专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷3

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷3（共8

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专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷第1套

一、阅读理解（本题共题，每题1.0分，共16分。）

Oneofthemostfascinatingthingsabouttelevisionisthesizeoftheaudience.Anovel

canbeonthe"bestsellers"listwithasaleoffewerthan100,000copiesbutpopularTV

showmighthave70millionviewers.TVcanmakeanythingoranyonewell-known

overnight.Thisistheprinciple（法贝ij）behind"quiz"orMgame"shows,whichpulordinary

peopleonTVtoplayagameforprizesandmoney.Aquizshowcanmakeanyoneastar,

anditcangiveawaythousandsofdollarsjustforfun.Butallofthismoneycancreate

problems.Forinstance,inthe1950s,quizshowswereverypopularintheU.S.and

almosteveryonewatchedthem.CharlesVanDoren,anEnglishinstructor,becamerich

andfamousafterwinningmoneyonseveralshows.Heevenhadacareerasatelevision

personality.ButoneofthelosersprovedthatVanDorenwascheating.Itturnedoutihat

theshow'sproducerswhowerepullingthestrings,gavetheanswerstothemostpopular

contestantsbeforehand.Why?Becauseiftheaudiencedidn'tlikethepersonwhowon

thegame,theyturnedtheshowoff.Theresultofthischeatingwasahugescandal（丑闻）.

Basedonthisstory,amovieunderthetitle"Quizshow"ison40yearslater.VanDoren

isnolongerinvolvedwithTV.Butgameshowsarestillhere,thoughtheyaren'ttakenas

seriously.Infact,someofthemtrytobeasridiculousaspossible.Thereareshowsthat

sendstrangersonvacationtripstogether,thattrytocausencwly-marricdcouplestofight

onTV,orthatpunishposersbyhumiliating（羞辱）them.Theentertainmentnowistosee

whatpeoplewilldojusttobeonTV.Peoplestillwinmoney,buttherealprizeistobein

frontofanaudienceofmillions.

1、Thesaleofnovelistalkedaboutincomparisonwith.

A、thesizeofTVs

B>thenumberofTVviewers

C、thesaleof"bestsellers11

D、thenumberofTVaudiences

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、InCharlesquizscandal,who,accordingtothepassage,istobeblamedmost?

A^Oneofthelosers.

B、Theshowsproducers.

C、CharlesVanDorenhimself.

D、Hisaudience.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

Timespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyable,whetheryouareabook-loverormerely

tlieretobuyabookasapicsenl.Youmayevenhaveeiileieddiesliupjusttofindslicltcr

fromasuddenshower.Whateverthereason,youcansoonbecometotallyunawareof

yoursurroundings.Yousoonburyyourselfinsomebookorother,andusuallyitisonly

muchlaterthatyourealizeyouhavespenttoomuchtimethereandmustdashofftokeep

someforgottenappointment.Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeis

themainattractionofabookshop.Amusicshopisverymuchlikeabookshop.Youcan

wanderroundsuchplacestoyourheart'scontent.Ifitisagoodshop,noassistantwill

approachyouwiththegreeting,"CanIhelpyou?"Youneedn'tbuyanythingyoudon't

want.Inabookshopanassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinished

browsing（浏览）.Then,andonlythen,arehisservicesnecessary.Once,amedicalstudent

hadtoreadatextbookwhichwasfartooexpensiveforhimtobuy.Hecouldn'tobtainit

fromthelibraryandtheonlycopyhecouldfindwasinacertainbookshop.Every

afternoon,therefore,hewouldgoalongtotheshopandreadalittleofthebookatatime.

Oneday,however,hewasdisappointedtofindthebookmissingfromitsusualplace.He

wasabouttoleave,whenhenoticedtheowneroftheshopbeckoning（招呼）tohim.

Expectingtobetoldoff,hewenttowardshim.Tohissurprise,theownerpointedtoihe

book,whichwasputawayinacorner."Iputitthereincaseanyonewastemptedtobuy

it!"hesaid,andleftthedelightedstudenttocontinuehisreading.

3、Inagoodbookshop.

