专升本英语专项练习阅读理解(二)
专升本英语(阅读理解)模拟试卷2含答案和解析
专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷2阅读理解It is very interesting to note where the debate about diversity(多样化)is taking place. It is taking place primarily in political circles. Here at the College Fund, we have a lot of contact with top corporate(公司的)leaders; none of them is talking about getting rid of those instruments that produce diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and in the global market place, diversity is an imperative. They also say that the need for talented, skilled Americans means we have to expand the pool of potential employees. And in looking at where birth rate are growing and at where the population is shifting, corporate America understands that expanding the pool means promoting policies that help provide skills to more minorities, more women , and more immigrants . Corporate leaders know that if that doesn' t occur in our society, they will not have the engineers, the scientists, the lawyers, or the business managers they will need.Likewise , I don't hear people in the academy saying, \1.The word \(D)A. superficialB. remarkableC. debatableD. essential解析：根据文中具体语言环境可知该词的意思为“必需的，不可缺少的”，故选D。
专升本英语阅读理解训练20篇
专升本英语阅读理解训练20篇（1-10）专升本英语阅读训练（001）You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes (撞击) through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead！Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform tricks.There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman' s success depends on careful timing. For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are stuntgirls tool1. Stuntmen are those who ______.A. often dress up as actorsB. prefer to lead dangerous livesC. often perform seemingly dangerous actionsD. often fight each other for their lives2. Stuntmen earn their living by ______.A. playing their dirty tricksB. selling their special skillsC.jumping out of high windowsD. jumping from fast moving trains3. When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______.A.he needs little protectionB. he will be covered with a mattressC.his life is endangeredD. his safety is generally all right4. Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a successful performance?A. Strength.B. Exactness.C. Speed.D. Carefulness.5. What can be inferred from the author' s example of the Norwegian stuntman?A.Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.B.The percentage of serious accidents is high.C.Parachutes must be of good quality.D. The cliff is too high.KEY: 1- 5 CBDBA专升本英语阅读训练（002）activity which was almost unknown to the learned in the early days of the history, while during the fifteenth century the term "reading" undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become popular.One should be careful, however, of supposing that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is distraction (分散注意力) to others. Examination of reasonsconnected with the historical development of silent reading shows that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.The last century saw a gradual increase in literacy (读写能力) and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of listeners dropped, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the popularity of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, trains and offices, where reading aloud would disturb other readers in a way. Towards the end of the century there was still heated argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its advantages, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media (媒介) on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other.By the end of the century students were being advised to have some new ideas of books and to use skills in reading them which were not proper, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural, and technological developments in the century had greatly changed what the term "reading" referred to.1. Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth century?A. Because silent reading had not been discovered.B. Because there were few places for private reading.C. Because few people could read for themselves.D. Because people depended on reading for enjoyment.2. The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century showed .A. a change in the position of literate peopleB. a change in the nature of readingC. an increase in the number of booksD. an increase in the average age of readers3. Educationalists are still arguing about _________.A. the importance of silent readingB. the amount of information provided by books and newspapersC. the effects of reading on healthD. the value of different types of reading material4. What is the writer of this passage attempting to do?A. To explain how present day reading habits developed.B. To change people's way to read.C. To show how reading methods have improved.D. To encourage the growth of reading.KEY: 1-4 CBDA专升本英语阅读训练（003）In some ways, the United States has made some progress. Fires no longer destroy 18,000 buildings as they did in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, or kill half a town of 2,400 people, as they did the same night in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Other than the Beverly Hill Supper Club fire in Kentucky in 1977, it has been four decades since more than 100 Americans died in a fire.But even with such successes, the United States still has one of the worst fire death rates in the world. Safety experts say the problem is neither money nor technology, but the indifference(无所谓) of a country that just will not take fires seriously enough.American fire departments are some of the world's fastest and best-equipped. They have to be. The United States has twice Japan's population, and 40 times as many fires. It spends far less on preventing fires than on fighting them. And American fire -safety lessons are aimed almost entirely at children, who die in large numbers in fires but who, against popular beliefs, start very few of them.Experts say the error is an opinion that fires are not really anyone's fault. That is not so in other countries, where both public education and the law treat fires as either a personal failing or a crime(罪行). Japan has many wood houses; of the 48 fires in world history that burned more than 10,000 buildings, Japan has had 27. Punishment for causing a big fire can be as severe as life imprisonment.In the United States, most education dollars are spent in elementary schools. But, the lessons are aimed at too limited a number of people; just 9 percent of all fire deaths are caused by children playing with matches.The United States continues to depend more on technology than laws or social pressure. There are smoke detectors in 85 percent of all homes. Some local building laws now require home sprinklers (喷水装置). New heaters and irons shut themselves off if they are tipped.1. The reason why so many Americans die in fires is that _____.A. they took no interest in new technologyB. they did not pay great attention to preventing firesC. they showed indifference to fighting firesD. they did not spend enough money on fire equipment2. It can be inferred from the passage that______.A. fire safety lessons should not be aimed only at American childrenB. American children have not received enough education of fire safety lessonsC. Japan is better equipped with fire equipment than the United StatesD. America's large population leads to more fires3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. There has been no great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that leads to high death rate.B. There have been several great fires in the USA in recent 40 years that lead to high death rate.C. There has been only one great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that led to high death rate.D. The fire in Kentucky in 1977 made only a few people killed.KEY: BAC专升本英语阅读训练（004）Nuclear power's(核能的) danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be described in one word; radiation(辐射).Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected (探测) by human senses. It can't be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, radio waves are all around us but we can't detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we can't sense radioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being outright by killing masses of cells (细胞) in important organs (器官). But even the lowest levels can do serious damage. There is no level of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed outright. Your body will replace the dead cells withhealthy ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. They reproduce themselves in an unusual way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years.This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Serious damage can be done without the knowledge of the person at the time that damage has occurred.A person can be irradiated(放射治疗) and feel fine, then die of cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result. Or a child can be born weak or easy to get serious illness as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.Radiation can hurt us. We must know the truth.1. According to the passage, the danger of nuclear power lies in __________.A. nuclear mysteryB. radiation detectionC. radiation levelD. nuclear radiation2. Radiation can lead to serious results even at the lowest level ________.A. when it kills few cellsB. if it damages few cellsC. though the damaged cells can repair themselvesD. unless the damaged cells can reproduce themselves3. Radiation can hurt us in the way that it can _____.A. kill large numbers of cells in main organs so as to cause death immediatelyB. damage cells which may grow into cancer years laterC. affect the healthy growth of our younger generationD. lead to all of the above results4. Which of the following can be best inferred from the passage?A. The importance of protection from radiation cannot be overemphasized (过分强调).B. The mystery about radiation remains unsolved.C. Cancer is mainly caused by radiation.D. Radiation can hurt those who do not know about its danger.KEY: 1- 4 DBDA专升本英语阅读训练（005）Today is the date of that afternoon in April a year ago when I first saw the strange and attractive doll（玩具娃娃）in the window of Abe Sheftel's toy shop on Third Avenue near Fifteenth Street, just around the corner from my office, where the plate on the door reads. Dr Samuel Amory. I remember just how it was that day: the first sign of spring floated across the East River, mixing with the soft - coal smoke from the factories and the street smells of the poor neighbourhood. As I turned the corner on my way to work and came to Sheftel's, I was made once more known of the poor collection of toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the coming birthday of a small niece of mine in Cleveland, to whom I was in the habit of sending small gifts. Therefore, I stopped and examined the window to see if there might be anything suitable, and looked at the collection of unattractive objects--a red toy fire engine, some lead soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens, yellowed envelopes, and advertisements for soft - drinks. And thus it was that my eyes finally came to rest upon the doll stored away in one corner, a doll with the strangest, most charming expression on her face. I could not wholly make her out, due to the shadows and the film of dust through which I was looking, but I was sure that a deep impression had been made upon me as though I had run into a person, as one does sometimes with a stranger, with whose personality one is deeply impressed.1. What made an impression on the author?A. The doll's unusual face.B. The collection of toys.C. A stranger he met at the store.D. The beauty and size of the doll.2. Why does the author mention his niece?A. She likes dolls.B. The doll looks like her.C. She lives near Sheftel's.D. He was looking for a gift for her.3. Why did the writer go past Sheftel's?A. He was on his way to school.B. He was looking for a present for his niece.C. He wanted to buy some envelopes.D. None of the above is right.4. The story takes place in the ______.A. early summerB. early springC. midsummerD. late springKEY: 1-5 ADDB专升本英语阅读训练（006）Technology is the application (应用)of knowledge to production. Thanks to modern technology, we have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force. New machines and new methods have helped cut down time and expense while increasing overall output. This has meant more production and a higher standard of living. For mostof us in America, modern technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets. However, technology has also increased the amount of food available (有用的)to us, by means of modern farming machinery and animalbreeding techniques, and has extended our life span via()medical technology.Will mankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life? In large measure the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it widely. If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely yes. The advancement of technology depends upon research and development, and the latest statistics (统计) show that the united States is continuing to pump billions of dollars annually(每年) into such efforts. So while we are running out of some scarce resources (少的资源) we may well find technological substitutes (代用品) for many of them through our research programs.Therefore, in the final analysis the three major factors of production (land, labor and capital) are all influenced by technology. When we need new skills on techniques in medicine, people will start developing new technology to meet those needs. As equipment proves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be invented. Technology responds to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of living.1. What is the best title for the passage?A. The definition of technologyB. Modern technologyC. The application of technologyD. The development of technology2. From the passage, we can infer that this article is probably _________.A. a part of the introduction to American businessB. followed by the passage talking about factors of productionC. taken from a learned journalD. Both A and B3. Which is the main idea of the passage?A. Modern technology is the key to the improvement of standard of living.B. The three major factors of production-land, labor and capital are all influenced by technology.C. Technology is the response to our needs.D. The United States is making great efforts to advance its technology.4. According to the passage, people can live a long life with the help of _________.A. higer quality of lifeB. medical technologyC. modem farming machineryD. technological substituteKEY: 1- 4BDAB专升本英语阅读训练（007）The volcano is one of the most surprising frightening forces of nature. Maybe you have seen pictures of these“fireworks”of nature. Sometimes when a volcano erupts, a very large wall of melted rock moves down the side of a mountain. It look s like a “river of tire.”Sometimes volcanoes explode, throwing the melted rock and ashes(灰)high into the air. But where does this melted rock come from?The earth is made up of many layers(层). The top layer that we see is called the crust. Under the crust are many layers of hard rock. But far, far beneath the crust whose rock is so hot, that it is soft. In some places it even melts. The melted rock is called magma.Sometimes the magma breaks out to the surface through cracks(爆裂声)in the crust. These cracks are volcanoes.Most people think of mountains when they think of volcanoes. But not every mountain is a volcano. A volcano is simply the opening in the earth from which the magma escapes. The hot magma, or lava as it is called, cols and builds up on the surface of the earth. Over thousands of years, this pile of cooled lava can grow to be very, very big. For example, the highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro, is a volcano. It towers more than 16,000 feet above the ground around it.1.The underlined word“erupts”means .A. moves downB. breaks awayC. builds upD. suddenly throws out lava2.Which words in the passage have the same meaning as “melted rock”?A.“Volcano”and“explode”.B.“Crust”and“hard rock”C.“magma”and“lava”D.