普高专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷7（共235题）

普高专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷7（共9套）（共235题）普高专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷第1套一、常规阅读(本题共30题，每题1.0分，共30分。)Morethan10millionChineseculturalrelicshavebeenlostoverseas,lotsofwhichwerestolenandillegallyshippedoutofChinaduringthetimesofwarbefore1949.About1.67millionpiecesarehousedinmorethan200museumsin47countries,whichaccountfor10percentofalllostChineseculturalrelics,andtherestareinthehandsofprivatecollectors.MostofthesetreasuresareownedbymuseumsorprivatecollectorsintheUnitedStates,Europe,JapanandSoutheastAsiancountries.Therearemorethan23,000piecesintheBritishMuseum,mostofwhichwerestolenorboughtforpenniesmorethan100yearsago.Themajormethodofrecoveringthesenationaltreasureswastobuythemback.Insomecases,privatecollectorsdonatedtherelicstothegovernment.Alsothegovernmentcanturntoofficialchannelstodemandthereturnofrelics.In2003,thepricelessbronzepig’sheaddatingfromtheQingdynastywasreturnedtoitshomeinBeijingafteritwasremovedbytheAnglo-FrenchAlliedForcesover160yearsago.MacaoentrepreneurStanleyHodonatedover6millionyuantobuyitbackfromaUSartcollectorandthendonatedittothePolyArtMuseuminBeijing.Althoughbuyingbackisthemostfeasiblewaytorecoverthelosttreasures,limitedfundingisalwaysabigheadache.Inrecentyears,theChinesegovernmenthasimprovedeffortstorecoverthepreciousculturalrelicsthatarelostoverseas.Ithasstartedanationalprojectontherecoveryofthetreasuresandhassetupadatabasecollectingrelevantinformation.Ithassignedseveralinternationalagreementswithmanycountriesonthismatter,andisalsolookingforinternationalcooperationtorecovertherelicsbyworkingcloselywithseveralinternationalorganizations.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A、Thewaystorecoverculturalrelics.B、TheeffortstorecoverChineseculturalrelics.C、StanleyHodonatedthebronzepig’sheadtoBeijing.D、ChineseculturalrelicswerestolenbytheAnglo-FrenchAlliedForces.标准答案：B知识点解析：通读全文可知，第一、二段陈述了中国大量珍贵文物流失海外的现状；第三、四段以何鸿巢捐钱购买猪首铜像为例，说明回购是收回遗失珍品最可行的方法，但有限的资金也是一个大问题；最后一段列出了近年来中国政府针对这一问题采取的行动。因此B项(收回中国文物的努力)最能概括本文的主要内容。A项未点明中国；C、D两项是文中的部分内容，不能概括全文。故选B。2、ThevastmajorityoflostChinesetreasuresarecollectedby________.A、theChinesegovernmentB、overseasprivatecollectorsC、overseasmuseumsD、Chineseartcollectors标准答案：B知识点解析：根据第一段最后一句“…therestareinthehandsofprivatecollectors.”和第二段第一句“Mostofthesetreasuresareownedbymuseumsorprivatecollectors…”可知，大量中国文物都流失到了海外的博物馆或私人收藏家手中。其中博物馆收藏了10％，剩余的90％在私人收藏家手中。由此可推知，中国绝大多数遗失的珍品都在海外私人收藏家手中。故选B。3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthebronzepig’sheadisNOTtrue?A、ItwasmadeintheQingdynasty.B、ItisnowinthePolyArtMuseuminBeijing.C、ItwasdonatedbytheFrenchgovernmenttoChina.D、ItwasremovedbytheAnglo-FrenchAlliedForces.标准答案：C知识点解析：根据第四段第二句“MacaoentrepreneurStanleyHodonatedover6millionyuantobuyitbackfromaUSartcollector…”可知，猪首铜像是澳门企业家何鸿桑捐赠人民币600多万元，从一位美国艺术品收藏家手中购回并捐赠给北京保利艺术博物馆的，而不是法国政府将其捐赠给中国的，因此C项不正确。其他三项均可在第四段中找到依据。故选C。4、Theunderlinedword"feasible"inParagraph4canbereplacedby"________".A、possibleB、difficultC、wonderfulD、careful标准答案：A知识点解析：根据第三段第一句“Themajormethodofrecoveringthesenationaltreasureswastobuythemback.”和第四段内容可知，收回这些国宝的主要方法是将其购回。由此可推知，buyingbackisthemostfeasiblewaytorecoverthelosttreasures指的是回购是收回遗失珍品最可行的方法，feasible意为“可行的，行得通的”。possible：可能，能做到(或取得)；difficult：困难的，难做的；wonderful：精彩的，绝妙的，令人赞叹的；careful：小心，谨慎，细致的。故选A。