电大英语统考-阅读理解-押题-简单版

第4部分:阅读理解-押题--(,每篇文章15分)
第一篇：Sunspots
It's not surprising that sunspots(太阳黑子)were …. astronomers (天文学家)．……The most persistent l…，however can survive for two to three months．
31. Careful observations and systematic studies of sunspots
>>>started in the early 17thcentury.
32．Sunspots are cooler than the rest of the sun's surface because >>>they produce less energy.
33 The leading spot and the following spot are the names of
>>>the two spots in a spot pair.
34．Infiniteness sunspot activity had occurred in 1857,…
>>>D.1868
35 In the last paragraph the word "persistent’means >>>>>enduring
第二篇：A Tale of Scottish Rural Life
Lewis Grasses Gibbon’s Sunset Song(1932)….. Grasses Gibbon went on to publish two other novels about the place that continue its story．41. What is Sunset Song mainly about?
>>>The lives of rural Scottish farmers
42. Which statement is NOT true of Chris?>>>>She married only once.
43. What is the opening section of the novel mainly concerned with? >>> The history of Kin Addie
44. Who killed C hris’husband，Evan?
>>>A. His own troops．
45.The word “Sunset” in the title of this novel most probably
Means >>> the end of the traditional way of life．
第三篇：Air pollutin cloud measured on both sides of pacific 标准答案：D,D,C,A,C 第1篇：Electronic Mail (E-Mail) 理工AB级模拟—阅读理解During the past few years, scientists the world over have suddenly foundthemsel …. happily, “on the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.”
1. The reasons given below about the popularity of E-mail can be found in the passage EXCEPT >>>>> A. direct and reliable.
2. How is the Internet or net explained in the passage?
.>>>D. Electronic routes connected among millions of users, home and abroad.
3. What does the sentence “If it is not yet speeding discoveries, >>>It quickens mutual communication even if it does not accelerate discoveries.
4. What does the sentence “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” Imply in the last paragraph? >>>>E-mail has become very popular.
5. What will happen to fax, land mail, overnight mail, etc. according to the writer? >>>> Less and less people will use them.
第2篇：Hurricane(飓风) Katrina(克特里娜)
A hurricane is fiercely powerful, ......of damage may top $ 100 billion.
1. what is the eye of a hurricane? >>>a calm central region of low pressure between 12 to 60 miles in diameter
2 .Which of the following is NOTthe“requirements”mentioned in the second paragraph? >>>> the tropical waters are warm and calm
3. which of the following is the best explanation of the word “drive”in the third paragraph?
>>>to supply the motive force or power and cause to function
4. what does the warm air mentioned in the fourth paragraph produce when it is rising from the sea surface? >>>> low pressure
5. What is NOT true of Hurricane Katrina according to the last paragraph? >>>>D.
第3篇Too Little for Global Warming 阅读理解
O il and gas will run out……across the bows” for policy makers.
1. What do the authors of the new analysis presented at the University of Uppsala intend to say? >>>> Oil and gas will
runout so fast that Earth’s doomsday will never materialize.
2. Nations that signed the Kyoto Protocol agree to
>>>> cut CO2 emissions.
3. What are the estimates of the world’s oil and gas reserves?
>>> 3,500 billion by a growing number of scientists.
4. Which of the following about Nebojsa Nakicenovic is true? >>>he thinks t hat IPCC’s estimates are more optimistic than the Swedes
5. Which of the following is the near explanation of Nakicenovic’s assertion that “.. such a switch would bedisastrous..?
>>> A switch to burning coal would produce disastrous environmental problems
第一篇How to Start a Small Business in the US
People from other countries often take America as the “land of opportunity”…40% of America’s gross national product(国民生总值. 1﹑According to the passage, which of the following is true of
the small businesses in the U. S. ?
>>>Only half of them continue to operate after the first two years.
2﹑According to paragraph 2, many people start small businesses inorder to >>>do less paper work or take less responsibility.
3.What preparations did Thomas make before he started his business? >>>> He made investigations and drew up a plan.
4﹑Thomas’success can be attributed to >>> his talent, his skill in management, and his devotion to his work.
5﹑How many businesses in the U. S. can be called“small”? >>>95%.
第二篇U.S. Scientists Confirm Water on Mars 阅读理解NASA scientists said that Mars was covered once by vast lakes,……those measurements on a wider scale."
36. What was discovered by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Mars? >>>>>Water in a soil sample.
37. Why did the first two attempts to deliver samples fail?
>>>> The samples got stuck inside the scoop.
38. Which one of the following statements is NOT meant by the writer? >>>>Scientists have been trying to break the ice-rich layers of soil on Mars.
