专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷9

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷9（共8

套）

（共155题）

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷第1套

一、阅读理解（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

NewsDapersnolnearlyaspopularlodayasiheywerein【hepasl.Thereareno【very

manypeoplewhoseriouslyreadanewsDapeieverydav.Mostpeoplereadonlythesports

pages,theadviceorgossipcolumns,thecomics,andperhapstheclassified

advertisements.Mostpeopledon'ttakethetimetoreadtherealnews.Newspapereditors

saythattheirreadersarclazy.Theysaytheyhavetotrickpeopleintoreadingthenews.

Theyattempttocatchthereader'sinterestwithpicturesandexcitingheadlines.These

techniquesareusedonthefrontpagebecauseitisthefirstthingyouseewhenyoupick

upthepaper.Thefirstpageattractsattentionandencouragesthereadertolookthrough

therestofthepaper.Thisiswhyeditorsalwayslookforagoodfirstpagestoryand

headlinesthatmakeyoustopandlook.Iftheheadlineishorribleenoughorfrightening

enoughorwildenough,perhapsyouwillgoontoreadtherestofthestory.Justthesame,

therearealotofpeoplewhodonotevenreadthefrontpageanymore.Theymayreadthe

headlines,butthatisall.Thentheyturntothesportspage,orcomics,oradvertisements.

Itseemsthatpeopledonotwantthenewsfromanewspaperanymore.Theysaytheyget

thenewsonthetelevisionnow.Morepeoplewatchtelevisionnewsbecauseitiseasier

andmoreinterestingthanreadinganewspaper.Whataboutyou?Doyoureadnewsfrom

anewspaper?Doyouwatchthenewsontelevision?Doyouthinkiteasiertogetthe

newsfromtelevision?Doyoulistentotheradio?Ordoyouevencareaboutnewsatall?

Wouldyoumindiftherewerenonews?

1、Accordingtothewriter,newspapersare.

A^morepopulartoday

B、lesspopulartoday

C、aspopularasbefore

D、gettingmoreandmorepopular

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章首句说到：“Newspapersarenotnearlyaspopulartodayastheywere

inthepast.”（今天的报纸不像过去那样受欢迎了）。因此正确答案为B。

2、Editorsthinktheimportantpartofthepaperis.

A^theheadlines

B、thesportspage

C、thefrontpage

D、theclassifiedadvertisements

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据第一段中第八句：“Thesetechniquesareusedonthefrontpage

becauseitisthefirstthingyouseewhenyoupickupthepaper.”可知,这些技术（图片

和令人激动的标题）♦般都用于头版，因为头版是读者最先看到的，因此可吸引读

者继续看下去。故选Cc

3、Accordingtothearticle,mostpeoplereadallofthefollowingexcept.

A、therealnews

B、thesportspage

C^comics

D、advertisements

标准答案：A

知识点解析:从第一段第三句：“Mostpeoplereadonlythesportspages,theadviceor

gossipcolumns...classifiedadvertisement.Mostpeopledon'ttakethetimetoreadthe

realnews”可知A正确。

4、Todaymorepeoplegetnewsfrom.

A、newspapers

B、radio

C>television

D、bothAandB

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从第一段最后："Theysaytheygetthenewsonthetelevisionnow."可

知，更多的消息是来自电视。因此选C。

5、Theauthor'sattitudetowardnewspaperis.

A、sympathetic

B、critical

C、negative

D、undetermined

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章中作者说报纸已不像过去那样受欢迎了，及所作的描述可知，

