英语(二)全真模拟演练五

全真模拟演练（五）

第一部分：阅读理解（第1~10题，每题1分，共10分）

下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。

American Sports

The United States is a sport-loving nation.Sports in America take a variety of forms;organized competitive struggles,which draw huge crowds to cheer their favorite team to victory;athletic games,played for recreation anywhere sufficient space is found;and hunting and fishing.Most sports are seasonal,so that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of year.Some sports are called spectator sports,as the number of spectators really exceeds the number playing in the game.

Baseball is the most popular sport in the US.It is played throughout the spring and summer,and professional baseball teams play well into the fall.Although no other game is exactly like baseball,perhaps the one most nearly like it is the English game of cricket(板球).

Football is the most popular sport in the fall.The game originated as a college sport more than 75 years ago.It is still played by almost every college and university in the country,and the football stadiums of same of the largest universities seat as many as 80,000people.The game is not the same as European football or soccer.In American football there are 11 players on each team,and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur.

Basketball is the winter sport in American schools and colleges.Like football,basketball originated in the US and is not popular in other countries.Many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game.It is a very popular game with high schools,and in more than 20 states,state-wide high school matches are held yearly.

Other spectator sports include wrestling,boxing,and horse racing.Although horse-racing fans call themselves sportsmen,the accuracy of the term is questionable,as only the jockeys(骑师）who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes.The so-called sportsmen are the spectators,who do not “assemble”(聚集）primarily to see the horse race,but to bet upon the outcome of each race.Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.

1.Hunting and fishing are mainly favored by men,young and old,in the US. ( C )

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

2.The professional baseball teams play baseball from spring to fall.( A )A.True B.False C.Not Given

3.Baseball shares many features with the English game of cricket.( A )

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

4.Football can be classified as a spectator ( A )

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

5.Many Americans like basketball better than football because the latter is so harsh that players have to wear special uniforms. ( B )

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

6.Nation-wide university basketball matches are held yearly in the US ( C )

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

7.Horse-racing fans cannot be considered sportsmen because they are spectators whose primary interest is gambling.( A )

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

8.Most sports are played in all seasons.( B )

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

9.Boxing is a spectator sport. ( A )

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

10.Football is the most popular sport in the US. ( B )

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

第二部分：阅读选择（第11-15题，每题2分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个最佳选项。

Electricity

The modern age is an age of electricity.People are so used to electric lights,radio,televisions,and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them.When there is a power failure,people grope about in flickering candlelight,cars hesitate in the streets because there are no traffic lights to guide them,and food spoils in silent refrigerators.Yet,people began to understand how electricity works only a little more than two centuries ago.Nature has apparently been experimenting in this field for millions of years.Scientists are discovering more and more that the living world may hold many interesting secrets of electricity that could benefit humanity.

All living cells send out tiny pulses of electricity.As the heart beats,it sends out pulses of record;they form an electrocardiogram,which a doctor can study to determine how well the heart is working.The brain,too,sends out brain waves of electricity,which can be recorded in an