专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷10（共195题）

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷10（共9

套）

（共195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，每题上0分，共20分。）

ThetraditionalAmericanThanksgivingDaycelebrationgoesbackto1621.Inthatyeara

specialfeastwaspreparedinPlymouth,Massachusetts.Thecolonistswhohadsettled

therehadleftEnglandbecausetheyweredeniedofreligiousfreedom.Theycametothe

newlandandfaceddifficultiesincomingacrosstheocean.Theshipthatcarriedthem

wascalledtheMayflower.TheNorthAtlanticwasdifficulttotravel.Therewerebad

storms.TheywereassistedinlearningtoliveinthelandbytheIndianswholivedinthe

region.ThePuritans,astheywerecalled,hadmuchtobethankfulfor.Theirreligious

practiceswerenolongerasourceofcriticismbythegovernment.Theylearnedtoadjust

theirfarminghabitstotheclimateandsoil.WhentheyselectedfourthThursdayof

NovemberforiheirThanksgivingCelebration、theyinvitedtheirneighbors*theIndians,

tojointhemindinnerandaprayerofgratitudeforthenewlife.Theyrecalledthegroup

of102men,womenandchildrenwholeftEngland.Theyrememberedtheirdeadwhodid

notlivetoseetheshoresofMassachusetts.Theyreflectedonthe5daysjourneythat

testedtheirstrength.

1、ThetraditionofThanksgivingDayis.

A、nearly100yearsold

B>nearly200yearsold

C、nearly300yearsold

D、nearly400yearsold

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第一段第一句说，美国传统的感恩节庆祝活动可以追溯到1621

年。这个年代到目前已近四百年了。

2、WhydidthecolonistsleaveEngland?

A^becauseofreligiousproblems

B、toestablishanewreligion

C、tolearnfarming

D、becauseoftheIndians

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第一段第三句告诉我们，那些殖民者离开英国是因为他们在那里

失去了宗教自由。

3、TheMayflowerwas.

A、thecitytheyleftfrom

B、thecitytheyarrivedat

C^theshiptheytraveledin

D、thenameoftheIndianchief

标准答案：c

知识点诵析：第一批来北美大陆开垦殖民地的人所乘的船的名字叫“五月花”号。

4、TheIndianshad.

A、madelifedifficultforthem

helpedthemtoadjust

Cstakentheirland

D、beentooafraidtotalktothem

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章第二段第四句可知，住在当地的印第安人帮助他们学会了怎样

在这块土地上生活。

5^TheclimateandsoilinMassachusettsare.

A、similartothatofEngland

differentfromthatofEngland

C>similartothatofPlymouth

D^differentfromthatofPlymouth

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第二段最后一句的意思是，他们学会了根据气候和土壤来调整农

田的耕作。由此推知，北美的气候与英国的气候相差很大。

Asheclosedhisservicestationat1:20oneSundaymorning,TonyPayscursetonthe

groundametalcashboxcontaining$7,000.Athomeashortwhilelater,hereachedin

thebackofhiscarforthebox.Itwasmissing.Realizingihalhemusthavelefliloulside

ihestation.Payseurspeededback.Theboxwasgone.Sundaymorning,althoughhefelt

ill,Payseurwenttoworkwithhistwosons.Then,inthemiddleoftheafternoon,aman

namedWaynecameandtoldhisstory.PassingthestationminutesafterPayseurleftthe

previousnight,Brazzellhadspottedthemetalbox.Thinkingitwasatool-boxsomeone

hadleftaccidentally;hestoppedandpickeditup.About3p.in.Sunday,Brazzell

openedthebox.Findingitfilledwithcash,herushedtothestation."Icouldn'tbelieve

someonewouldbesohonest,"Payseursaiditwhenhegotbackhisbox.

6、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A、Howthemissingmetalboxwasreturned.

B>Mr.Payseurisaluckyman.

C^Mr.Payseur'smetalbox.