5、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A、ChinahasenoughmoneytobuyallthelostculturalrelicsbackB、theChinesegovernmenthasdonealottorecoverthelostculturalrelicsC、manycountrieshavereturnedthelostculturalrelicstoChinaforfreeD、Chinaispreparingtosetupadatabasetocollectinformationaboutthelostculturalrelics标准答案：B知识点解析：根据最后一段内容可知，近年来，中国政府采取了许多行动来追回流失海外的珍贵文物：启动国家项目，建立数据库，签署国际协议，与国际组织密切合作，所以B项正确。根据第四段最后一句“…limitedfundingisalwaysabigheadache.”可知，虽然回购这种方法最可行，但有限的资金始终是令人头痛的大问题，即中国目前还没有足够的钱将所有文物购回，所以A项不正确；C项在文中并未提及；根据最后一段第二句“…hassetupadatabasecollectingrelevantinformation.”可知，中国已经建立了一个数据库来收集相关信息，而不是还在准备中，所以D项不正确。故选B。Therewasonceatinycountrythatwassufferingfromalongdrought.Ithadn’trainedforsolongthatthepeopletherestartedtogohungrybecauseofthebadharvests.Itjustsohappenedthatagroupofmusiciansweretravelingthecountry,tryingtomakealivingfromtheirconcerts.Butwithsomanyproblemsintheland,noonefeltlikelisteningtomusic."Butmusiccanhelpovercomeanyproblem,"saidthemusicians,withoutanyonepayingtheslightestattentiontothem.Sothemusicianstriedtofindoutthereasonwhyitdidn’train.Itwasstrange,becausetheskywasovercast,butnoonecouldprovideananswer."It'sbeencloudylikethisformanymonths,butnotasingledropofrainhasfallen,"peopletoldthem."Don'tworry.We'llbringraintothecountry,"themusiciansrespondedandtheybeganrehearsingforaconcertatthesummitofthehighestmountain.Everyonewhoheardthemusicwasseizedbycuriosityandwentuptothemountain.Theconductorofthisstrangeorchestragavetheorderandthemusiciansbegantoplay.Fromtheirinstrumentscamesmall,playfulmusicalnotesthatroseintotheclouds.Themusicwassojoyous,happyandfun,andthenotesstartedplayingwiththeclouds’soft,fluffybellies,runninghereandthere,upanddown,andthewholeskyturnedintoonebiggameoftickletorture.Beforelong,thegiantcloudswerethunderingwithlaughter.Themusicianscontinuedplayingjoyfullyandafewminuteslatertheclouds,cryingwithlaughter,soaked(使湿透)thelittlecountrybelowwiththeirprecioustears,bringinghappinesstoall.Inmemoryofthatrain,everyoneinthecountrylearnedhowtoplayaninstrument.Theytookturnstogouptothemountaineverydayandbringjoytothecloudswiththeirbeautifulsongs.6、Whydidthecountryhavethebadharvests?A、Becauseit’stoohot.B、Becauseit’stoocold.C、Becauseit’stoowet.D、Becauseit’stoodry.标准答案：D知识点解析：根据第一段“Therewasonce8tinycountrythatwassufferingfromalongdrought…thebadharvests.”可知，由于长期干旱，这个国家的收成不佳。故选D。7、What’stheattitudeofthepeopletowardthemusiciansatfirst?A、Active.B、Energetic.C、Cold.D、Enthusiastic.标准答案：C知识点解析：根据第二段最后两句“…noonefeltlikelisteningtomusic."Butmusiccanhelpovercomeanyproblem,"saidthemusicians,withoutanyonepayingtheslightestattentiontothem.”可知，起初没有人愿意听音乐，也没有人给予那些音乐家丝毫的关注，即起初人们对那些音乐家态度冷漠。active：积极的；energetic：充满活力的，积极的；cold：(人)冷漠的，不友好的；enthusiastic：热情的，热心的。故选C。8、What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraph?A、Cloudy.B、Rainy.C、Sunny.D、Windy.标准答案：A知识点解析：根据第三段最后一句“…theskyWasovercast…”和第四段…It’sbeencloudylikethisformanymonths…”可知，天空像这样阴云密布已经好几个月了，overcast与cloudy(阴天的，阴云密布的)意思相近，意为“阴天的，多云的”。rainy：多雨的；sunny：阳光充足的；windy：(天气等)多风的。故选A。9、Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthatthepeopleinthesmallcountrybeganto________.A、hatemusicB、lovemusicC、teachmusicD、ignoremusic标准答案：B知识点解析：根据最后一段“Inmemoryofthatrain,everyoneinthecountrylearnedhowtoplayaninstrument…Theytookturnstogouptothemountaineverydayandbringjoytothecloudswiththeirbeautifulsongs.”可知，为了纪念那场雨，那个国家的每个人都学会了演奏乐器；他们每天轮流上山，用优美的歌声给云带来欢乐。