专升本阅读理解10套题

1、Test OnePart III Reading Comprehension (30 points, 30 minutes) Section A Passage Understanding (26 points, 2 points each)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability .There are 3 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them

2、there are four choices marked A), B), C). and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter.Passage OneQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.Clothes play two major roles: functional and decorational. When we buy clothes, there are more factors to take int

3、o consideration: size, price and durability.Functional considerations in buying clothes are obvious because we wear difterent clothes for different seasons and different occasions. We rule out any possibility of buying an article unless it fits us perfectly. For most of us, price and durability stil

4、l greatly influence our buying. But as peoples pockets become more and more bulging(膨胀)nowadays, these two factors carry less and less weight when people make their decisions at a fashion shop.Perhaps the most difficult decision to make in buying a piece of clothing is about its style on esthetical

5、(审 美学的)grounds; its shape, its color .the texture of its material, and its Workmanship. As what we wear tells stories about us, showing to others what kind of people we are and what kind of taste we have, we cannot afford to be careless about this. We try a coat on and stand before a mirror, turning

6、 this way and that, imaging how others would think of us in it. When finally we decided to take it, it is because we are convinced that we have properly exercised our taste in addition to other practical considerations.We buy clothes for all of the following reasons EXCET it can keep us from coldB)

7、it looks good on usC) we like its colorD) we have moneyThe fact that we wear different clothes fbr different seasons and occasions is a good example of the clothes decorational role B) the clothes functional roleC) the clothes price factorD) the clothes size factorWhat it the least important factor

8、considered by a rich customer in a fashion shop?Workmanship. B) Size.C) Price.D) Color.Workmanship in the last paragraph can be paraphrased as tailors wageB) the clothing factoryC) the skill used in making clothes D) the ship design on the clothesThe clothes can tell people all of the following butw

9、hat kind of taste you haveB) what kind of people you areC) What kind of dish you have for lunch D) stories about youPassage One本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了衣服的功能性和装饰性的两大作用以及影响顾客购买与否的具体因 索OD)细节题。选项A)是衣服的功能性作用，选项B)、C)都是衣服的装饰性作用，显然都是我们购买衣服的原因。原文虽然提到，人们的钱包鼓起来了，价格因素已经不是那么重要了，但是我们有钱了并 不是我们买衣服的原因。B)细节题。有第二段第一句Functional

10、considerations in buying clothes are obvious because we wear different clothes fbr different seasons and different occasions可知正确答案为 B)。C)细节题。有第二段最后一句But as peoples pockets become more and more bulging(膨胀)nowadays,these two factors carry less and less weight when people make their decisions at a fash

11、ion shop.可知，对于 有钱人来说，价格和耐用性因素己经越来越不重要了，故选C)。C)词义推测题。根据单词所在句子可知，workmanship于样式、颜色、质地等并列，都是对衣服款式从审美学角度考虑的因素之一。浏览四个选项，只有C)“做工”最符合句意。另外，名词后缀-ship, 表示情况、性质、技巧、技能、技巧，以及身份、职业等。如friendship, membership, scholarshipoC)细节题。由第三段第二句“As what we wear tells stories about us, showing to others what kind of peoplewe

12、are and what kind of taste we have, we cannot afford to be careless about this.,可知 A) B) D)三项都是 着装会流露的信息，只有C)项不在其中，故为正确答案。Passage TwoQuestions 46 to 49 are based on the following passage.If you dont want people to know too much about you, then you had better keep your fridge contents secret accordin

13、g to a British market research document released last week.Researchers gazed (凝视)at the fridges of 400 people in British and compared the contents with the owners lifestyles. They claim to be able to classify the nations people by fridge contents.They say that the people can be separated into five c

14、ategories: nutrition nerds (no social sense), fbod laddies (whatevers in style), martyr mums, fhst food fanatics and restaurant regulars.Nutrition nerds care much about what they put into their bodies. Their fridges are stocked with fruit, vegetables and healthy meat.People in this category tend to

15、be highly organized and usually work in law or accountancy. The vast majority are single, but if they have a partner, that person will be similar.A fridge full of vitamins-enriched juices implies its owner works in media or fashion. They tend not to eat the foods they buy. Known as the *fbod addies,

