專升本英語（閱讀）模擬試卷35

一、閱讀理解（本題共20題，每題1.0分，共20分。）

Agoodmodemnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceofreading.Itisremarkablefirstfor

whatitcontains:therangeofnewsfromlocalcrime（ointernationalpolitics,fromsports

tobusinesstofashiontoscience,andtherangeofcommentandspecialfeatures（特寫）as

well,fromeditorialpagetofeaturearticleandinterviewstocriticismofbooks,art,

（heater,andmusic.Anewspaperisevenmoreremarkableforthewayonereadsit;never

completely,neverstraightthrough,butalwaysbyjumpingfromheretothere,inandout,

glancingalonepiece,readinganotherarticleallthewaythrough,readingjustafew

paragraphsofthenext.Agoodmodernnewspaperoffersavariety（oatlractmany

differentreaders,butfarmore（hananyonereaderisinterestedin.Whatbringthisvariety

togetherinoneplaceisitstopicality（時事性），itsimmediaterelationtowhatishappening

inyourworldandyourlocalitynow.Bu\immediacyandihesoeedofproductionihai

goeswilhitmeanalsolha【muchofwhaiappearsinanewspaperhasnomoreihan

transient短暫的）value.Forallthesereasons,notwopeoplereallyreadthesamepaper:

whateachpersondocsistoputtogetheroutofthepagesofthatday'spaper,hisown

selectionandsequence,hisownnewspaper.Ferallthesereasons,readingnewsnapers

efficiently,whichmeansgettingwhalyouwanlfromthemwithoutmissingihingsyou

needbinwithoulwashinglime,demandsskillandself-awarenessasyoumodifyand

apply（helechniquesofreading.

1、Amodernpaperisremarkableforallthefollowingexceptits.

A^widecoverage

B、uniformstyle

C、speedinreportingnews

D^popularity

標準答案：B

知識點解析：文中第一段第一句話“Itisreniarkablefirstforwhatitcontains：the

rangeofnewsfromlocalcrimetointernationalpolitics,fromsportstobusinessto

fashiontoscience,andtherangeofcommcntandspecialfealurcs（特寫）aswell,from

editorialpagetofeaturearticleandinterviewstocriticismofbooks,art,theater,and

music.提到的是A項的內容，即widecoverage；第四句話Agoodmodern

newspaperoffersavarietytoattractmanydifferentreaders…吻合了popularity的特點;

第五句…itstopicality揭示了其C項speedin…的特點,只有B項文中未體現。”故

選擇Bo

2、Accordingtothepassage,thereasonswhynotwopeoplereallyreadthe"same"

newspaperisthat.

A、peoplescanforthenewstheyarcinterestedin

B、differentpeoplepreferdifferentnewspaper

C、peoplearerarelyinterestedinthesamethingofnews

D、peoplehavedifferentviewsaboutwhatagoodnewspaperis

標準答案:A

知識點解析：根據文中倒數第二句"Forallthesercasons,notwopeoplereallyread

thesamepaper'',故選A。

3、Itcanbeconcludedfrom:hepassagethatnewspaperreaders

A、applyreadingtechniquesskillfully

B、jumpfromonenewspapertoanother

C、appreciatethevarietyofanewspaper

D、usuallyreadanewspaperselectively

標準答案：D

知識點解析：根據文中第三句"nevercompletely,neverstraightthrough,butalways

byjumpingfromheretothere,inandout,glancingatonepisce,readinganotherarticle

allthewaythrough,readingjustafewparagraphsofthenext”,可知讀者讀報紙時都

是很有選擇性的。故選D。

4、Agoodnewspaperoffers"avariety"toreadersbecause.

A、ittriestoserx'edifferentreaders

B、ithastocoverthingsthathappeninacertainlocality

C、readersaredifficulttoplease

D、readersliketoreaddifferentnewspapers

標準答案：A

知識點解析：根據文H1"Agoodmodernncwspapcroffcrsavarietytoattractmany

differentreaders,butfarmorethananyonereaderisinterestedin,\故選A。

5、Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A、TheImportanceofNewspaperTopicality

B、TheCharacteristicsofagoodNewspaper

C、TheVarietyofaGoodNewspaper

D、SomeSuggestiononHov/toReadaNewspaper

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據文章中心句，即開頭第一句Agoodmodernnewspaperisan

extraordinarypieceofreading可得出B是正確答案。

Wehaverecentlyheardagreatdealaboutthebadeffectsofcomputersonoursocialand

economicinstitutions.Inindustry,computersmeanautomation,andautomationmeans

unemployment.TheUnitedStates,withitsextravagantinvestmentincomputers,is

plagued（使得災禍，煩惱）byunemploymentforunskilledworkers.Alreadycomputers

havebeguntodisplaceworkerswhosetasksaresimple.Thevarietyofjobs,formerly

doneonlybyhumans,thatthemachinecanperformmorerapidly,accurately,and

economically,increaseswitheachnewgenerationofcomputers.Ifwefollowthistrend.