由此可推知，那个国家的人们开始喜欢音乐了。故选B。10、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A、RichMusiciansB、MusicfortheCloudsC、LaughingCloudsD、MusicRehearsing标准答案：B知识点解析：通读全文可知，文章讲述了一群音乐家为一个干旱已久的小国带来降雨的故事——他们通过在山顶上为云演奏音乐，从而使云活动起来，最终降下了人们期盼已久的雨，为当地的人们带来了快乐；而且为了纪念那场雨，人们学会了演奏乐器，并轮流到山上为云演奏音乐。因此B项(为云演奏的音乐)最适合作本文标题。其他三项均不符合题意。故选B。Weusebothwordsandgesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthesewordsandgesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Therearealsoanumberofstrikingsimilaritiesinthewaydifferentanimalsshowthesamefeelings.Dogs,tigersandhumans,forexample,oftenshowtheirteethwhentheyareangry.Thisisprobablybecausetheyarebornwiththosebehaviorpatterns.Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandEnglishliterature,aphraselike"hewentpaleandbegantotremble"suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidordeeplyshocked.However,"heopenedhiseyeswide"isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinesesurprisecanbedescribedinaphraselike"theystretchedouttheirtongues"."Stretchingoutthetongue"inEnglishmeansinsultsorstrongdislike.Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople’sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.11、Accordingtothepassage,________.A、wecanhardlyunderstandwhatpeople’sgesturesmeanB、wecannotoftenbesurewhatpeoplemeanwhentheyexpresstheirfeelingsinwordsorgesturesC、wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeopleD、gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostofthepeoplewhilewordscannot标准答案：B知识点解析：根据第一段“Weusebothwordsandgesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthesewordsandgesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways..”可知，我们用语言和姿势来表达感情，但问题是这些语言和姿势可以用不同的方式来理解。由此可推知，同样的语言或姿势表达的意思可能是不一样的，所以当人们用语言或姿势表达他们的感情时，我们常常不能确定他们是什么意思。A项太过绝对；C、D两项在文中并未提及。故选B。12、People’sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodbecause________.A、peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentunderstandingB、peoplehavedifferentculturesC、peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagestureinadifferentwayD、peopleofdifferentcountriesspeakdifferentlanguages标准答案：B知识点解析：根据第三段内容可知，在中国文学和英国文学中，同一习语所表达的意思不同，例如：“他睁大了眼睛”在汉语中表示生气，而在英语中表示惊讶；汉语中用“他们伸出了舌头”表示惊讶，而在英语中，“伸出舌头”表示侮辱或者强烈的不喜欢。由此可推知，由于处于不同的文化背景，人们的面部表情可能会被误解。故选B。13、Inthesameculture________.A、peoplehavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelingsB、peoplehavethesameunderstandingofsomethingC、peopleneverfailtounderstandeachotherD、peopleareequallyintelligent标准答案：A知识点解析：根据最后一段第一句Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.”可知，即使在相同的文化中，人们理解和表达感情的能力也是不同的。故选A。14、Fromthispassage,wecanknowthat________.A、wordsareusedasfrequentlyasgesturesB、wordsareoftenfounddifficulttounderstandC、wordsandgesturesarebothusedinexpressingfeelingsD、gesturesaremoreefficientlyusedthanwords标准答案：C知识点解析：根据第一段“Weusebothwordsandgesturestoexpressourfeelings…”可知，我们用语言和姿势来表达感情。A、B、D三项在文中部没有提及。故选C。15、Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe________.A、WordsandFeelingsB、WordsandUnderstandingC、Words,GesturesandFeelingsD、CultureandUnderstanding标准答案：C知识点解析：通读全文可知，第一段讲述了用于表达感情的语言和姿势可以用不同的方式来理解；第二段介绍了不同动物表达感情的姿势具有相似性；第三段介绍了不同文化中用语言表达感情的相同点和不同点；最后一段介绍了在相同文化中人们理解和表达感情的能力也有不同。全文主要围绕“语言、姿势和感情”展开论述，所以最适合作本文标题的是C项(语言、姿势和感情)。故选C。Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,andalthoughwemaytakefriendshipforgranted,weoftendon’tclearlyunderstandhowwemakefriends.Whilewegetonwellwithanumberofpeople,weareusuallyfriendswithonlyaveryfew—forexample,theaverageamongstudentsisaboutsixperperson.Inallthecasesoffriendlyrelationships,twopeoplelikeoneanotherandenjoybeingtogether,butbeyondthat,thedegreeofintimacy(亲密)betweenthemandthereasonsfortheirsharedinterestvaryenormously.Aswegettoknowpeople,wetakeintoaccountthingslikeage,race,economiccondition,socialposition,andintelligence.Althoughthesefactorsarenotofprimeimportance,itismoredifficulttogetonwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground.Somefriendlyrelationshipscanbekeptonargumentanddiscussion,butitisusualforclosefriendstohavesimilarideasandbeliefs,andtohaveattitudesandinterestsincommon.Theyoftentalkabout"beingonthesamewavelength".Itgenerallytakestimetoreachthispoint.Andthemoreintimatelyinvolvedpeoplebecome,themoretheyrelyononeanother.Peoplewanttodofriendsafavorandhatetobreakapromise.Equally,friendshavetolearntoputupwithannoyinghabitsandtotoleratedifferencesofopinion.Incontrastwithmarriage,therearenofriendshipceremoniestostrengthentheassociationbetweentwopeople.Butthesupportingandunderstandingofeachotherthatresultfromsharedexperiencesandemotionsdoseemtocreateapowerfulrelationship,whichcanovercomedifferencesinbackground,andbreakdownbarriersofage,classorrace.16、Accordingtotheauthor,________.A、allthosewhogetonwellwitheachotherarefriendsB、friendsarecloserthanpeoplewhojustgetonwellwitheachotherC、everyoneunderstandsclearlyhowtomakefriendsD、everystudenthassixfriends标准答案：B知识点解析：根据第一段第二句“Whilewegetonwellwithanumberofpeople,weareusuallyfriendswithonlyaveryfew…”可知，我们同一些人相处融洽，却通常只和很少的人成为朋友。由此可推知，朋友比只是相处融洽的人更亲密。故选B。17、Whenwemakefriends,weconsidersuchthingsasage,race,andbackground,because________.A、itisnoteasytohaveafriendlyrelationshipwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackgroundB、thedegreeoffriendshipbetweentwopeopleandthereasonfortheirsharedinterestvarygreatlyC、friendsneedtoknowallthesethingsD、thesearethemostimportantfactorsinmakingfriends标准答案：A知识点解析：根据第一段最后一句“…itismoredifficulttogetonwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground.”可知，当年龄和背景存在明显差异时，人们更难融洽相处。A项中的noteasy是文中moredifficult的同义替换。故选A。18、Thephrase"beingonthesamewavelength"inParagraph2means________.A、usingthesamefrequencywhiletalkingB、keepingthesamefriendlyrelationshipsasotherpeopledoC、havingsimilarideas,beliefs,attitudesandinterestsD、havingthesamebackground标准答案：C知识点解析：beingonthesamewavelength的字面意思为“处于同一波段”，其引申义为“志趣相投”。根据第二段第一句“…itisusualforclosefriendstohavesimilarideasandbeliefs,andtohaveattitudesandinterestsincommon.”可推知，该短语在文中的意思是“拥有相似的思想、信仰、态度和业余爱好”。故选C。19、WhichofthefollowingisNOTimpliedinthepassage?A、Evenfriendsmayhavedifferencesofopinion.B、Friendsneverarguewitheachother.C、Itgenerallytakestimeforpeopletobecomeclosefriends.D、Someone’shabitsmayannoyhisfriends.标准答案：B知识点解析：根据第二段最后一句“Equally,friendshavetolearntoputupwithannoyinghabitsandtotoleratedifferencesofopinion.”可推知，一个人的习惯可能会惹恼自己的朋友，并且朋友之间可能会意见不同，所以A、D两项正确；根据第二段第三句“Itgenerallytakestimetoreachthispoint.”可推知，成为亲密的朋友通常需要时间，所以C项正确。B项中的never太过绝对，且与第二段第一句意思相悖。故选B。20、Tostrengthenfriendlyrelationships,people________.A、mustholdfriendshipceremoniesB、havetoeliminatedifferencesinbackgroundC、shouldmakefriendswiththosewhoareofthesameageandofthesameraceD、shouldsupportandunderstandeachotherthroughsharedexperiencesandemotions标准答案：D知识点解析：根据最后一段最后一句“Butthesupportingandunderstandingofeachotherthatresultfromsharedexperiencesandemotionsdoseemtocreateapowerfulrelationship…”可知，通过共同的经历和情感，朋友之间的互相支持和理解可以增进友谊。