16、 they just want to be seen as purchasing the latest important things.A fridge filled with everything from steak to frozen fish suggests the martyr mums. Her fridge tends to be stocked with every kind of product, except what she herself would want. This fridge hints at difficulty balancing family and

17、 work life.Fast food fanatics always buy mineral water or soda pop; the nearest they will get to fresh fruit is tomato sauce. Their fridges hint at someone who works hard and plays hard. Also, someone who is not into long term planning.Finally, a fridge filled with nothing more than a bottle of whit

18、e wine and some sparking mineral water implies an owner who is single, lives in a big city and enjoys the finer things in life. The fridge is empty because this person regularly eats in restaurants.We can learn from the first two paragraphs that .some researchers are fond of staring at other peoples

19、 fridgespeople dont want others to know about their fridgesthe food you put in the fridge has something to do with your personalitythere are mainly five kinds of lifestyles among British peopleAccording to the passage, people who belong to *fbod faddies .dont care much about money when buying things

20、will try their best to stay healthyoften stay up late to finish their jobprefer to ask others about what to do nextWhat will those who often dine out put in the fridge?A) All kinds of food they like B) Only something to drinkC) Fruit, vegetables and meats D) Food rich in vitaminsAccording to the pas

21、sage, what might be the title for the text?A） Keep your fridge a secretB） You are whats in your fridgeC） What to put in the fridge?D） Be careful about your fridgePassage Two本文是一篇说明文。主要内容是：英国一项研究表明，冰箱内的食品可以反映主人的个性及生活方式。根 据冰箱内食品不同，可以把人们分为五类：nutrition nerds、food faddies、martyr mums、fast food fanatics 以

22、 及restaurant regulars ,并分别予以详细说明。C）推断题。前两段的主要内容是：根据英国上周公布的关于市场调查的研究，如果你不想让别人对 你了解太多，最好把冰箱内的食品保密。研究者观察了英国400人冰箱内的食品，并与他们的生活方式做 了比较，声称根据冰箱内的食品可以把人们分成几大类。由此可见，冰箱内食品与人们的个性特征是有关 系的。故选C）。选项D）的意思是“英国人主要有五种生活方式”，这与原文“根据冰箱内的食品可以把人 们分为五类不同的。A）推断题。第六段最后一句.they just want to be seen as purchasing the lastest imp

23、ortant things的意思 是：food faddies只是想让人觉得他们在购买最新的很重要的东西。可见他们在购买食品时并不在乎花钱 多少。故选A）。选项B）指的是nutrition nerds : C）、D）两项文中均未提及，也无法判断出。B）细节题。由最后一段第一句filled with nothing more than a bottle of white wine and some sparklingmineral water可知正确答案为B）B）主旨题。根据全文的主要内容“通过冰箱内的食品可以了解一个人的个性特征”不难看出本文最佳标 题应为B）。其他各选项只是一些细节，均不能概

24、括全篇主题。Passage ThreeQuestions 50 to 53 are based on the following passage.A contract is an agreement, which is enforceable by law. It can be long or short, formal or informal, simple or complicated, and verbal or written. Without a contract or agreement to bind the contracting parties, any internatio

25、nal business or transaction would be impossible. Long ago, people exchanged promises in making bargains and binding the conduct of others. This exchange of promises came to be known as agreement and became more and more important in the field of business. A promise or agreement is reached as a resul

26、t of the process of offer and acceptance. When an agreement is reached, a contract is formed. Once a contract is officially signed by the concerned parties, it creates legal obligations in the sense of law.A contract is the only document between the parties to which they may refer for clarification

27、of mutual responsibilities. 1（ should not be viewed as merely a document that initiates transaction and then filed and forgotten by the contracting parties. It must be drafted with an awareness of the background of the law in which the transaction takes place, It is proper to obtain legal advice as

28、to the best of set of contractual terms appropriated （o the product and type of business.Though most of the contracts have many provisions （条款）in common, each is different from the others owing to the nature of the goods. Whether we are dealing with a long or preprinted form of the contract, there a

29、re certain key provisions that every contract should contain to avoid ambiguity （含糊）and possible future conflicts. Whether to include other specific provisions depends on the type of goods, shipping and insurance complexities, and degree of trust and mutual confidence existing between the buyer and

30、seller.According to the passage the main purpose of making a contract is to .A）legalize a promise between related partsB）bind the contracting partiesC）initiate a transactionD）make bargainsA contract can not create legal obligations in the sense of law unless .A）it s agreed on by concerned partiesB）t