A、nobodytakesanynoticeofyou

B、theassistantgreetsyouinafriendlyway

C^youcanalwaysobtainthebooksyouneed

D^youfecithatyouarcinamusicshop

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Themedicalstudentwenttothebookshopeveryday.

A、toseeifthebookhewantedwasinitsusualplace

B、toreadthebookwithoutbuyingit

C^totalkwiththeshopowner

D、totrytogetthetextbook

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Thetextbookthemedicalstudentwasinterestedinwasputawayinacorner.

A、topreventanyonefrombuyingit

B、becausethemedicalstudentmighttakeitaway

C^incasethemedicalstudentwastemptedtobuyit

D、becausethemedicalstudentwastemptedtobuyit

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

Television—thatmostattractivemoderntechnology,markedbyrapidchangeand

growth-ismovingintoanewerawhichpromisestoreshapeourbyesandourworld.It

isanelectronicrevolutionofsorts,madepossiblebythemarriageoftelevisionand

computertechnologies.Theword"television"canliterallybeinterpretedassightfroma

distance.Verysimplyput,itworksinthisway:throughacompletesystemofelectronics,

televisionprovidesthecapabilityofconvertinganimageintoelectronicimpulses,which

canbesentthroughawireorcable.Theseimpulses,whenfedintoareceiver(television

set),canthenbeelectronicallyreconstructedintothatsameimage.Televisionismore

thanjustanelectronicssystem,however.Itisameansofexpression,aswellasavehicle

forcommunication,andassuchbecomesapowerfultoolforreachingotherhuman

beings.Thefieldoftelevisioncanbedividedintotwotypes.First,thereisbroadcast

television,whichreachesthemassesthroughbroad-basedairwavetransmissionof

televisionsignals.Second,thereisnon-broadcasttelevision,whichprovidesfortheneeds

ofindividualsorspecificinterestgroupsthroughcontrolledtransmissiontechniques.)

Traditionally,televisionhasbeenamediumofthemasses.Ithasbeenwithusforabout

thirty-sevenyearsinaformsimilartowhatexiststoday.Duringthoseyears,ithasbeen

controlledmostlybythebroadcastnetworks,ABC,NBCandCBS,whohavebeenthe

majorsuppliersofnews,information,andentertainment.Thesegiantsofbroadcasting

haveactuallynotonlyshapedtelevisionasasourceofentertainment,butplacedourrole

inthisactivemediumasthepassiveviewer.

6、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafunctionofelectronics

intelevisiontransmission?

A^Thesendingofimpulsesthroughawire.

B、ThetransmissionofvoicefromoneTVsettoanother.

C、Theconversionofanimageintoelectronicimpulses.

D^Thefeedingofimpulsesintothereceiver.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Whatkindoftelevisionisintendedforsmallnumbersofpeople?

A、Broad-basedTV.

B、ReconstructedTV.

C、TraditionalIV.

D、Non-broadcastTV.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、WhichofthefollowingstatementscanbestdescribeTVviewersaccordingtothe

passage?

A^Theypreferincreasednewscoverage.

BNTheydonottakeanactiveroleinwatchingtelevision.

C、Theyliketousetelevisiontoreachotherhumanbeings.

D、Theyhavemoreorlessgrowntiredoftelevision.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

Onarainyday,youwillseemanystreamsofmuddy（多泥的）waterrunningdownthe

slopes（斜坡）ofahill.Thewaterismuddybecauseitwashesawaysoilfromthehill

slopes.Sometimessoilisblownawaybystrongwinds.Whenthesoiliscarriedawayby

waterorwind,wesaythatthelandiseroded（侵蚀）.Thisisknownassoilerosion.Plants

cannotgrowonerodedland.Thereisnotenoughsoilonerodedlandtogivethemthe

thingstheyneed.Plantsneedwaterandsaltsfromthesoil.Wecandoanumberofthings

tostopsoilerosion.Thisiscalledsoilconservation（保护）.Onewayofsoilconservation

onflat,opengroundistogrowsmallplantssuchasgrasses.Theirrootsholdthesoil

lightlytogether.Anotherwayistoplanttreesaroundanopenfield.Thussoilerosionby

strongwindscannottakeplace.Rowsoftreesactasaverybigwall.Soilerosionon

slopescanbestoppedbycutting"steps'*calledterraces（梯田）.Watercarryingsoilcannot

runstraightdowntheslopenow.Ithastorundowntheterraces.Thisslowsdownthe

flow（流速）ofthewater.Mostofthesoilinthewaterisleftbehindontheterraces.There

aresomeotherwaysforsoilconservation.

