1、紅南專升本公共英語模擬考試（5.10）您的姓名： 填空題 *_Part I Reading Comprehension(2*20 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B,C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and mark the cor

2、responding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage One Wyatt Baldwin has been playing rock, paper, scissors since he was a kid. The game helped him settle disagreements with his three older sisters. I never got the chance to pick what we watched on TV until learned the sport of rock. paper. scissors. he

3、says. Baldwin is president of the World Rock Paper Scissors Association. He has played in and hosted competitions all around the globe. He once had a 43-game winning streak. What is the secret to his success? Look for patterns in either your opponents moves or behavior, he says. As all serious rock,

4、 paper, scissors layers know, there more to the game than luck. People have been playing rock, paper, scissors for about 2,000 years. It is played everywhere. Some cultures use different hand symbols. but the idea is the same. You and an opponent each throw one or three hand symbols.You win lose, or

5、 tie (不分勝負) . Many people think the game is all luck. It seems that your chances of winning and losing are about the same, but the outcome of the game is not random. Thats because human behavior random. There are patterns in how people make decisions. A study at Zhejiang University, in China, looked

6、 at how people play rock, paper, scissors. It followed 360 students in a competition. Researchers found two key patterns. Winners tended to repeat their winning hand symbols. Losers tended to go from rock to paper to scissors. Knowing the psychology of the game is not a sure ticket to winning, but i

7、t can help. Ken Watson is one of the worlds best rock, paper, scissors players. He says winning takes skill. You have to size up our opponent. Luck and chance play a part. but you have to be prepared and have a strategy. he says. Part of my strategy is being confident,” According to Baldwin,practice

8、, practice, practice is the key to success. You can try practicing yourself in front of a mirror, he says. But for me, that always ended up in a tic.1. The support of rock, paper, scissors enabled little Wyatt Baldwin to_ 單選題 *A. Cut paper with ScissorB. Reach an agreement with his sisters 【正確答案】C.L

9、earn the sports on TVD. Produce I V shows with his sisters.2. What is the key to Baldwins success in the game? 單選題 *A. Praying for good luck.B. Imitating his rivals moves.C. Figuring out his rivals patterns 【正確答案】D. Making friends with his opponent3. What can we learn about the game from Para.3? 單選題

10、 *A. The idea of the game varies from culture lo culture.B. The chances of winning or losing the game are always equal.C. Different cultures use similar hand symbols to play the game.D. The decision-making patterns affect the outcome of the game 【正確答案】4. The study at Zhejiang University found that_

11、單選題 *A. losers were likely to throw the hand symbol of paper.B. Losers were likely to throw the hand symbol of scissors.C. winners were likely to ignore their opponents completelyD. winners were likely to repeat their winning hand symbols 【正確答案】5. What is Ken Watsons view on the game? 單選題 *A. Being

12、relaxed is a sure ticket to winning.B. Being confident can increase the chance to win 【正確答案】C. Your chance of winning wholly depends on luckD. Your chance of winning relates to the size of your opponentPassage Two Imagine walking through someones apartment. The rooms are almost empty, and the only p

13、iece of furniture is simple and folded sofa. There are no decorative objects lying around -just the essentials.You open the closet to find you can count the number of clothing items inside on one hand. The space seems more like prison cell than a home and you may think the resident cannot afford to

14、buy more things fill the apartment with. It turns out that that the apartments owner is a minimalist who chooses to limit his number of belongings. Minimizing goes against consumer society by dramatically reducing possessions. Minimalists follow this philosophy to varying degrees, but they generally

15、 claim that cutting back on excess stuff leads to a more fulfilling life. With fewer possessions, they do not have to spend as much time cleaning, thinking about what they minimizing, or trying to keep up with the latest trends. Minimalists say this frees up their time for things meaningful, such as

16、 exercising, traveling, and being with loved ones Extreme minimalism is not for everyone, but a mild form of it has given in popularity recently, thanks to Marie Kondos best selling book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tiding Up. Kondo has become distinguished for her tiding Skills,which she developed n

17、aturally one of her main belongings is that one should only own things that one truly loves. It can be unpleasant to part with belongings, but Kondos methods have helped minimalists remove useless things. Her technique for making space is to go through things by category, starting with clothing, the

18、n books, papers, tiny objects, and finally, memorable items. She instructs her followers to touch each object they own and keep only those that spark joy. promising that this will lead to domestic happiness Kondo stresses that it is not about throwing things away, but about finding the things you wa

19、nt to remain with a balance between personal joy and possessions. Even if you are not ready to become a minimalist,you may want to consider reducing the number of things you own for it seems that letting go of things can truly make room for happiness.6. Paragraph 1 describes a person who probably_ 單

20、選題 *A. Loves decorative objectsB. cannot afford the essentialsC. chooses to live a simple life 【正確答案】D. has a passion for counting his clothes7. What does minimalist go against? 單選題 *A. Reducing possessions.B. Living a more fulfilling life.C. Limiting the number of belongings.D. Buying more things t

