專升本英語（閱讀理解）模擬試卷31

一、閱讀理解（本題共25題，每題1.0分，共25分。）

Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeach

coursewhichheattendsgiveshimacredit（學分）whichhemaycounttowardsadegree.

InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourses

eachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekfor

fifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfive

coursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryears

attendingtwosemesterseachyear.1（ispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthe

degreeoveralongerperiod.Ilisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenone

universityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasa

regularpractice.Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichis

recorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.All

thisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspileofthissomestudentsstill

findtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudent

organizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineis

usuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhois

thoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudent

court.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolvea

certainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityis

muchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.

1、Normallyastudentwouldatleastattendclasseseachweek.

A、36

B、12

C、20

D、15

標準答案：B

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

fifteenweeks；whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfive

coursesduringeachsemester,可知4x3=12,是其1周需上的最少的課數，故選B。

2、AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed.

A、toliveinadifferentuniversity

B、totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

C、toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses

D、togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

標準答案：D

知識點解析：根據文章第一段中"11isalsopossiblefbrastudenttomovebetweenone

universityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasa

regularpractice,,?可知D為正確答案。

3、Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause.

A^(heiracademicperformancewillaffect(heirfuturecareers

B、theyarcheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs

C、theyhavetoobserveuniversitydiscipline

D、theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority

標準答案：A

知識點解析；根據文章第一段第一句話“Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentis

givenagrade?whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowto

prospectiveemployers"，可知A為正確答案。

4、Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobably

because.

A^(heyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudy

B、theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversity

C、suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs

D^suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid

標準答案：C

知識點解析：根據文章最后一句話“Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsof

authorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer”,可知C

為正確答案。

5、Thestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein.

A、dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity

B、ensuringthat(hestudentsobserveuniversityregulations

C、evaluatingstudents'performancebybringingthembeforeacourt

D、keepingupthestudents'enthusiasmIbrsocialactivities

標準答案：B

知識點解析：文章最后一段中“Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusually

performedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities“，可知B為正確答案。

Thephysicistinvestigatingtherelationshipbetweentimeandspace,thechemist

exploringthepropertiesofanewsubstance,thebiologistprobingthemysteriesofthe

continuityoflife,andtheanthropologist(人類學家)searchingforhumanoriginssharea

commonirait(特征),curiosity.Notthatnon-scientistsarenotcurious;mostpeople

possessthischaracteristic.Thescientist,however,usesaspecificmethodtomake

researchesintotheseenigmaticproblems—thescientificmethod.Unfortunately,science

anditsmethodaremisunderstood.Themultiplicationofourknowledgeinmedicineand

technologyhasledtotheideathatsciencecancureallandexplainallantithatonly

enoughtime,moneyandintelligenceareneeded.Intruth,sciencecannotprovideall

answers.Infact,manyphenomenaarenotevensubjecttoscientificexplanations.On【he

othersideofthecoin,sciencehasbeenattackedasacauseofmostcontemporary

problems.Ilissaidloberesponsibleforihedepersonalizatiori（使失去個性）o「lhe

individual,forstripping（奪去）creativityfromhumanbehavior,andforcreatingmassive

【hreats2【hespeciesihreugh【hedcveloDmcnlofnuclearpower,inseciicidcs.and

Dollulingmachinery.Ifweanalyze【hesiluationwecanseeihalitwasnotiheoriginal

iniemof（hepeoplewhodevelopedcompulerslodebasehumankind,norwasmass

productionproposedasamelhodlocrushcrealivily.Itiswhatsociety,policymakers

especially,doeswithscientificachievementsthatmakesthemsocialorantisocial.There

isnothinginherentlygoodorbadaboutscience.

6、Whichofthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A、Scientistsandtheircuriosity.

B、Scienceandscientificmethod.

C、Understandingsofscience.

D^Misunderstandingsofscience.

標準答案：D

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

misunderstood”，故選D。

7^ThelastsentenceofPara.2couldbeexplainedaswhichofthefollowing?

A、Manyphenomenacanbesubjectsofscientificexplanations.

B、Manyphenomenacanfindanswersinscientificexplanations.

C^Scientificexplanationscannotprovideanswerstomanyphenomena.