“Volcano”and“magma”3.Which is the correct order of the layers of the earth(beginning with the top layer)?A. crust-hard rock-magma-soft rockB. crust-hard rock- soft rock-magmaC. magma-soft rock- hard rock-crustD. volcano-cracks-magma-crust4.The best title(标题) of the passage should be u.A. The VolcanoB. Kilimanjaro VolcanoC. The MountainsD. The Melted RockKEY: DCBA专升本英语阅读训练（008）WHERE TO STAY IN BOSWELL YOUR GUIDE TO OUR BEST HOTEL Name/AddressNo. of RoomsSingleDoubleSpecial AttractionsFIRST HOTEL 222 Edward RoadTel.414-6433120＄25＄35Air-conditioned rooms,French restaurant,Night club,Swimming-pool, Shops,Coffee shop and bar,Telephone, radio andTV in each room,Close to the city centerFAIRVIEW HOTEL129 North RoadTel.591-562050＄12＄18Close to the air-port, TelephoneIn each room, Bar, Restaurant,Garage, Swimming-poolORCHARD HOTEL233 Edward RoadTel.641-6646120＄15＄20Facing First hotel,European restaurant,Coffee shop, Dry-cleaning,Shops, tv, night-clubOSAKA HOTEL1264 Venning RoadTel.643-820180＄30＄50Air-Conditioned rooms,Japanese andChinese restaurants, Shops,Swimming-pool, Large garden1.The number of the rooms in the best hotels in Boswell is .A. 120B. 470C. 450D. 2402.If a Japanese traveler likes to eat in French restaurant, is the right place for him to go to.A. 233 Edward RoadB. 1264 Venning RoadC. 222 Edward RoadD. 129 North Road3.Which hotel faces the Orchard hotel?A. The First hotel.B. The Osaka hotel.C. The Fairview Hotel.D. No hotel.KEY: BCA专升本英语阅读训练（009）When I asked my daughter which item she would keep; the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said“the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,”says Crystal Johnstone. She had an acci dent in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at and time of day to ask where they are , where they are going, and how their last meeting went.Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near——but we didn’t meet for the first two weeks!”Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously ( 同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn’t know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they’re space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(存取) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.1.How do you understand‘Point 1 —The telephone creates the need to communicate,6…’？A. People don’t communicate without telephone.B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.C. People communicate more since telephone has been created.D. People communicate more because of more traffic.2.Which of the following best shows people’s attitude towards mobile phones?A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people.C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.D. Mobile phones are part of people’s life.3. Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people’s life?a. Point 1.b. Point2.c. Point3.d. Point 4.e. Point 5.A. c, dB. a, eC. a, cD. b, e4.It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through .A. the TV screenB. a fax machineC. the phone line hooked up to the computerD. a microphone5.The best heading for the passage is .A. phone PowerB. Kinds of PhoneC. how to Use PhonesD. Advantage of PhonesKEY: 1–5 CBDCA专升本英语阅读训练（010）“It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for your own good”—these are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take alet-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students—“so passive”—and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children’ s passivity. “We’ re talking about a generation of kids who’ ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them, instead of saying ‘go and look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’ s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’ s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’ s for their own good. It’s s time to start telling them no again.1.Children are becoming more inactive in study because .A. they watch TV too oftenB. they have done too much homeworkC. they have to fulfil too many dutiesD. teachers are too strict with them2.We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to la y emphasis on .A. learning LatinB. disciplineC. natural developmentD. education at school3.By“permissive period in education”(L.1,Para.2)the author means a time .A. when children are allowed to do what they wish toB. when everything can be taught at schoolC. when every child can be educatedD. when children are permitted to receive education4. The main idea of the passage is that .A. parents should leave their children aloneB. kids should have more activities at schoolC. it’s time to be more strict with our kidsD. parents should always set a good example to their kidsKEY: 1- 4ABAC专升本英语阅读理解训练20篇(11－20)|专升本英语阅读训练（011）The greatest recent changes have ,been in the lives of women ,During the twentieth century there was an unusual s hortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties ,and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old ,By the time the youngest was fifteen ,the mother would have been id her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years ,during which custom ,chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work, Today women marry younger and have fewer children Usually a woman ‘s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty－five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty Even while she has the care of children ,her work is lightened by household appliances （家用电器）and convenience foods.This important change in women’s way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’ s economic position Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full－time job However ,when they married ,they usually left work at once and never returned to it ,Today the school－leaving age is sixteen ,many girls stay at school after that age ,and though women tend to marryyounger ,more married women stay at work at leas until shortly before their first child is born Very many more after wads ,return to full or part-time work Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage ,with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more e-qually in providing the money and running the home ,according to the abilities and inter-est of each them.1．According to the passage ,around the year1990 most women marriedA．at about twenty-fiveB．In their early fiftiesC．as soon as possible after they were fifteenD．at any age from fifteen to forty－five2．We are told that in an average family about1990 .A．many children died before they were fiveB．the youngest child would be fifteenC．seven of eight children lived to be more than fiveD．four of five children died when they were five.3．When she was over fifty ,the late 19th century mother .A．would expect to work until she diedB．was usually expected to take up paid employmentC．would he healthy enough to take up paid employment.D．was unlikely to find a job even if she now likely.4．Many girls ,the passage says ,are now likely to .A．marry so that they can get a jobB．Leave school as soon as they can。
专升本英语-阅读(二)
专升本英语-阅读(二)(总分：40.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：8.00)Animals have different ways of protecting themselves against wintertime weather. Some animals grow heavy coats of fur or feathers, while others dig into the ground to find a warm wintertime home.Some animals spend the winter in a deep sleep because by going to sleep they avoid the time of the year when food is scarce and the temperatures are low. Their sleep is known as hibernation. There is much about hibernation that puzzles scientists. For example, they are wondering how hibernation came into being. Some scientists have explored the possibility that animals release a chemical that starts them hibernating.One thing that scientists are certain about is that animals hibernate only when it is cold. Hibernation is a seasonal practice.Some animals that fall into a wintertime sleep are not true hibernators because they spend only a part of the cold season asleep. Bears, for example, can easily be awakened from their winter nap. They are not true hibernators.Sometimes it is difficult to determine whether a particular animal is a true hibernator. For example, some mice hibernate, but others do not. The same is true of bats. Some of them hibernate. Others do not.（分数：8.00）(1).Hibernation is a seasonal practice. This means it ______.（分数：2.00）A.takes place only during a particular season √B.occurs only during the nightC.is a daily practiceD.only happens when a species becomes over-populated解析：第四段。
专升本大学英语2考试题及答案
专升本大学英语2考试题及答案一、阅读理解（共20分，每题4分）阅读下列短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。
AThe Internet has become an essential part of our daily lives. It has revolutionized the way we communicate, learn, and do business. However, with its benefits come risks. Cybersecurity is a growing concern for individuals and businesses alike. Personal information can be stolen, and financial transactions can be compromised. It is crucial to take precautions to protect our online activities.1. What is the main topic of the passage?A. The benefits of the Internet.B. The risks of the Internet.C. Cybersecurity.D. Online transactions.2. What is considered an essential part of daily life according to the passage?A. Communication.B. The Internet.C. Personal information.D. Financial transactions.3. What is the author's concern regarding the Internet?A. Its speed.B. Its security.C. Its cost.D. Its accessibility.4. What is suggested as a necessary action?A. Ignoring the risks.B. Paying more for better security.C. Taking precautions.D. Avoiding online activities.BVolunteering is a selfless act that can benefit both the volunteer and the community. It allows individuals to give back to society and help those in need. Moreover, volunteering can provide valuable experience and skills that can be useful in one's career. It also fosters a sense of community and belonging. Many organizations are always looking for volunteers to support their causes.5. What is the main idea of the text?A. The drawbacks of volunteering.B. The benefits of volunteering for society.C. The benefits of volunteering for the individual.D. The importance of volunteering.6. What can volunteering provide to an individual?A. Monetary rewards.B. Valuable experience.C. Higher social status.D. Financial security.7. What is one of the outcomes of volunteering?A. A sense of isolation.B. A sense of community.C. A sense of competition.D. A sense of superiority.8. What is often sought by organizations in the text?A. Financial donations.B. Skilled professionals.C. Volunteers.D. Government support.二、词汇与语法（共30分，每题3分）用所给单词的适当形式填空。
英语阅读Ⅱ(专升本)
1. (单选题) The topic sentence of paragraph 2 is __________.(本题3.0分)A、 Sports and games are also very useful for character-trainingB、 The ordinary day-school cannot give much practical training in livingC、 What the pupils do in their spare time prepares them to take their place in society as citizensD、 None of the above2. (单选题) Why did Kilgore ask individuals to write down emotions they saw in the movie characters and their own feelings?(本题3.0分)A、 Because she researched human emotions.B、 Because she was interested in movies.C、 Because she wanted to find out the differences between the characters’and the audience’s emotions.D、 Because she wanted to teach individuals the importance of recognizing others’ emotions.3. (单选题) Which of the following ideas is suggested in the passage?(本题3.0分)A、 In the United States there are twelve million tennis players and six million golfers.B、 There are 280,000 motorcyclists in the United States.C、 Many people realize that motorcycling is becoming one of America’s most popular sports.D、 Motorcycling becomes more common in the future.4. (单选题) Her sister did better than Elisabeth ________.(本题3.0分)A、 in all sidesB、 on all sidesC、 in all sideD、 on all side5. (单选题) The manage is good at __________ difficult customers.(本题3.0分)A、 work withB、 handle withC、 tackle withD、 deal with6. (单选题) She spent all night ______ about the future that lay ahead of her.(本题3.0分)A、 thinkingB、 thinkC、 toD、 thought7. (单选题) We couldn't afford _____ a new refrigerator.(本题3.0分)A、 buyB、 to buyC、 buyingD、 bought8. (单选题) I hope we _______the documents ready before you come tomorrow.(本题3.0分)A、 will getB、 getC、 have getD、 will have got9. (单选题) The word “shoplifting” in line 4 is closest in meaning to_____________.(本题3.0分)A、 the crime of lifting the banB、 the crime of moving the shops awayC、 the crime of robbing things from shopsD、 the crime of stealing things from shops10. (单选题) What kind of manager is needed in present international business and foreign investment?(本题3.0分)A、 The man who represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation.B、 The man with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication.C、 The man who is wealthy and impersonal.D、 The man who can negotiate with his foreign counterparts.11. (单选题) According to the passage, what can we learn about American college students?(本题3.0分)A、 Students are tired of staying up all night to perfect an assignment.B、 Some students have little concern for their academic well-being.C、 They come from wealthy families and can afford a college education.D、 International students will not join clubs or organizations.12. (单选题) The Marshmallow Test is to __________.(本题3.0分)A、 test one’s IQB、 test one’s EQC、 test one’s patienceD、 test one’s temper13. (单选题) What are advantages of the flexible teaching style?(本题3.0分)A、 It benefits students in the development of critical thinking skills.B、 Teachers can bring out their expertise.C、 Students may have freedom in study.D、 Both A and B.14. (单选题) _______ are generally the highest paid.(本题3.0分)A、 Specialists in big cities.B、 Experienced doctors.C、 Doctors in poor communitiesD、 Doctors who graduated from private medical schools.15. (单选题) Don’t talk so loudly. The baby ______(本题3.0分)A、 sleepsB、 is sleepingC、 have sleptD、 will sleep16. (单选题) She was __________ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.(本题3.0分)A、 toB、 onC、 atD、 in17. (单选题) How did a child learn about the adult world traditionally?(本题3.0分)A、 Through the information provided by media.B、 Through observation and imitation.C、 Stage by stage and under guidance.D、 On patterns and naturally.18. (单选题) The example of Thomas Edison is used to show___________.(本题3.0分)A、 he is a successful dreamerB、 he is a successful inventorC、 daydreaming can shape our futureD、 daydreaming can improve creative ability19. (单选题) – Do you accept credit card or check? – (本题3.0分)A、 No, I can’t.B、 Both will do.C、 It is a problem.D、 No, you can’t.20. (单选题) Fifty per cent of road accidents result ______head injuries.(本题3.0分)A、 fromB、 toC、 ofD、 in21. (阅读理解题)If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise-and as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon. Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ageing could be slowed down. With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people ofdifferent ages and varying occupations. Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intellect and emotion, and determine the human character. (The rear section of the brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing, does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional faculties.) Contraction of front and side parts was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty-and-seventy-year-olds. Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple remedy to the contraction normally associated with age-using the head. The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant. Matsuzawa’s findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain,” he says. “Think hard and engage in conversation. Don’t rely on pocket calculators.”(1). (单选题) The doctor’s tests show t hat __________.(本题4.0分)A、 our brains shrink as we grow olderB、 the front section of the brain does not shrinkC、 sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-oldsD、 some people’s brains have contracted more than other people’s(2). (单选题) The team of doctors wanted to find out __________.(本题4.0分)A、 why certain people age sooner than othersB、 how to make people live longerC、 the size of certain people’s brainsD、 which people are most intelligent(3). (单选题) The word “subjects” i n paragraph 5 means__________.(本题4.0分)A、 something to be consideredB、 branches of knowledge studiedC、 persons chosen to be studied in an experimentD、 any member of a state except the supreme ruler(4). (单选题) According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others?(本题4.0分)A、 Lawyers.B、 Farmers.C、 Clerks.D、 Shop assistants.(5). (单选题) What are their research findings based on?