故选D。Thestatusgiventowaitersinarestaurantvariesindifferentpartsoftheworld.Forexample,insomeplacesworkingasawaiterisseenashavinglowstatus,likebeingaservant.Inotherplaces,itisviewedasausefulandimportantroleandpeoplewhodothejobwellarerespected.EddieLamhasbeenawaiterforfouryearsandclearlythinkshehasagoodjob.Heisproudthatheknowshowtogivegoodservicetoguestsintherestaurantwhereheworks."Ienjoylearningaboutpeople—theirlikes,dislikesandmoods.ImakeanefforttoshowthemthatIcare,"heexplains."Ittakesexperiencetounderstandhowtomakesomeonehappy."Eddieknowsthatwhenhetalksabouthiscustomers,itmaysoundlikeheistalkingabouthisfriendsorfamily."Thereareactuallymanysimilaritiesintherelationship,althoughtherelationshipbetweenwaitersandcustomersmayonlylastashorttime,"helaughs.Eddiebelievesthatwaitershavetobeveryobservant.Theyneedtonoticequicklywhenacustomerisbothered,forexample,iftheydon'thaveaknife,oriftheywantaglassofwater.Itisalsoimportantforthemtorecognizewhensomeoneisinahurryorwhenacouplewanttobeleftundisturbedforawhile.Andallthisshouldhappenwithoutthecustomersrealizing;theyjustgetwhattheywant.Hepointsoutthatwhenserviceisgood,thecustomersareoftennotawareofit.However,ifcustomersreceivebadserviceinarestaurant,theyusuallyreactveryquickly."Isupposethetipsleftbycustomersarepartofmyfinancialreward,"saysEddie,"butIalsogetalotofsatisfactionjustfromseeingcustomersrelaxingandenjoyingtheirmeals."21、Accordingtothepassage,waiters’socialstatusis________.A、veryloweverywhereB、veryhighintheU.S.C、likethatofaservantD、differentindifferentcountries标准答案：D知识点解析：根据第一段第一句“Thestatusgiventowaitersinarestaurantvariesindifferentpartsoftheworld.”可知，在世界不同的地方，餐馆服务员的地位也不同，即在不同国家餐馆服务员的社会地位是不同的。故选D。22、EddieLamenjoysbeingawaiterbecause________.A、heisgoodatcommunicatingwiththecustomersB、hemakesfriendswiththecustomersC、helikestalkingwiththestrangersD、hecangetalotoftips标准答案：A知识点解析：根据第二段前三句可知，EddieLain认为自己有一个好工作；他知道怎样才能为顾客提供好的服务，并为此而自豪；他喜欢了解顾客的喜恶和情绪。由此可推知，EddieLain喜欢服务员的工作是因为他善于和顾客交流。其他三个选项在文中均未提及。故选A。23、AccordingtoEddieLam,waitersshould________.A、keepaskingthecustomerswhattheywantB、keepquietwhileservingthecustomersC、helpwithoutbeingaskedforD、geteverythingreadybeforehand标准答案：C知识点解析：根据第三段倒数第三句“Andallthisshouldhappenwithoutthecustomersrealizing;theyjustgetwhattheywant.”和本段内容可推知，EddieLain认为服务员应该灵活机警，善于观察，根据顾客的情绪和需要在顾客没有意识到的情况下提供他们想要的服务，即服务员应及时帮助顾客，而不是等着被叫去帮忙。故选C。24、Itisimpliedinthepassagethatcustomersarevery________.A、gratefulforgoodserviceB、sensitivetobadserviceC、difficulttodealwithD、friendlytowaiters标准答案：B知识点解析：根据第三段最后一句“However,ifcustomersreceivebadserviceinarestaurant,theyusuallyreactveryquickly.”可知，如果顾客在餐馆得到不好的服务，他们通常对此反应很快。由此可推知，顾客对不好的服务很敏感。故选B。25、EddieLamthinksthathegets________.A、rewardsandmealsfromhisbossB、alotofmoneyfromhiscustomersC、bothmoneyandhappinessfromhisjobD、littlemoneybutmoresatisfactionfromhisjob标准答案：C知识点解析：根据最后一段内容可知，EddieLain不仅能得到经济奖励，比如顾客留下的小费，还能从工作中得到满足和快乐。故选C。