D^Mr.Payseur'scarelessness.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章一开头就介绍托尼・佩塞丢失金届盒子的过程，文章的后部分讲

述盒子怎样失而复得。因此A项最符合题意。

7、WhendidMr.Payseurrealizethemissingofhismetalbox?

A、Saturdaymorning.

B、Alittletimeafterhegothome.

C、Sundayafternoon.

D、Alittletimebeforehewenthome.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第一段最后一句说明了佩塞先生开始知道丢失金属盒子的时间,

即“刚到家一会儿，他到车子后部拿盒子，盒子不见了“，所以B项正确。

8、Mr.Waynefoundthemetalbox.

A、onthegroundwiththecoveropen

B、laidontheground

C、lyinginthecorner

D、inthebackofacar

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章内容可知Mr.Wayne的名字叫布雷泽尔。文章第二段倒数第

二句中讲到“他停下来捡起盒子”可推断出，金属盒是放在地上的。

9、"...Brazzellhadspottedthemetalbox."(Para.2),here"spot"means.

A、catch

B、know

C、meet

D、see

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从本句的上下文线索可知，spot意思应是see,即“发现，看到”的意

思。

10、Bysaying"Icouldntbelievesomeonewouldbesohonest."Mr.Payseurmeans

that

A、it'shardtobelievethereisstillsomeonesohonest

B、therearehonestpeoplelikeMr.Payseur

C^weshouldbelievemostofthepeople

D、Mr.Brazzellisaniceman

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本句的汉语可译为“我简直不敢相信竟有人如此的诚实“，暗含的意思

是现在很多人都己经不再诚实，尤其是在金钱面前。这句话含有作者的吃惊、怀疑

和感激的感情。

Lanewaitedonthebenchnearestthebridge,ashehadbeeninstructed.Thewindblew

straightacrosstheriver,sharpasarazor,andhehadtopullhisovercoatcloserabout

him.Hewentoverhisinstructionsinhismind.Theagentwouldappearatfouro*clock.

HewouldchattoLaneforawhile,afterwhichhewouldgetup,leavinghisnewspaper

behind.Theplanwouldbefastenedinside.Adistantclockbegantostrikethehour.Asif

fromnowhere,amanappearedandsatdownbesideLane,placinghisnewspaperonthe

seatbetweenthem.Hewasthinandmiddle-aged,andseemedinneedofagoodmeal.He

borenoresemblancetoLane'sideaofasuccessfulspy.Hisconversation,confinedto

trivialobservationsabouttheweather,waspainfullyuninteresting.Afewminuteslater

hegotupandcontinuedonhisway.Lanepickedupthepaperwhichlayonthebench,as

ifhewantedtolookatthenews.Hewasexcitedtoseetheplanspinnedtothecenter

page.Atthatmoment,however,therewasastrongwindwhichliftedthenewspaperinto

theair,likeakite,andblewitintotheriver.

11、Lane.

A、memorizedhisorders

B、recitedhisorders

C、triedtorememberhisorders

D、repeatedhisordershimself

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第二段第一句的意思是，莱恩在脑海里不断重复得到的指示。go

over：反复地说（想），同repeat意思相近，故选D。

12、Theagentwasgoingto.

A、giveLanesomeimportantpapers

B、tellhimsomepiecesofadvice

C>tellhimsomeimportantnews

D、tellhimhissuffering

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第二段指出，那位情报人员将把计划夹在报纸中，然后将报纸留

给莱恩。四个选项中只有A项符合题意。

13、Theagentleftthenewspaper.

A、byarrangement

B、bymistake

C、atLane'srequest

D、outofkindness

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第二段讲述了整个行动将要进行的过程，从这里可看出，那位情

报人员将报纸丢下是事先安排的。故选A。

14、Lane.

A、readthenews

B、madetheplans

C、turnedoverthepagesofthenewspaper

D、madeakiteoutofthenewspaper

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章最后一段讲述到，情报人员走后，莱恩捡起报纸，就像想看新闻

一样。他看到计划夹在强纸里时很兴奋。从中可知，莱恩翻开报纸后知道计划夹在

里面。

15^Lane.

