大学英语考试复习资料专升本英语分类模拟115

［大学英语考试复习资料］专升本英语分类模拟115

［大学英语考试复习资料］专升本英语分类模拟115

专升本英语分类模拟115

ReadingComprehension

Wehavenoideaaboutwhenmenfirstbegantousesalt,but

wedoknowthatithasbeenusedinmanydifferentways

throughoutthehistory.

Forexample,itisrecordedinmanyhistorybooksthe

peoplewholivedoverthreethousandyearsagoatesaltedfish.

ThousandsofyearsagoinEgypt,saltwasusedtopreservethe

dead.

Insomeperiodsofhistory,apersonwhostolesaltwas

thoughttohavebrokenthelaw.Taketheeighteenthcentury

foranexample,ifapersonwascaughtstealingsalt,hewould

bethrownintoprison.Historyalsorecordsthatonlyin

Englandabouttenthousandpeoplewereputintoprison

duringthe18thcenturyforstealingsalt!Aboutonehundred

andfiftyyearsago,intheyear1553,ifamantookmorethan

hisshareofsalt,hewouldbethoughttohavebrokenthelaw

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andwouldbeseriouslypunished.Theoffender'searwascut

off.

Saltwasanimportantitemonthedinnertableofaking.It

wasalwaysplacedinfrontofthekingwhenhesatdowntoeat.

Importantguestsattheking'stablewereseatednearthesalt.

Lessimportantguestsweregivenseatsfartherawayfromit.

1.ThousandsofyearsagoinEgypt,saltwasused.

A.topunishpeoplewhohadbrokenthelaw

B.tokeepdeadbodiesfromdecay

C.tokeepfishalive

D.tomakechemicals

答案:B［解析］文章第二段最后一句的意思为：在几千年前的埃及，盐

被用来保存尸体。

2.Duringthe18thcenturyabouttenthousandpeoplewere

putintoprisoninEnglandbecause.

A.theybadbeencaughtstealingsalt

B.theyhadsoldsaltedfish

C.theyhadtakensaltfromtheking'stable

D.theyhadusedsalttopreservedeadbodies

答案:A［解析］文章第三段第三句指出，历史记录表明，十八世纪的英

国约有一万人因偷盐而进了监狱。

3.Inthecentury,ifamantookmorethanhisshareof

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salt,hewould.

A.nineteenth;loseallhissalt

B.sixteenth;bethrownintoprison

C.nineteenth;loseanear

0.sixteenth;loseanear

答案:D［解析］文章第三段讲到，1533年，即十六世纪如果有人多拿

了盐，他的耳朵就被割掉一只。

4.Whenakinghadhisdinner,saltwasplaced.

A.infrontoftheimportantguests

B.farawayfromtheking

C.infrontoftheking

D.nearertothelessimportantguests

答案:C［解析］文章最后一段第二句指出，国王在吃饭时，要将盐放在

他面前。

5.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.

A.NobodyKnowsWhenSaltBegantoBeUsed

B.TheUsesandImportanceofSaltinHistory

C.ThousandsofPeopleWerePunishedBecauseofSalt

D.SaltWasImportantinHistory

答案:B［解析］本文讲述了人们用盐腌制咸鱼，古埃及人用盐保存尸体,

古代偷窃盐者要处以监禁等，所以文章的主题应为盐的用途和重要性。

Millionsofwordshavebeenwrittenaboutyoungpeoplein

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theUnitedStates.Therearereasonsforthisgreatinterestin

theideas,feelings,andactionsofyouth.

TodaythereareaboutsevenmillionAmericansinthe

collegesanduniversities.Youngpersonsundertwenty-five

makeupnearlyhalfoftheAmericanpopulation.Manyof

thesewillsoonbeinchargeofthenation.Naturally,theirideas

areimportanttoeveryoneinthecountry,anditisnecessary

forolderpeopletounderstandwhattheythinkandfeel.

Collegestudentstodayhavestrongopinionsaboutright

andwrong.Theyaredeeplyinterestedinmakingabetterlife

forallpeople,especiallyforthosewhohavenotbeengivena

fairchancebeforenow.Theyseemuchthatiswronginthe

livesoftheirparents.Itishardforthemtoseewhatisright

andgoodintheolderways.Asaresult,thereisoftentrouble

inAmericanfamilies.

6.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Peoplehaven'twrittenmuchaboutAmericanyouth.

B.Writershavewastedagreatdealoftheirefforttowrite

aboutAmericanyouth.

C.MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutAmericanyouth.

D.Youngpeople'sideasarenotimportantenoughtotheUSA.

答案:C［解析］文章第一段第一句的意思是:成千上万的文字都描述过

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美国的年轻人。故C正确。

7.What'sthepopulationoftheUSAaccordingtothetext?

A.7,000,000.

B.14,000,000.

C.Twiceoftheyoungpersonsundertwenty-five.

D.Notmentioned.

答案:C［解析］文章第二段第二句指出:二十五岁以下的年轻人几乎占

美国人口的一半，所以美国人口总数量应是美国年轻人数量的两倍。

故C正确。

8.YoungpeopleareveryimportantintheUSAinthat.

A.manyofthemwillsoonbeinchargeofthecountry

B.olderpeoplearealwaystryingtounderstandthem

C.theyareactiveandinteresting

D.theyalwaysmaketroubleinfamilies

答案:A［解析］文章第二段第三句指出很多年轻人将在不久的未来管

理这个国家。所以对于美国来说年轻人是非常重要的。

9.Collegestudentstoday.