(本题4.0分)A、 A survey of farmers in northern Japan.B、 Tests performed on a thousand old people.C、 The study of brain volumes of different people.D、 The latest development of computer technology.22. (阅读理解题)Satellites are an important part of our ordinary lives. For example, the information for weather forecasts is sent by satellite. Some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the Earth to show how clouds are moving. Satellites are also used to connect our international phone calls. Computer connections of the World Wide Web and Internet also use satellites. Many of our TV programs come to us through satellites. Airplane pilots also sometimes use a satellite to help them find their exact location. We use satellites to send television pictures from one part of the world to another. They are usually 35,880 kilometers above the equator. Sometimes we can see a satellite in the sky and it seems to stay in the same place. This is because it is moving around the world at 11,000 kilometers an hour—exactly the same speed that the earth rotates. A satellite must orbit the Earth with its antennae (天线) facing the Earth. Sometimes, it moves away from its orbit, so there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in the right position. This usually happens about every five or six days. Space is not empty! Every week, more and more satellites are sent into space to orbit the Earth. A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years. Satellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to Earth to be repaired. Often, very old or broken satellites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time. This is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power (核动力) and they can crash into each other.(1). (单选题) What’s the proper title for this passage?(本题4.0分)A、 The ABC about SatellitesB、 Satellites Using Nuclear PowerC、 The Speed of SatellitesD、 How to Deal With Satellites When They are Old and Broken?(2). (单选题) What’s the speed the Earth rotates at?(本题4.0分)A、 35,880 kilometers per hour.B、 335,880 kilometers per hour.C、 11,000 kilometers per hour.D、 111,000 kilometers per hour.(3). (单选题) What does the underlined word “This” in paragraph 3 refer to?(本题4.0分)A、 A satellite.B、 A little rocket.C、 A satellite seems to stay in the same place in the sky.D、 The satellite puts the rockets in the right position.(4). (单选题) How would the very old and broken satellites be dealt with?(本题4.0分)A、 They will be repaired by astronauts.B、 They will be left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time.C、 They will be brought back to Earth to be repaired.D、 They will be made to crash into each other.(5). (单选题) Which of the following is NOT done by satellites according to the passage?(本题4.0分)A、 Sending information for weather forecasts.B、 Taking photographs of the Earth.C、 Sending TV pictures.D、 Providing food for airplane pilots.。
专升本英语二试题及答案
专升本英语二试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. A) 根据所听对话，选择正确答案。
- (1) What is the man going to do?A) Buy a gift. B) Go to a party. C) Visit his parents. - (2) Why does the woman refuse the man's invitation?A) She has to work. B) She is not interested. C) She has another appointment.2. B) 根据所听短文，选择正确答案。
- (3) What is the main idea of the passage?A) The importance of environmental protection.B) The benefits of traveling.C) The advantages of online learning.二、阅读理解（共30分）1. A) 阅读下列短文，选择最佳答案。
- Passage 1- (4) What does the author think of the new policy?A) It is too strict. B) It is reasonable. C) It is unnecessary.2. B) 阅读下列短文，选择最佳答案。
- Passage 2- (5) According to the passage, what is the best title for the article?A) The Impact of Technology on Education.B) The Role of Teachers in the Modern World.C) The Challenges of Integrating Technology in Classrooms.三、完型填空（共20分）阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案填空。
专升本英语阅读作业与答案
英语阅读2作业年级：专业：学号：姓名：Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choices and make the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneAs a boy, Sanders was much influenced by books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result Sanders had the opportunity of meeting doctors socially. (71) When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the dispensary of the local doctor where he was supposed to be helping to wrap up medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the conversations with patients taking place in the next room.During the war Sanders served in the Nary as a surgeon." That was the happiest time of my life, doing major surgery. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it". In Rhodes he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life savior. He had proved his skill to himself and his ability to take decisions. With this proof came the firm belief that those who lived simply, those who were dependent upon him, possessed qualities and a secret of living which he lacked. Thus, whilst in a position to tell them what to do, he could feel he was serving them.After the war, he married and chose a practice deep in the English countryside, working under an old doctor who was much liked in the district, but who hated thesight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith This gave the younger man plenty of opportunity to go on working as life-saver.1. When he was a small boy, Sanders wanted to be a __D___.A. writer of books about the seaB. sailorC. dentist like his fatherD. doctor2. As Sanders grew up __D___.A. the doctor he met were very friendlyB. he met doctors with strong political opinionsC. the doctors he met ran social servicesD. he was often in the company of doctors3. He helped in the dispensary because he wanted to __A___.A. find out more about the doctor's workB. warp up bottles of medicineC. find out the secrets of the patientsD. learn more about the medicine in the bottles4. His experience in the Navy taught him that __B___.A. surgeons had the happiest livesB. he was good at relieving those in painC. surgeons on ships could be very successfulD. he was successful at making people suffer5. When Sanders was working in Rhodes during the war, he __A___.A. discovered the virtues of a simple lifeB. wanted to live like a countrymanC. wanted to be able to take decisionsD. taught lifesaving to his patientsPassage Two(72) A new material that combines the temperature and corrosion resistance ofceramics with many of the properties of metals was described at a recent meeting of the American Chemical Society by Development Center at Schenectady, New York. The material is a lightweight composite, consisting of silicon carbide filaments separated by a silicon filler. The silicon carbide-one of the most heat-resistant materials known-provides the composite with its high temperature strength; the silicon filler accounts for the composite's toughness and its ability to bend under stress. With likely applications in gas turbines, coal gasifies, and other high temperature machinery, the material can operate at temperatures in excess of 1, 350°C-some 200°C above the limit for components fabricated from most heat-resistant structural metals and alloys.6. The new material described in this passage is composed of __C___.A. ceramic and metalsB. silicon carbideC. silicon carbide and siliconD. metals and alloys7. Which of the following descriptions of the new material is NOT true? BA. It is not easily brokenB. It won't be worn away by acidC. It is not easily affected by heatD. It won't change shape under stress8. According to the passage, we can assume that if silicon carbide in the composites is replaced by some other substance now in use, the composite will probably __A___.A. not be able to stand such high temperatureB. not be as toughC. be lighter in weightD. be more resistant to heat9. According to the passage, the new material ___D__.A. is produced by using high temperature machinery such as gas turbines and coal gasifiesB. can be melted and used for marking machines at a temperature above 1,350°CC. cannot withstand temperatures higher than 1, 350°CD. can be used in making gas turbines and coal gasifies10. According to the passage, most heat-resistant structural metals and alloys can stand heat up to __C___.A. more than 1,350°CB. about 200°CC. about 1,150°CD. about 1,550°CPassage ThreeMost growing plants contain much more water than all other materials combined. (73) C. R. Barnes has suggested that it is as proper to term the plant a water structure as to call a house composed mainly of brick a brick building. Certain it is that all essential processes of plant growth and development occur in water. The mineral elements from the soil that are usable by the plant must be dissolved in the soil solution before they can be taken into to the root. They are carried to all parts of the growing plant and are built into essential plant material while in a dissolved state. The carbon dioxide(二氧化碳）from the air may enter the leaf as a gas but is dissolved in water in the leaf before it is combined with a part of the water to form simple sugars- the base material from which the plant body is mainly built. Actively growing plant parts are generally 75 to 90 percent water. Structural parts of plants, such as woody stems, due to longer actively growing, may have much less water than growing tissues.The actual amount of water in the plant at any one time, however, is only a very small part of what passage through it during its development, The processes of photosynthesis (光合作用), by which carbon dioxide and water are combined-in the presence of chlorophyll (叶绿素）and with energy derived from light-to from sugars, require that carbon dioxide from the air enter the plant. This occurs mainly in the leaves. The leaf surface is not solid but contains great numbers of minute openings, through which the carbon dioxide enters. The same structure that permits the one gasto enter the leaf, however, permits another gas-water vapor-to be lost from it. Since carbon dioxide is present in the air only in trace quantities (3 to 4 parts in 10,000 parts of air) and water vapor is near saturation in the air only in the air spaces within the leaf at 80°H, saturated air would contain about 186 parts of water vapor in 10,000 parts of air), the total amount of water vapor lost is many times the carbon dioxide intake. Actually, because of wind and other factors, the loss of water in proportion to carbon dioxide intake may be even greater than the relative concentrations of the two gases. Also, not all of the carbon dioxide that enters the leaf is synthesized into carbohydrates (碳水化合物).11. A growing plant needs water for all of the following except ___D__.A. forming sugarsB. sustaining woody stemsC. keeping greenD. producing carbon dioxide12. The essential function of photosynthesis in terms of plant needs is __ A___.A. to from sugarsB. to derive energy from lightC. to preserve waterD. to combine carbon dioxide with water13. The second paragraph use facts to develop the essential idea that __C___.A. a plant efficiently utilizes most of the water it absorbsB. carbon dioxide is the essential substance needed for plant developmentC. a plant needs more water than is found in its compositionD. the stronger the wind, the more the water vapor loss14. According to the passage, which of the following statement is TRUE? DA. The mineral elements will not be absorbed by the plant unless they are dissolved in its root.B. The woody stems contain more water than the leaves.C. Air existing around the leaf is found to be saturated.D. Only part of the carbon dioxide in the plant is synthesized.15. This passage is mainly about __B___.A. the functions of carbon dioxide and waterB. the role of water in a growing plantC. the process of simple sugar formationD. the synthesis of water with carbon dioxidePassage FourIn general, our society is becoming one of giant enterprises directed by a bureaucratic management in which man becomes a small, well-oiled cog9（轮齿）in the machinery. The oiling is done with higher wages, well-ventilated factories and piped (播送的) music, and by psycho logists and “human-relations” experts; yet all this oiling does not alter the fact that man has become powerless, that he does not wholeheartedly participate in his work and that he is bored with it. In fact, the blue-and thewhite-collar workers have become economic puppets (木偶) who dance to the tune of automated machines and bureaucratic management.The worker and employee are anxious, not only because they might find themselves out of a job; they are anxious also because they are unable to acquire any real satisfaction or interest in life. (74) They live and die without ever having confronted the fundamental realities of human existence as emotionally and intellectually independent and productive human beings.Those higher up on the social ladder are no less anxious. Their lives are no less empty than those of their subordinates. They are even more insecure in some respects. They are in a highly competitive race. To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matter of self-respect. When they apply for their first job, they are tested for intelligence as well as for the right mixture of submissiveness and independence. From that moment on they are tested again-by the psychologists, for whom testing is a big business, and by their superiors, who judge their behavior, sociability, capacity to get along, etc. This constant need to prove that one is as goodas or better than one's fellow-competitor creates constant anxiety and stress, the very causes of unhappiness and illness.Am I suggesting that we should return to the pre-industrial mode of production or to nineteenth century "free enterprise capitalism"? Certainly not. Problems are never solved by returning to a stage which one has already outgrown. I suggest transforming our social system from a bureaucratically managed industrialism in which maximal production and consumption are ends in themselves into a humanist industrialism in which man and full development of his potentialities-those of love and reason -- are the aims of all social arrangements. Production and consumption should serve only as means to this end, and should be prevented from ruling man.16. By "a well-oiled cog in the machinery" (Para. 1) the author intends to render the idea that man is __C___.A. a necessary part of the society though each individual's function is negligible.B. working in complete harmony with the rest of societyC. an unimportant part in comparison with the rest of the society, though functioning smoothly.D. a humble component of the society, especially when working smoothly17. They real cause of the anxiety of the workers and employees is that __D___.A. they are likely to those their jobsB. they have no genuine satisfaction or interest in lifeC. they are faced with the fundamental realities of human existenceD. they are deprived of their individuality and independence18. From the passage we can infer that real happiness of life belongs to those __D___.A. who are at the bottom of the societyB. who are higher up in their social statusC. who prove better than their fellow-competitorsD. who could keep far away from this competitive world19. To solve the present social problems the author suggests that we should __C___.A. resort to the production mode of our ancestorsB. offer higher wages to the workers and employeesC. enable man to fully develop his potentialitiesD. take the fundamental realities for granted20. The author's attitude towards industrialism might best be summarized as one of___B__.A. approvalB. dissatisfactionC. suspicionD. tolerance Passage FiveCorporations as a group offer a variety of jobs. Most large companies send people to colleges to interview graduating students with the required academic training. A large university may have more than 500 companies a year knocking on its doors. Big firms are your best place for a job because their normal growth, employee retirements, and turnover (缺补工人数）create thousands of jobs nationwide each year. Corporations, however, illustrate the rule that the biggest isn't always the best. Many small firms with just a few hundred employees have positions that may correspond with your profession goal, too. Such firms may not have the time, money, or need to send people around to your college; you'll probably have to contact them yourself either directly or through an employment agency. Don't ignore these little companies. Their salaries are usually competitive and the chances for advancement and recognition even stronger than those of a big firm. You could become a big fish in a small pond, reaching a high level position more quickly than you had climbed the more competitive ladder of a corporate giant.For example, a small company may need a bright engineering accounting（会计学）or management graduate who would report directly to the senior vice-president of engineering, the company controller, or the general manager. In larger firms it may take years to reach that level and accumulate similar in-depth experience. In addition responsibilities may come faster in a small firm with less specialization and fewer lower-level employees to receive delegated (授予的）authority.21. The purpose of the passage is ____D___.A. to define corporations and firmsB. to show the relation between firms and collegesC. to criticize large firmsD. to give a description of corporations for college students22. Which of the following is NOT TRUE for large corporation? __C___A. they send people to colleges to give interview.B. they can offer many job opportunities.C. they only employ college students.D. their sizes normally grow.23. The word "Their" (Line 6, Para. 2) refer to ___C__.A. corporationsB. graduating studentsC. small firmsD. employers24. Which of the following is TRUE of small firms? BA. it may be unnecessary for them to send people to college.B. their employees maybe promoted more quickly.C. they will not offer positions which you demand.D. they are unwillingly to send people to college.25. With whom is the passage most probably concerned? AA. students.B. employers.C. employees.D. engineers nt。