9^Onarainydaythewaterrunningdowntheslopesofahillismuddybecause.

A、therearenoterracesontheslopes

therearenosmallplantsontheslopes

C、itwashesawaysoilfromtheslopes

D、thereistoomuchsoilontheslopes

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、Plantscannotgrowonerodedlandbecause.

A^thereisalotofsandinit

B、thereisnotenoughwaterandsaltsinit

C、thereisnowaterinit

D、thelandistoohard

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、Thewayofsoilconservationonflat,opengroundis.

A^togrowsmallplantssuchasgrasses

B、toplanttreesaroundanopenfield

C^toaddfertilizertothesoil

D、AandB

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、Cutting"steps11calledterracesonslopes.

A、canslowdowntheflowofthewater

B、helpsplantsgrowbetter

C、preventsthesoilbeingcarriedawaybywinds

D、makestheplants'rootsholdthesoiltogether

标准答案：A〜

知识点解析：暂无解析

Bacteria（细菌）areextremelysmalllivingthings.Whilewemeasureourownsizesin

inchesorcentimeters,bacterialsizeismeasuredinmicrons.Onemicronisathousandth

ofamillimeter:apinheadisaboutamillimeteracross.Rod-shapedbacteriaareusually

fromtwotofourmicronslong,whileroundedonesaregenerallyonemicronindiameter.

Thus,ifyouenlargedareundedbacteriumathousandtimes,itwouldbejustaboutthe

sizeofapinhead.Anadulthumanmagnifiedbythesameamountwouldbeovera

mile（1.6kilometers）tall.Evenwithanordinarymicroscope,youmustlookcloselytosee

bacteria.Usingamagnificationof100times,onefindsthatbacteriaarebarelyvisibleas

tinyrodsordots.Onecannotmakeoutanythingoftheirstructure.Usingspecialstains,

onecanseethatsomebacteriahaveattachedtothemwavy-looking"hairs"called

flagella.Othershaveonlyoneflagellum.Theflagellarotate,pushingthebacteriathrough

thewater.Manybacterialackflagellaandcannotmoveaboutbytheirownpower,while

otherscanglidealongoversurfacesbysomelittle-understoodmechanism.Fromthe

bacterialpointofviewtheworldisaverydifferentplacefromwhatitistohumans.Toa

bacteriumwaterisasthickasmolasses（糖蜜）istous.Bacteriaaresosmallthattheyare

influencedbythemovementsofthechemicalmoleculesaroundthem.Bacteriaunderthe

microscopeeventhosewithnoflagellaoftenbounceaboutinthewater.Thisisbecause

theycollidewiththewatermoleculesandarcpushedthiswayandthatmoleculesmove

sorapidlythatwithinatenthofasecondthemoleculesaroundaflagellumhavebeen

replacedbynewones.Evenbacteriawithoutflagellaarethusconstantlyexposedtoa

changingenvironment.

13、Whichofthefollowingisthesmallest?

A、Apinhead.

Aroundedbacterium.

C>Amicroscope.

D、Arod-shapedbacterium.

标准先索.R

知识?解扁暂无解析

14、Accordingtothepassage,someonewhoexaminesbacteriausingonlyamicroscope

thatmagnifies100timeswouldsee.

A、tinydots

B、small"hairs"

C^largerods

D^detailedstructures

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、Therelationshipbetweenabacteriumanditsflagellaismostnearlyanalogousto

whichofthefollowing?

A、Ariderjumpingonahorse'sback.

B、Aballbeinghitbyabat.

C、Aboatpoweredbyamotor.

D、Adoorclosedbyagustofwind.