saythepessimists（悲觀主義者），wearefacedwiththeprospectofmassunemployment

forallbutahandfulofhighlytrained,highlyintelligentprofessionals,whowillthenbe

moreinfluentialandoverworkedthantheyarenow.Onlyrecentlyadistinguished

Englishphysicislpredictedihalwilhiniwenlyyearselectronicengineersmighlhavelo

becomeconscientiousobjectorsinordertor）revent〔hesemachinesfromwreckingout（使

遭難，破壞）socialandeconomicinstitutions.Whatcanwedoaboutit?Itisfoolishto

dreamofreversinghistoiy.Wccannotpasslawsforbiddingtheadvancementofscience

andtechnology.Thecomputingmachinesarchere,andtheywillgrowbecauseengineers

wanttobuildthem,soldiersv/anttoenlisttheminnewweaponsystemsandpoliticians

wanttheirhelpintheprocessofgovernment.Inshort,theywillflourishbecausethey

enableustoaccomplishtasksthatcouldneverbeforehavebeenundertaken,nomatter

howmanyunskilledlaborerswemighthavesettowork.Coir.puterswillcontinueto

amplifyourintelligenceforjustthesamereasonthatenginescontinuetoamplifyour

muscles.Thequestionwemustaskisno〔whetherweshallhavecomputersornothave

comDulers、bulrather,sincewearegoinglohaveihem,howwecanmake【hemost

humaneandin⑹ligeniuseof【hem.

6、Theauthorinsiststhat.

A、computerswillcontinuetohavebadeffectsonoursocialandeconomicinstitutions

B、computerswillcontinuetocausemassunemployment

C、computerswillleadtoeconomiccontrols

D^computerswillcontinuetoflourish,butthereisnocauseforpessimism

標準答案：D

知識點解析：根據文中最后-一段"Thecomputingmachinesarehere,andtheywill

growbecauseengineerswanttobuildthem,soldierswanttoenlisttheminnewweapon

systemsandpoliticianswanttheirhelpintheprocessofgovernment'',可知D為正確答

案。

7、Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingbestcharacterizestheauthor's

attitudetowardsthecomputer?

A、Extremelypessimistic.

B、Cautiouslyoptimistic.

C、Extremelyoptimistic.

D、Cautiouslypessimistic.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：文章最后一段第五句"Inshort,theywillflourishbecausetheyenableus

toaccomplishtasksthatcouldneverbeforehavebeenundertaken,\故選C。

8、Theauthorsuggests（hatcomputerswillcontinuetogrowandflourish

because.

A、itisfoolishandimpossibletoreversehistory

B、nolawscanforbidtheadvancementofscienceandtechnology

C、enginesamplifyourmuscles

theycanheandhavebeenputtogooduse

標準答案：D

知識點解析:根據文中最后一段“Computerswillcontinuetoamplifyourintelligence

forjustthesamereasonthatenginescontinuetoamplifyourmuscles”，故選D。

9、Themainideaofthelastparagraphis.

A^（hatcomputersaremisleading

B、thatcomputershavecausedindustrialstrife

C、thatweareabletobuildbiggerandfastercomputers

D^thatwecanmakethemosthumaneandintelligentuseofcomputers

標準答案：D-

知識點解析；由文章最后一句話“butrather,sincewearegoingtohavethem>how

wccanmakethemosthumaneandintelligentuseofthem”，故選Do

10^"Conscientiousobjectors"inthefirstparagraphiscloses:inmeaningto.

A、peoplewhorefusetodosomethingformoralreasons

B、objectsinthemindsoftheengineers

C、pessimistswhofindthewholesituationhopeless

D、machinesthatcanpreventcomputersfromruiningus

標準答案：A

知識點解析：首先conscientiousobjector的字面意思是“正直的個體“：再根據第一

段最后一句話“electronicengineersmighthavetobecomeconscientiousobjectorsin

ordertopreventthcsemachinesfromwreckingout（使遭難，破壞）socialandeconomic

institutions”,所提示的語境故選A。

Crimeinthecitieshashadmorepublicity（宣揚）thancrimeinthesuburbs,butinrecent

yearsmanyofthesuburbshavefoundtheircrimeratesincreasingfasterthanthoseofthe

cities.OnecrimepreventionaidistheNeighborhoodWatchProgramstartedfiveyears

agoandissponsoredbytheNationalSheriffs'（司法長官）Association.Theaimistoget

peopletowatchoutfortheirneighbors.Theyareaskedtobealertforanyunusual

activity,suchasstrangerswhomaybebringingthingsoutofahousetoanunfamiliar

wailingvehicle.Vandalism（破壞行為）isalsoatargetoftheprogram.Childrenaremuch

lesslikelytorunaroundwithspray（口貢水）cansifIhcyknowthatneighborsarcalertand

thattheywillprobablybecaught.Theprogramshouldfitthespecificneighborhoodand

bedonewiththeknowledgeandcooperationofthesheriffsofficeandthepolice

department.Sofar,2,300programshavebeensetupwithalleastoneineverystateinthe

Union.Insomecases,neighborhoodblockclubshavebeenestablished（ogive

instructions.ANationalNeighborhoodWatchProgramhasbeensetup.includingone

andonehalftosevenmillioncitizensatafederalgovernmentcostof5centsto22cents

perperson.Thenationalofficesuppliessheriffsandlocalofficedepartmentswith

programmaterials,crimepreventionliterature,andideasonmakinghomesmoresecure.

