专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷4（共225题）

专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷4（共

9套）

（共225题）

专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷第1

一、阅读理解（本题共25题，每题1.0分，共25分。）

Veniceissuchastrangecity.ItisbuiltonanItalianlagoonintheAdriaticSea.Ithas

canalsinsteadofroads,whichmeanstherearenocarsorbuses,notramsortrainsor

bicyclesrunningpastus.Bestofall,youcouldwalkorjumporplayhide-and-seekonits

cobbledstreetsoritscountlessbridgeswheneveryouchooseto.DailylifeinVenice

skimsoveritswaterways,esceciallythesweepingdoublecurveoftheGrandCanaland

the180smallerwaterpassagesthatrunthroughthe118islandsthatmakeupthecity.For

generations,tinyboatyardshavebuilttheselopsidedboats,withonesidecurvingfurther

outwardsthantheother.Why?Tobalancetheweightoftheoarsmanattheendofthe

boat.ThisItaliancityisknownforitsfestivals,especiallythepopularten-dayCarnivalin

April.Children,teenagersandadultsdressinspecialcostumes,unusualstockingsand

shoes,thendomasksbeforetheytakepartinthiscelebration.It'sdifficulttomakeout

whoisbehindeachmask,butit'seasytomakefriendsduringthisconstantpartyinthe

streets.Whatfun!Onotheroccasions,Venetianscelebratewitharegattaorboatrace.

ThecitylovestheVogalonga,on（hefirstSundayofMay,bestofall.That'swhen

anyonewhocanrowwithoarsiswelcometojointheotherboatsonthegreatGrand

Canal,especiallyinfancydress.Imaginethesight!Veniceisanunusualcity,butitis

facinganunusualthreat.It'ssinking.Sinceit'sbuiltonalagoon,theweightofthecity

onthesiltbeneathitthreatensitslife."Venicetodayissinkingthreetimesasfastas

before,at300mmpercentury,"explainsanenvironmentalist.Wefeelsadaboutthe

thoughtthatbeautifulVenice,withitssplendidchurches,itscollectionsofartandits

happyspirit,maybeburiedundertheseasomeday.MaytheLionofSt.Mark,thesymbol

ofVenice,neverfacethatday.

1、Thistextmainlytalksabout.

A、theboatsofVenice

B、avoyageinVenice

C、abriefintroductiontoVenice

D^thereasonofVenice5ssinking

标准答案：C

知识点解析：通读全文可知全篇都在讲述和介绍威尼斯这个城市，故选C。

2、TheboatsinVenicearedesignedwithonesidecurvingfurtheroutwardsthanthe

otherbecause.

A^theVenetianswantedtomakethemspecial

B、itwillheeasiertokeepthebalance

C、itisdesignedfortheoarsmanwhoisover-weightedonthsboat

D^thereare180smallerwaterpassagesthatrunthroughthe118islands

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由第三段最后一句可知船造成这样是为了起到平衡作用，故选B。

3、WhatdoweknowaboutfestivalsinVenice?

A^ThefestivalsarebasedonthestrangeItalianlagoon.

B、TheresidentswillmakemasksduringtheCarnival.

C、Festivalsareheldforpeopletomakefriends.

D、PeoplecanhaveaboatraceduringtheVogalongainApril.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由第四段第二句话可知道威尼斯的人们在十天的狂欢节中除了穿着打

扮要事新，还要制作面具。故诜Bo

4、Accordingtothistext,thesinkingofVeniceisbecauseof.

A、thepollutioninthecity

B、collapseofthesiltbeneaththecity

C、theindustryofthiscity

D、somanycanalsthere

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由文章倒数第二段第三句话可以很快找到答案。

5、Wheredoyouthinkthistextcomesfrom?

A、Amagazinefortravelers.

B、Anadvertisementfromatravelagency.

C、Ascientificmagazine.