D^Scientificexplanationsarenotrelatedtomanyphenomena.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：根據文章第二段最比一句"Intruth,sciencecannotprovideall

answers.Infact,manyphcnomcnaarcnotevensubjecttoscicntificcxplanations,“可

知C項句子與其相對應，故選C。

8、Theexpression"todebasehumankind"inPara.3couldbeexplainedas.

A^（oprovidebasetohumankind

B、toreducethevalueofhumankind

C、togetridofhumankind

D^tocompetewithhumankind

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據文章第三段中“Ifweanalyzethesituationwecanseethatitwasnot

（heoriginalintentofthepeoplewhodevelopedcomputerstodebasehumankind,norwas

massproductionproposedasamethodtocrushcreativity”,其中debase意為“降低...

的價值；敗壞……的名譽”。可知B為正確答案。

9、Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingwillbeacceptedbythe

author?

A^Scienceisthecauseofmodernproblems.

知識點解析：根據第一段最后一句"There'sevenaprohibitionagainstadmittingwe

needsleep."Nobodywantstobecaughtnappingorfoundasleepatwork.Toquotea

proverb：4<Somesleepfivehours?naturerequiresseven,lazinessnineandwickedness

eleven"，可知A正確。B、C、D語氣太重了。

12>Theresearchdoneby(heDementCommissionshowsthatAmericans.

A、don,tliketonaps

B、areterriblyworriedabouttheirnationaldebt

C、sleeplessthanisgoodforthem

D、havecausedmanyindustrialandtrafficaccidents

標準答案；C

知識點解析:根據第四段中Sleeping15minutesto2hoursintheearlyafternooncan

reducestressandmakeusrefreshed,可知美國人睡得很少，這比我們正常所需的睡

眠時間要少，咐我們身體不好。故C正確。

Thepurposeofthisarticleisto.

A、warnusofthewickednessofnapping

B、explainthedangerofsleepiness

C、discussthesideeffectsofnapping

D、convincethereaderofthenecessityofnapping

標準答案：D

知識點解析：根據第四段最后一句話Sleeping15minutesto2hoursintheearly

afternooncanreducestressandmakeusrefreshed.Clearly,Wewereborntonap.可

知此文是為了向大家證明“午睡”對人們的身體和日常生活是有好處的，很有必要。

D正確。

14、The"Americansleepdebt"(LineI,Para.3)istheresultof.

A、thetraditionalmisconceptiontheAmericanshaveaboutsleep

B、thenewsleeppolicyofClintonAdministration

C^therapiddevelopmentofAmericanindustry

D、theAmericans,worryaboutthedangerofsleepiness

標準答案：A

知識點解析：、根據文章第二、三段可知A正確。

15、Thesecondsentenceofthelastparagraphtellsusthatitis.

A^preferabletohaveasoundsleepbeforeanightshift

B、goodpracticetoeatsomethinglightbeforewegotobed

C、essentialtomakeupforlostsleep

D、naturaltotakeanapwheneverwefeeltheneedforit

標準答案：D

知以點解析：根據文章最后一段第二句話Rather,wc^snack^onsleep,whenever,

whereverandatwhatevertimewefeellikeit.可知D正確。

Thephysicistinvestigatingiherelationshipbetweentimeandspace,thechemist

exploringthepropertiesofanewsubstance,thebiologistprobingthemysteriesofthe

continuityoflife,andtheanthropologist（人類學家）searchingforhumanoriginssharea

commontrait,curiosity.Not（hatnon-scientistsarenotcurious;mostpeoplepossessthis

characteristic.Thescientist,however,usesaspecificmethodtomakeresearchesinto

theseenigmaticproblems—thescientificmethod.Unfortunately,scienceanditsmethod

aremisunderstood.Themultiplicationofourknowledgeinmedicineandtechnologyhas

ledtotheideathatsciencecancureallandexplainallandthatonlyenoughtime,money

andintelligencearcneeded.Intruth,sciencecannotprovideallanswers.Infact,many

phenomenaarenotevensubjecttoscientificexplanations.Ontheothersideofthecoin,

sciencehasbeenattackedasacauseofmostcontemporaryproblems.Itissaidtobe

responsibleforthedepersonalization（使失去個性）of（heindividual,forstripping（奪去）

creativityfromhumanbehavior,andforcreatingmassivethreatstothespeciesthrough

thedevelopmentofnuclearpower,insecticides,andpollutingmachinery.Ifweanalyze

thesituationwecanseethatitwasnottheoriginalintentofthepeoplewhodeveloped

computerstodebasehumankind,norwasmassproductionproposedasamethodtocrush

creativity.Itiswhatsociety,policymakersespecially,doeswithscientificachievements

thatmakesthemsocialorantisocial.Thereisnothinginherentlygoodorbadabout

science.