标准答案：C'」

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、InParagraph3,Sentence2,theauthorcompareswatertomolassesinorderto

introducewhichofthefo'lowingtopics?

A^Thebacterialcontentofdifferentliquids.

B、Whathappenswhenbacteriaareaddedtomolasses.

C^Themolecularstructuresofdifferentchemicals.

D^Howdifficultitisforbacteriatomovethroughwater.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷第2套

一、阅读理解（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

Whileanewschooltermisabouttobegin,perhapsweshouldreconsiderthematterof

examinations.InJuly,twowriters（LetterstotheEditoDpraisedthecancellationofexams

becausetheybelieve"testsdon'ttellthewholestory.Asateacherwhohasworkedin

fourcountries,Ihavehadtheexperiencethatastudentwhocamsgoodmarksis

generallyagoodstudent,andihalastudent'sfinalmarkinasubjectisusuallyagrade

averageiheyear'swork.Ofcoursethereareexceptions,buttheydonothavethe

frequencythatwouldgiveanunfairpictureofastuden:'sability.Thesimplefactisthat

properclasswork,diligentexamstudiesandgoodmarksarealniosicertainindiualorsof

astudent'sfutureperformance.Theopposite,almostcertainly,incompetence.Thereis

noacceptablesubstituteforcompetitionandexaminationofquality.Howcanteachers

andfutureofficialsdeterminewhatastudenthaslearnedandremembered?Shouldwc

simplytakethestudent'swordforit?Anyinstitutionthat"liberates"studentsfromfair

andformalexamsismisguided,ifnotignorant.Andsurelythe"graduates"ofsuch

institutionswilllacktrustworthiness,nottomentionbeingrejectedbyforeign

universitiesforgraduateorotherstudies.Whenallissaidanddone,Isensethatafearof

failureandafearofunpleasantcomparisonswithothersisatthebottomofmostban­

examstalk.Excellenceandqualityfearnothing.Onthecontrary,theyseekcompetition

anddesirethesatisfactionofbeingthebest.

1、Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthorofthispassageagreewith?

A、Testsarenoteffectiveinmeasuringthestudents'abilities.

B、Testsareaneffectivemeasureofthestudents'abilities.

C>Testscanonlymeasuresomeofthestudents'abilities.

D、Testsmaynotbeusefulfbrmeasuringstudents*abilities.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由文章的描述以及第四段第一句话“Thereisnoacceptablesubstitutefor

competitionandexaminationofquality.”可知作者认为考试是检验学生能力的一项有

效措施。故选B。

2、Thetwowritersmentionedinthefirstparagraph.

A、opposedjudgingstudentsbytheresultsofexams

B、musthaveproposedotherwaysoftestingstudents

C、regardedexamsasawayofpunishingstudents

D、seemedtobeworriedaboutthepoormarksoftheirstudents

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从第一段第二句”...twowritcrs(LetterstotheEditor)praiscdthe

cancellationofexamsbecausetheybelieve4testsdon'ttellthewholestory\"nJ知A正

确。

3、Accordingtothewriter,astudent'sfinalmark.

A、isoftenencouraging

B、oftengivesafairpictureoftheyear'swork

C、oftenprovesunreliable

D、oftentellswhetherhelikesthesubjectornot

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从第二段第一句“…andthatastudent'sfinalmarkinasubjectisusually

agradeaverageoftheyear,swork.”可知正确答案为B0

4、Ifastudentgraduatedfromauniversitywhichdoesnotrequireexamshe

would.

A、havetocontinuehisstudies

B、haveafeelingoffailure

C、beincompetent

D、notbeadmittedbyforeigninstitutions

标准答案：D'、

知识点解析：从第四段末尾“Andsurelythe'graduates'ofsuchinstitutionswilllack

trustworthiness,nottomentionbeingrejectedbyforeignuniversitiesforgraduateor

otherstudies.”可推知正确答案为D。

5、Accordingtothearticle,thosewhodisliketheideaofexaminationsareprobably

afraidof.