A.makeupnearlyhalfoftheAmericanpopulation

B.aredeeplyinterestedinmakingabetterlifeforallpeople

C.havenotbeengivenafairchancebeforenow

D.arealwaysfindingfaultwiththeirparents

答案:B［解析］文章第三段第二句的意思为：他们对于如何能让所有的

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人更好的生活深感兴趣。

10.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

A.it'smerefusstowritesomuchabouttheideas,feelingsand

actionsofyouth

B.theauthorblamestheyoungforbeingtrouble-makersat

home

C.theauthorblamestheparentsfornotunderstandingwhat

theirchildrenthinkandfeel

D.thetroubleinAmericanfamiliesisoftencausedbydifferent

ideasandopinionsbetweenparentsandchildren

答案:D［解析］文章最后三句表明，年轻人和上代人的是非观大不一

样。结果是，美国家庭中经常出现麻烦。由此可以推论，美国家庭的

麻烦是两代人的观念差异而引起的。故选D。

TodaytheofficiallanguageoftheUnitedStatesandmostof

CanadaisEnglish.However,Frenchalmostbecametheofficial

languagebecauseofawar.

TheFrenchandIndianWarwasfoughtbetween1754and

1763.Thenameofthiswarisnotaccuratebecausethewar

wasactuallybetweenEnglandandFrance.TheIndiansfought

onthesideoftheFrench.

FranceandEnglandweretryingtogaincontrolofNorth

America.FranceheldCanada,andEnglandheldpartofwhatis

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nowtheUnitedStates.However,Francetriedtoexpandits

landbymovingsouthwardintoNewYork,Pennsylvania,Ohio,

andVirginia.WhentheFrenchbuiltafortontheOhioRiver,

theresidentsinVirginiasentGeorgeWashingtontoattackthe

fortin1754.However,theFrenchdefeatedWashington.

TheFrench,aidedbytheIndians,outsmartedtheEnglish

andwonmanyearlybattles.Later,theBritishbegantodowell

againsttheFrench.InthefinalbattleinQuebec,Canada,

GeneralWolfeofEnglandfacedGeneralMontcalmfrom

France.Bothgeneralsdiedinthisbattle,buttheEnglish

outlastedtheFrenchandwonthebattle.Thus,mostofNorth

AmericatodayhastheEnglishcultureandlanguage.

11.Theword''gain"inPara.3means.

A.get

B.buy

C.lose

D.sell

答案:A［解析］文章第三段第一句的意思是，法国和英国都想试图获得

北美的控制权。gain在此处就指的是〃获得〃的意思,同get意思

相近。

12.GeneralWolfediedin.

A.England

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B.France

C.Canada

0.Virginia

答案:C［解析］文章最后一段讲述，英法在加拿大魁北克的最后决战中，

双方的将军都阵亡了。

13.WashingtonlosthisbattleatthefortontheOhioRiver

A.atthebeginningofthewar

B.inthemiddleofthewar

C.attheendofthewar

D.twoyearsafterthewar

答案:A［解析］文章第三段讲述，在1754年,法国军队在俄亥俄河边

的要塞战败了华盛顿。而这场战争的时间是1754年到1763年，故

应该是在战争初期，所以选A。

14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccording

tothepassage?

A.FrancetriedinvaintocontrolwhatisnowtheUnitedStates.

B.FrenchwasoncetheofficiallanguageoftheUnitedStates.

C.TheBritishandIndianWarwasactuallyfoughtbetween

EnglandandFrance.

D.TheIndianshelpedtheFrenchduringtheFrenchandIndian

War.

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答案:B［解析］文章第一段第二句指出，法语差点因一场战争而成为美

国和加拿大的官方语言，而没有提到法语曾是美国的官方语言。

15.Agoodtitleforthisselectionis.

A.TheBritishandIndianWar

B.TheEnglishlanguage

C.Washington'sarmy

D.TheFrenchandBritishWar

答案:D［解析］本文重点描述了1754年到1763年间英法在北美进行

的战争，结果是英国获胜。D项比较符合文意。

Afterabusydayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest.

Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.Duringthistime,thebody

recoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.Therestthat

yougetwhilesleepingenablesyourbodytoprepareitselffor

thenextday.

Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeper

thantheonebefore.Asyousleep,yourmusclesrelaxlittleby

little.Yourheartbeatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsdown.

Afteryoureachthefourthlevel,yourbodyshiftsbackand

forthfromonelevelofsleeptotheother.

Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyou

willdream.Scientistswhostudysleepstatethatwhen

dreamingoccurs,youreyeballsbegintomovemorequickly

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(althoughyoureyelidsareclosed).Thisstageofsleepiscalled

REMZwhichstandsforrapideyemovement.

Ifyouhavetroublefailingasleep,somepeople

recommendbreathingveryslowlyandverydeeply.Other

peoplebelievedthatdrinkingwarmmilkwillhelpmakeyou

drowsy.Thereisalsoanoldsuggestionthatcountingsheep

willputyoutosleep!

16.Agoodtitleforthispassageis.

A.SIeep

B.GoodHealth

C.Dreams

D.WorkandRest

答案:A［解析］本题考查考生对全文意思的整体把握。文章的第一段谈

到睡眠能使身体健康，第二段、第三段谈到睡眠的几种状态，最后一

段谈到很快入睡的几种方法。即整篇文章都是围绕睡眠而谈，因此A

为正确答案。

17.Theword"drowsy"inthelastparagraphmeans.

A.sick

B.standup

C.asleep

D.alittlesleepy

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答案:D［解析］本题是词义题，考查考生根据上下文对具体词语的理

解。因为上一句的意思是：〃如果你睡觉有困难的话，有人建议慢慢

深呼吸」紧接着作者说：〃另外一些人认为喝热牛奶能使你……〃，

根据上下文应该选〃瞌睡的"，sick意