專升本英語（閱讀）模擬試卷123

一、閱讀理解（本題共25題，每題7.0分，共25分。）

Itseemsclearthatliteraturehasbecomemoreandmoreafemaleactivity.Inbookstores,

atconferencesorpublicreadingsbywriters,andeveninuniversitydepartments

dedicatedtothehumanities,thewomenclearlyoutnumberthemen.Theexplanation

traditionallygivenisthatmiddle-classwomenreadmorebecausetheyworkfewerhours

thanmen,andsomanyofthemfeelthattheycanjustifymoreeasilythanmenthetime

thattheydevotetofantasyandillusion.Iamsomewhatallergictoexplanationsthat

dividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattributetoeachsexitscharacteristic

virtuesandshortcomings;butthereisnodoubtthattherearefewerandfewerreadersof

literature,andthatamongthesavingremnant（乘馀）ofreaderswomenpredominate.This

isthecasealmosteverywhere.InSpain,forexample,arecentsurveyorganizedbythe

GeneralSocietyofSpanishWritersrevealedthathalfofthatcountry'spopulationhas

neverreadabook.Thesurveyalsorevealedthatintheminoritythatdoesread,the

numberofwomenwhoadmittedtoreadingsurpassesthenumberofmenby6.2percent,

adifferencethatappearstobeincreasing.Iamhappyforthesewomen,butIfeelsorry

forthesemen,andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecidednot

toread.Theyearnmypitynotonlybecausetheyareunawareofthepleasurethattheyare

missing,butalsobecauseIamconvincedthatasocietywithoutliterature,orasocietyin

whichliteraturehasbeenrelegated—likesomehiddenvice—tothemarginsofsocialand

personallife,isasocietycondemnedtobecomespirituallybarbaric,andevento

jeopardize（破壞）itsfreedom.Iwishtoofferafewargumentsagainsttheideaof

literatureasaluxurypastime,andinfavorofviewingitasoneofthemostprimaryand

necessaryundertakingsofthemind,anirreplaceableactivityfortheformationofcitizens

inamodernanddemocraticsociety,asocietyoffreeindividuals.

1、Accordingtothepassage,which01thefollowingstatementistrue?

A、Womenreadlessthanmen.

B、Readingbecomesmoreandmorefemale-centered.

C、Mostliteratureaimsatwomen.

D、Women'scharacteristicsleadtotheirhobbyofreading.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據(jù)第一段第一句"Itseemsclearthatliteraturehasbecomemoreand

moreafemaleactivity.”可知，B項正確。A項與原文意思相反，根據(jù)第一段第三

/J"...middle—classwomenreadmorebecause.可知，應(yīng)把“more”換〃戈“fewer"；C

項屬無中生有；D項有一定迷惑性，但characteristics一詞用得過于寬泛，文中也

沒有直接的信息可以推斷出是女人們的性格導(dǎo)致了她們讀書的喜好。

2、Theauthorconsidersiraditionalexplanation.

A、logical

notconvincing

C^notinteresting

D、totallytrue

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由題干關(guān)健詞“explanation”定位至第一段第四句"Iamsomewhat

allergictoexplanationsthatdividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattributeto

eachsexitscharacteristicvirtuesandshortcomings…”由此可見，作者不相信傳統(tǒng)的解

釋，即認為傳統(tǒng)解釋沒有說服力，故選B。

3、TheauthorcitestheexampleofSpaininorderto.

A、explainthereasonswhyliteratureismoreafemaleactivity

B、showwomenalwaysdevotethetimetofantasyandillusion

C、illustratethephenomenonthatliteratureismoreafemaleactivityexistinginnearly

everycountry

D、showhowilliteratetheSpanishpeopleare

標準答案：C

知識點解析：由題干關(guān)鍵詞"Spain”定位至第二段前兩句"Thisisthecasealmost

everywhere.”這里的thecase即指第一段第一句的內(nèi)容，因而選C項。A項具有一

定的迷惑性，但是表述沒有C項全面；B項雖然在文中都有提及，但是和題干關(guān)系

不大；D項更非作者本意，故排除。

4、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepeoplewhodon'tread?

A、Pitiful.

B、Angry.

C^Agreeable.