21、han necessary. 【正確答案】8. If people adopt the minimalist lifestyle, they will_ 單選題 *A. have a passion for cleaningB. keep up with the latest trends.C. think about what the are missingD. have more time for meaningful things 【正確答案】9. The mild form of minimalism becomes popular because of Kondo s _ 單選題 *

22、A. too-selling book 【正確答案】B. writing styleC. personal habits.D. cleaning skills10. According to the last paragraph, what is the real meaning of minimalism? 單選題 *A. Finding the right balance between belongings and joy 【正確答案】B. Placing your possessions before your personal happiness.C. Throwing away a

23、s many personal belongings as possibleD. Buying a lot more things to follow the latest fashion trendPassage Three For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain said Roman philosopher Seneca. Now scientists are it to someone else.While we teach, we

24、learn,bringing this ancient wisdom up-to-date. Theyre documenting why teaching is such a fruitful way to learn, and designing innovative ways for young people to engage in instruction. Researchers have found that students who sign up to tutor others work harder to understand the material, recall it

25、more accurately and apply it more effectively. Student teachers score higher on tests than pupils whore learning only for their own sake. But how can children, still learning themselves, teach others? One answer; They can tutor younger kids. Some studies have found that first-born children are more

26、intelligent than their later-born siblings (兄弟姐 妹)This suggests their higher IQs result from the time they spend teaching their siblings. Now educators are experimenting with ways to apply this model to academic subjects. They engage college undergraduates to teach computer science to high school st

27、udents, who in turn instruct middle school students on the topic. But the most cutting-edge tool under development is the teachable agent a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world pupil. Computer scientists have created an animated (slit) fi

28、gure called Bettys Brain, who has been taught about environmental science by hundreds of middle school students. Student teachers are motivated to help Betty master certain materials. While preparing to teach, they organize their knowledge and improve their own understanding. And as they explain the

29、 information to it, they identify problems in their own thinking. Feedback from the teachable agents further enhances the tutors learning. The agents questions compel student tutors to think and explain the materials in different ways, and watching the agent solve problems allows them to see their k

30、nowledge put into action. Above all, its the emotions one experiences in teaching that facilitate learning. Student tutors feel upset when their teachable agents fail, but happy when these virtual pupils succeed as they derive pride and satisfaction from someone elses accomplishment.11.What are rese

31、archers rediscovering through their studies? ( ) 單選題 *A. Senecas thinking is still applicable today. 【正確答案】B. Better learners will become better teachers.C. Human intelligence tends to grow with age.D. Philosophical thinking improves instruction.12. What do we learn about Bettys Brain? ( ) 單選題 *A. I

32、t is a character in a popular animation.B. It is a teaching tool under development. 【正確答案】C. It is a cutting-edge app in digital games.D. It is a tutor for computer science students.13. How does teaching others benefit student tutors? ( ) 單選題 *A. It makes them aware of what they are strong at.B. It

33、motivates them to try novel ways of teaching.C. It helps them learn their academic subjects better. 【正確答案】D. It enables them to better understand their teachers.14. What do students do to teach their teachable agents? ( ) 單選題 *A. They motivate them to think independently.B. They ask them to design t

34、heir own questions.C. They encourage them to give prompt feedback.D. They use various ways to explain the materials. 【正確答案】15. What is the key factor that eases student tutors learning? ( ) 單選題 *A. Their sense of responsibility.B.The learning strategy acquired. 【正確答案】C.Their emotional involvement.D.

35、The teaching experience gained.Passage Four A new batch of young women-members of the so-called Millennial (千禧的) generation-has been entering the workforce for the past decade. At the starting line of their careers, they are better educated than their mothers and grandmothers had been-or than their

36、young male counterparts are now. But when they look ahead, they see roadblocks to their success. They believe that women are paid less than men for doing the same job. They think its easier for men to get top executive jobs than it is for them. And they assume that if and when they have children, it

37、 will be even harder for them to advance in theircareers. While the public sees greater workplace equality between men and women now than it did 20 -30 years ago, most believe more change is needed. Among Millennial women, 75% say this country needs to continue making changes to achieve gender equal

38、ity in the workplace, compared with 57% of Millennial men. Even so, relatively few young women ( 15% ) say they have been discriminated against at work because of their gender. As Millennial women come of age they share many of the same views and values about work as their male counterparts. They wa

39、nt jobs that provide security and flexibility, and they place relatively little importance on high pay. At the same time, however, young working women are less likely than men to aim at top management jobs: 34% say theyre not interested in becoming a boss or top manager; only 24% of young men say th

40、e same. The gender gap on this question is even wider among working adults in their 30s and 40s, when many women face the trade-offs that go with work and motherhood. These findings are based on a new Pew Research Center survey of 2,002 adults, including 810 Millennials (ages 18 -32) , conducted Oct