A、gotridoftheplansquickly

B、losttheplans

C、threwtheplansaway

D、managedtosavetheplans

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章最后一句的意思是，莱恩刚打开报纸，看到夹在里面的计划，这

时刮来一阵风，将报纸刮向空中，飘落在河水里。由此可推断出他把计划弄丢了，

故选Bo

Menhavetraveledeversincetheyfirstappearedontheearth.Inprimitivetimestheydid

noltravelforpleasurebulI。findnewplaceswhere(heirherdscouldfeed,orloescape

fromhoslileneighbors,orlofindmorefavorableclimates.Theytraveledonfoot.Their

journeyswerelong,tiring,andoftendangerous.Theyprotectedthemselveswithsimple

weapons,suchaswoodensticksorstoneclubs,andbylightingfiresatnightand,above

all,bykeepingtogether.Beingintelligentandcreative,theysoondiscoveredeasierways

oftraveling.Theyrodeonthebacksoftheirdomesticatedanimals;theyhollowedout

treetrunks,andbyusingbitsofwoodaspaddles、wereabletotravelacrosswater.Later

theytraveled,notfromnecessity,butforthejoyandexcitementofseeingand

experiencingnewthings.Thisisstillthemainreasonwhywetraveltoday.Traveling,of

course,hasnowbecomeahighlyorganizedbusiness.Therearecarsandsplendidroads,

expresstrains,hugeshipsandjetairliners,allofwhichprovideuswithcomfortsand

security.Thissoundswonderful.Buttherearedifficulties,ifyouwanttogoabroad,you

needapassportandavisa,tickets,luggage,andahundredandoneotherthings.Ifyou

loseanyofthem,yourjourneymayberuined.

16、Inprimitivetimesmentraveled.

A>forjoy

B、fromnecessity

C、tobroadenthemind

D、toescapefromthewildanimals

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第二段第一句指出，在原始社会，人们旅行的目的是寻找放牧场

地，躲避敌人，或者是为了寻找更为适宜的气候，即为了必需的生活需求而旅行。

由第四段第一句"latertheytraveled,notfromnecessity…''也可直接得出答案B是正

确的。

17、Theirjourneyswerelong,tiringandoftendangerous,sotheyhadtotakemeasures

toprotectthemselvesEXCEPT.

A、theyhadtoarmthemselveswithwoodensticks

B、theyprotectedthemselveswithstoneclubs

C、theyhadtotravelingroups

D、theynevertraveledatnight

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第二段最后一句是说原始人旅途中的情况，他们为了保护自己拿

着简单的武器，例如木根和石棒，并在夜里点燃火把，更重要的是他们常常一起行

动。A、B、C都正确，D项明显不合文意。

18、Later,theyfounditeasiertotravelbecause.

A、theycouldtravelbywagons

theycouldrideontheirtameanimalsandgoacrosswaterinhollowedtreetrunks

C、theroadsweresplendid

D、theclimateswerefavorable

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第三段第二句指出，原始人后来驾驭牲畜或划着木船旅行。B项

符合文章描述。

19、Travelinghasnowbecomeahighlyorganizedbusiness

A、sowecantravelanywherewithoutdifficulty

B、becauseweareprovidedwithallkindsofconvenientmeansfortraveling

C、becausetravelingorganizationscanbefoundinthecountriestheworldover

D、sotravelershaveincreasedrapidly

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章最后一段前两句是说，现在旅行已成为一种有组织的业务，因为

有安全舒适的交通工具。

20、”…toescapefromhostileneighbors...M,"hostile"means

A^talkative

B、hotheaded

C^enthusiastic

D、unfriendly

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第二段讲述了原始人旅行有许多原因，其中包括躲避充满敌意的

邻居。hostile意思为“充满敌意的，不友好的”。D项意思最为接近。

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7.0分，共25分。）

Thedeclineinmoralstandards——whichhaslongconcernedsocialanalysts——hasatlast

capturedtheattentionofaverageAmericans.AndJeanBethkeElshtain,forone,isglad.