31、he contracting parties accept i（C）it is enforced by lawD）the contracting parties sign it officiallyWhich of the following statements about the contract is TRUE?A）It must be an agreement in the written form.B）It is a way of minimizing conflicts in international business or transaction.C）Its main func

32、tion in commerce is to begin a transaction.D）It should contain as many details as possible.In drafting a contract of international transaction, one need NOT lake into consideration .A）the nature of the goodsB）the products and type of businessC）the laws of a specific country where the business is to

33、be doneD）the physical health of contracting partiesPassage Three本文是一篇说明文，介绍了合同的产生、作用以及因法律背景、商品的性质等因素其条款各有不同。B）细节题。由第一段第二句Without a contract or agreement to bind the contracting parties , any international business or transaction would be impossible可知正确答案为 B ）。D）细节题。由第一段最后一句“Once a contract is offici

34、ally signed by the concerned parties, it creates legal obligations in the sense of law可知正确答案为 D）B）细节题。由第三段第二句4t. there are certain key provisions that every contract should contain to avoid ambiguity （含糊）and possible future conflicts可知正确答案为 B）。由文中. and verbal or written、Tt should not be viewed as me

35、rely a document that initiates transaction .、“Whether to include other specific provisions depends on the type of goods.&句可知 A）、C）、D）各项均与原文事实不符。D）细节题。由第二段最后两句和第三段第一句可知A）、B）、C）各项均为起草合同时要考虑的因素。 只有项D）不在其中，故为正确答案。Test TwoPassage OneQuestions 41 to 44 are based on the following passage.Microsoft: Bill ga

36、tes founded Microsoft with a group of school friends .Gales is worth 25 billion.Apple: Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs built the first readymade PC in a garage, selling a scientific calculator and a Volkswagen microbus to pay for it .Apple is now worth 争 6.3 billion.1984, Dell: Michael Dell, 39 ,founde

37、d the Dell Computer Corporation, now the worlds biggest PC manufacturer, by selling custombuild PCs directly to customs , it is worth 37 billion and Dells personal wealth is believed to exceed 10 billion.1994, Linux Torvalds created the Linux operation system while studying at Helsinki university. F

38、rom the start, the code was freely distributed. It is becoming more popular as an alternative to the Windows operating system. He has become wealthy with his company Transmeta.1998: Google: Sergey bring and Larry page began their search engine in a friends garage .it is now reputedly worth about 25

39、billion.1999, Napster: Shawn Fettlings quit college at 19 to create a music download site with his uncle .by 2000 it was worth 42 million.1999: Evan Williams, 28, found HYPERLINK http:/www.B www.B. It now has more than a million registered users. In 2（X）3 he sold it to Google.A) customersThe underli

40、ned word it in paragraph 3 refers to who buy PCsB) Dell computer corporationC) Michael DellD) Selling custom -built PCsFrom the passage, we can infer the following EXCEPT . HYPERLINK belongs to Google nowGates personal wealth is larger than that of dellsShawn Fettlings creates a music download site

41、all by himselfMicrosoft has a longer history than AppleWhich of the following match is not correct?LinuxTransmeta, Evan HYPERLINK Steve JobsApple, ShawnNapster Larry PageGoogle, Bill GatesMicrosoftSergey BringGoogle, LinuxDellWhat would be the best title for the passage?Famous Computer CompaniesNet

42、MillionairesC）How to Run a Computer Company SuccessfullyD）Being SuccessfulPassage One本文是一篇说明文。按时间顺序介绍了一些网络公司、创始人及其身价。B）细节题。有第三段可知此处“IT指的是前一句中Dell Computer Corporation。故选B）。C）推断题。有第六段“Shawn Fettings.to create a music download site with his uncle可知这一音乐下载 网站并非Shawn Feltings自己创立。故选C）。其他各选项均能从原文推断出。D）细节题

43、。四个选项均为创始人及其所创网络公司的搭配。显然，只有D）选项中Linux-Dell搭配是 错的。Dell公司的创始人是Michael DelL正确答案为D）。B）主旨题。本文主要介绍了一些网络巨头及其身价。显然只有B）为最佳题目。Passage TwoQuestions 45 to 48 are based on the following passage.The young people who ta汰 of the village as being dead are ta汰ing nothing but nonsense, as in their hearts they must sur