Howcanwegetridofgarbage?Dowehaveenoughenergysourcestomeetourfutureenergyneeds?Thesearetwoimportantquestionsthatmanypeopleareaskingtoday.Somepeoplethinkthatmanmightbeabletosolvebothproblemsatthesametime.Theysuggestusinggarbageasanenergysource,andatthesametimeitcansavethelandtoholdgarbage.Foralongtime,peopleburiedgarbageordumpeditonemptyland.Now,emptylandisscarce.Butmoreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.However,garbagecanbeagoodfueltouse.Thethingsingarbagedonotlooklikecoal,petroleum,ornaturalgas,buttheyarechemicallysimilartothesefossilfuels.Asweuseupourfossilfuelsupplies,wemightbeabletousegarbageasanenergysource.Burninggarbageisnotanewidea.SomecitiesinEuropeandtheUnitedStateshavebeenburninggarbageforyears.Theheatthatisproducedbyburninggarbageisusedtoboilwater.Thesteamthatisproducedisusedtomakeelectricityandtoheatnearbybuildings.InParis,France,somepowerplantsburnalmost2millionmetrictonsofthecity’sgarbageeachyear.Theamountofenergyproducedisaboutthesameaswouldbeproducedbyburningalmostahalfmillionbarrelsofoil.Butthereareproblemsinusinggarbageasafuel.Garbagethatburnseasily,suchasfoodscraps(残羹剩饭)andpaper,mustbeseparatedfrommetals,glass,andothermaterialsthatdonotburneasily.Thisseparationprocessisnormallycostly.Anotherproblemisthatburninggarbagecanpolluteair.Ourfossilfuelsuppliesarelimited.Garbagemightbeonekindofenergysourcethatwecanusetohelpmeetourenergyneeds.Burningitcouldalsoreducetheamountofgarbagepilingupontheearth.26、Whichtwoproblemscanmansolvebyburninggarbage?A、Theshortageofenergyandairpollution.B、Theshortageofenergyandthelandtoholdgarbage.C、Airpollutionandtheshortageoffossilfuels.D、Airpollutionandtheshortageofthelandtoholdgarbage.标准答案：B知识点解析：根据第二段“Somepeoplethinkthatmanmightbeabletosolvebothproblemsatthesametime.Theysuggestusinggarbageasanenergysource,andatthesametimeitcansavethelandtoholdgarbage.”可知，有些人认为人们或许能够同时解决这两个问题；他们建议把垃圾作为一种能源，这同时也可以节约用来存放垃圾的土地。因此，燃烧垃圾可以同时解决能源短缺和存放垃圾用地不足这两个问题。故选B。27、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefunctionofburninggarbage?A、Thegarbageburnedisturnedintofossilfuels.B、Theheatproducedisusedtoboilwater.C、Thesteamproducedisusedtomakeelectricity.D、Thesteamproducedisusedtoheatbuildings.标准答案：A知识点解析：根据第四段第三、四句“Theheatthatisproducedbyburninggarbageisusedtoboilwater.Thesteamthatisproducedisusedtomakeelectricityandtoheatnearbybuildings.”可知，燃烧垃圾产生的热量可以用来烧水；产生的蒸汽可以用来发电和为附近的建筑物供暖，所以B、C、D三项均可排除。A项(燃烧过的垃圾变成了化石燃料)在文中并未提及。故选A。28、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A、About2millionmetrictonsofgarbageisburnedinFranceeachyear.B、Inthemodernsociety,moreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.C、Usinggarbageisagoodwaytosolvetheproblemofenergyshortage.D、Burninggarbageisanoldidea.标准答案：A知识点解析：根据第四段倒数第二句“InParis,France,somepowerplantsburnalmost2millionmetrictonsofthecity’sgarbageeachyear.”可知，在法国巴黎，一些发电厂每年燃烧近200万吨的城市垃圾，A项中描述的却是整个法国，与文章内容不符，所以A项不正确；根据第三段第三句“Butmoreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.”可知，每年产生的垃圾越来越多，所以B项正确；根据最后一段第二句“Garbagemightbeonekindofenergysourcethatwecanusetohelpmeetourenergyneeds.”可知，垃圾可能是我们可以用来满足能源需求的一种能源，所以C项正确；根据第四段第一句“Burninggarbageisnotanewidea.”可知，燃烧垃圾不是一个新想法，即是一个旧想法，所以D项正确。故选A。29、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingfourgroupsofgarbageiseasytoburn?A、Foodscrapsandmetals.B、Paperandglass.C、Metalsandglass.D、Foodscrapsandpaper.标准答案：D知识点解析：根据倒数第二段第二句“Garbagethatburnseasily,suchasfoodscrapsandpaper,mustbeseparatedfrommetals,glass,andothermaterialsthatdonotburneasily.”可知，残羹剩饭和纸是容易燃烧的垃圾。故选D。30、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoburninggarbage?A、Negative.B、Indifferent.C、Favorable.D、Anxious.