Thefactthatordinarycitizensarenowstartingtothinkseriouslyaboutthenation'smoral

climate,saysthisethicspiofessorattheUniversityofChicago,isreasontohopethatnew

ideaswillcomeforwardtoimproveit.Butthechallengeisnottobeunderestimated.

MaterialismandindividualisminAmericansocietyarethebiggestobstacles."The

thoughtthatTminitforme'hasbecomedeeplyrootedinthenationalconsciousness,"

Ms.Elshtainsays.Someofthiscanbeattributedtothedisintegrationoftraditional

communities,inwhichneighborslookedoutforoneanother,shesays.Withtoday's

greatermobilityandwithsomanycouplesworking,thosebondshavebeenweakened,

replacedbyagreateremphasisonself.Ina1996pollofAmericans,lossofmorality

loppedthelistofthebiggestproblemsfacingtheU.S.AndElshtainsaysthepublicis

correcttosensethat:DatashowsthatAmericansarestrugglingwithproblemsunheardof

inthe1950s,suchasclassroomviolenceandahighrateofbirthstounmarriedmothers.

"Thedesireforahighermoralstandardisnotalamenl（挽歌）forsomenonexistent

goldenage,"Elshtainsays,"norisitawishful（一厢情愿的）longingforatimethat

deniedopportunitiestowomenandminorities.Mostpeople,infact,favorthelessening

ofprejudice.""Moraldeclinewillnotbereverseduntilpeoplefindwaystocounterthe

materialisminsociety,"shesays."Slowly,yourecognizethatthethingsthatmatterare

thosethatcan'tbebought/'

1、ProfessorElshtainispleasedtoseethatAmericans.

A^haveadaptedtoanewsetofmoralstandards

B、arelongingforthereturnofthegoodolddays

C、haverealizedtheimportanceofmaterialthings

D、areawakeningtotheloweringoftheirmoralstandards

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从文章第一段："Thedeclineinmoralstandards.・.hasatlast

capturedtheattentionofaverageAmericans.“可知，Elshtain教授看到美国人已开始

意识到道德标准的下降而感到高兴。故选D。

2、ThemoraldeclineofAmericansocietyiscausedmainlyby.

A、itsgrowingwealth

B、theself-centerednessofindividuals

C、underestimatingtheimpactofsocialchanges

D、theprejudiceagainstwomenandminorities

标准答案：B

知识点解析:从文章第三段中"Thethoughtthat'I'minitfbrme'hasbecomedeeply

rootedinthenationalconsciousness.”可判断，美国社会道德标准下降的原因是人们

太以自我为中心了。因此正确答案为B。

3、Whichofthefollowingcharacterizesthetraditionalcommunities?

A、Greatmobility.

B、Concernfbrone'sneighbors.

C、Emphasisonindividualeffort.

D^Everweakeningsocialbonds.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章第四段第一句：”..Jhedisintegrationoftraditional

communities,inwhichneighborslookedoutforoneanother…”可知,传统社区的特

点是邻里之间能相互关照。因此正确答案为B。

4、Inthe1950s,classroomviolence.

A、wassomethingunheardof

B、wasbynomeansarareoccurrence

C、attractedalotofpublicattention

D、begantoappearinanalysts'data

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从文章第五段最后一句：”...unheardofinthe1950s,suchas

classroomviolence…”可知，在20世纪50年代，班级暴力是闻所未闻的事。故选

Ao

5、AccordingtoElshlain,thecurrentmoraldeclinemaybereversed.