39. Where are the scientists involved in the research from?
>>>> They are from both America and Canada.
40. Which of the following do you think is the best description of Phoenix's Surface Stereo ….to your understanding of the
passage? >>>It imitates human vision and is able to capture
three-dimensional images.
第三篇： Black Holes Trigger Stars to Self-Destruct
Scientists have long understood that super massive……their Case that they explode in the process.
41. Something destructive could happen to a star that gets ……destructive statements is NOT mentioned in the passage? >>>> The black hole could dwindle its size considerably,
42. According to the third paragraph, researchers differed from
each other in the problem of >>>whether nuclear reaction would occur.
43. According to the fourth paragraph, which of the following is
NOT true? >>>>The black hole would completely devour the star.
44.What will happen several months after the explosion of the star? >>>> The torn star's matter will swirl into the black hole.
45. According to the context, the word "disruption" in Paragraph:
6 means >>>> "Tearing apart."
理工A模拟-阅读理解---第1篇:ElectricBackpack
Backpacks are convenient. They can hold your books，your lunch，……ust make sure to look both ways before crossing thestreet!
1. Backpacks are convenient because
>>>> your handsare freed to do other things.
2. What is the most important feature of the backpack invented byLawrence C.Romeand his colleagues?
>> It produces electricity forelectronic device … wearer walks.
3. The word "springs" inParagraph 3 means
>>>a length of metal woundaround，which……original shape after- being pushed.
4. According to Paragraph 4，what does Rome plan to do?
>>> To put the backpack on the market.
5. What is implied in “if you do get oneeventually，just make
sureto took bothways before crossing the street!”?
>>> E njoyingelectronic devices while walking … traffic accidents.
阅读理解--第2篇：Flying the Hypert1 Skies
A little airplane has given new meaning to the term “going hyper.”…… this time at 10 times the speed of the sound.
1. The Hyper-X broke the record because >>> it flew at speeds smaller than five times the speed of sound.
2. What kind of an engine did the Hyper-X use? >>>A scramjet engine that doesn’t carry its own oxygen supply.
3. What is NOT true about the scramjet engine?
>>>>It goes slower than a rocket.
4. What did Werner J.A.Dahm of the University of Michigan say about the Hyper-X test flight? >>> It is a major milestone in the journey of making a new type of very fast airplanes,
5. What has NASA planned to do? >>>> To make another 11-second hypersonic …… at 10 times the speed of the sound. 第3篇：Sugar Power for Cell Phones
Using enzymes commonly found in living cells，……the new technology in as little as 3 years.
1.According to the first paragraph，when can we share our sweet drinks with our cell phones >>> W hen the technology of a new type of …… mass production.
2.What trouble did Minteer and Klotzhach have in their research? >>> They had trouble keeping enzymes in fuel cells active.
3.According to Paragraph 5，electrons are released
>>>when the enzyme oxidizes the glucose from a sugary liquid that goes througha pocket.
4.What is exciting about the new fuel cells?
>>> Their limited power generation capacity is a good beginning.
5.According to the last paragraph，what is NOT true of the new fuelcells? >>> It will take some time before the new fuel cells
can be used in popular products.
(1): Light Night, Dark Stars 教材--阅读理解新增部分Thousands of people around the globe step outside……Experts estimate that millions of birds die this way every year.
1. When can people see 14,000 stars? >>> When the night sky is clear of clouds, moonlight and artificial lights.
2.Which of the following statements is NOT related to ...pollution? >>>Stargazing becomes difficult because …layer of haze in the air.
3.Does the writer think growing cities affect astronomers' work?
Why does he think so?
>>>Yes. Because the once dark rural areas are polluted by lights.
4.How does light pollution affect wildlife? Which of the following
is NOT correct?
>>>Animals might be attracted by artificial lights to go into cities.
5 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the title "Light Night, Stars"?>>City lights illuminate the night sky and make stars invisible.
(2): Hair Detectives 教材--阅读理解新增部分
Scientists have found a way to use hair to fi gure…from criminals
or crime victims and narrow their search for clues.
1-What does the writer say about tap water? Which of the followingis NOT correct?
>>> Tap water is a kind of soft drink in the United States.
2. James R. Ehleringer tried to find out
>>>if tap water contains unique proportions of isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen.
3. Which of the following statements is meant by the writer?
>>> Ehleringer was successful in his research.
4. What does the last paragraph tell you?
>>> Types of water used in different regions provide useful information for the police.
5. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the title? >>>>.Human hair may help detectives to solve crimes.