44、ely know.No, the village is not dead. There is more life in it now than there ever was. But it seems that village is dead. Gone fbr ever. It began to decline about a hundred years ago. When many girls left home to go into service in town many miles away, and men also left home in increasing numbers

45、in search of work, and home was where work was. There are still a number of people alive today who can remember what village meant in the early years of the present ceniury. It meant knowing and being known by everybody else in the village. It meant finding your entertainment in the village of withi

46、n walking distance of it. It meant housewives tied to the home all day and every day. It meant going to bed early to save lamp oil and coal.Then came the First World War and the Second World War. After each war, new ideas, new attitudes, new trades and occupations were revealed (展现)to villagers. The

47、 long stablished order of society was no longer taken fbr granted. Electricity and the motorcar were steadily operating to make village life and town life almost alike, now with the highly developed science and technology and highlevel social welfare(福利)fbr all, there is no point whatever in talking

48、 any longer about village life. It is just life, and better life. It is just life, and a better life.Finally, if we have any doubts about the future, or about the many changes witch we have seen in our lives, we have only to look in at the school playground any midmorning; or see the children as the

49、y walk homeward in little groups. Obviously these children are better fed, better clothed, better educated, healthier, prettier and happier than any generation of children that ever before walked the village street.By saying that village is not dead, but village is dead, the writer suggests that .th

50、ose young people who talk of the village as being dead are wrongthe two statements are against each othervillage life today is rather uninterestingvillage life today is no longer like what it used to beAs is suggested in paragraph 2, villagers in the past lived a simpler life than villagers todaykne

51、w fewer people than villagers todayfound it difficult to enjoy themselveslike to wash themselves with cold waterThe expression .there is no point whatever in talking aboutin paragraph 3 means that .there is no end to the talking aboutB) it is harmful to (alk aboutit is not meaningless to talk about

52、D) there is no reason fbr talking aboutWhat does the writer think of the village life today? deadB) worseC) betterD) unclear Passage Two本文是一片议论文。第一段开门见山，亮明观点：乡村并没有消亡。从第二段开始，先 说明消亡的只是乡村生活，并列举事实予以证明。青年人进入城镇工作并定居使原有的乡村生活发生变化； 第一、二次世界大战改变了人们的观点；电力和机动车的使用使乡村生活更像城镇生活。随看现代科技的 发展，谈论乡村生活已经没有了意义，要谈的只是生活，一种变化后

53、更好地生活。这一点可以从下一代孩 子们身上得到证明。D)推断题。有第二段可知，青年男女进入城镇生活并定居，但仍有一些人记得“乡村生活”原本的样子。 它意味着：认识并为村中所有人认识、所有的娱乐活动都在村子四周步行范围内、主妇们每天都被迫 呆在家里、晚上早早睡觉以节约等有和煤炭。显然，作者说的乡村并没有消亡，消亡的只是乡村生活, 意思是“现在的乡村生活己经不是原来的样子了故选D)。A)推断题。如上一题分析，显然，以前村民们的生活比现在人们的生活要单调的多。故选A)。D)句意推断题。根据第三段本句上下文可知，诸多因素早己使乡村生活发生了巨大的变化，与城镇生 活相差无几。只是生活，一种变化后更好地生

54、活。可见，现在再谈论乡村生活已经没有意义了。故选。句型“There is no poini in doing sth. ”意为“做某事没有道理(意义)48.0作者观点题。由第三段最后一句以及最后一段可知，作者认为现在的乡村生活更好。故选C)。Passage ThreeQuestions 49 to 53 are based on the following passage.Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are i

55、n limited supply are rationed among buyers the price system of the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services including labor, professional, transportation and publicutility services. The

56、interrelationships of all these prices make up the system of prices the price of any particular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated “system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else.If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to

57、define price, many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words, that price is the money value of a product or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. The definition is of course valid as far as it goes. For a complet

58、e understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount but also the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which

59、the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that apply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privileges, and other factors. In other words, both the buyer and the seller should be fully

60、 aware of all the factors that comprise the total package being exchanged fbr the asked-for amount of money in order that they may evaluate a given price.What is the best title for the passage?The Inherent Weaknesses of the Price SystemThe Complexities of the Price SystemCredit Terms in Transactions