D^AmagazineforVenicemerchants.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章介绍威尼斯的概况，可判断应出现在旅游杂志上。

Duringastateofdeeprelaxation,severalphysiologicalchangestakeplaceinthebody:

(hebody'soxygenconsumptionisreduced;theheartbeatdecreases;muscletensionand

sweatingease,andthereisdecreasedsympatheticnervoussystemactivity.Thisrestful

statenotonlyallow、Ihebodytorepairandrestoreitself,butalsohasacalmingeffecton

theconsciousness.Howtoachievethisstateofrelaxation,however,isamatterof

opinion,andinsomemedicalcircles,amatterofcontroversy.ArecentreponbyDr.

DavidHolmesoftheUniversityofKansasinthejournal"Americanpsychologist"said

thatsimplesittinginanarmchairhasjustasmanybeneficialcharacteristicsforthebody

asmeditationdocs.Researchersofotherrelaxationtechniquesdisagree.Theseexperts

believethatmorestructuredtechniques,suchasmeditation,leadtoaconditionofdeep

relaxation.Thedebategoeson,butonethingappearstobeclear;therelaxationresponse

canbereachedbyanumberofmethods,andthemethodsthemselvesarenotasimportant

asgetting(here.Oneday,onemethodmayworkbest;onanotherday,analternative

methodmaybemoreappropriate.Onceyouareawareofallthemethods,youcanfind

theonethatworksbestforyou.Someoftherelaxationtechniquesaremeditation,auto­

analysisandprogressivemusclerelaxationresponsethanjustsittingquietlyinachair,

theyhavetheaddedbenefitofstructureanddiscipline,andforthesereasonsappeartobe

moreeffectiveformostindividuals.

6、Thepassageindicatesthatastateofdeeprelaxationisnotonlygoodfbrone'sbody,

butalsobeneficialto.

A、heartbeat

B、consciousness

C、muscletension

D^sympatheticnervoussystem

标准答案：B

知识点解析:由第一段最后•句话“butalsohasacalmingeffectontheconsciousness''

可知正确答案为B。

7、Peopleseemtoagreethat.

A、sittinginanarmchairbenefitsapersonasmeditationdoes

B、whatpeoplearestrugglingforisastateofdeeprelaxation

C、toachieveastateofdeeprelaxationispossiblethroughvariousmeans

D、structuredconsciousnessrelaxationtechniquesaremorebeneficialforaperson

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由第三段第一句话''…butonethingappearstobeclear：【he

relaxation...anumberofmethods”可知正确答案为C。

8、Inthethirdparagraph,thephrase"gettingthere"mostprobablymeans.

A、arrivingatone'sdestination

B、gettingwhatonewantsmost

C、reachingastateofdeeprelaxation

D^findingoutasuitablerelaxationtechnique

标准答案：D

知识点解析:由短语所在的那句话“themethodsthemselvesarcnotasimportantas

gettingthere”可知短语所指为“themethods",即"findingoutasuitablerelaxation

lechnique”，故D正确。

9、Asfarasrelaxationisconcerned,theauthorindicatesihai.

A^aimsaremoreimportantthanmeans

B、meansaremoreimportantthanaims

C、somerelaxationtechniquesarebetterthanothers

D、moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinrelaxationtechniques

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由倒数第二段的内容可知方法是多种多样的，而目标只有一个。所以

相比之下目标更重要一些。可知A项正确。

10、Theauthor'sattitudetowardrelaxationisbestdescribedas.