作者的态度是同情的。

Byadoptingafewsimpletechniques,parentswhoreadtotheirchildrencangreatly

increasetheirchildren'slanguagedevelopment.Itissurprisingbuttrue.Howparentstalk

tothci「childrenmakesabigdifferenceinthechildren'slanguagedevelopmentIfa

parenlencouragesthechildloactivelyrespondtowhaliheparenlisreading,Ihechild's

languageskillsincrease.Astudywasdonewith30three-year-oldchildrenandtheir

parents.Halfofthechildrenparticipatedintheexperimentalstudy;theotherhalfactedas

thecontrolgroup.Intheexperimentalgroup,theparentsweregivenatwo-hourtraining

sessioninwhichtheyweretaughttoaskopen-endedquestionsratherthanyes-or-no

questions.Forexample,theparentshouldask,"Whatisthedoggiedoing?**ratherthan

"Isthedoggierunningaway?"Theparentsinihnexperimentalgroupwerealsoinsirucled

inhowtohelpchildrenfindanswers,how〔osuggestalternativepossibilitiesandhowto

praisecorrectanswers.Atthebeginningofthestudy,thechildrendidnotdifferin

measuresoflanguagedevelopment,butattheendofonemonth,thechildreninthe

experimentalgroupshowed5.5monthsaheadofthecontrolgrouponatestofverbal

expressionandvocabulary.Ninemonthslater,thechildrenintheexperimentalgroupstill

showedanadvanceof6monthsoverthechildreninthecontrolgroup.

6、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A、Childrenwhotalkalotaremoreintelligent.

B、Parentswholistentotheirchildrencanteachthemmore.

C、Activechildrenshouldreadmoreandbegivenmoreattention.

D、Verbalabilitycaneasilybedevelopedwithpropermethods.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题答案在第一段：Byadoptingafev/simpletechniques,parentswho

readtothcirchildrcncangreatlyincreasetheirchildrcn'slanguagcdevelopment.可知，

父母给孩子读书的时候，通过采用一些简单的方法可以极大提高孩子的语言能力。

因此可以得出这样的结论：语言能力可以通过适当的方法轻松地提高。D正确。

7、Whatdoes"it"inline2canmostprobablybereplacedby?

A^Parentsincreasingchildren'slanguagedevelopment.

B、Readingtechniquesbeingsimple.

C、Parentsreadingtochildren.

D^Children'sintelligencedevelopment.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章第一段第一句和第三句中的children'slanguagedevelopment

部分，可以看出it指父母能提高孩子的语言能力。代词的指代内容一般应从该句

的上下句中找。

8、Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingquestionsisthebesttypetoask

childrenabout?

A^Doyouseetheelephant?

B、Istheelephantinthecage?

C、Whatanimalsdoyoulike?

D^Shallwegotothezoo?

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第二段第三句说到：Intheexperimentalgroup,theparentswere

givenatwo-hourtrainingsessioninwhichtheyweretaughttoaskopen-endedquestions

ratherthanyes-or-noquestions.即在实验组里，对家长进行了两小时的培训，让他

们学会向孩子们提一些开放式问题，而不是问用“是或不是''回答的问题。再根据下

文提问的举例可推出家长提出的最好的问题应该是：Whatanimalsdoyoulike?（你

喜欢什么样的动物?）C为正确答案。

9、Thedifferencebetweenthecontrolgroupandtheexperimentalgroupwas.

A、thetrainingthatparentsreceived

B、theageofthechildren

C、thebooksthatwereread

D、thenumberofthechildren

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题答案在第二段第三句：Iniheexperimenlalgroup,theparentswere

givenatwo—hourtrainingsession.」在实验组里,对家长进行了两小时的培训)

文章的调查研究中把孩子及其家长分成两组，显然区别在于实验组里的家长接受了

培训。

10^Thebestconclusionwecandrawfromthepassageisthat.

ANparentsshouldbetrainedtoreadtotheirchildren

B、themorechildrenread,themoreintelligenttheywillbecome

C、children'slanguageskillsincreasewhentheyarerequiredtorespondactively

D、childrenwhoreadactivelyseemsixmonthsolder

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题答案在第一段最后一句话：Ifaparentencouragesthechildto

activelyrespondtowhattheparentisreading,thechild'slanguagcskillsincrease.可知

C为正确答案。

AsyouarestudentsofEnglish,ifsverypossiblethatyou'11beinterestedinEngland.

That'swherethelanguagewasfirstspoken.ButEnglandisoftencalledbyothernames.

ThisoftenconfusespeopleandIwonderifyouknowwhatthesenamesmean.So,nowI

wouldliketo(ellyouaboutthismatterofnames.Ibelievethatyouhaveheardpeopleuse

thenames—England,BritainorGreatBritain.Let'ssecwhateachofthesenamesmeans.