41、. 7-27, 2013. The survey finds that, in spite of the dramatic gains women have made in educational attainment and labor force participation in recent decades, young women view this as a mans world just as middle-aged and older women do.16. What do we learn from the first paragraph about Millennial w

42、omen starting their careers? 單選題 *A. They can get ahead only by striving harder.B. They expect to succeed just like Millennial men.C. They are generally quite optimistic about their future.D. They are better educated than their male counterparts. 【正確答案】17. How do most Millennial women feel about the

43、ir treatment in the workplace? 單選題 *A. They are the target of discrimination.B. They find it satisfactory on the whole.C. They think it needs further improving. 【正確答案】D. They find their complaints ignored.18. What do Millennial women value most when coming of age? 單選題 *A. A sense of accomplishment.B

44、. Job stability and flexibility. 【正確答案】C. Rewards and promotions.D. Joy derived from work.19. What are women in their 30s and 40s concerned about? 單選題 *A. The welfare of their children.B. The narrowing of the gender gap.C. The fulfillment of their dreams in life.D. The balance between work and famil

45、y. 【正確答案】20. What conclusion can be drawn about Millennial women from the 2013 survey? 單選題 *A. They still view this world as one dominated by males. 【正確答案】B. They account for half the workforce in the job market.C. They see the world differently from older generations.D. They do better in work than

46、their male counterparts.Part Cloze (1*20 points)Directions: There are 20 blanks in thefollowing passage.For each blank there arefour choices marked A.B.C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Since our twins began lear

47、ning to walk, my wife and I have kept telling them that our sliding glass door is just a window. The 21 is obvious. If we 22 it is a door, theyllwant to go outside 23_. It will drive us crazy. The kids apparently know the 24 . But our insisting its 25 a window has kept them from 26millions of reques

48、ts to openthe door. I hate lying to the kids. One day theyll 27 and discover that everything theyve always known about windows is a 28 . I wonder if 29 should always tell the truth no matter the 30 I have a very strong 31 that the lie were telling is doing 32damage to our children. Windows and doors

49、 have 33 metaphorical (比喻) meanings. Im telling them they cant open what they absolutely know is a door. What if later in 34 they come to a metaphorical door, like an opportunity of some sort, and 35 opening the door and taking the opportunity, they just 36 it and wonder, What if it isnt a door? Tha

50、t is, What if it isnt a 37 opportunity? Maybe its an unreasonable fear. But the 38 is that I shouldnt lie to my kids. I should just 39 repeatedly having to say, No. We cant go outside now. Then when they come to other doors in life, be they real or metaphorical, they wont 40 to open them and walk th

51、rough.21. A. relief B. target C. reason D. case 單選題ABC 【正確答案】D22. A. admit B. believe C. mean D. realize 單選題A 【正確答案】BCD23. A. gradually B. constantly C. temporarily D. casually 單選題AB 【正確答案】CD24. A. result B. danger C. method D. truth 單選題ABCD 【正確答案】25. A. merely B. slightly C. hardly D. partly 單選題A 【

52、正確答案】BCD26. A. reviewing B. approving C. receiving D. attempting 單選題 *ABCD 【正確答案】27. A. win out B. give up C. wake up D. stand out 單選題ABC 【正確答案】D28. A. dream B. lie C. fantasy D. fact 單選題AB 【正確答案】CD29. A. parents B. twins C. colleagues D. teachers 單選題A 【正確答案】BCD30. A. restrictions B. explanations C.

53、 differences D. consequences 單選題ABCD 【正確答案】31. A. demand B. fear C. desire D. doubt 單選題AB 【正確答案】CD32. A. physical B. biological C. spiritual D. behavioral 單選題ABC 【正確答案】D33. A. traditional B. important C. double D. original 單選題AB 【正確答案】CD34. A. life B. time C. reply D. history 單選題A 【正確答案】BCD35. A. by

54、 comparison with B. in addition to C. regardless of D. instead of 單選題ABCD 【正確答案】36. A. get hold of B. stare at C. knock on D. make use of 單選題AB 【正確答案】CD37. A. real B. Typical C. similar D. limited 單選題A 【正確答案】BCD38. A. safety rule B. comfort zone C. bottom line D. top secret 單選題ABC 【正確答案】D39. A. dela

55、y B. regret C. enjoy D. accept 單選題ABCD 【正確答案】40. A. hurry B. decide C. hesitate D. intend 單選題 *ABC 【正確答案】DPart True or False (2*5points)Directions:For this part you are going to read a passage with 5 statements attached lo it. You are required to decide whether the statements are True or False.Mark

56、A (for TRUE) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; mark B(for FALSE)if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage. You should make yourjudgement and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was b

57、usy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hard

58、ly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him. not to do it but he didnt listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of l

59、ockup, he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him. It was New Years Day. Mr. Lang didnt go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and the came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were

60、 the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didnt think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen. I saw there werent any policemen outside, daddy, said the boy, so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.41.Mr. Lang was paid mu