A^critical

B>objective

C、optimistic

D、subjective

标准答案：B

知识点解析：作者对于“放松”这一生理状态的描述应该是客观的，由第二段所描述

的不同人的不同见解为例就可说明这一点。

Veniceissuchastrangecity.ItisbuiltonanItalianlagoonintheAdriaticSea.Ithas

canalsinsteadofroads,whichmeanstherearenocarsorbuses,notramsortrainsor

bicyclesrunningpastus.Bestofall,youcouldwalkorjumporplayhide-and-seekonits

cobbledstreetsoritscountlessbridgeswheneveryouchooseio.DailylifeinVenice

skimsoveritswaterways,especiallythesweepingdoublecurveoftheGrandCanaland

(he180smallerwaterpassagesthatrunthroughthe118islandsthatmakeupthecity.For

generations,tinyboatyardshavebuilttheselopsidedboats,withonesidecurvingfurther

outwardsthantheother.Why?Tobalancetheweightoftheoarsmanattheendofthe

boat.ThisItaliancityisknownforitsfestivals,especiallythepopularten-dayCarnivalin

April.Children,teenagersandadultsdressinspecialcostumes,unusualstockingsand

shoes,thendomasksbeforetheytakepartinthiscelebration.It'sdifficulttomakeout

whoisbehindeachmask,butit'seasytomakefriendsduringthisconstantpartyinthe

streets.Whatfun!Onotheroccasions,Venetianscelebratewitharegattaorboatrace.

ThecitylovestheVogaionga,onthefirstSundayofMay,bestofall.That'swhenanyone

whocanrowwithoarsiswelcometojointheotherboatsonthegreatGrandCanal,

especiallyinfancydress.Imaginethesight!Veniceisanunusualcity,buii(isfacingan

unusualthreat.It'ssinking.Sinceit'sbuiltonalagoon,theweightofthecityonthesilt

beneathitthreatensitslife."Venicetodayissinkingthreetimesasfastasbefore,at

300mmpercentury,"explainsanenvironmentalist.Wefeelsadaboutthethoughtthat

beautifulVenice,withitssplendidchurches,itscollectionsofartanditshappyspirit,

maybeburiedundertheseasomeday.MaythelionofSt.Mark,thesymbolofVenice,

neverfacethatday.

11、Thistextmainlytalksabout.

A、theboatsofVenice

B、avoyageinVenice

C、abriefintroductiontoVenice

D^thereasonofVenice'ssinking

标准答案：C

知识点解析：通读全文可知全篇都在讲述和介绍威尼斯这个城市，故选C。

12、TheboatsinVenicearcdesignedwithonesidecurvingfurtheroutwardsthanthe

otherbecause.

A、theVenetianswantedtomakethemspecial

B、itwillbeeasiertokeepthebalance

C、itisdesignedfortheoarsmanwhoisover-weightedonth?boat

D、thereare180smallerwaterpassagesthatrunthroughthe118islands

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由第三段最后一句可知船造成这样是为了起到平衡作用，故选

WhatdoweknowaboutfestivalsinVenice?

A、ThefestivalsarebasedonthestrangeItalianlagoon.

B、TheresidentswillmakemasksduringtheCarnival.

C、Festivalsareheldforpeopletomakefriends.

D、PeoplecanhaveaboatraceduringtheVogalongainApril.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由第四段第二句话可知道威尼斯的人们在十天的狂欢节中除了穿着打

扮要更新，还要制作面具。故选B。

14^Accordingto(histext,thesinkingofVeniceisbecauseof.

A、thepollutioninthecity

B、collapseofthesiltbeneatlithecity

C、theindustryofthiscity

D、somanycanalsthere

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由文章倒数第二段第三句话可以很快找到答案。

15、Wheredoyouthinkthistextcomesfrom?

A、Amagazinefortravelers.

B、Anadvertisementfromatravelagency.

C、Ascientificmagazine.

D、AmagazineforVenicemerchants.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章介绍威尼斯的概况，可判断应出现在旅游杂志上。

Politicalcontroversyaboutthepublic-landpolicyoftheUnitedStatesbeganwiththe

AmericanRevolution.Infact,evenbeforeindependencefroirBritainwaswon,it

becameclearthatresolvingthedilemmassurroundingthepublicdomainmightprove

necessarytopreservetheUnionitself.AtthepeacenegotiationswithBritain,American

demanded,andgot,awesternboundaryattheMississippiRiver.Thusthenewnation

securedforitsbirthrightavastinternalempirerichinagriculturalandmineralresources.