IfyoulookatamapofEurope,you'11seeagroupofislands—onelargerislandoffthe

northwestcoast,onesmallerandmanytinyones.Thesemakeupwhatiscalledthe

BritishIsles.ThelargestislandoftheBritishIslesisBritain.ItisalsocalledGreat

Britain.ThesmallerislandisIreland.Britainisdividedintothreeparts;Scotland,Wales

andEngland.Butsometimestheword"England"isusedinsteadof"BritainM.Whyso?In

ancienttimes,whatisBritainnowusedtobethreedifferentcountries.Peopleinthese

differentcountriesspokedifferentlanguages.Overmanyyearsthethreecountries

becameone.Englandisthelargestandrichestofthethreeandithasthemostpeople.So

theEnglishpeopletakeitforgrantedthattheirownnamestandsforthewholeisland.

There*sanotherthingthatconfusespeople:sometimesyoumayhearpeoplesay"the

UnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland'.Thatistheofficialnameofthe

country.NorthernIrelandisonlyonesixthoftheislandorIreland.Therestoftheisland

isanindependentstate,calledtheRepublicofIreland.Sowehavethenamesof

"England","Britain","GreatBritain",and"theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainand

NorthernIreland".Nowdoyouknowwhateachofthemmeans?

11、Englishwasfirstspokenin.

A、Britain

B、England

C、GreatBritain

D、Ireland

标准答案：B

知识点解析：关键诃语是wasfirstspoken。首先应迅速找出该词语在文章中的位

置，确定该题的信息在文章的前两句中。只要读懂原文，仔细判断，就能找到正确

答案是B选项。

12、Britainisdividedinto.

A、England,Britain,andWales

B、England,Scotland,andWales

C^Wales,Scotland,andGreatBritain

D^GreatBritain,Wales,andScotland

标准答案：B

知识点解析：该题所包含的信息在文章第三段第一一句Britainisdividedintothree

parts：Scotland,WalesandEngland.中很容易找到答案，但选择时要细心。

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A^Walesistherichestofthethree.

B、Scotlandisthelargestofthethree.

C^SometimesEnglandisusedinsteadofBritain.

D^BritainistheonlynameofthelargestislandofBritishIsles.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：考生应具备正确把握文中信息的能力，必须通过细心阅读和理解，迅

速确定试题正确信息在文章中的出处。本题C选项的信息在第三段第二句话中可

找到。同时也可用排除法做此类题。

14、TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandis.

A、partofBritain

B、partofBritishIsles

C^theofficialnameofthewholecountry

D、thelargestcountryofallmentionedinthepassage

标准答案：C

知识点解析：通过文章+*最后一段前两句的阅读和理解，可迅速确定“TheUniied

KingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandistheofficialnameofthewhole

country.”是正确答案。

15、Whichofthefollowingisanindependentcountry?

A、Wales

Scotland

C、NorthernIreland

D、TheRepublicofIreland

标准答案：D

知识点解析：正确答案在文章中最后一段的中间Therestoftheislandisan

independentstate,calledtheRepublicofIreland.可迅速找到。做题的关键在于了解

文章大意，细心选择答案。

EveryyearjustafterChristmastheJanuarySalesstart.Alltheshopsreducetheirprices

andfortwoweeks,theyarefullofpeoplelookingforbargains.MyhusbandandIdonot

normallygotothesalesaswedon*tlikecrowdsandinanycaseareshortofmoneyaswe

havetobuylotsofChristmaspresents.Lastyear,however,Itookmyhusbandwithmeto

thesalesatthelargeshopinthecenterofLondon.Webothneededsomenewclothesand

werehopingtofindatelevisionset.WhenWDgotloOxfordStreet、itwassocrowded

thalwedecidedlospliiUDandmeelagainaliheundergroundslation.SoIleftmy

husbandandstartedlookingaroundtheshops.Unfortunatelyalltheclotheswereinvery

largesizesandsowerenotsuitableforme.ButIdidbuyatelevisionataverycheap

price,soIfeltquitepleasedwithmyself.WhenIarrivedatthestation,myhusbandwas

notthere.SoIsatdowninanearbycafetohaveacupoftea.Iquicklyfinishedmytea

whenIsawmyhusbandandwentouttomeethim.Helookedveryhappy.ThenIsawhe

wascarryingalargeandheavycardboardbox."Oh,dear!"Ithought.Yes,wehadnonew

clothesbuttwotelevisions.Weshallnotbegoingtothesalesagain.