16、Whichofthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A^Scientistsand（heircuriosity.

B、Scienceandscientificmethod.

C、Understandingsofscience.

D、Misunderstandingsofscience.

標準答案：D

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

misunderstood'',故選D。

17、ThelastsentenceofPara.2couldbeexplainedaswhichofthefollowing?

A^Manyphenomenacanbesubjectsofscientificexplanations.

B、Manyphenomenacanfindanswersinscientificexplanations.

C、Scientificexplanationscannotprovideanswerstomanyphenomena.

D、Scientificexplanationsarenotrelatedtomanyphenomena.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：根據文章第二段最后一句"Intruth,sciencecannotprovideall

answers.Infact,manyphenomenaarenotevensubjecttoscientificexplanations?”可

知C項句子與其相對?應，故選C。

18、Theexpression"todebasehumankind"inPara.3couldbeexplainedas.

A、toprovidebasetohumankind

B、toreducethevalueofhumankind

C^togetridofhumankind

D、tocompetewithhumankind

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據文章第三段中，文weanalyzethesituationwecanseethatitwasnot

theoriginalintentofthepeoplewhodevelopedcomputerstodebasehumankind,nor

Wasmassproductionproposedasamethodtocrushcreativity”,其中debase意為“降

低……的價值；敗壞……的名譽，可知B為正確答案。’

19、According(o(helastparagraph,whichofthefollowingwillbeacceptedby(he

author?

A、Scienceisthecauseofmodernproblems.

B、Scienceitselfisneithergoodnorbad.

C、Scienceleadstoenvironmentalpollution.

D、Sciencecausesmanyantisocialacts.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據文章最后一句話“Itiswhatsociety,policymakersespecially,docs

withscientificachievementsthatmakesthemsocialorantisocial.Thereisnothing

inherentlygoodorbadaboutscience"，可知B為正確答案。

20、Intheexpression"OntheothersideofthecoininPara.3thecoinisusedtorefer

to.

A^themisunderstandingscience

B、thescientificexplanation

C^themoneyneededinscientificresearch

D、thecuriosityofscientistsandnon-scicntists

標準答案：A

知識點解析：根據“ontheothersideofthecoin”上下文可知，講的是科學的另一方

面(不好的方面)，可知A為正確答案。

Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreesofhealth

andwealthandtheothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,theotherbecomes

miserable.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,and

events,andtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Thepeoplewhoaretobehappyfix

theirattentionontheconveniencesofthings,thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewell-

prepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewines,andthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthe

cheerfultilings.Thosewhoarctobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyofthecontrarythings.

Therefore,theyarccontinuallydiscontented.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasuresof

society,offendmanypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturn

ofmindwerefoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.

Thetendencytocriticizeandbedisgustedisperhapstakenuporiginallybyimitation.1(

growsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybe

curedwhenthosewhohavei(areconvincedofitsbadeffectson(heirinterestsandtastes.

Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.

Althoughinfaclilischieflyanaclof(heimagination,ithasseriousconsequencesinlife、

sinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers,nobody

lovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessand

respect,andscarcelythat.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawstheminto

arguments.If(heyaima(obtainingsomeadvantageinrankorfonune,nobodywishes

themsuccess.Norwillanyonespeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringon

themselvespublicdisapproval,noonewilldefendorexcusethem.Thesepeopleshould

changethisbadhabit.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwith

them.

21、Peoplewhoaretobeunhappy.

A、alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothers

B、arcusuallyinfluencedbytheresultsofcertainthings

C、candiscovertheunpleasantpartofcertainthings

D、usuallyhaveafault-findinghabit

標準答案：D

知識點解析：由題干關鍵詞unh叩py定位到第二段第三句Thosewhoaretobe

unhappythinkandspeakonlyofthecontrarythings.可知，不快樂的人的表現是，他

們總是看到或關注事物的負面，愛挑毛病。因此選項D