(3): Mind-reading1 Machine 阅读理解
A team of researchers in California h as developed……their model would have predicted the volunteers were looking at apples.
1. What is responsible for processing the information sent by your eyes? >>>Neurons in the brain.
2. Which of the following statements is NOT meant by the writer? >>> fMRI helps scientists to discover how the brain develops intelligently.
3. "Highlighting the areas of the brain at work" means >>>"marking the parts of the brain that are process.. information"
4. What did the researchers experiment on?
>>>Two volunteers.
5. Which of the following can be the best replacement of the tide? >>>Your Thoughts Can Be Scanned. (4): Putting Plants to Work 阅读理解
Using the power of the sun is nothing new……There's a
lot of flexibility in how you can use these organisms. "
1.What does the writer say about plants concerning solar energy? >>>Plants have been using solar energy for billions of years.
2. Why do some scientists study how plants convert sunlight
carbon dioxide, and water into sugars and starches? >>>Because they want green plants to become a new source of energy.
3. According to the fifth paragraph, under what conditions are
algae able to use solar energy to make hydrogen?
>>> When there is no oxygen in the air.
4. Researchers have met with difficulties when trying to make
algae produce hydrogen efficiently. Which one of the following
is one such difficulty? >>>It is too slow for algae to
produce hydrogen when the sulfate is removed.
5. What is NOT true of algae? >>>They are cheap to eat.
(5) :Listening to Birdsong
A male zebra finch1 chirps away2to himself…… communication, inthis case their songs.
1. What does the first paragraph say about zebra finches?
>>>Male zebra finches change their songs in female zebra
finches' presence.
2.What did the researchers fred in their study of female zebra finches?>>Female finches liked songs male finches sang for them.
3. What is meant by "concert songs" in the seventh paragraph?
>>>Songs sung by male finches for female finches.
4.What is NOT true of directed communication?
>>> Male zebra finches sing to themselves.
5.Which of the following can best reflect the theme of the passage?.>>>Birdsongs as communication.
(6) : U.S. Scientists Confirm Water on Mars 阅读理解NASA1 scientists said that Mars was covered once……and interpret those measurements on a wider scale. "
1. What was discovered by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Mars? >>> Water in a soil sample.
2. Why did the first two attempts to deliver samples fail?
>>>The samples got stuck inside the scoop.
3. Which one of the following statements is NOT meant by the writer? >Scientists have been trying to break the ice-rich layers of soil on Mars.
4. Where are the scientists involved in the research from?
>>>They are from both America and Canada.
5. Which of the following do you think is the best description of Phoenix's Surface Stereo Imager Camera, according to your understanding of the passage? >>>It imitates human vision and is able to capture three-dimensional images.
综合A全真模拟试题(阅读理解)
(一)Ford Abandons Electric Vehicles
The Ford motor company’s abandonment of electric cars effectively signals the f……low--emission，rather than zero—emission，vehicles.
1. What have the Ford motor company.General Motor’s and Honda done concerning electric cars? >>>They have given up producing electric cars.
2. According to Tim Holmes of Ford Europe，battery-powered cars >>>will not be the main transportation vehicles in the future
3. Which auto manufacturers are still producing electric vehicles? >>>Toyota and Nissan
4. According to the eighth paragraph，hybrid cars
>>> run more miles than petrol driven cars
5. Which of the following is true about the hope of car manufacturers according to the last paragraph? >>>The legislation will allow more 10w.emission to be produced. （二）Find Yourself Packing It On Blame Friends--阅读理解Obesity can spread from person to person，……Then social networks let the obesity spread rapidly.
1.Who had the greatest influence on people who became obese? >>>Their friends.
2. Which of the following statement about a friend's influence is false according to the report?
>>>People were not likely to lose weight when they have skinny friends.
3. According to Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis, what is theexplanation for friends being the greatest influence?
>>>Friends affected each others' feelings of fatness.
4. Which factor of becoming obese is not mentioned in this report? >>>Life style.
5. In what way is obesity contagious and epidemic?
>>>Social networks let the obesity spread rapidly.
（三）Feast On Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving
Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked……and the crops collected for winter.
1. On Halloween, children in the United States often dress up as( ). >>>ghosts
2.When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten?( )
>>>On Thanksgiving.
3.Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God for( ).
>>>providing them with comfortable and happy lives•
4.Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving because( ). >>>they cal l stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice food•
5.The first pilgrims settled in the United States in( ).
>>>1621.
综合类教材--阅读理解--新增部分
第1：Outside-the-classroom Learning Makes a Big Difference Putting a bunch of college students in charge of a $300,000……"Outside-of the classroom learning really makes a big difference," Fangmeyer said.