16、InJanuary.

A、lotsofpeoplegoshoppingfordiscount

B、peoplehavealotofmoneytospendafterChristmas

C>alltheshopscloseforatwo-wcckChristmasholiday

D、peopledoivthaveenoughmoneytogolookingfbrbargains

标准答案：A

知识点解析：其中A项中的关键词为discount,它的意思是“reductioninprice”］降

价），与文章第一段中“AHtheshopsreducetheirprices.”的意思相一致，故A项是

正确的。其他三个选项都不符合文章的意思。

17、Inthispassage,theword"bargain"couldbestbereplacedby"something

A、giventopeople

B、offeredatareducedprice

C、offered,soldorboughtwhichisexpensive

D、soldforthepurposeofreachinganagreement

标准答案：B--

知识点解析：题中“bargain”为关键词，它的意思是“somethingthatischeap”（便宜

货），与B项“降价所提供的东西”相一致，所以B项是正确答案。

Thehusbandandwifeinthestory.

A、wishedtobuyaTV

B、wenttothesalesnormally

C^oftenwenttothesalestobuyclothes

D、wereusuallynotshortofmoneyafterChristmas

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从文章第二段中的第二句"Webothnccdcd...andwerehopingtofinda

lelevisionsel.”可判断A项为正确答案。其他三项不符合文章的意思。

19、Thephrase"splitup"inthesecondparagraphmeans"

A、breakapart

B、causetobreak

C^becomepieces

D、goindifferentdirections

标准答案：D

知识点解析：短语动词splitup的汉语意思是：朝不同方向前进。如：Thegroup

splituptotrytofindfood］队伍分头去寻找食物）。D项就是splitup的含义,故为正

确答案。

20,Aftertheirday'sshopping,they.

A、werehappywiththeirbargains

B、hadgoteverythingtheywanted

C>gotmorethantheyhadhopedfor

D、hadtogobacktothesalesthenextday

标准答案：C

知识点解析：木文作者和她丈夫本想购买一台电视机，结果他们却买了两台电视

机，和C项内容相符；比他们原来希望购买的要多。其他三项和文章的内容不

符。

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷第2套

一、阅读理解（本题共25题，每题1.0分，共25分。）

Thephysicistinvestigatingtherelationshipbetweentimeandspace,thechemist

exploringthepropertiesofanewsubstance,thebiologistprobingthemysteriesofthe

continuityoflife,andtheanthropologist（人类学家）searchingforhumanoriginssharea

commontrait,curiosity.Notthatnon-scicntistsarenotcurious;mostpeoplepossessthis

characteristic.Thescientist,however,usesaspecificmethodtomakeresearchesinto

theseenigmaticproblems-thescientificmethod.Unfortunately,scienceanditsmethod

aremisunderstood.Themultiplicationofourknowledgeinmedicineandtechnologyhas

ledlotheideathatsciencecancureallandexplainallandthatonlyenoughtime,money

andintelligenceareneeded.Intruth,sciencecannotprovideallanswers.Infact,many

phenomenaarcnotevensubjecttoscientificexplanations.Ontheothersideofthecoin,

sciencehasbeenattackedasacauseofmostcontemporaryproblems.Itissaidtobe

responsibleforthedepersonalization（使失去个性）oftheindividual,forstripping（夺去）

creativityfromhumanbehavior,andforcreatingmassivethreatstothespeciesthrough

thedevelopmentofnuclearpower,insecticides,andpollutingmachinery.Ifweanalyze

thesituationwccanseethatitwasnottheoriginalintentofthepeoplewhodeveloped

computerstodebasehumankind,norwasmassproductionproposedasamethodtocrush

creativity.Itiswhatsociety,policymakersespecially,doeswithscientificachievements

thatmakesthemsocialorantisocial.Thereisnothinginherentlygoodorbadabout

science.

1、Whichofthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A、Scientistsandtheircuriosity.