专升本英语(阅读)模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析)
专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析) 全部题型 5. Reading ComprehensionPart 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 the Answer Sheet.1．Cancer is feared by everyone. And this fear is reaching epidemic(流行性)proportions. Not the disease itself—there is no such thing as a cancer epidemic. Except for lung cancer, mostly caused by cigarette smoking, the incidence rates are leveling off, and in the case of some kinds of cancer are decreasing. But the fear of cancer is catching, and the country stands at risk of an anxiety. The earth itself is coming to seem like a huge carcinogen(致癌物). The ordinary, more or less scientific statement that something between 80 and 90 percent of all cancers are due to things in the environment is taken to mean that none of us will be safe until the whole environment is “cleaned up. “This is not at all the meaning. The 80 percent calculation is based on the unthinkable differences in the incidence of cancer in various societies around the world—for example, the high proportion of liver cancer in Africa and the Far East, stomach cancer in Japan, breast cancer in Western Europe and North America, and the relatively low figures for breast cancer in Japan and parts of Africa and for liver cancer in America. These data indicate there may be special and specific environmental influences, largely based on personal life-style, which determine the incidence of various forms of cancer in different communities—but that is all the data suggest. The overall incidence of cancer, counting up all the cases, is probable roughly the same everywhere. Which of the following would be the best TITLE for the passage?A．Cancer and EnvironmentB．The Fear Caused by CancersC．Data on Cancer IncidenceD．Cancer and Its Investigation正确答案：A 涉及知识点：阅读理解2．Central Park, emerging from a period of abuse and neglect, remains one of the most popular attractions in New York City, with half a million out-of-towners among the more than 3 million people who visit the park yearly. About 15 million individual visits are made each year. Summer is the season for softball, concerts, and Shakespeare; fall is stunning; winter is wonderful for sledding, skating, and skiing; and spring-time is the loveliest of all. It was all planned that way. About 130 years ago Frederic Law Olmsted and his collaborator Calvert Vaux submitted their landscaping plan for rectangular parcel two miles north of the town’s center. Thebarren swampy tract, home for squatters and a bone-boiling works that made glue, was reported as “a pestilential spot where miasmic odors taint every breath of air”. It took 16 years for workers with pickaxes and shovels to move 5 million cubic feet of earth and rock, and to plant half a million trees and shrubs, making a tribute to nature —a romantic nineteenth-century perception of nature. What exists today is essentially Olmsted and Vaux’s plan, with more trees, buildings, and asphalt. Landscape architects still speak reverently of Olmsted’ s genius and foresight, and the sensitive visitor can see the effects he sought. With what subject is the passage mainly concerned?A．The lives of Olmsted and Vaux.B．New York City’s tourist industry.C．Examples of nineteenth-century art in New York City.D．The development of Central Park.正确答案：D 涉及知识点：阅读理解3．The American economic system is organized around a basically private enterprise, market-oriented economy in which consumers largely determine what shall be produced by spending their money in the market-place for those goods and services in competition with other businessmen, and the profit motive operating under competitive pressures, largely determines how these goods and services are produced. Thus, in the American economic system it is the demand of individual consumers, coupled with the desire of businessmen to maximize profits and the desire of individuals to maximize their incomes, which together determine what shall be produced and how resources are used to produce it. An important factor in a market-oriented economy is the mechanism by which consumer demands can be expressed and responded to by producers. In the American economy, this mechanism is provided by a price system, a process in which prices rise and fall in response to relative demands of consumers and supplies offered by seller-producers. The important factor in private-enterprise economy is that individuals are allowed to own productive resources(private property), and they are permitted to hire labor, gain control over natural resources, and produce goods and services for sale at profit. In the American economy, the concept of private property embraces not only the ownership of productive resources but also certain rights, including the right to determine the price of product or to make a free contract with another private individual. The passage is mainly about______.A．how American goods are producedB．how American consumers buy their goodsC．how American economic system worksD．how American businessmen make their profits正确答案：C 涉及知识点：阅读理解4．Having no language infants cannot be told what they need to learn. Yetby the age of three they will have mastered the basic structure of their native language and will be well on their way to communicative competence. Acquiring their language as a most impressive intellectual feat is the rapid acquisition of grammar. Nevertheless, the ability of children to conform to grammatical rules is only slightly more wonderful than their ability to learn words. It has been reckoned that the average high school graduate in the United States has a reading vocabulary of 80,000 words, which includes idiomatic expressions and proper names of people and places. This vocabulary must have been learned over a period of 16 years. From the figures, it can be calculated that the average child learns at a rate of about 13 new words per day. Clearly a learning process of great complexity goes on a rapid rate in children. What is the main subject of the passage?A．Language acquisition in children.B．Teaching language to children.C．How to memorize words.D．Communicating with words.正确答案：A 涉及知识点：阅读理解5．So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible. Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also a public activity: It can be seen and observed. Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny. If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the children in the quest(探索)for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children. “When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading. The main idea of the passage is that______.A．teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to readB．teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possibleC．reading ability is something acquired rather than taughtD．reading is more complicate than generally believed正确答案：C 涉及知识点：阅读理解。
普高专升本英语(阅读理解)模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析)
普高专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析)全部题型 2. Reading ComprehensionReading ComprehensionMost airlines allow passengers to book an airline flight online. Travel sites such as Yahoo and Google, all offer search engines and online booking for an airline flight. The first thing a traveler should do when booking online is to shop around. There are numerous web sites offering this service, and some may have cheaper fares than others. A traveler also needs to check fares for the desired flight times. Fares can change, depending on when the airline flight departs, how many stops are involved, and at what airport. The traveler needs to make sure he is comparing fares so as to get the best deal. When booking online, the traveler also needs to check the travel site’ s policies and fees. Most travel sites charge a small booking fee and have other restrictions about canceling flights, and other types of refunds. Many travelers think about looking on a travel search engine first for the best airline flight fares. However, the individual airline web site may offer the best deal, since they often have “Internet only” deals booked through their own sites. A traveler should always have a credit card available when he or she purchases the ticket, and should make the reservation in the name appearing on the card. The traveler will then be issued an e-ticket for the airline flight, rather than the traditional paper ticket. When he receives flight confirmation, usually through e-mail, he should print out the reservation e-mail and save it with his travel documents.1．When booking an airline flight online, the traveler should first______.A．visit Google and book a flight immediatelyB．visit Yahoo and book a flight instantlyC．make a choice between Yahoo and GoogleD．search and compare options before booking正确答案：D解析：根据文章第一段第三句“The first thing a traveler should do when booking online is to shop around．”可知，网上购买机票首先要做的就是上网搜索并进行比较，所以选项D为正确答案。
专升本英语阅读理解练习(带答案)
（⼀一）Many post-80s couples are complaining that going to the movies, shopping or attending parties have become impossible since their kids were born. That' s the way most parents are living their lives, no weekends of their own, no time to visit friends, not even a chance of promotion in their jobs. Asking help from their parents might be a way out,but problems are that some aging parents are not strong enough to take care of the kids, and that the kids may also become too spoiled by their grandparents. Then, here comes a solution: families with kids can form a small group, and parents of each family can take turns to look after all the kids in this group on weekends. Thus, other parents can have some quiet time and feel free to do something they' ve been planning for a long time. At the same time, the kids can make new friends and won' t be hanging around their parents all day long.This is baby-pooling. 1. Many post-80s couples can't go to the movies, shop or attend parties because( ) . A .they have to look after their kids B. they have to look after their parentsC. they are busy with their workD. they have no money 2. In paragraph 2, “a way out” means ( ).A. out of dateB. a solutionC. without questionD. a complaint 3. According to the last paragraph, the solution to the problem of post-80s couples is that ( ).A. families with kids form a small groupB. they ask their aging parents for helpC. they give up their jobsD. they take their kids wherever they go 4. What is( are) the advantage(s) of baby-pooling? . A. The parents can have much more free time. B. The kids can make new friends. C. The kids won't be hanging around their parents all day long. D. All of the above. 5. The passage mainly discusses ( ).A. post-80s couples and their friendsB. post-80s couples and baby-poolingC. post-80s couples and their parentsD. kids and their grandparents（⼆二）A wealthy Persian Prince loved good stories. The older he grew，the fonder he became of them. But he always regretted they had to have an end. So he decided to give half his wealth and his beautiful daughter to the man who could tell him a story without an end. Anybody who failed would be sent to prison for life. The risk was so great that nobody came to the palace to tell the Prince a story for a whole year. Then one day a tall, handsome youngman came and said he wanted to tell a story that would go on forever. The prince agreed but warned him what would happen if he failed. “The risk is worth the head of your fair daughter,” the young man replied poetically（得体地）. He then began this well-known story:“Once upon a time there was a certain King who feared famine. So he ordered his men to build an enormous storehouse, which he filled with corn. Then, when it was up, made water-proof and made fire-proof, the King felt happy. But one day he noticed a small hole in the roof and as he looked at it, a locust came out with a grain of corn. A minute later, another locust came out with another grain of corn. Then a third locust with another grain of corn. Then a fourth locust, flying at great speed, pushed through the hole and came out with two grains of corn. Then a fifth locust came and …”“Stop,” shouted the Prince. “I can’t,” answered the young man. “I must go on until I tell you what happened to each grain of the corn.” “But that will go on for ever.” The Prince protested. “Exactly,” the young man replied, and he smiled as he turned towards the Prince’s beautiful young daughter.1. The Prince always felt regretted about story because _________.A. he had too much wealthB. there was terrible famineC. all stories have endsD. there was no story-teller2. The young man risked to tell an endless story to the Prince for _________.A. a great sum of moneyB. the prince’s beautiful daughterC. showing his braveryD. Both A and C3. The young man would be sent to prison _________ if he failed to tell a story without an end.A. foreverB. for some timeC. for a whileD. for a year4.In order to prevent famine, the King asked to build _________.A. a huge storehouseB. a large farmC. a beautiful palaceD. a waterproof kitchen5. The thing the king noticed first in the roof was _________.A. a loafB. a small holeC. a grain of cornD. a locust（三）The way people hold to the belief that a fun - filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment (预担的义务), self - improvement.Ask a bachelor(单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three - day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.1.According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ________ .A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilitiesB. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains singleC. he finds more fun in dating than in marriageD. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement2.Raising children, in the author’s opinion is ________ .A. a moral dutyB. a thankless jobC. a rewarding taskD. a source of inevitable pain3.From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ________ .A. hatred B. misunderstandingC. prejudice D. Ignorance4.To understand what true happiness is one must ________ .A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetimeB. make every effort to liberate oneself from painC. put up with pain under all circumstancesD. be able to distinguish happiness from fun5.What is the author trying to tell us?A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain.B. One must know how to attain happiness.C. It is important to make commitments.D. It is pain that leads to happiness.（四）How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets. Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities. If a child has good parents, he is well fed, looked after and loved. It is unlikely that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well known. But a child has his pains:He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong. Therefore, a child is not happy as he wishes to be. When the young man starts to earn his own living, he becomes free from discipline of school and parents; but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities. With no one to pay for his food, his clothes, or his room, he has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may get himself into trouble. If, however, he works hard,goes by the law and has good health, he may feel satisfied in seeing himself make steady progress in his job and in building up for himself his own position in society. Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be; but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. With old age comes wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them; and, perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, fell the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reacheda time when they can lie back and rest, leaving everything to others. 1. The happiest people should be those who ______.A. Face up to difficulties in lifeB. Hope to be young againC. Enjoy life in different ageD. Wish to be grown up 2. The word “they”underlined in Line 5, para. 2 refers to ____.A. Older peopleB. New thingsC. ChildrenD. Interests 3. A child has his pains because____. A. He can not do whatever he wants to B. He is not allowed to play in rain C. He has a lot of new things to learn D. He can not play at the seaside freely 4. When a child becomes a grown-up, he is supposed to ____.A.live comfortablyB. Take responsibilitiesC. Make progress in jobD. Impress the society 5. The best title of the passage might be ____.A. Pains and AgesB. Differences in AgesC. The Best Age to BeD. Happiness and Ages（五）"Trend-benders"(反潮族) are people who try to bring old styles back to life, and they encourage people to make some changes in their lifestyles. Trend-benders ride their bikes to work even though they can afford cars, and they write letters instead of e-mail and read paper books instead of e-books. Some trend-benders want to raise awareness about their passion and encourage others to act in the same way. For them, "bend the trend" is a social movement that invites everyone to make a lifestyle change. For example,they example to work by bicycle instead of going by car,to reduce greenhouse gas emissions(排放). When it comes to reading,trend-benders have their own ideas." Both paper books and e-books have their appeal. However the beauty and attraction of real books. I even like the smell! E-books lose something-just like the difference between enjoying video at home and seeing a movie in the theater."1. "trend-benders" are those ______.A.who like driving to workB.who enjoy reading e-booksC.who try to bring old styles back to lifeD.who try to enjoy the comforts of modern life2. " Bend the trend" is a social movement that encourages people ______.A.to change their lifestylesB.to read electronic booksC.to travel by carD.to write e-mail3. Why do some trend-benders travel to work by bicycle instead of going by car?A.Because they are concerned about environment protection.B.Because they want to save money to buy a greenhouse.C.Because they want to improve their physical health.D.Because they are too young to afford cars.4. According to trend-benders, real books ______.A.have no smellB.have their appealC.are not easy to loseD.are less attractive than e-books5. Which is the best title for the passage?A.People Trying to Bring Old Styles Back to Life.B.Advantages and Disadvantages of E-books.C.The Beauty and Attraction of Real Books.D.A Social Movement of Traveling by Bike.（⼀一）1.A.细节题。
专升本英语阅读理解练习(带答案)
（⼀一）Many post-80s couples are complaining that going to the movies, shopping or attending parties have become impossible since their kids were born. That' s the way most parents are living their lives, no weekends of their own, no time to visit friends, not even a chance of promotion in their jobs. Asking help from their parents might be a way out,but problems are that some aging parents are not strong enough to take care of the kids, and that the kids may also become too spoiled by their grandparents. Then, here comes a solution: families with kids can form a small group, and parents of each family can take turns to look after all the kids in this group on weekends. Thus, other parents can have some quiet time and feel free to do something they' ve been planning for a long time. At the same time, the kids can make new friends and won' t be hanging around their parents all day long.This is baby-pooling. 1. Many post-80s couples can't go to the movies, shop or attend parties because( ) . A .they have to look after their kids B. they have to look after their parentsC. they are busy with their workD. they have no money 2. In paragraph 2, “a way out” means ( ).A. out of dateB. a solutionC. without questionD. a complaint 3. According to the last paragraph, the solution to the problem of post-80s couples is that ( ).A. families with kids form a small groupB. they ask their aging parents for helpC. they give up their jobsD. they take their kids wherever they go 4. What is( are) the advantage(s) of baby-pooling? . A. The parents can have much more free time. B. The kids can make new friends. C. The kids won't be hanging around their parents all day long. D. All of the above. 5. The passage mainly discusses ( ).A. post-80s couples and their friendsB. post-80s couples and baby-poolingC. post-80s couples and their parentsD. kids and their grandparents（⼆二）A wealthy Persian Prince loved good stories. The older he grew，the fonder he became of them. But he always regretted they had to have an end. So he decided to give half his wealth and his beautiful daughter to the man who could tell him a story without an end. Anybody who failed would be sent to prison for life. The risk was so great that nobody came to the palace to tell the Prince a story for a whole year. Then one day a tall, handsome youngman came and said he wanted to tell a story that would go on forever. The prince agreed but warned him what would happen if he failed. “The risk is worth the head of your fair daughter,” the young man replied poetically（得体地）. He then began this well-known story:“Once upon a time there was a certain King who feared famine. So he ordered his men to build an enormous storehouse, which he filled with corn. Then, when it was up, made water-proof and made fire-proof, the King felt happy. But one day he noticed a small hole in the roof and as he looked at it, a locust came out with a grain of corn. A minute later, another locust came out with another grain of corn. Then a third locust with another grain of corn. Then a fourth locust, flying at great speed, pushed through the hole and came out with two grains of corn. Then a fifth locust came and …”“Stop,” shouted the Prince. “I can’t,” answered the young man. “I must go on until I tell you what happened to each grain of the corn.” “But that will go on for ever.” The Prince protested. “Exactly,” the young man replied, and he smiled as he turned towards the Prince’s beautiful young daughter.1. The Prince always felt regretted about story because _________.A. he had too much wealthB. there was terrible famineC. all stories have endsD. there was no story-teller2. The young man risked to tell an endless story to the Prince for _________.A. a great sum of moneyB. the prince’s beautiful daughterC. showing his braveryD. Both A and C3. The young man would be sent to prison _________ if he failed to tell a story without an end.A. foreverB. for some timeC. for a whileD. for a year4.In order to prevent famine, the King asked to build _________.A. a huge storehouseB. a large farmC. a beautiful palaceD. a waterproof kitchen5. The thing the king noticed first in the roof was _________.A. a loafB. a small holeC. a grain of cornD. a locust（三）The way people hold to the belief that a fun - filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment (预担的义务), self - improvement.Ask a bachelor(单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three - day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.1.According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ________ .A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilitiesB. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains singleC. he finds more fun in dating than in marriageD. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement2.Raising children, in the author’s opinion is ________ .A. a moral dutyB. a thankless jobC. a rewarding taskD. a source of inevitable pain3.From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ________ .A. hatred B. misunderstandingC. prejudice D. Ignorance4.To understand what true happiness is one must ________ .A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetimeB. make every effort to liberate oneself from painC. put up with pain under all circumstancesD. be able to distinguish happiness from fun5.What is the author trying to tell us?A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain.B. One must know how to attain happiness.C. It is important to make commitments.D. It is pain that leads to happiness.（四）How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets. Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities. If a child has good parents, he is well fed, looked after and loved. It is unlikely that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well known. But a child has his pains:He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong. Therefore, a child is not happy as he wishes to be. When the young man starts to earn his own living, he becomes free from discipline of school and parents; but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities. With no one to pay for his food, his clothes, or his room, he has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may get himself into trouble. If, however, he works hard,goes by the law and has good health, he may feel satisfied in seeing himself make steady progress in his job and in building up for himself his own position in society. Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be; but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. With old age comes wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them; and, perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, fell the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reacheda time when they can lie back and rest, leaving everything to others. 1. The happiest people should be those who ______.A. Face up to difficulties in lifeB. Hope to be young againC. Enjoy life in different ageD. Wish to be grown up 2. The word “they”underlined in Line 5, para. 2 refers to ____.A. Older peopleB. New thingsC. ChildrenD. Interests 3. A child has his pains because____. A. He can not do whatever he wants to B. He is not allowed to play in rain C. He has a lot of new things to learn D. He can not play at the seaside freely 4. When a child becomes a grown-up, he is supposed to ____.A.live comfortablyB. Take responsibilitiesC. Make progress in jobD. Impress the society 5. The best title of the passage might be ____.A. Pains and AgesB. Differences in AgesC. The Best Age to BeD. Happiness and Ages（五）"Trend-benders"(反潮族) are people who try to bring old styles back to life, and they encourage people to make some changes in their lifestyles. Trend-benders ride their bikes to work even though they can afford cars, and they write letters instead of e-mail and read paper books instead of e-books. Some trend-benders want to raise awareness about their passion and encourage others to act in the same way. For them, "bend the trend" is a social movement that invites everyone to make a lifestyle change. For example,they example to work by bicycle instead of going by car,to reduce greenhouse gas emissions(排放). When it comes to reading,trend-benders have their own ideas." Both paper books and e-books have their appeal. However the beauty and attraction of real books. I even like the smell! E-books lose something-just like the difference between enjoying video at home and seeing a movie in the theater."1. "trend-benders" are those ______.A.who like driving to workB.who enjoy reading e-booksC.who try to bring old styles back to lifeD.who try to enjoy the comforts of modern life2. " Bend the trend" is a social movement that encourages people ______.A.to change their lifestylesB.to read electronic booksC.to travel by carD.to write e-mail3. Why do some trend-benders travel to work by bicycle instead of going by car?A.Because they are concerned about environment protection.B.Because they want to save money to buy a greenhouse.C.Because they want to improve their physical health.D.Because they are too young to afford cars.4. According to trend-benders, real books ______.A.have no smellB.have their appealC.are not easy to loseD.are less attractive than e-books5. Which is the best title for the passage?A.People Trying to Bring Old Styles Back to Life.B.Advantages and Disadvantages of E-books.C.The Beauty and Attraction of Real Books.D.A Social Movement of Traveling by Bike.（⼀一）1.A.细节题。
专升本英语二试题及答案
专升本英语二试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）A节（共10分）根据所听材料，选择正确答案。
1. What is the man going to do this weekend?A. Go to a concert.B. Visit his parents.C. Work on a project.2. Why does the woman suggest taking a taxi?A. To avoid getting lost.B. To save time.C. Because it's cheaper....B节（共10分）听对话或独白，完成信息记录表。
Example:Name: MaryAge: 22Occupation: StudentQuestion:What is Mary's occupation?Answer: Student...二、阅读理解（共30分）A节（共10分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Passage 1:The importance of a balanced diet...1. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The benefits of a balanced diet.B. The types of food to avoid.C. How to prepare a balanced meal.D. The consequences of an unhealthy diet....B节（共20分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，回答后面的问题。
Passage 2:The rise of remote working...1. What is the main idea of the passage?2. According to the passage, what are the advantages of remote working?3. What challenges does remote working face?...三、词汇与语法（共20分）A节（共10分）根据句子的意思，从所给选项中选择最合适的词汇填空。
专升本英语阅读理解训练20篇
专升本英语阅读理解训练20篇（1-10）专升本英语阅读训练（001）You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes (撞击) through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead！Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform tricks.There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman' s success depends on careful timing. For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are stuntgirls tool1. Stuntmen are those who ______.A. often dress up as actorsB. prefer to lead dangerous livesC. often perform seemingly dangerous actionsD. often fight each other for their lives2. Stuntmen earn their living by ______.A. playing their dirty tricksB. selling their special skillsC.jumping out of high windowsD. jumping from fast moving trains3. When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______.A.he needs little protectionB. he will be covered with a mattressC.his life is endangeredD. his safety is generally all right4. Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a successful performance?A. Strength.B. Exactness.C. Speed.D. Carefulness.5. What can be inferred from the author' s example of the Norwegian stuntman?A.Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.B.The percentage of serious accidents is high.C.Parachutes must be of good quality.D. The cliff is too high.KEY: 1- 5 CBDBA专升本英语阅读训练（002）activity which was almost unknown to the learned in the early days of the history, while during the fifteenth century the term "reading" undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become popular.One should be careful, however, of supposing that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is distraction (分散注意力) to others. Examination of reasonsconnected with the historical development of silent reading shows that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.The last century saw a gradual increase in literacy (读写能力) and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of listeners dropped, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the popularity of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, trains and offices, where reading aloud would disturb other readers in a way. Towards the end of the century there was still heated argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its advantages, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media (媒介) on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other.By the end of the century students were being advised to have some new ideas of books and to use skills in reading them which were not proper, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural, and technological developments in the century had greatly changed what the term "reading" referred to.1. Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth century?A. Because silent reading had not been discovered.B. Because there were few places for private reading.C. Because few people could read for themselves.D. Because people depended on reading for enjoyment.2. The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century showed .A. a change in the position of literate peopleB. a change in the nature of readingC. an increase in the number of booksD. an increase in the average age of readers3. Educationalists are still arguing about _________.A. the importance of silent readingB. the amount of information provided by books and newspapersC. the effects of reading on healthD. the value of different types of reading material4. What is the writer of this passage attempting to do?A. To explain how present day reading habits developed.B. To change people's way to read.C. To show how reading methods have improved.D. To encourage the growth of reading.KEY: 1-4 CBDA专升本英语阅读训练（003）In some ways, the United States has made some progress. Fires no longer destroy 18,000 buildings as they did in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, or kill half a town of 2,400 people, as they did the same night in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Other than the Beverly Hill Supper Club fire in Kentucky in 1977, it has been four decades since more than 100 Americans died in a fire.But even with such successes, the United States still has one of the worst fire death rates in the world. Safety experts say the problem is neither money nor technology, but the indifference(无所谓) of a country that just will not take fires seriously enough.American fire departments are some of the world's fastest and best-equipped. They have to be. The United States has twice Japan's population, and 40 times as many fires. It spends far less on preventing fires than on fighting them. And American fire -safety lessons are aimed almost entirely at children, who die in large numbers in fires but who, against popular beliefs, start very few of them.Experts say the error is an opinion that fires are not really anyone's fault. That is not so in other countries, where both public education and the law treat fires as either a personal failing or a crime(罪行). Japan has many wood houses; of the 48 fires in world history that burned more than 10,000 buildings, Japan has had 27. Punishment for causing a big fire can be as severe as life imprisonment.In the United States, most education dollars are spent in elementary schools. But, the lessons are aimed at too limited a number of people; just 9 percent of all fire deaths are caused by children playing with matches.The United States continues to depend more on technology than laws or social pressure. There are smoke detectors in 85 percent of all homes. Some local building laws now require home sprinklers (喷水装置). New heaters and irons shut themselves off if they are tipped.1. The reason why so many Americans die in fires is that _____.A. they took no interest in new technologyB. they did not pay great attention to preventing firesC. they showed indifference to fighting firesD. they did not spend enough money on fire equipment2. It can be inferred from the passage that______.A. fire safety lessons should not be aimed only at American childrenB. American children have not received enough education of fire safety lessonsC. Japan is better equipped with fire equipment than the United StatesD. America's large population leads to more fires3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. There has been no great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that leads to high death rate.B. There have been several great fires in the USA in recent 40 years that lead to high death rate.C. There has been only one great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that led to high death rate.D. The fire in Kentucky in 1977 made only a few people killed.KEY: BAC专升本英语阅读训练（004）Nuclear power's(核能的) danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be described in one word; radiation(辐射).Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected (探测) by human senses. It can't be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, radio waves are all around us but we can't detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we can't sense radioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being outright by killing masses of cells (细胞) in important organs (器官). But even the lowest levels can do serious damage. There is no level of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed outright. Your body will replace the dead cells withhealthy ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. They reproduce themselves in an unusual way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years.This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Serious damage can be done without the knowledge of the person at the time that damage has occurred.A person can be irradiated(放射治疗) and feel fine, then die of cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result. Or a child can be born weak or easy to get serious illness as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.Radiation can hurt us. We must know the truth.1. According to the passage, the danger of nuclear power lies in __________.A. nuclear mysteryB. radiation detectionC. radiation levelD. nuclear radiation2. Radiation can lead to serious results even at the lowest level ________.A. when it kills few cellsB. if it damages few cellsC. though the damaged cells can repair themselvesD. unless the damaged cells can reproduce themselves3. Radiation can hurt us in the way that it can _____.A. kill large numbers of cells in main organs so as to cause death immediatelyB. damage cells which may grow into cancer years laterC. affect the healthy growth of our younger generationD. lead to all of the above results4. Which of the following can be best inferred from the passage?A. The importance of protection from radiation cannot be overemphasized (过分强调).B. The mystery about radiation remains unsolved.C. Cancer is mainly caused by radiation.D. Radiation can hurt those who do not know about its danger.KEY: 1- 4 DBDA专升本英语阅读训练（005）Today is the date of that afternoon in April a year ago when I first saw the strange and attractive doll（玩具娃娃）in the window of Abe Sheftel's toy shop on Third Avenue near Fifteenth Street, just around the corner from my office, where the plate on the door reads. Dr Samuel Amory. I remember just how it was that day: the first sign of spring floated across the East River, mixing with the soft - coal smoke from the factories and the street smells of the poor neighbourhood. As I turned the corner on my way to work and came to Sheftel's, I was made once more known of the poor collection of toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the coming birthday of a small niece of mine in Cleveland, to whom I was in the habit of sending small gifts. Therefore, I stopped and examined the window to see if there might be anything suitable, and looked at the collection of unattractive objects--a red toy fire engine, some lead soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens, yellowed envelopes, and advertisements for soft - drinks. And thus it was that my eyes finally came to rest upon the doll stored away in one corner, a doll with the strangest, most charming expression on her face. I could not wholly make her out, due to the shadows and the film of dust through which I was looking, but I was sure that a deep impression had been made upon me as though I had run into a person, as one does sometimes with a stranger, with whose personality one is deeply impressed.1. What made an impression on the author?A. The doll's unusual face.B. The collection of toys.C. A stranger he met at the store.D. The beauty and size of the doll.2. Why does the author mention his niece?A. She likes dolls.B. The doll looks like her.C. She lives near Sheftel's.D. He was looking for a gift for her.3. Why did the writer go past Sheftel's?A. He was on his way to school.B. He was looking for a present for his niece.C. He wanted to buy some envelopes.D. None of the above is right.4. The story takes place in the ______.A. early summerB. early springC. midsummerD. late springKEY: 1-5 ADDB专升本英语阅读训练（006）Technology is the application (应用)of knowledge to production. Thanks to modern technology, we have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force. New machines and new methods have helped cut down time and expense while increasing overall output. This has meant more production and a higher standard of living. For mostof us in America, modern technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets. However, technology has also increased the amount of food available (有用的)to us, by means of modern farming machinery and animalbreeding techniques, and has extended our life span via()medical technology.Will mankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life? In large measure the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it widely. If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely yes. The advancement of technology depends upon research and development, and the latest statistics (统计) show that the united States is continuing to pump billions of dollars annually(每年) into such efforts. So while we are running out of some scarce resources (少的资源) we may well find technological substitutes (代用品) for many of them through our research programs.Therefore, in the final analysis the three major factors of production (land, labor and capital) are all influenced by technology. When we need new skills on techniques in medicine, people will start developing new technology to meet those needs. As equipment proves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be invented. Technology responds to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of living.1. What is the best title for the passage?A. The definition of technologyB. Modern technologyC. The application of technologyD. The development of technology2. From the passage, we can infer that this article is probably _________.A. a part of the introduction to American businessB. followed by the passage talking about factors of productionC. taken from a learned journalD. Both A and B3. Which is the main idea of the passage?A. Modern technology is the key to the improvement of standard of living.B. The three major factors of production-land, labor and capital are all influenced by technology.C. Technology is the response to our needs.D. The United States is making great efforts to advance its technology.4. According to the passage, people can live a long life with the help of _________.A. higer quality of lifeB. medical technologyC. modem farming machineryD. technological substituteKEY: 1- 4BDAB专升本英语阅读训练（007）The volcano is one of the most surprising frightening forces of nature. Maybe you have seen pictures of these“fireworks”of nature. Sometimes when a volcano erupts, a very large wall of melted rock moves down the side of a mountain. It look s like a “river of tire.”Sometimes volcanoes explode, throwing the melted rock and ashes(灰)high into the air. But where does this melted rock come from?The earth is made up of many layers(层). The top layer that we see is called the crust. Under the crust are many layers of hard rock. But far, far beneath the crust whose rock is so hot, that it is soft. In some places it even melts. The melted rock is called magma.Sometimes the magma breaks out to the surface through cracks(爆裂声)in the crust. These cracks are volcanoes.Most people think of mountains when they think of volcanoes. But not every mountain is a volcano. A volcano is simply the opening in the earth from which the magma escapes. The hot magma, or lava as it is called, cols and builds up on the surface of the earth. Over thousands of years, this pile of cooled lava can grow to be very, very big. For example, the highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro, is a volcano. It towers more than 16,000 feet above the ground around it.1.The underlined word“erupts”means .A. moves downB. breaks awayC. builds upD. suddenly throws out lava2.Which words in the passage have the same meaning as “melted rock”?A.“Volcano”and“explode”.B.“Crust”and“hard rock”C.“magma”and“lava”D.“Volcano”and“magma”3.Which is the correct order of the layers of the earth(beginning with the top layer)?A. crust-hard rock-magma-soft rockB. crust-hard rock- soft rock-magmaC. magma-soft rock- hard rock-crustD. volcano-cracks-magma-crust4.The best title(标题) of the passage should be u.A. The VolcanoB. Kilimanjaro VolcanoC. The MountainsD. The Melted RockKEY: DCBA专升本英语阅读训练（008）WHERE TO STAY IN BOSWELL YOUR GUIDE TO OUR BEST HOTEL Name/AddressNo. of RoomsSingleDoubleSpecial AttractionsFIRST HOTEL 222 Edward RoadTel.414-6433120＄25＄35Air-conditioned rooms,French restaurant,Night club,Swimming-pool, Shops,Coffee shop and bar,Telephone, radio andTV in each room,Close to the city centerFAIRVIEW HOTEL129 North RoadTel.591-562050＄12＄18Close to the air-port, TelephoneIn each room, Bar, Restaurant,Garage, Swimming-poolORCHARD HOTEL233 Edward RoadTel.641-6646120＄15＄20Facing First hotel,European restaurant,Coffee shop, Dry-cleaning,Shops, tv, night-clubOSAKA HOTEL1264 Venning RoadTel.643-820180＄30＄50Air-Conditioned rooms,Japanese andChinese restaurants, Shops,Swimming-pool, Large garden1.The number of the rooms in the best hotels in Boswell is .A. 120B. 470C. 450D. 2402.If a Japanese traveler likes to eat in French restaurant, is the right place for him to go to.A. 233 Edward RoadB. 1264 Venning RoadC. 222 Edward RoadD. 129 North Road3.Which hotel faces the Orchard hotel?A. The First hotel.B. The Osaka hotel.C. The Fairview Hotel.D. No hotel.KEY: BCA专升本英语阅读训练（009）When I asked my daughter which item she would keep; the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said“the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,”says Crystal Johnstone. She had an acci dent in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at and time of day to ask where they are , where they are going, and how their last meeting went.Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near——but we didn’t meet for the first two weeks!”Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously ( 同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn’t know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they’re space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(存取) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.1.How do you understand‘Point 1 —The telephone creates the need to communicate,6…’？A. People don’t communicate without telephone.B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.C. People communicate more since telephone has been created.D. People communicate more because of more traffic.2.Which of the following best shows people’s attitude towards mobile phones?A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people.C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.D. Mobile phones are part of people’s life.3. Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people’s life?a. Point 1.b. Point2.c. Point3.d. Point 4.e. Point 5.A. c, dB. a, eC. a, cD. b, e4.It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through .A. the TV screenB. a fax machineC. the phone line hooked up to the computerD. a microphone5.The best heading for the passage is .A. phone PowerB. Kinds of PhoneC. how to Use PhonesD. Advantage of PhonesKEY: 1–5 CBDCA专升本英语阅读训练（010）“It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for your own good”—these are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take alet-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students—“so passive”—and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children’ s passivity. “We’ re talking about a generation of kids who’ ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them, instead of saying ‘go and look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’ s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’ s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’ s for their own good. It’s s time to start telling them no again.1.Children are becoming more inactive in study because .A. they watch TV too oftenB. they have done too much homeworkC. they have to fulfil too many dutiesD. teachers are too strict with them2.We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to la y emphasis on .A. learning LatinB. disciplineC. natural developmentD. education at school3.By“permissive period in education”(L.1,Para.2)the author means a time .A. when children are allowed to do what they wish toB. when everything can be taught at schoolC. when every child can be educatedD. when children are permitted to receive education4. The main idea of the passage is that .A. parents should leave their children aloneB. kids should have more activities at schoolC. it’s time to be more strict with our kidsD. parents should always set a good example to their kidsKEY: 1- 4ABAC专升本英语阅读理解训练20篇(11－20)|专升本英语阅读训练（011）The greatest recent changes have ,been in the lives of women ,During the twentieth century there was an unusual s hortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties ,and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old ,By the time the youngest was fifteen ,the mother would have been id her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years ,during which custom ,chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work, Today women marry younger and have fewer children Usually a woman ‘s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty－five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty Even while she has the care of children ,her work is lightened by household appliances （家用电器）and convenience foods.This important change in women’s way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’ s economic position Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full－time job However ,when they married ,they usually left work at once and never returned to it ,Today the school－leaving age is sixteen ,many girls stay at school after that age ,and though women tend to marryyounger ,more married women stay at work at leas until shortly before their first child is born Very many more after wads ,return to full or part-time work Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage ,with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more e-qually in providing the money and running the home ,according to the abilities and inter-est of each them.1．