A、ifpeoplecanreturntothe"goldenage"

B、whenwomenandmenenjoyequalrights

C^whenpeopleridthemselvesofprejudice

D、iflessemphasisislaidonmaterialthings

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章最后一段：“Moraldeclinewillnotbereverseduntilpeoplefind

waystocounterthematerialisminsociety…”说明，如果想改变目前道德标准下降的

状况，就应该想方设法用转物质主义者的思想，即不要太注重物质方面的事情，因

此正确答案为D。

MaasaiMaraisapartofthesouthwesterntouristcircuitandthemostpopularandvisited

gamereserveinKenya.TheannualwildebeestmigrationtoMaasaiMaraistheworld's

greatestwildlifespectacle,somethingnottobemissedespeciallyifyou'revisitingKenya

betweenAugustandOctober.Millionsofwildebeests,zebrasandgazellesfromthe

SerengetiplainsmigrateacrosstheTanzaniaborderandtheMaraRivertoreachMaasai

MatagrazingfieldsfromlateJune.Thegamereserveaboundswithbird-lifesinceclose

toabout452oddspecieshavebeenrecorded.MaasaiMarahasagoodrangeof

accommodationfromfive-starlodgestoluxury-tendedcamps.Tokeepthetempoofyour

adventuregoing,Spartantentedcampsandcampsiteswithinthegamereservearethe

bestchoice.Gamewalksandnightgamerunswereteststoourbravery!Nightfails

quicklyinthetropicsandasthetemperaturedrops,thecampfirebecomesthefbcusof

yourtour.Youcankeepcountofthesightingsofmammals,reptilesandbirds.Insects

andhyenasprovidethebackgroundmusicwhilethenightskyisasymphonyofstars.

LakeNaivasha,Magadi,VictoriaandElementailaareaccessiblefromtheMaasaiMara

Gamereserve.Kenya'spricelesstreasuryofwildlifeowesitsexistencetocontrastsinthe

country'sterrain,whichrangesfromruffedsnowcoveredpeaksofMountKenya,the

Highland,theGreatRiftValleyanditslakesaswellasthesunburntsandsofthecoast.

Eachofthesegeographicalregionsishometodifferenttypesofwildlifethatareunique

toeacharea.Kenyahasanamazingwealthofbirdlife.Wecouldgeltoseemanybird

speciesinKenya.Thisagainisduetoitsvarietyofhabitats.Manymigratorybirdsare

alsospottedhere.Accordingtoourguide,morethansixmillionbirdsmigratetoKenya

duringtheNorthernHemispherewinter.Thesemigrantsalongwiththelocalspeciesof

birdsmakeKenyaanornithologicalparadise.

6、WhendoesthemigrationofwildebeestsreachMaasaiMara?

A^BetweenAugustandOctober.

B、InlateJuneoftheyear.

C、DuringtheNorthernHemispherewinter.

D、FormJunetoOctober.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从文章第一段第二句："...somethingnottobemissedespeciallyif

you'revisitingKenyabetweenAugustandOctober.”可知，每年八月到十月在

MaasaiMara会出现世界上最为壮观的牛羚迁移景观。故选A。

7、Whatdoesthephrase"aboundwith"(Para.1)mean?

A、Restrictwith.

Haveinlargenumbers.

C、Beconnectedwith.

D^Dependon.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据上下文判断“aboundwith”意思为“拥有、富有”，具体表示该地区

拥有大量的鸟类。因此选B。

8、WhyistheresuchavarietyofwildlifeinKenya?

A、BecausetherearemanylakesinKenya.

B、BecauseKenyaisatropicalcountry.

C、BecauseKenyaconsistsofdifferentgeographicalregions.

D、BecauseKenyahasagamereserve.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据文章第三段第二句：“Kenya'spricelesstreasuryofwildlifeowesits

existencetocontrastsinthecountry'sterrain../*nJ知，由于Kenya这一地域拥有反差

强烈的不同的地理环境，因此会有大量的野生动物。故正确答案为C。

9、WhyaretheremanybirdspeciesinKenya?

A^Becauseitisanornithologicalparadise.

B、Becauseithasmanylakes.