B、Scienceandscientificmethod.

C、Understandingsofscience.

D、Misunderstandingsofscience.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文章第二段中“Unfortunately,scienceanditsmethodarc

misunderstood^,故选Do

2、ThelastsentenceofPara.2couldbeexplainedasvzhichofthefollowing?

A^Manyphenomenacanbesubjectsofscientificexplanations.

B>Manyphenomenacanfindanswersinscientificexplanations.

C、Scientificexplanationscannotprovideanswerstomanyphenomena.

D^Scientificexplanationsarenotrelatedtomanyphenomena.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据文章第二段最后一句Tntruth,sciencecannotprovideall

answers.Infact,manyphenomenaarenotevensubjecttoscientificexplanations,“可

知C项句子与其相对应，故选C。

3、Theexpression"todebasehumankind"inPara.3couldbeexplainedas.

A^toprovidebasetohumankind

B、toreducethevalueofhumankind

C^togetridofhumankind

D、tocompetewithhumankind

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据文章第三段中“Ifweanalyzethesituationwecanseethatitwasnot

theoriginalintentofthepeoplewhodevelopedcomputerstodebasehumankind,nor

Wasmassproductionproposedasamethodtocrushcreativity“，其中debase意为“降

低……的价值；败坏……的名誉可知B为正确答案。

4、Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingwillbeacceptedbythe

author?

A、Scienceisthecauseofmodernproblems.

B、Scienceitselfisneithergoodnorbad.

C>Scienceleadstoenvironmentalpollution.

D、Sciencecausesmanyantisocialacts.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据文章最后一句话“Itiswhatsociety,policymakersespecially,does

withscientificachievementsthatmakesthemsocialorantisocial.Thereisnothing

inherentlygoodorbadaboutscience"，可知B为正确答案。

5、Intheexpression"OntheothersideofthecominFara.3thecoinisusedtorefer

to.

A、themisunderstandingscience

thescientificexplanation

C>themoneyneededinscientificresearch

D、thecuriosityofscientistsandnon-scientists

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：根据“ontheothersideofthecoin”上下文可知，讲的是科学的另一方

面（不好的方面），可知A为正确答案。

Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreesofhealth

andwealthandtheothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,theotherbecomes

miserable.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,and

events,andtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Thepeoplewhoaretobehappyfix

theirattentionontheconveniencesofthings,thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewell-

prepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewines,andthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthe

cheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyofthecontrarythings.

Therefore,theyarecontinuallydiscontented.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasuresof

society,offendmanypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturn

ofmindwerefoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.

Thetendencytocriticizeandbedisgustedisperhapstakenuporiginallybyimitation.It

growsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybe

curedwhenthosewhohaveitarcconvincedofitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.

Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.

Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousconsequencesinlife,

sinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers,nobody

lovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessand

respect,andscarcelythat.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawstheminto

arguments.Iftheyaimatobtainingsomeadvantageinrankorfortune,nobodywishes

themsuccess.Norwillanyonespeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringon

themselvespublicdisapproval,noonewilldefendorexcusethem.Thesepeopleshould

changethisbadhabit.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwith

them.

6、Peoplewhoaretobeunhappy.

A、alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothers

B>areusuallyinfluencedbytheresultsofcertainthings

C、candiscovertheunpleasantpartofcertainthings

D^usuallyhaveafault-findinghabit

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由题干关键词unhappy定位到第二段第三句Thosewhoaretobe

unh叩pythinkandspeakonlyofthecontrarythings.可知，不快乐的人的表现是，他

们总是看到或关注事物的负面，爱挑毛病。因此选项D与文意相符。

7、Whenthoseunhappypeoplemeetothers,theywill.

A、haveagoodtasteofthepleasuresofsociety

B、feeldepressedaboutthepleasuresofsociety

C^behappywiththepleasuresofsociety

D、enjoythepleasuresofsociety

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干关键词unhappy,定位到文章第二段第三句。通过本段接下来

对不快乐的人的描述可知，他们会使原本愉快的社交活动变得不愉快。因此，选项

B符合文意。

8、Accordingtothepassage,itcanbesafelysaidthat.