D、Allergic.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：由題干關(guān)鍵詞"whodon,tread”定位至第二段最后一句“…Ifeelsorry

forthesemen，andfbrthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecided

nottoread.”答案在第一段。其中“sorry”和“pitiful”意思相近，故選A。D指的是作

者反感的是將男女生硬地區(qū)分對待的解釋，不合題意；B、C和這句話中所透露的

作者的態(tài)度相差太遠，故排除。

5^ItcanbeinferredfromPara.3that.

A、asocietywhichlacksliteratureisanidealsociety

B、ifasocietylacksliterature,thefreedomcannotbeguaranteed

C^literatureisaluxurypastime

D^literatureisnotanecessityinademocraticsociety

標準答案：B

知識點解析：本題就第三段進行提問。由該段中”...isasocietycondemned...to

jeopardizeitsfreedom”可判斷，B是正確的。A不符合事實；由該段倒數(shù)第二行“as

oneofthemost…mind”可知，讀書是一種基本需求，而不是奢侈的娛樂，故排除

C；由該段倒數(shù)第一、二行“…anirreplaceableactivity...democraticsociety”可知，文

學(xué)對于民主社會來說是必需的，故排除D。

Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseea

dayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.

Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwill

remainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.Themotorcarwill

undoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,

andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthe

futureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.Regardlessofitspower

source,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion.

Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.Whentheauto

entersthehighwaysystem,aretractable（可伸縮的）armwilldropfromtheautoand

makecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.

Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,and

controlofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorall

ofthecar'smovements.Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthis

destinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespace

forthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreeto

relaxandwaitforthebuzzerthatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatan

automatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe

1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.

6、Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe.

A、itspowersource

B、itsdrivingsystem

C、itsmonitoringsystem

D、itsseatingcapacity

標準答案：C

知識點解析；通讀全文可知，未來汽車將在各個方面進行改進，但力度最大的應(yīng)該

是監(jiān)控系統(tǒng)，因此正確答案為C。

7、Whatistheauthor'smainconcern?

A、Howtorenderautomobilespollutionfree.

B、Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.

C、Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.

D、Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：從文章第三段第-一句：”...theautointhefuturewillstillbethemain

probleminurbantrafficcongestion”可知，作者主要關(guān)心的還是如何解決交通堵塞的

問題。因此選項C為正確答案。

8、Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?

A、Arail.

B>Anengine.

C^Aretractablearm.

D^Acomputercontroller.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：從文章第四段的敘述：“…andmakecontactwitharaiL..Onceattached

totherail...thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem…”可知，A為正

確答案。

9、Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodoisto.

A、keepintherightlane

waittoarriveathisdestination

C^keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter

D、informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone

標準答案：D

知識點解析：文章的最后一段表示“Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructions

abouthisdestinationintothesystem”（在計算機監(jiān)控系統(tǒng)卜，司機將通過電話告訴系

統(tǒng)自己的目的地）。故選D。

10,Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?

A、Enthusiastic.

B、Pessimistic.

C>Optimistic.

D、Cautious.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：通讀全文可以推斷，由于計算機監(jiān)控系統(tǒng)的使用，作者對汽車的前景

是持樂觀態(tài)度的。因此正確答案為C。

Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelongbeen

accusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyclassifiedasharmfulandfarmerstry

tokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.Farmerscanalsocallonthe

servicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.Huntingconsistsofpursuinga

foxacrossthecountryside,withagroupofspeciallytraineddogs,followedbymenand

womenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefoxtheykillitorahunter

shootsit.Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasasport;theywearaspecial

uniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousers,andfollowstrictcodesofbehavior.Butowning

ahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensive,somosthuntersarewealthy.Itisestimated

thatupto100,000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butoverthelastcoupleof

decadesthenumberofpeopleopposedtofoxhunting,becausetheythinkitisbrutal（殘

酷的）,hasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoffwithoutsomekindof

confrontationbetweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs（阻攔者）.Sometimestheseincidents

leadtoviolence,butmostlysaboteursinterferewiththehuntbymisleadingridersand

disturbingthetrailofthefox'ssmell,whichthedogsfollow.Noisyconfrontations

betweenhuntersandsaboteurshavebecomesocommonthattheyarealmostasmucha

partofhuntingasthepursuitoffoxesitself.Butthisyearsupportersoffoxhuntingfacea

muchbiggerthreattotheirsport.ALaborPartyMemberoftheParliament,MikeFoster,

istryingtogetParliamenttoapproveanewlaw,whichwillmakethehuntingofwild

animalswithdogsillegal.Ifthelawispassed,wildanimalslikefoxeswillbeprotected

underthebaninBritain.