A、competingwithotherstudents

B、beinggradedunfairly

C、workingtoohard

D^beingdismissedfromschool

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由最后一段第一句"Isensethatafearoffailureandafearofunpleasant

coniparisonswithothersisatthebottomofmostban-examstalk.”可推断出A正确。

Asscientistslearnmoreaboutthecausesofearthquakes,theybecomebetterableto

predictthem.Firstofall,theyknowthatquakesarelikelytooccurinareaswherethe

tectonicplales（地层地壳板块）pushagainsteachother.Theysiudyiheseareasclosely,

usingdifferenlinslrumenis.Theymeasureihevibralionsofiheearlhwilh

seismographs（上也震仪）.whichiccordonrollsofpaperallmovements,bothlargeand

small.ScientistsusuallyusetheRichterscale（里希特震级仪）namedafterafamous

seismologist（地震学家），forthesemeasurements.Whenanearthquakemeasuresover4~

5ontheRichterscale,itisstrongenoughtocausedamage.Scientistshavedetermined

thatanareaisnotlikelytohavealargeearthquakewhenmanysmallquakeshavebeen

occurring.Whenthesmallquakesstop,thenpressurebuildsandastrongquakeismore

likely.Thereareseveralotherwaystopredictearthquakes.Scientistscanmeasurethe

tinychangesinthelilt（倾斜）ofthelandthathappenbeforeearthquakesoccur.Increases

intheamountofradon（M）,asubstancefoundindeepwells,aswellasahigherlevelof

waterinthewells,canalsomeanthatanearthquakeislikelytooccur.Inaddition,

scientistshavefoundthatsomeanimals,likedogs,behavestrangelybeforean

earthquake,theybecomenervousandhowl（号叫）.Seismologistshavecorrectlypredicted

severalearthquakes.In1975,theysaidthatanearthquakewouldoccurinLiaoning

Province,China,onemonth,andthenonehour,beforeithappened.In1978,Russian

scientistspredictedanearthquakeintheAltaiMountainssixhoursbeforeitoccurred.

However,notallearthquakesarepredictable,andasystemforpredictingisnotyet

perfected.Nothingonthisearthiscertain.AlthoughpeoplewholiveinCaliforniaand

Japanlivewiththepossibilityofaseriousquake,perhapsthenextstrongearthquakewill

occursomewhereoutsidethe"RingofFire".

6、AccordingtotheinformationinPara.1seismographis.

A^acomputerlikeelectronicinstrumentforpredictingearthquakes

aspecialinstrumentforrecordingandmeasuringthevibrationsoftheearth

C^aninstrumentwhichseismologistsusetomakestudiesonthecausesofearthquakes

D^aninstrumentwithwhichseismologistsmeasurethepressurebetweentectonicplates

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第一段第四句"Theymeasurethevibrationsoftheearthwith

seismographs（地震仪），whichrecordonrollsofpaperallmovements,bothlargeand

small解释了seismographs的意思，故B正确。

7、Accordingtothepassage,alargeearthquakeismostlikelytooccurinanarea.

A、whereaseriesofminorvibrationsoftheearthhavebeenoccurring

B、thatiswithinthe"RingofFire"butdoesnotseeanyvibrationoftheearth

C、wheremanysmallvibrationsoftheearthhavebeenoccurringandthenacalmperiod

follows

D^wheretectonicplatesfitintoeachotherproperly

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第一段最后两句话“Scientistshavedelerminedthat...ihenpressure

buildsandastrongquakeismorelikely.”与C选项吻合，故C正确。

8、Thefollowingsignsthatshowthecomingofanearthquakearementionedinthe

passageEXCEPTthat.

A、theamountofradonindeepwellsincreases

B、theearthgivesoffflashesoflight

C、thelevelofwaterinthewellsrises

D、someanimalsbecomenervousandbehavestrangely

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第二段开头提到“Thereareseveralotherwaystopredictearthquakes...M

可知B不是地震来临的现象。

9、Accordingtothepassage,theearthquakeoccurred:nChina'sLiaoningProvincein

1975.