According to the passage ,around the year1990 most women marriedA．at about twenty-fiveB．In their early fiftiesC．as soon as possible after they were fifteenD．at any age from fifteen to forty－five2．We are told that in an average family about1990 .A．many children died before they were fiveB．the youngest child would be fifteenC．seven of eight children lived to be more than fiveD．four of five children died when they were five.3．When she was over fifty ,the late 19th century mother .A．would expect to work until she diedB．was usually expected to take up paid employmentC．would he healthy enough to take up paid employment.D．was unlikely to find a job even if she now likely.4．Many girls ,the passage says ,are now likely to .A．marry so that they can get a jobB．Leave school as soon as they can。
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专升本英语阅读理解（二）真题新增3篇汇编Passage1 (美国国旗）Lawshave been written to govern the use of American National Flag, and to ensureproper respect for the flag. Custom has also governed the common practice inregard to its use. All the armed services have precise regulations on how todisplay the national flag. This may vary somewhat from the general rules. Thenational flag should be raised and lowered by hand. Do not raise the flag whileit is folded. Unfolded the flag first, and then hoist it quickly to the top ofthe flagpole. Lower it slowly and with dignity. Place no objects on or over theflag. Do not use the flag as part of a costume or athletic uniform. Do notprint it upon cushions,handkerchief, paper napkins or boxes. A federal lawprovides that the trademark cannot be registered if it comprises the flag, orbadgers of the US. When the flag is used to unveil a statue or monument, itshouldn'tserve as a covering of the object to be unveiled. Ifit is displayed on such occasions, do not allow the flag to the ground, but letit be carried high up in the air to form a feature of the ceremony. Take everyprecaution to prevent the flag from soiled. It should not be allowed to touchthe groundor floor, nor to brush against objects.己经制定了法律来规定美国国旗的使用，并确保对国旗应有的尊敬。
专转本英语2 阅读理解
Passage OneA few common misconceptions. Beauty is only skin-deep. One's physical assets and liabilities don't count all that much in a managerial career. A woman should always try to look her best.Over the last 30 years, social scientists have conducted more than 1,000 studies of how we react to beautiful and not-so-beautiful people. The virtually unanimous conclusion: Looks do matter, more than most of us realize. The data suggest, for example, that physically attractive individuals are more likely to be treated well by their parents, sought out as friends, and pursued romantically. With the possible exception of women seeking managerial jobs, they are also more likely to be hired, paid well, and promoted.Un-American, you say, unfair and extremely unbelievable? Once again, the scientists have caught us mouthing pieties（虔诚）while action just the contrary. Their typical experiment works something like this. They give each member of a group-college students, perhaps, or teachers or corporate personal mangers-a piece of paper relating an individual'saccomplishments. Attached to the paper is a photograph. While the papers all say exactly the same thing the pictures are different. Some show a strikingly attractive person, some an average-looking character, and some an unusually unattractive human being. Group members are asked to rate the individual on certain attributes, anything from personal warmth to the likelihood that he or she will be promoted.Almost invariably, the better looking the person in the picture, the higher the person is rated. In the phrase, borrowed from Sappho, that the social scientists use to sum up the common perception, what is beautiful is good.In business, however, good looks cut both ways for women, and deeper than for men. A Utah State University professor, who is an authority on the subject, explains: In terms of their careers, the impact of physical attractiveness on males is only modest. But its potential impact on females can be tremendous, making it easier, for example, for the more attractive to get jobs where they are in the public eye. On another note, though, there is enough literature now for us toconclude that attractive women who aspire（追求）to managerial positions do not get on as well as women who may be less attractive.21. According to the passage, people often wrongly believe that in pursuing a career as a manager_________. A) a person's property or debts do not matter muchB) a person's outward appearance is not a critical qualificationC) women should always dress fashionablyD) women should not only be attractive but also high-minded22. The result of research carried out by social scientists show that __________.A) people do not realize the importance of looking one's bestB) women in pursuit of managerial jobs are not likely to be paid wellC) good-looking women aspire to managerial positionsD) attractive people generally have an advantage over those who are not23. Experiments by scientist have shown that when people evaluate individuals on certain attributes_________. A) they observe the principle that beauty is only skin-deepB) they do not usually act according to the views they supportC) they give ordinary-looking persons the lowest ratingsD) they tend to base their judgment on the individual's accomplishments24. "Good looks cut both ways for women"(Line 1, Para.5) means that ________.A) attractive women have tremendous potential impact on public jobsB) good-looking women always get the best of everythingC) being attractive is not always an advantage for women.D) attractive women do not do as well as unattractive women in managerial positions25. It can be inferred from the passage that in the business world ____________.A) handsome men are not affected as much by their books as attractive women areB) physically attractive women who are in the public eye usually do quite wellC) physically attractive men and women who are in the public eye usually get along quite wellD) good looks are important for women as they are fore menPassage 2:Each for its own reason, the study of residential mobility has been a concern of three disciplines: sociology, economics, and geography. For the economist, residential shifts provide a means for studying the housing and land markets. Geographers study mobility to understand the spatial distributions of population types. For the sociologist, interest in residential mobility has two sources: one stemming from the study of human ecology and the other, from a concern with the peculiar qualities of urban life. Of course, there are clearly overlapping concerns and it is often difficult to discern the disciplinary origins of a researcher by only examining the kinds of questions he or she raises about mobility although it is usually easier to identify a rese archer’s discipline by noting the methods used and the concepts employed.Urban mobility first appears in the sociological literature as term expressing rather generalized qualities of urban, as opposed to non-urban life. Some sociologists refer to the mobility of the city as the considerable sum of countless and continual sources ofstimulation impinging upon the urban dweller, a sort of sensory overload which produces sophistication, indifference, and a lowered level of affect in urban dwellers. There is simply so much to experience that the urban dweller’s capacity is reduced to react in a “spontaneous” and “natural” way to urban existence . It is mobility in this sense that produces some of the special qualities of urban life, which appeal to migrants as an escape from the dullness and oppression of rural existence with its lack of change and stimulation, and, on the other hand, produces anomie and alienation in a society where men see each other primarily as means to ends rather than as ends in themselves.1. Geographers who study mobility are most likely to be interested in _______.A. the fact that people of different racial groups reside in different placesB. what types of people move frequently and why they keep changing their places.C. why people of one type prefer to isolate themselves from those of another typeD. peculiar characteristics of people from different countries in choosing living places2. Examining the kinds of questions a researcher raised about mobility is _______.A. the only way to discern the discipline he or she appliesB. not an ideal way to identify his or her disciplinary originsC. easier than noting the methods used and the concepts employedD. too difficult to be used in finding out his or her disciplinary origins3. Some sociologists believe that “sensory overload” __________.A. cannot be relieved from urban dwellersB. produces attraction to rural dwellersC. produces the dullness and oppression of rural existenceD. is responsible for some evil characters of urban dwellers4. According to the passage, in a society where there is anomie and alienation, people ____________.A. hold hostile views to othersB. are willing to help each otherC. tend to pick up others’ shortcomings but ig nore their ownD. take advantage of others to fulfill their own goals5. The words “spontaneous” and “natural” (para2) indicate that ________.A. urban life is stimulating and rewardingB. urban people are cleverer than rural peopleC. urban people lack creativity and originalityD. urban existence is full of change and stimulation难句突破请翻译以下两句：1.Of course, there are clearly overlapping concerns and it is often difficult to discern the disciplinary origins of a researcher by only examining the kinds of questions he or she raises about mobility although it is usually easier to identify a researcher’s discipline by noting the methods used and the concepts employed.2. There is simply so much to experience that the urban dweller’s capacity is reduced to react in a “spontaneous” and “natural” way to urban existence .翻译题答案与分析1.当然，他们所关注的明显有重合的地方，仅通过检查他或她提出的关于迁移的问题，我们常常很难了解该研究者的科学源源，尽管通过注意研究者所采用的理论和概念可以较容易看出他或她所属的学科。
专升本英语专项练习阅读理解(二)word版本
阅读理解（2）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项.AHere are some of the world’s most impressive subways.The T okyo Features:The T okyo Metro and Toei lines that compose T okyo’s massive Metro and subway system carry almost8million people each day,making it the T oei Lines busiest system in the world.The system is famous for its oshiya---literally,“pusher”---who shove passengers into crowded subway cars so thedoors can close.And you think your commute is hell.The Moscow Features:The Moscow Metro has some of the most beautiful stations in Metro the world.The best of them were built during the Stalinist era and feature chandeliers(枝形吊灯),marble moldings and elaborate murals(精美的壁画).With more than7million riders a day,keeping all that marble cleanhas got to be a burden.The Hong Features:The Hong Kong MTR has the distinction of being one of the few Kong Metro subway systems in the world that actually turns a profit.It’s privately owned and uses real estate development along its tracks to increaseincome and ridership.It also introduced“Octopus cards”that allow peopleto not only pay their fares electronically,but buy stuff at conveniencestores,supermarkets,restaurants and even parking meters.It’s estimatedthat95%of all adults in Hong Kong own an Octopus card.Shanghai Features:Shanghai is the third city in China to build a metro system,and Metro it has become the country’s largest in the12years since it opened.Shanghai Metro has142miles of track and plans to add another180miles within five years.By that point,it would be three times larger thanChicago“L”.The system carries about2.18million people a day.The London Features:Londoners call their subway the Underground,even though55 Metro percent of it lies above ground.No matter when you’ve got the oldest mass-transit system in the world,you can call it anything you like.Trainsstarted in1863and they’ve been running ever since.Some3millionpeople ride each day,every one of them remembering to“Mind the gap”.1.Which one can provide the riders some wonderful decorations at the stations?A.The T okyo Metro and T oei LinesB.The Moscow MetroC.The London MetroD.The Hong Kong MTR2.________is done with the purpose of making money.A.The T okyo Metro and T oei LinesB.The Moscow MetroC.The London MetroD.The Hong Kong MTR3.We can learn from the passage that Shanghai Metro________.A.carries the most people each dayB.is th e world’s largestC.may be larger than the Chicago“L”in the futureD.is the busiest in the world4.How many subways carry more than5million people per day?A.2B.3C.4D.5BArchaeology,like many academic words,comes from Greek and means, more or less,“the study of old things”.So,it is really a part of the study of history.However,most historians use paper evidence,such as letters, paintings and photographs,but archaeologists(考古学家)learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago.Normally,these are the hard materialsthat don’t break down or disappear very quickly—things like human bones and objects made from stone and metal.It is very unusual to find anything more than the hard evidence of history—normally,the bacteria in the air eat away at soft materials,like bodies, clothes and things made of wood.Occasionally,things are different.In1984,two men made an amazing discovery while working in a bog called Lindow Moss,in the north of England.A bog is a very wet area of earth, with a lot of plants growing in it.It can be like a very big and very thick vegetable soup—walk in the wrong place and you can sink and disappear forever.The men were working when one of them saw something sticking out—a human foot!Naturally,the men called the police,who then found the rest of the body.Was it a case of murder?Possibly—buy it was a death nearly two thousand years old.The two men had found a body from the time of the Roman invasion of Britain.Despite being so old,this body had skin,muscles, hair and internal organs—the scientists who examined him were able to look inside the man’s stomach and find the food that he had eaten for his last meal!Why was this man so well preserved?It was because he was in a very watery environment,safe from the bacteria that need oxygen to live.Also,the water in the bog was very acidic.The acid preserved the man’s skin in the way that animal skin is preserved for leather coats and shoes.How did he die?Understandably,archaeologists and other scientists wanted to know more about the person that they called“Lindow Man”.His hands and fingernails suggested that he hadn’t done heavy manual work in this life—he could have been a rich man.They found that he hadn’t died by accident.The archaeologists believe that he was sacrificed to three different gods.5.Which language does the word“archaeology”come from?A.French.B.GreekC.Roman.D.German。
英语阅读练习题专升本