11、RichpeopleinBritainhavebeenhuntingfoxes.

A、forrecreation

B、intheinterestsofthefarmers

C>tolimitthefoxpopulation

D、toshowoftheirwealth

標準答案：A

知識點解析：從文章第三段首句：“Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasa

sport”可以判斷，英國人獵狐是作為一種娛樂運動和消遣。因此答案為A。

12^WhatisspecialaboutfoxhuntinginBritain?

A、Itinvolvestheuseofadeadlypoison.

B、Itisacostlyeventthatrarelyoccurs.

C^Thehuntershavesetrulestofollow.

D、Thehuntershavetogothroughstricttraining.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：從文章第三段中：“…andfollowstrictcodesofbehavior…”可知，英國

人捕獵狐貍是有嚴格規(guī)定的，因此正確答案為C。文章第一段雖然提到“…or

poisoningthem”，但“下毒”不屬于獵狐的范疇，所以A不對。

13、Foxhuntingopponentsofteninterfereinthegame.

A、byresortingtoviolence

B、byconfusingthefoxhunters

C、bytakinglegalaction

D、bydemonstratingonthescene

標準答案：B

知識點解析：從文章第四段最后一句：”...interferewiththehuntbymisleadingriders

anddisturbingthetrailofthefox'ssmell”可知，反對狩獵者通過誤導(dǎo)獵狐人或破壞狐

貍留下的氣味來干擾打獵。因此正確答案為B。

14、AnewlawmaybepassedbytheBritishParliamentto.

A、prohibitfarmersfromhuntingfoxes

B、forbidhuntingwildanimalswithdogs

C、stophuntingfoxesinthecountryside

D、preventlarge-scalefoxhunting

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據(jù)文章最后一句：”…anewlawwhichwillmakehuntingofwild

animalswithdogsillegal”，說明法律禁止帶狗狩獵。故選B。

15、Ilcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A^killingfoxeswithpoisonisillegal

B、limitingthefoxpopulationisunnecessary

C、huntingfoxeswithdogsisconsideredcruelandviolent

D、fox-huntingoftenleadstoconfrontationbetweenthepoorandtherich

標準答案：C

知識點解析：文章倒數(shù)第二段敘述了帶狗狩獵被禁止的原因：“…becausetheythink

itisbrutal",可以判斷帶狗狩獵被認為是一種很殘酷的行為。因此正確答案為C。

Veniceissuchastrangecity.ItisbuiltonanItalianlagoonintheAdriaticSea.Ithas

canalsinsteadofroads,whichmeanstherearenocarsorbuses,notramsortrainsor

bicyclesrunningpastus.Bestofall,youcouldwalkorjumporplayhide-and-scckonits

cobbledstreetsoritscountlessbridgeswheneveryouchooseto.DailylifeinVenice

skimsoveritswaterways,especiallythesweepingdoublecurveoftheGrandCanaland

the180smallerwaterpassagesthatrunthroughthe118islandsthatmakeupthecity.For

generations,tinyboatyardshavebuilttheselopsidedboats,withonesidecurvingfurther

outwardsthantheother.Why?Tobalancetheweightoftheoarsmanattheendofths

boat.ThisItaliancityisknownforitsfestivals,especiallythepopularten-dayCarnivalin

April.Children,teenagersandadultsdressinspecialcostumes,unusualstockingsand

shoes,thendomasksbeforetheytakepartinthiscelebration.It*sdifficulttomakeout

whoisbehindeachmask,butit'seasytomakefriendsduringthisconstantpartyinthe

streets.Whatfun!Onotheroccasions,Venetianscelebratewitharegattaorboatrace.