A^iftheyrealizethehannfulncssoftheirhabitstheunhappypeoplemaygetridofit

ifpeopleareinmisery,theywillbecriticalabouteverything

C^weshouldnotpitytheseunhappypeoplefortheirself-criticism

D^theseunhappypeoplearcnotcontentwithanythingtheyhave

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章第三段第三句Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecured

whenthosewhohaveitareconvincedofitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.可

知，当有这种习惯的人认识到这种态度给他们带来的不良影响时，他们也许会改掉

这种毛病C

9^"Andscarcelythat"inthelastparagraphmeans.

A、justlikethat

B、almostnotlikethat

C、morethanthat

D、notatalllikethat

标准答案：B

知识点解析：scarcely表示“几乎不是，几乎没有''或是"几乎还没'’的意思，只有否

定意义。因此，选项中只有B符合文意。

10^Ifsuchunhappypersonsdon'tchangetheirbadbehavior,theauthorssuggeststhat

people.

A、avoidcontactingwiththem

criticizetheirmisconduct

C、helpthemrecognizeitsbadefleets

D^shownorespectandpolitenesstothem

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干关键词change和badbehavior定位到全文最后两句These

peopleshouldchangethisbadhabit.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoid

anycontactwiththem.可知，作者建议人们对这样的人最好采取回避的态度。题干

中的badbehavior是文中badhabit的转述。

Supposewebuiltarobot（机器人）toexploretheplanetMars.Weprovidetherobotwith

seeingdetectorstokeepiiawayfromdanger.Itispoweredentirelybythesun.Should

weprogramtherobottobeequallyactiveatalltimes?No.Therobotwouldbeusingup

energyatatimewhenitwasnotreceivingany.Sowewouldprobablyprogramitto

ceaseitsactivityatnightandtowakeupatdawnthenextmorning.Accordingtothe

evolutionarytheoryofsleep,evolutionequippeduswitharegularpatternofsleepingand

wakingfbrthesamereason.Thetheorydoesnotdenythatsleepprovidessomeimportant

restorativefunctions.Itmerelysaysthatevolutionhasprogrammedustoperformthose

functionsalatimewhenactivitywouldbeinefficientandpossiblydangerous.However,

sleepprotectsusonlyfromthesortoftroublewemightwalkinto;itdoesnotprotectus

fromtroublethatcomeslookingforus.Sowesleepwellwhenweareinafamiliar,safe

place,butwesleeplightly,ifatall,whenwefearthatbearswillnoseintothetent.The

evolutionarytheoryaccountswellfordifferencesinsleepamongcreatures.Whydocats,

forinstance,sleepsomuch,whilehorsessleepsolittle?Surelycatsdonotneedfive

timesasmuchrepairandrestorationashorsesdo.Butcatscanaffordtohavelong

periodsofinactivitybecausetheyspendlittletimeeatingandareunlikelytobeattacked

whiletheysleep.Horsesmustspendalmostalltheirwakinghourseating,becausewhat

theyeatisverylowinenergyvalue.Moreover,theycannotaffordtosleeptoolongor

toodeeply,becausetheirsurvivaldependsontheirabilitytorunawayfromattackers.

11、Theauthorusestheexampleoftherobotinspaceexplorationtotellus.

A^thedifferencebetweenrobotsandmen

B、thereasonwhymenneedtosleep

C、abouttheneedforrobotstosavepower

D^aboutthedangerofmenworkingatnight

标准答案：B

知识点解析：通过阅读文章可知作者通过引用机器人探索太空的例子来说明机器人

也需要休息来进行能量补充，从而引出下面的话题，说明人类为什么需要睡眠，故

选B。

12、Evolutionhasprogrammedmantosleepatnightchieflytohelphim.

A、maintainaregularpatternoflife

B、preventtroublethatcomeslookingforhim

C、avoiddangerandinefficientlabor

D、restorehisbodilyfunctions

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据文章第二段中：Thetheorydoesnotdenythatsleepprovidessome

importantrestorativefunctions.Itmerelysaysthatevolutionhasprogrammedusto

performthosefunctionsatatimewhenactivitywouldbeinefficientandpossibly

dangerous,可知人们在夜间休息主要是因为晚间活动效率低下，而且可能很危

险。故C正确。

13、Accordingtotheauthor,wecannotsleepwellwhenwe.