A、wastwicepredictedbyseismologists

B、tookallthepeopleintheareabysurprise

C、wasfollowedbymanysmallvibrationsoftheearth

D、wascorrectlypredictedbyRussianseismologists

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第二段第六句提到“In1975,theysaidthatanearthquakewould

occurinLiaoningProvince,China,onemonth,andthenonehour,beforeit

happened.”此题的关键是读出“thenonehour”是第二次预测。故A正确。

】0、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A、Notallearthquakesarepredictablealthoughseismologistshavecorrectlypredicted

some.

B、Seismologywasfullydevelopednowandearthquakepredictionisalwaysreliable.

C、Noearthquakepredictionisreliablesincenothingonthisearthiscertain.

D^Asystemforpredictingtheearthquakeisperfected,butpredictionisnotalways

correct.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章中第二段倒数第三句”…notallearthquakesarepredictable,anda

systemforpredictingisnotyetperfected.”与A对应c

"...WearenotabouttoentertheInformationAge,butinsteadareratherwellintoit.n

Presentpredictionsarethatby1990,aboutthirtymillionjobsintheUnitedStates,or

aboutthirtypercentofthejobmarket,willbecomputer-related.In1980,onlytwenty-one

percentofallUnitedStateshighschoolsownedoneormorecomputersforstudentuse.

Inthefallof1985,anewsurveyrevealedthathalfofUnitedStatessecondaryschools

havefifteenormorecomputersforstudentuse.Andneweducationalexperts,

administrators,andeven(hegeneralpublicaredemandingthatallstudentsbecome”

computerliterate".Bytheyear2000knowledgeofcomputerswillbenecessaryinover

eightypercentofalloccupations.Soonthosepeoplenoteducatedincomputerusewillbe

comparedtothosewhoareprintilliteratetoday.Whatis"computerliteracy"?Theterm

itselfseemstoimplysomeextentof"knowing"aboutcomputers,butknowingwhat?The

currentopinionseemstobethatthisshouldincludeageneralknowledgeofwhat

computersare,plusalittleoftheirhistoryandsomethingofhowtheyoperate.Therefore,

itisvitalthateducatorseverywheretakeacarefullooknotonlyatwhatisbeingdone,but

alsoatwhatshouldbedoneinthefieldofcomputereducation.Today,mostadultsare

capableofutilizingamotorvehiclewithouttheslightestknowledgeofhowtheinternal

combustionengineworks.Weeffectivelyusealltypesofelectricalequipmentwithout

beingable【olell[heirhistoriesor[oexplainhow[heywork.Businesspeopleforyears

havemadegooduseoftypewritersandaddingmachines.Yetfewhaveeverknownhow

torepairthem.Why,then,attempttoteachcomputersbyteachinghoworwhythey

work?Rather,wefirstmustconcentrateonteachingtheeffectiveuseofthecomputeras

thetoolis,"Knowinghowlouseacomputeriswhat'sgoingtobeimportant.Wedon't

talkabout'auto-mobileliteracy'.Wejustgetinourcarsanddrivethem.

11、By1990,thenumberofjobshavingsomethingtodowithcomputersintheUnited

Stateswillbe.

A、79million

30million

C、70million

D、100million

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章开头说“…by1990,aboutthirtymillionjobsintheUnitedStates,

oraboutthirtypercentofthejobmarket,willbecomputer-related.”可矢口B是正确答

案。

12、Theexpression"printi11iterate"(Para.I)refersto.

A^onewhohasneverlearntprinting

B、onewhoisnotcomputerliterate

C、onewhohasneverlearnttoread

D^onewhoisnotabletouseatypewriter

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第一段最后一句说到“Soonthosepeoplenoteducatedincomputeruse

willbecoinparedtothosewhoareprintilliteratetoday.”从文章的比喻中可以看出

printilliterate指的是“文盲”，所以C是正确答案。

13、Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout.

A、recentpredictionsofcomputer-relatedjobs

B、thewideuseofcomputersinschools

C、theurgencyofcomputereducation

D、publicinterestincomputers

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从第一段来看文章一开始就讲到我们已进入一个信息时代，然后列举

与计算机相关的工作，计算机的教育及就业情况，所以总结出C（计算机教育的迫

切性）为最佳选项。

14、Accordingtotheauthor,theeffectivewaytospreadtheuseofcomputersistoteach

A^whatcomputersare

B、howtousecomputers

Cxwherecomputerscanheused

D、howcomputerswork

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从最后一段第一句"Knowinghowtouseacomputeriswhat'sgoingtobe

important可知B正确。

15、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?