C、Becauseitiswinterinthenorthernhemisphere.

D、Becauseithasavarietyofhabitats.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章最后一段第三句：“Thisagainisduetoitsvarietyofhabitats”说

明，多样的栖息环境吸引了各类鸟类的到来。因此正确答案为D。

1。、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMaasaiMaraisNO1true?

A、Visitorscanseevariousmammals,reptilesandbirdsthere.

ThereareonlySpartantentedcampstoliveinforvisitors.

C、Atnightvisitorscanhearthevoiceofinsectsandhyenasthere.

D、ThesunfallsveryearlyinMaasaiMara.

标准答案：B''

知识点解析：由第二段的介绍可知B项与原文的意思不符。第二段首句：“Maasai

Marahasagoodrangeofaccommodationfromfive—starlodgestoluxury-tended

camps.”就告诉我们，MaasaiMara拥有一系列的等级不同的野营站。因此选B。

InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanhavebecomethefastest-growingUSminority.As

theirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenation'sschools,itbecameclearthatanew

classofacademicachieverswasemerging.Theirachievementsarereflectedinthe

nation'sbestuniversities,wheremathematics,scienceandengineeringdepartmentshave

takenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.Thisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceis

partlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-Americanstudentswhobegantheireducation

abroadarrivedintheU.S.withasolidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleorno

knowledgeofEnglish.Theyarealsoinfluencedbythepromiseofagoodjobafter

college.Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsand

sciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreimmediateinsomethinglikeengineeringthan

withanartsdegree.MostAsian-Americanstudentsowetheirsuccesstotheinfluenceof

parentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildrentakefulladvantageofwhattheAmerican

educationalsystemhastooffer.Aneffectivemeasureofparentalattentionishomework.

AsianparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanAmericanparentsdo,andithelps.

ManyresearchersalsobelievethereissomethinginAsianculturethatbreedssuccess,

suchasidealsthatstressfamilyvaluesandemphasizeeducation.Bothexplanationsfor

academicsuccessworryAsian-Americansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracial

image.ManycanrememberwhenChinese,JapaneseandFilipinoimmigrantswerethe

victimsofsocialisolation.Indeed,itwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngiving

allAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.

11、Whilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollege,Asian-American

students.

A、feeltheyaremistreatedbecauseoflimitedknowledgeofEnglish

B、areafraidthattheiracademicsuccessesbearastrongAsiancharacter

C^stillworryaboutunfairtreatmentinsociety

D、generallyfeelitashametohavetodependontheirparents

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章最后一段第一句提到："Bothexplanationsforacademicsuccess

worryAsian-Americansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracialimage.”即亚裔

美国人尽管在许多方面取得很大成绩，但仍担心的是种族问题。故选C。

12、WhatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessofAsianAmericans?

A、AsolidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandAsianculture.

Hardworkandintelligence.

C、HardhelpandalimitedknowledgeofEnglish.

D、AsiancultureandtheAmericaneducationalsystem.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从文章第一段第四句：“…Asian—Americanstudentswhobegantheir

educationabroadarrivedintheUSwithasolidgroundinginmathematics…''和第二段

内容可知A正确，其他几个选项文中都没有明确提及。

13、FewAsian-Americanstudentsmajorinhumansciencesmainlybecause.

A、theirEnglishisnotgoodenough

B、theyareafraidtheymightmeetwithunfairjudgmentintheseareas

C、thereisawidedifferencebetweenAsianandWesterncultures

D、theyknowlittleaboutAmericancultureandsociety

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由第一段最后一句可推知，亚裔学生认为在数学和科学领域会得到较

公正的对待，而在人文领域会受到不公正的对待。因此正确答案为B。

14、Whydothetwo"explanations"(Para.3)worryAsianAmericans?

A^TheyareafraidthattheywouldagainbeisolatedfromAmericansocietyingeneral.

B、PeoplewouldthinkthatAsianstudentsrelyontheirparentsforsuccess.