标准答案：C知识点解析：根据最后一段最后两句“Garbagemightbeonekindofenergysourcethatwecanusetohelpmeetourenergyneeds.Burningitcouldalsoreducetheamountofgarbagepilingupontheearth.”可知，作者认为垃圾或许可以作为满足能源需求的一种能源；燃烧垃圾还可以减少垃圾的堆积。由此可推知，作者对燃烧垃圾的态度是赞同的(favorable)。negative：消极的；indifferent：漠不关心，不感兴趣；anxious：焦虑，担心。故选C。普高专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷第2套一、常规阅读(本题共25题，每题1.0分，共25分。)Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetween"beingawriter,andwriting".Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter."You'vegottowanttowrite,"Isaytothem,"notwanttobeawriter."Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter(自由撰稿者),Ihadnoprospectsatall:WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn'tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedmanualtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn'tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering,Whatif?Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetesteventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.ThisistheShadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.1、Thepassageismeantto______.A、warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceB、adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriterC、showyoungpeopleitisunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfameD、encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer标准答案：A知识点解析：暂无解析2、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A、Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.B、Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffort.C、Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.D、Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall.标准答案：D知识点解析：暂无解析3、Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?A、Hewasn’tabletoproduceasinglebook.B、Hehadn’tseenachangeforthebetter.C、Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.D、Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.标准答案：B知识点解析：暂无解析4、"...peoplewhodiewondering,Whatif?"(Line3,Para.3)refersto"those______".A、whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflifeB、whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfwayC、whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecisionD、whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath标准答案：B知识点解析：暂无解析5、"Shadowland"inthelastsentencerefersto______.A、thewonderlandoneoftendreamsaboutB、thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtoC、thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreachedD、aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination标准答案：C知识点解析：暂无解析Ithasoftenbeensaidbypeopleinvolvedinlanguageteachingthatastudentwhoreallywantstolearnwillsucceedinwhateverthecircumstancesareunderwhichhestudies.Itiscertainlytruethatstudentsdolearninunfavorableconditionsanditisalsotruethatstudentsoftensucceedinusingmethodsthatexpertshaveconsideredunsatisfactory.Allteacherscanthinkofsomestudentswhoaresignificantlybetterthantheirpeersanditseemsreasonabletosuggestthatthemotivationofthestudentisperhapsthesinglemostimportantthingthathebringstotheclassroom.Motivationissomekindofinternaldrivethatencouragessomebodytopursueacourseofaction.Itseemstobethecasethatifweperceiveagoalandifthatgoalissufficientlyattractive.Wewillbestronglymotivatedtodowhateverisnecessarytoreachthatgoal.Ofcourse,goalsmaybeofmanydifferenttypesoflanguagelearnerswhoaremotivatedalsoperceivegoalsofvarioustypesandherewemightimmediatelymakeadistinctionbetwee