A、Whattoteachaboutcomputersshouldbereconsidered.

B、Thosewhoarenoteducatedincomputerusewillsoonfinditdifficulttogetajob.

C、HumansocietyhasalreadyenteredtheInformationAge.

D、Thosewhowanttousecomputersshouldknowhowcomputersoperate.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由文章第三段后几句"Wceffectivelyusealltypesofelectricalequipment

without...Why,then,attempttoteachcomputersbyteachinghoworwhythey

work”可知我们没有必要非要知道电脑怎样或为什么工作，D项描述与文意不相

符，故选D。

Acomputerisamachinedesignedtoperformworkmathematicallyandtostoreand

selectinformationthathasbeenfedintoit.Itisrunbyeithermechanicalorelectronic

means.Thesemachinescandoagreatdealofcomplicatedworkinaveryshorttime.A

largecomputer,forexample,canaddorsubtractninethousandtimesasecond,multiplya

thousandtimesasecond,ordividefivehundredtimesasecond.Itspercentageoferroris

aboutoneinabilliondigits.Ithasbeenestimatedthathumanbeingsmakingcalculations

averageaboutonemistakepertwohundreddigits.Theheartofanelectroniccomputer

liesinitsvacuumtubes,ortransistors.Itselectroniccircuitsworkathousandtimesfaster

thanthenervecellsinthehumanbrain.Aproblemthatmighttakeahumanbeingtwo

yearstosolvecanbesolvedbyacomputerinoneminute、butinordertoworkproperly,a

computermustbegiveninstructions—itmustbeprogrammed.Computerscanbe

designedformanyspecializedpurposes-theycanbeusedtopreparepayrolls,guide

airplaneflights,directtraffic,evenplaychess.Computersplayanessentialrolein

modernautomationinmanyplantsandfactoriesthroughouttheworld.

16>Acomputerisamachinedesignedto.

A、performworkmathematically

B、performcomplicatedcalculations

C、storeandselectinformation

D、alloftheabove

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由文章第一段第一句"Acomputerisamachinedesignedtopcrfbnnwork

malhematicallyandtostoreandselectinformationthathasbeenfedintoit.”及后面的

“Thesemachinescandoagreatdealofcomplicatedworkinaveryshorttime.“可知D

项正确。

17、Theselectioncallsthevacuumtubestheelectroniccomputer's.

A、nervecells

B、brain

C、nervoussystem

D、heart

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第二段第一句说到"Theheartofanelectroniccomputerliesinits

vacuumtubes"，故选D0

18、Theselectionsaysthatcomputersplayanessentialrolesin.

A、automationprocesses

B、malheinalicaluompulalioiis

C、trafficcontrol

D、thedevelopmentofmathematicaltheory

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第三段最后一句说到“Computersplayanessentialroleinmodem

automationinmanyplantsandfactoriesthroughouttheworld.”其中“inmodern

automation”与A选项对应。

19、Theuseofcomputersforspecializedpurposesdependsonthe.

designofcomputer

B、powerusedtooperatethecomputer

C、difficultyofthemathematicalcalculationsinvolved

D、theabilityoftheprogrammer

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第三段第一句话说到“Computerscanbedesignedformany

specializedpurposes-theycanbeusedtopreparepayrolls,guideairplaneflights,direct

traffic,evenplaychess.”可推知电脑可以被设计用于不同的目的，因此正确答案

为Ao

20>Theselectionimpliesthathumanbeingsdifferfromcomputersinthathumanbeings

A、makefewererrors

B、donothavetobeprogrammed

C^workmorequickly

D、understand由cirinstructions

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第二段最后一句说到”...acomputermustbegiveninstructions-it

mustbeprogrammed.”这是计算机和人的不同之处，故选B。

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷第3套

一、阅读理解（本题共5