A^arcworryingaboutoursafety

B、areoverworked

C^areinateni

D、areawayfromhome

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第二段最后一句指出在一个熟悉、安全的地方我们能够睡得很

好，但当担心会有野熊袭击时就会睡得很轻，即当我们担心安全问题时就会睡不

好。故选A。

14、Catssleepmuchmorethanhorsesdopartlybecausecats.

A、needmoretimefbrrestoration

R、areunlikelytoheattacked

C^aremoreactivethanhorseswhentheyareawake

D、spendlesstimeeatingtogetenoughenergy

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文章第三段中Butcatscanaffordtohavelongperiodsofinactivity

becausetheyspendlittletimeeatingandareunlikelytobeattackedwhilethey

sleep.Horsesmustspendalmostalltheirwakinghourseating,becausewhattheyeatis

verylowinenergyvalue,可知D为正确答案。

15>Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?

A、Evolutionhasequippedallcreatureswitharegularpatternofsleepingandwaking.

B、Thestudyofsleepisanimportantpartoftheevolutionarytheory.

C>Sleepingpatternsmustbetakenintoconsiderationinthedesigningofrobots.

D、Thesleepingpatternofalivingcreatureisdeterminedbythefooditeats.

标准答案：A-'

知识点解析：通过理解全文可知文章主要讲了进化论使所有生物都有一个固定的休

息和工作模式。只有A项描述与主旨贴近。故选A。

"Congratulations,Mr.Jones,it'sagirl."Fatherhoodisgoinglohaveadifferentmeaning

andbringforthadifferentresponsefromeverymanwhohearsthesewords;.Somefeel

pridewhentheyreceivethenews,whileothersworry,wonderingwhethertheywillbe

goodfathers.Althoughtherearesomemenwholikechildrenandmayhavehad

considerableexperiencewiththem,othersdonotparticularlycarefbrchildrenandspend

littletimewiththem.Manyfathersandmothershavebeenplanningandlookingforward

tochildrenforsometime.Forothercouples,pregnancywasanaccidentthatboth

husbandandwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly.Whateverthereactiontothe

birthofachild,itisobviousthattheshiftfromtheroleofhusbandtothatoffatherisa

difficulttask.Yet,unfortunately,fewattemptshavebeenmadetoeducatefathersinthis

re-socializationprocess.AlthoughnumerousbookshavebeenwrittenaboutAmerican

mothers,onlyrecentlyhasliteraturefocusedontheroleofalather.Itisarguedbysome

writersthatthetransitiontothefather'srole,althoughdifficult,isnotnearlyasgreatas

thetransitionthewifemustmaketothemother'srole.Themother'sroleseemstorequire

acompletetransformationindailyroutineandhighlyinnovativeadaptation,ontheother

hand,thefather'sroleislessdemandingandimmediate.However,eventhoughwe

mentionedthefactthatgrowingnumbersofwomenarcworkingoutsidethehome,the

fatherisstillthoughtbymanyasthebread-winnerinthehousehold.

16、Accordingtotheauthor,beingafather.

A^bringsafeelingofexcitementtosomemen

B、hasadifferentmeaningforthosewhohavedaughters

C^makessomemenfeelproudandothersuneasy

D^meansnothingbutmoreresponsibilities

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据文章第一段中Somefeelpridewhentheyreceivethenews,while

othersworry,wonderingwhethertheywillbegoodfathers,可知当知道自己快要成

为父亲时，有些男人会感到很自豪，而有些男人却会感到担忧、不自在，故C为

正确答案。

17、Itisstatedinthepassagethat.

A、someparentsarenotpreparedtohaveachild

B、youngcouplesdonotlikechildrenatall

C>workingcouplesdonothavemuchtimetotakecareoftheirchildren

D、manyparentslookforwardtohavingaboyastheirfirstchild

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章第二段最后一句话Forothercouples,pregnancy（怀孕）wasan

accidentthatbothhusbandandwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly,可知有些

夫妇还没有做好生小孩的思想准备，故A为正确答案。

18、Inthesecondparagraph,theauthor.

A、cri