agers how to learn to decide things for themselves（C） parents how to control and guide their children（D）people how to understand and respect each other17 According to the author, many teen-agers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but, in fact, most of them_.（A）have much diffic
34、ulty understanding each other（B） lack confidence（C） dare not cope with problems single-handed（D）are very much afraid of getting lost18 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?（A）There is no popularity that really counts.（B） What many parents are doing is in fact hindering their c
35、hildren from finding their own paths.（C） It is not necessarily bad for a teen-ager to disagree with his or her classmates.（D）Most teen-agers claim that they want to do what they like to, but they are actually doing the same.19 The author thinks of advertisements as_.（A）convincing（B） instructive（C） i
36、nfluential（D）authoritative20 During the teen-age years, one should learn to_.（A）differ from others in as many ways as possible（B） get into the right reason and become popular（C） find one s real self（D）rebel against parents and the popularity waves陕西专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 6 答案与解析【知识模块】 阅读1 【正确答案】 A【知识模块】 阅读2
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