C、Asian-Americanswouldbeathreattootherminorities.

D、AmericanacademicachievementshavetakenontoostrongatAsiancharacter.

标准答案:A

知识点解析：从第三段第二句："ManycanrememberwhenChinese,Japaneseand

Filipinoimmigrantswerethevictimsofsocialisolation可知,中国、日本、菲律宾

移民曾为社会疏离的受害者，这正是亚裔美国人所担心的。故选A。

15、Theauthor'stoneinthispassageis.

A、sympathetic

doubtful

C^critical

D、objective

标准答案：D

知识点解析：纵观全文，作者是以非常客观的事实来论述问题的。因此选D。

Doweneedlawsthatpreventusfromrunningriskswithourlives?Ifso,thenperhaps

lawsarcneededprohibitingthesaleofcigarettesandalcoholicdrink.Bothproductshave

beenknowntokillpeople.Thehazardsofdrinkingtoomuchalcoholareasbadorworse

thanthehazardsofsmokingtoomanycigarettes.Allrightthen,letspassalawclosing

theliquorstoresandthebarsinthiscountry.Let'sputanendonceandforalltothe

ruinousdiseasefromwhichasmanyas10millionAmericanscurrentlysuffer一

alcoholism.Butwait,we'vealreadytriedthat.For13years,between1920and1933,

therewerenoliquorstoresanywhereintheUnitedStates.Theywereshutdown

abolishedbyanamendmenttotheConstitution(the18th)andbyalawofCongress(the

VolsteadAct).AfterJanuary20,1920,therewassupposedtobenomoremanufacturing,

selling,ortransportingof"intoxicatingliquors".Withoutanymoreliquor,peoplecould

notdrinkit,andiftheydidnotdrinkit,howcouldtheygetdrunk?Therewouldbeno

moredangerstothepublicwelfarefromdrunkennessandalcoholism.Itwasallvery

logical.Andyetprohibitionofliquor,beer,andwinedidnotwork.Why?Because,law

ornolaw,millionsofpeoplestilllikedtodrinkalcohol.Andtheywerewillingtotake

risksofgettingit.Theywerenotabouttochangetheirtastesandhabitsjustbecauseofa

changeinthelaw.Andgangsofliquorsmugglersmadeiteasytobuyanillegaldrink.

TheysmuggledmillionsofgallonsoftheoutlawedbeveragesacrosstheCanadianand

MexicanBorders.DrinkerswereluckytoknowofanillegalbarthatservedMexicanor

Canadianliquor.Crimeanddrunkennesswerebothsupposedtodeclineasaresultof

prohibition.Insteadpeopledrankmorealcoholthanever-oftenpoisonedalcohol.On

December5,1933,theyrepealedprohibitionbyratifyingthe21stAmendmenttothe

Constitution.

16、WhichofthefollowingwasNOTacharacteristicreasonfortheproposalofthe18th

AmendmenttotheConstitutionandtheVolsteadAct?

A、Therewouldbenofurtherdangertothepublicfromalcoholism.

B、Therewouldbeariseinthecostofalcoholicbeverages.

C、Withoutliquor,peoplewouldnotdrink.

D、Peoplewouldn'tbecomedrunkorcreateapublicnuisance.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章第二段的后几句：“Withoutanymoreliquor,peoplecouldnot

drinkit,andiftheydidnotdrinkit,howcouldtheygetdrunk?Therewouldbeno

moredangerstothepublicwelfarefromdrunkennessandalcoholism.”可知，B项关于

“酒类的费用会提高”不合题意。因此正确答案为B。

17、Duringprohibition,illegalalcoholwas.

A、soldopenly

B、nolongeratemptation

C、amajorfactorinthepassageoftheVolsteadAct

D、broughtacrosstheMexicanandCanadianborders

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由第三段第五句：“Theysmuggledmi.lionsofgallonsoftheoutlawed

beveragesacrosstheCanadianandMexicanborders.”可知，违法酒是从加拿大和墨

西哥边境走私进入美国的。故选D。

18、Whenenactingtheprohibitionlaws,people.