1. An extracurricular activity like raising a fund of $300,000 is risky because most student leaders
>>>wilt not take an interest in it.
2. American students join campus organizations mostly for
>>> building friendship.
3. Who is Katie Rowley? >>> She's a senior student.
4. What do student leaders need to carry an activity through to a successful end?
>>>Passion.
5. The phrasal verb fatten up in paragraph 6 could be best replaced by >>>rewrite.
第2：Life at Aichi University
I'm Yamamoto Mika, a 22-year old Japanese girl….. birthday parties or just for promoting friendship.
1.Which statement is NOT true of Yamamoto Mika?
>>> She has never been to China.
2. Many Japanese students finish the compulsory courses in three years because
>>>they want to study abroad.
3. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the University Festival? >>>Inviting government officials to dinner.
4. When you attend a Mochiyori party, you need
>>> take to it a course you have cooked.
5. The word compulsory could be best replaced by
>>>required.
第3：Declining Interest in Developing Foreign Language Skills Australia's foreign language skills are declining,……of the business opportunities on its doorstep.
1.How much percent of high school graduates were proficient in foreign languages forty years ago?
>>> 40.
2. What can be inferred from paragraph 2 ?
>>>Australia has rich deposits of minerals.
3. What does Dilip Dutta think language skills can do?
>>>Increase trading opportunities.
4. Why has the Australian government been keenly interested in strengthening ties with Asia?
>>>Because Asia is where Australia's major exports go.
5. The word faculty in paragraph 3 can be replaced by >>department.
第4：Immigration and Problems---阅读理解
Hundreds of thousands of people……But some concern that it'll cause brain drain3 in developing countries.
1. Many immigrants swarmed into streets in the US in early 2006, Demanding that they should be treated as
>>>citizens.
2. Some Canadian officials want to keep the door open because
>>>Canada is suffering from labor shortage.
3. What has the Spanish Government decided to do?
>>>Take tough measures against illegal immigration.
4. After France's new immigration and integration law takes effect, it will
>>>drain developing countries of talent.
5. The phrasal verb rounding up in paragraph 1 could be best replaced
by >>>capturing.
第5：Road Trip Vacations 阅读理解
It's summer. In the United States, it's the season of swimming pools, barbeques, camping and road trips. 。

I'll never forget that." 练习：
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true of American college students?
>>> They like traveling by bike.
2. What will Hawkins do when he sees something interesting on a road trip?
>>>He will stop to explore.
3. When did motels suddenly appear?
>>> After the work to build the interstate highway system started.
4. Which of the following words can best describe Hawkins' trip to New Orlends? >>>Unforgettable.
5. The word blizzard in paragraph 12 can be replaced by
>>>snowstorm.
第6 ：Older Volcanic Eruptions
V olcanoes were more destructive in……to carbon dioxide emissions.
1. Why did older volcanic eruptions do more damage than more recent ones?
>>>Because they killed off life more easily.
2. How did Wignall calculate the killing power of those older volcanic eruptions?
>>>By comparing the proportion of life wiped out with……lava produced.
3. When did dinosaurs become extinct? >>>60 million years ago.
4. What can be inferred from paragraph 3 concerning dinosaurs? >>>The cause of their extinction has remained a controversial issue.
5. What is the main thesis of the article? >>>Older volcanic eruptions were more destructive.
(1): Who wants to live forever?综合类阅读理解
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let……“We had better not go anywhere near it2 until ……figure those problems out.”
1.which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the things that living longer might enable an individual to do?
>>> Having more education.
2.Which of the following is implied in the sixth paragraph?
>>> Marriages in the US today are quite unstable.
3.All of the following are possible effects living longer might have on working life EXCEPT
>>>More money would be used by employees in payment of their employees.
4.An important feature of a society in which people live a long life is that >>>. it lacks the curiosity to experiment what is new.
5.Which of the following best describes Callahan’s attitude to
anti-ageing technology? >>>Reserved.
(2) :The best way to reduce your weight
You hear this：“No Wonder you are fat.An you ever do is eat.”…… to push the weight back to the range it seeks.
1. What determines your weight? >>> Your genes.
2.What did Jules Hirsch do in his study?
>>>He gave the eight fat peopl …. providing 600 calories a day.
3.What happened to the eight fat people after they left the hospital? >>> They were back to normal weight.
4.What did Ethan Sims make his subjects do?
>>> Increase their weight.
5. What did scientists think was true?
>>>Each person has a fixed weight range.
模拟题: Air pollutin cloud measured on both sides of pacific
标准答案：D,D,C,A,C。