Statisticsshowthatthissystemworksandisworkingbetterallthetime.

11、Whichofthefollowingis（rueaccordingto（hepassage?

A、1herehasbeenasmuchcrimeinthecitiesasinthesuburbs.

B、Crimeincreasesatthesameraleinboththecitiesand（hesuburbs.

C、Crimeratesincreaseslowerinthecitiesthaninthesuburbs.

D、Therehasbeenmorecrimeinthecitiesthaninthesuburbs.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：根據文章第一段中…manyofthcsuburbshavefoundtheircrimerates

increasingfasterthan（hoseofthecities.可知C為正確答案。注意C項只是換了一種

說法而己，與第一段所述同義。

12、WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisnotaffectedbytheNeighborhoodWatch

Program?

A、Neighborsquarrelwitheachother.

B、Strangerslakethingsoutofahouse.

C、Childrenruneverywherewithspraycans.

D、Vandalswalkaroundtheneighborhood.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：根據文章第二段中“Theyarcaskedtobcalertfbranyunusualactivity,

suchasstrangerswhomayhebringingthingsoutofahousetoanunfamiliarwaiting

vehicle.Vandalism（破壞行為）isalsoatargetoftheprogram.Childrenaremuchless

likelytorunaroundwithspray（l噴水）cansiflheyknowthatneighborsarealertandthat

theywillprobablybecaught”都可找到B、C、D所述內容,故只有A未提及,所以

選A。

13>WhatisthepurposeoftheNeighborhoodWatchProgram?

A^Toreplacethesheriffsandpoliceman'sduties.

B、Togetthepeopleunitedtogethersotheycanbecomebetterfriends.

C、Tomakepeoplelesssuspiciousoftheirneighbors.

Todecreasetheneighborhoodcrimerate.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：根據文章第二段第一句話OnecrimepreventionaidistheNeighborhood

WatchProgramstartcdfiveyearsago很明顯可得出答案選D。

14、Howfarhastheprogramgone?

A、ThefederalgovernmentassistsinfinancinganationalNeighborhoodWatch

Program.

B、Manythousandsofneighborhoodshaveorganizedthem.

C、Itcostthegovernmentbetween22and25centsperperson.

D^Somestateshavenotbecomeinvolvedyet.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：根據文章第二段中OnecrirnepreventionaidistheNeighborhoodWatch

ProgramstartedfiveyearsagoandissponsoredbytheNationalSheri抵'（司法長

官）Association,故選A。

15、ThenationalofficecontributesalottoNeighborhoodWatchProgram,includingall

(hefollowingactionsexcept.

A、providingprogrammaterialstolocalofficedepartments

B、supplyingcrimepreventionliterature

C、spreadingpreventiveideasinordertomakeneighborhoodmoresecure

D^settingupclubstogiveinstructions

標準答案：D

知識點解析：根據文章倒數第二句話Thenationalofficesuppliessheriffsandlocal

officedepartmentswithprogrammaterials,crimepreventionliterature,andideason

makinghomesmoresecure,故選D。

ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeisestimatedtohavebeenabout

fivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanative

language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,

AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundinthese

areas,thereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguage,aswellas

variouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Itis

virtuallyimpossibletoestimate(henumberofpeoplein(heuorldwhohaveacquiredan

adequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.Thepurpose

fbrwhichEnglishislearnedandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplaceareso

varied(hatitisdifficulttodefineandstillmoredifficulttoassesswhatconstitutesan

adetpialeworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.Themainreasonfbrthewidespread

demandforEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besidesserving

theinfiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofthe

importantworksinscience,technology,andotherfieldsarebeingproduced,andnot

alwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorologicaland

airportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthedisseminationofinformation

overtheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.Iticalanguageofwider

communicationforanumberofdevelopingcouniries,especiallyformerBritishcolonies.

Manyof【hesecounirieshavemulli-lingualDODulaiionsandneedalanguageforinternal

communicationinsuchmailersasgovernment,commerce、industryJawandeducalion

aswellasforinlemalionalcommunicationandforaccessloihescientificand

technoloqicaldevelopmentsiniheWest.

16、Whatwouldbeanappropriatetitlefbrthisselection?

A、TheDifficultiesofLearningEnglish.

B、InternalCommunications.

C、TheStandardVarietiesofEnglish.

D^EnglishasaWorldLanguage.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：全文都在講英語作為世界語言及其原因，以及講英語的人口數量的不

斷增加等，都表明了D為正確選項。

17、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A^Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveanadequatev/orkingknowledgeof

English.

B、Therearcsome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworld.

C、Itisalmostimp