英语阅读练习题专升本文章一：The Power of Positive Thinking阅读材料：In today's fast-paced world, the ability to maintain a positive attitude is more important than ever. Positive thinking can lead to a more fulfilling life, better health, and improved relationships. It's not just about ignoring problems; it's about facing them with a constructive mindset. This mindset can help us to overcome obstacles, adapt to change, and find solutions to problems that we might not have seen otherwise.问题：1. What is the main idea of the passage?2. Why is positive thinking considered important in the modern world?3. How does positive thinking help us in problem-solving?4. What is the difference between ignoring problems and facing them with a constructive mindset?答案：1. The main idea of the passage is that positive thinking is crucial for leading a fulfilling life, maintaining good health, and fostering better relationships.2. Positive thinking is important because it helps us to face challenges, adapt to changes, and find solutions to problems with a constructive approach.3. Positive thinking aids in problem-solving by helping us to overcome obstacles and to see solutions that we might not have considered otherwise.4. Ignoring problems is a passive approach that avoids dealing with issues, while facing them with a constructive mindset involves actively engaging with problems and finding ways to resolve them.文章二：The Impact of Technology on Education阅读材料：The integration of technology in education has revolutionized the way students learn and teachers teach. From interactive whiteboards to online learning platforms, technology has made education more accessible and engaging. Students can now access a wealth of information at their fingertips, and teachers can use various tools to make lessons more interactive and personalized. However, there are also concerns about the over-reliance on technology and its potential to distract students from the learning process.问题：1. What has been the impact of technology on education?2. How has technology made education more accessible and engaging?3. What are some of the concerns regarding the use of technology in education?4. What are the potential distractions that technology might bring to the learning process?答案：1. The impact of technology on education has been significant, making it more accessible, engaging, and personalized.2. Technology has made education more accessible by providinga wealth of information and interactive tools that can beused to enhance learning experiences.3. Concerns regarding the use of technology in education include the potential over-reliance on it and the possibility that it might detract from the learning process.4. Potential distractions that technology might bring include the temptation to use devices for non-educational purposes during class time.文章三：The Benefits of Regular Exercise阅读材料：Regular exercise is essential for maintaining good health. It not only helps to keep our bodies fit and strong but alsoplays a vital role in mental well-being. Exercise can reduce stress, improve mood, and boost self-esteem. Moreover, it can help to prevent chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Incorporating exercise into our daily routine is a simple yet effective way to improve our overall quality of life.问题：1. What is the main topic of the passage?2. Why is regular exercise important for our health?3. How does exercise contribute to mental well-being?4. What are some of the chronic diseases that regular exercise can help prevent?答案：1. The main topic of the passage is the importance and benefits of regular exercise for maintaining good health and mental well-being.2. Regular exercise is important for our health as it keeps our bodies fit and strong, and it plays a vital role in preventing chronic diseases.3. Exercise contributes to mental well-being by reducing stress, improving mood, and boosting self-esteem.4. Some chronic diseases that regular exercise can help prevent include heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.结束语：These reading exercises are designed to help students improve their English reading comprehension skills and to prepare them for the challenges of higher education. Regular practice with such exercises will enhance vocabulary, understanding of complex ideas, and the ability to analyze and interpret written material.。
专升本英语-阅读理解(二)
专升本英语-阅读理解(二)(总分：156.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、第一组(总题数：5，分数：60.00)Passage OneWhat makes a person famous? This is a mystery that many people have pondered. All kinds of myths surround the lives of well-known people.Most people are familiar with the works of William Shakespeare, one of the greatest English writers of the sixteenth century. Yet how many know Shakespeare the person, the man behind the works? After centuries of research, scholars are still trying to discover Shakespeare's personal history. It is not easily found in his writings. Authors of the time could not protect their works. An acting company, for example, could change a play if they wanted to. Nowadays writers have copyrights that protect their work.Many myths arose about Shakespeare. Some said he had no formal education. There are rumors that he left home when accused of stealing a horse. Others believe that he began his career by tending the horses of wealthy men.All of these myths are interesting, but are they true? Probably not. Shakespeare's father was a respected man in Stratford, a member of the town council, He sent young William to grammar school. Most people of Elizabethan times did not continue beyond grammar school; so, Shakespeare did have, at least, an average education.Some parts of Shakespeare's life will always remain unknown. The Great London Fire of 1666 burned many important documents that could have been a source of clues. We will always be left with many questions and few facts,（分数：12.00）(1).This passage deals with ______.A. the Great London FireB. the lost documents of ShakespeareC. scholars of ShakespeareD. Shakespeare's personal history（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D. √解析：短文的第二段和第三段的第一句点明了主题：这篇文章涉及的是莎士比亚的个人经历。
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阅读理解（2）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项.A1. Which one can provide the riders some wonderful decorations at the stations?A. The Tokyo Metro and T oei LinesB. The Moscow MetroC. The London MetroD. The Hong Kong MTR2. ________ is done with the purpose of making money.A. The Tokyo Metro and T oei LinesB. The Moscow MetroC. The London MetroD. The Hong Kong MTR3. We can learn from the passage that Shanghai Metro ________.A. carries the most people each dayB. is th e world’s largestC. may be larger than the Chicago “L” in the futureD. is the busiest in the world4. How many subways carry more than 5 million people per day?A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 5BArchaeology, like many academic words, comes from Greek and means, more or less, “the study of old things”. So, it is really a part of the study of history. However, most historians use paper evidence, such as letters, paintings and photographs, but archaeologists(考古学家)learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago. Normally, these are the hard materialsthat don’t break down or disappear very quickly—things like human bones and objects made from stone and metal.It is very unusual to find anything more than the hard evidence of history—normally, the bacteria in the air eat away at soft materials, like bodies, clothes and things made of wood. Occasionally, things are different.In 1984, two men made an amazing discovery while working in a bog called Lindow Moss, in the north of England. A bog is a very wet area of earth, with a lot of plants growing in it. It can be like a very big and very thick vegetable soup—walk in the wrong place and you can sink and disappear forever. The men were working when one of them saw something sticking out—a human foot! Naturally, the men called the police, who then found the rest of the body. Was it a case of murder? Possibly—buy it was a death nearly two thousand years old. The two men had found a body from the time of the Roman invasion of Britain. Despite being so old, this body had skin, muscles, hair and internal organs—the scientists who examined him were able to look inside the man’s stomach and find the food that he had eaten for his last meal!Why was this man so well preserved? It was because he was in a very watery environment, safe from the bacteria that need oxygen to live. Also, the water in the bog was very acidic. The acid preserved the man’s skin in the way that animal skin is preserved for leather coats and shoes.How did he die? Understandably, archaeologists and other scientists wanted to know more about the person that they called “Lindow Man”. His hands and fingernails suggested that he hadn’t done heavy manual work in this life—he could have been a rich man. They found that he hadn’t died by accident. The archaeologists believe that he was sacrificed to three different gods.5. Which language does the word “archaeology” come from?A. French.B. GreekC. Roman.D. German。
6. The word “these” in the first paragraph refers to _____.A. lettersB. photographsC. paintingsD. objects7. Which of the following helped to preserve “Lindow Man”?A. Ice and low temperatureB. Bacteria and oxygenC. Soil and energyD. Acid and water8. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. “Lindow Man” was named after the person who first found him.B. Historians usually use paper evidence, while archaeologists use hard evidence.C. “Lindow Man” was found by two ar chaeologists in the south of England.D. “Lindow Man” was good at manual work.9. Which is the best title for the passage?A. What Is Archaeology?B. Archaeology and HistoryC. An Amazing Archaeological DiscoveryD. The Death of “Lindow Man”CWhat is the nature of the scientific attitude, the attitude of the man or woman who studies and applies physics, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, medicine or any other science?We all know that science plays an important role in our societies. However, many people believe that our progress depends on two different aspects of science.The first aspect is the application of the machines, products and systems of knowledge that scientists and technologists develop. The second is the application of the special methods of thought and action that scientists use in their work.What are these special methods of thinking and acting? First of all, it seems that a successful scientist is curious - he wants to find out how and why the universe works.He usually pays attention to problems which he notices have no satisfying explanation, and looks for relationships even if the data available seem to be unconnected.Moreover, he thinks he can improve the existing conditions and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves.He is a good observer, accurate, patient and objective(客观的) and uses the facts he observes to the fullest. For example, trained observers obtain a very large amount of information about a star mainly from the accurate analysis of the simple lines that appear in a spectrum(光谱).He does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence available. He rejects authority as the only basis for truth. Scientists always check statements and make experiments carefully and objectively.Furthermore, he does not readily accept his own idea, since he knows that man is the least reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of factors tend to disturb objective investigation.Lastly, he is full of imagination since he often has to look for relationships in datawhich are not only complex but also frequently incomplete. Furthermore, he needs imagination if he wants to guess how processes work and how events take place.These seem to be some of the ways in which a successful scientist or technologist thinks and acts.10. Many people believe that science helps society to progress through_________A. knowledge only.B. more than one aspect.C. technology only.D. the use of machines.11. Which of the following statements about a curious scientist is TRUE?A. He doesn’t find confidence and pleasure in work.B. He is interested in problems that are explained.C. He makes efforts to investigate potential connections.D. He looks for new ways of acting.12. According to the passage, a successful scientist would NOT_______________.A. easily believe in unchecked statements.B. easily criticize others' research work.C. always use his imagination in work.D. always use evidence from observation.13. Which word can be used to describe the data that a good scientist uses?A. completeB. objectiveC. complicatedD. accurate14. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. Application of technology.B. Progress in modem society.C. Scientists' ways of thinking and acting.D. How to become a successful scientist.DMost of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. To this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country. The most popular free time activity in Britain is going for a walk. And when joggers (慢跑者) jog, they don’t run the streets. Every one of them automatically heads to the park or the river. It is my firm belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失). I spent my boyhood climbing trees. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD (多动症). Those whose housing had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the sameimprovement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, the entire school would do better in studies.Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级) based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity.Most bullying (恃强凌弱) is found in schools where there is a tarmac (柏油碎石) playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School, with its hard tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners dreaming about wildlife.But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage. So, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls.One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD, now increasingly and expensively treated with drugs. Yet one study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.The life of old people is much better when they have access to nature. The most important for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality.In wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things. Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, “A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its process helps reduce anger and behavior that people might regret later.” Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.We tend to think human beings are doing nature some kind of favour when we are protecting nature. The error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is damaging.Human beings are a species of animals. For seven million years we lived on the planet as part of nature. So we miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a glass of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.We need the wild world. It is necessary to our well-being, our health, our happiness. Without other living things around us we are less than human.15. What is the author’s firm belief?A. People seek nature in different ways.B. People should spend most of their lives in the wild.C. People have quite different ideas of nature.D. People must make more efforts to study nature.16. What does the author say people prefer for their children nowadays?A. Personal freedom.B. Things that are natural.C. Urban surroundings.D. Things that are purchased.17. What does a study in Sweden show?A. The natural environment can help children learn better.B. More access to nature makes children less likely to fall ill.C. A good playground helps kids develop their physical abilities.D. Natural views can prevent children from developing ADHD.18. Children who have chances to explore natural areas ________.A. tend to develop a strong love for scienceB. are more likely to dream about wildlifeC. tend to be physically tougher in adulthoodD. are less likely to be involved in bullying19. What does the author suggest we do to help children with ADHD?A. Find more effective drugs for them.B. Provide more green spaces for them.C. Place them under more personal care.D.Engage them in more meaningful activities.20. In what way do elderly people benefit from their contact with nature?A. They look on life optimistically.B. They enjoy a life of better quality.C. They are able to live longer.D. They become good-humoured.1. B。