A^livedinfearofthelaw

werewillingtoriskofarrestingforthepleasureofliquor

C、recklesslyendangeredtheircommunities

D、wererespectfulofthelegalsanctionsplacedonthem

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由第三段首句：“Because,lawornolaw,millionsofpeoplestillliked

todrinkalcohol.Andtheywerewillingtotakerisksofgettingit.”可知，即使颁布了

禁酒令，可是人们照样我行我素敢于冒险。因此正确答案为B。

19^Whenenactingtheprohibitionlaws,governmentofficialsassumedthat.

A^everyAmericanwouldbuyalcoholillegally

B、ailcriminalactivitieswouldcease

C、patrolsoftheCanadianborderwouldhallthesaleofalcohol

D、thesocialthreatfromdrunkennesswoulddecline

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由第三段的最后：“Crimeanddrunkennesswerebothsupposedto

declineasaresultofprohibition；instead…”可知,人们本以为酗酒对社会造成的危

害会下降，然而……。囚此D项正确。

20、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A、theCongresswaswisetorepealprohibition

B、theprohibitionwascharacterizedbyadecreaseincrimeanddrunkenness

C、duringprohibition,mostAmericansstoppeddrinking

D、lawsshouldbepassedtobanthesaleofalcoholicbeverage

标准答案：A

知识点解析：通读全文尤其是第三段，我们可以知道，十年来禁酒令未能成功实

施.政府不得不在1993年12月5号废除了它.并实施第二十一号修正案.因此正

确答案为A。

IntheUnitedStateselementaryeducationbeginsattheageofsix.Atthisstagenearlyall

theteachersarewomen,mostlymarried.Theatmosphereisusuallyveryfriendly,andthe

teachershavenowacceptedtheideathattheimportantthingistomakethechildren

happyandinterested.Theoldauthoritarian（要绝对服从的）methodsofeducationwere

discredited（不被认可）ratheralongtimeago-somuchsothatmanypeoplenowthink

thattheyhavegonetoofarinthedirectionoftryingtomakechildrenhappyand

interestedratherthangivingthemactualinstruction.Thesocialeducationofyoung

childrenIriestomakethemaccepttheideathathumanbeingsinasocietyneedtowork

togetherfortheircommongood.Sotheemphasisisoncooperationratherthan

competitionthroughoutmostofthisprocess.Thismayseemcurious,inviewofthefact

thatAmericansocietyishighlycompetitive;however,（heneedformakingpeople

sociableinthissensehascometoberegardedasoneofthefunctionsofeducation.Most

Americansdogrowupwithcompetitiveideas,andobviouslyquiteafewascriininals,

butitisnotfairtosaythattheeducationalsystemfails.Itprobablydoessucceedin

makingmostpeoplesociableandreadytohelponeanotherbothinmaterialwaysand

throughkindnessandfriendliness.

21、Accordingtothepassage,theU.S.elementaryeducationissupposedtomake

children.

A、sensibleandsensitive

competitiveandinterested

C、curiousandfriendly

D、happyandcooperative

标准答案：D

知识点解析：全文分两段：第一段着重阐述美国初等教育是要给小孩创造一个充满

快乐和兴趣的成长氛围。iheimportantthingistomakethechildrenhappyand

interested,“重要的是让孩子们快乐和有兴趣”；第二段主要阐述初等教育所包含的

社会化教育，培养孩子们在竞争的过程中有合作的意识。Sotheemphasisison

cooperationratherthancompetitionthroughoutmostofthisprocess.“所以这一过程中

强调合作而不是竞争。”因此，D项是正确的，其他几项在文章中没有提到，不符

合题意。

22、SomeAmericanscomplainaboutelementaryschoolsbecausetheythink_______.

A^childrenarereluctanttohelpeachother

B、schoolslaytoomuchemphasisoncooperation