ThecitylovestheVogalonga,onthefirstSundayofMay,bestofall.That'swhenanyone

whocanrowwithoarsiswelcometojointheotherboatsonthegreatGrandCanal,

especiallyinfancydress.Imaginethesight!Veniceisanunusualcity,butitisfacingan

unusualthreat.It'ssinking.Sinceit'sbuiltonalagoon,theweightofthecityonthesilt

beneathitthreatensitslife."Venicetodayissinkingthreetimesasfastasbefore,at

300mmpercentury,1'explainsanenvironmentalist.Wefeelsadaboutthethoughtthat

beautifulVenice,withitssplendidchurches,itscollectionsofartanditshappyspirit,

maybeburiedundertheseasomeday.MaythelionofSt.Mark,thesymbolofVenice,

neverfacethatday.

16、Thistextmainlytalksabout.

A、theboatsofVenice

avoyageinVenice

C、abriefintroductiontoVenice

D、thereasonofVenice'ssinking

標準答案：c-

知識點解析：通讀全文可知全篇都在講述和介紹威尼斯這個城市，故選C。

17、TheboarsinVenicearedesignedwithonesidecurvingfunheroutwardsthanthe

otherbecause.

A、theVenetianswantedtomakethemspecial

B、itwillbeeasiertokeepthebalance

C^itisdesignedfortheoarsmanwhoisover-weightedontheboat

D、thereare180smallerwaterpassagesthatrunthroughthe118islands

標準答案：B'

知識點解析：由第三段最后一句可知船造成這樣是為了起到平衡作用，故選B。

18、WhatdoweknowaboutfestivalsinVenice?

A、ThefestivalsarebasedonthestrangeItalianlagoon.

B、TheresidentswillmakemasksduringtheCarnival.

C、Festivalsareheldforpeopletomakefriends.

D^PeoplecanhaveaboatraceduringtheVogalongainApril.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由第四段第二句話可知道威尼斯的人們在十天的狂歡節(jié)中除了穿著打

扮要更新，還要制作面具。故選B。

19、Accordingtothistext,thesinkingofVeniceisbecauseof.

A、thepollutioninthecity

B、collapseofthesiltbeneaththecity

C、theindustryofthiscity

D、somanycanalsthere

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由文章倒數(shù)第二段第三句話可以很快找到答案。

20、Wheredoyouthinkthistextcomesfrom?

A、Amagazinefortravelers.

B、Anadvertisementfromatravelagency.

C^Ascientificmagazine.

D、AmagazineforVenicemerchants.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：文章介紹威尼斯的概況，可判斷應(yīng)出現(xiàn)在旅游雜志上。

Politicalcontroversyaboutthepublic-landpolicyoftheUnitedStatesbeganwiththe

AmericanRevolution.Infact,evenbeforeindependencefromBritainwaswon,it

becameclearthatresolvingthedilemmassurroundingthepublicdomainmightprove

necessarytopreservetheUnionitself.AtthepeacenegotiationswithBritain,American

demanded,andgot,awesternboundaryattheMississippiRiver.Thusthenewnation

securedforitsbirthrightavastinternalempirerichinagriculturalandmineralresources.

Butundertheircolonialcharters,sevenstatesMassachusetts,Connecticut,NewYork,

Virginia,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,andGeorgiaclaimedportionsofthewestern

wilderness.Virginia'sclaimwasthelargest,stretchingnorthandtoencompassthelater

stalesofKentucky,Ohio,Indiana,Illinois,Michigan,andWisconsin.Thelanguageofthe

charterswasvaguesponsoringColonelGeorgeRogerClark's1778expeditionto

VincennesandKalkaska,whichstrengthenedAmerica'strans-Appalachianpretensions

atthepeacetable.Thesixstatesholdingnoclaimtothetransmittanceregiondoubted

whetheraconfederacyinwhichterritorywassounevenlyapportionedwouldtrulyprove

whatitclaimedtobe,aunionofequals.AlreadyNewJersey,Delaware,RhodeIsland,

andMarylandwereamongthesmallestandleastpopulousofthestates.Whilethey

leviedheavytaxestorepaystateswardebts,theirlargerneighborsmightretiredebtsout

oflandsaleproceeds.Drawnbyfreshlandsandlowtaxes,peoplewoulddesertthesmall

statesforthelarge,leavingtheformertofallintobankruptcyandeventuallyintopolitical

subjugation.Allthestatessharedinthewareffort,saidtheNewJerseylegislature;how

thencouldhalfofthem"belefttosinkunderanenormousdebt,whileothersareenabled,

inashortperiod,toreplacealltheirexpenditurefromthehard