Butunderiheircolonialcharters,sevenstatesMassachusens,Connecticut,NewYork,

Virginia,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,andGeorgiaclaimedportionsofthewestern

wilderness.Virginia*sclaimwasthelargest,stretchingnorthandtoencompassthelater

statesofKentucky,Ohio,Indiana,Illinois,Michigan,andWisconsin.Thelanguageofthe

charterswasvaguesponsoringColonelGeorgeRogerClark's1778expeditionto

VincennesandKalkaska,whichstrengthenedAmerica'strans-Appalachianpretensionsat

(hepeacetable.Th〉sixstatesholdingnoclaimtoihe(ransmittanceregiondoubted

whelheraconfederacyinwhichlerriloiywassounevenlyaDDorlionedwouldindyDrove

whalilclaimedlobe,aunionofequals.AlreadyNewJersey,Delaware,RhodeIsland,

andMarylandwereamongthesmallestandleastpopulousofthestates.Whilethey

leviedheavy(axestorepaystateswardebts,theirlargerneighborsmightretiredebtsout

oflandsaleproceeds.Drawnbyfreshlandsandlowtaxes,peoplewoulddesertthesmall

statesforthelarge,leavingtheformertofallintobankruptcyandeventuallyintopolitical

subjugation.Allthestatessharedinthewareffort,saidtheNewJerseylegislature;how

thencouldhalfofthem"belefttosinkunderanenormousdebt,whileothersare

enabled,inashortperiod,toreplacealltheirexpenditurefromthehardearningsofthe

wholeconfederacy?"Astherevolutionwasacommonendeavor,sooughtitsfruits,

includingthewesternlands,toheacommonproperty.

16、Withwhichofthefollowingtopicsisthepassageprimarilyconcerned?

A、Acontroversialpublic-landpolicy.

B、HowindependencefromBritainwaswon.

C^ThelandholdingsofMassachusetts.

D、HowNewJerseydevelopeditswesternland.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从文章首句：“Politicalcontroversyaboutthepublic—landpolicyofthe

UnitedStatcsbcganwiththeAmericanRevolution”可矢口，文章的中心是有关美国的公

有土地政策的争论问题。故选A。

17、Accordingtothepassage,theBritishgrantedthenewAmericannationawestern

boundaryat.

A、Ohio

B、Illinois

C、theMississippiRiver

D、theAppalachianMountains

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从第二段的第一句："AtthepeacenegotiationswithBritain,American

demanded,andgot,awesternboundaryattheMississippiRiver”(经过和英国人和平

谈判，美国人的要求——区部边境线以密西西比河为界—得到了满足)。因此正

确答案为Co

18、Whichstateslaidclaimtothelargestland-holdings?

A^NorthCarolina

B、SouthCarolina.

C、Virginia.

D^Georgia.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从第二段的第四句可知，是弗吉尼亚州对那片最大的上地提出了所有

权的要求。因此选C。

19、WhydoestheauthormentionColonelClark'sexpedition?

AsToexplainhowonestatestrengtheneditslandclaims.

B、Tocriticizeanefforttoacquireadditionalagriculturalresources.

C、Toshowthatmanyexplorerssearchedfornewland.

D^ToquestionthevalidityofVirginia,sclaims.

标准答案：A

知识蓑解析：从上下文可以推知，文中引用克拉克上校探险的事实，目的是为了强

调提出土地要求的声明。故选A。

20、Accordingtothepassage,thesmallerstatestriedtoraisemoneytopaytheirwar

debtsby.

A、collectingtaxes

exportingcrops

C、sellingland

D^raisingcattle

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据最后一段第三句话：“Whiletheyleviedheavytaxestorepaystates

wardebts…."可知，较小的州是靠征收重税来偿还战争债务的。they指那些

smallerstates。因此A为正确答案。

Itseemsclearthatliteraturehasbecomemoreandmoreafemaleactivity.Inbookstores,

atconferencesorpublicreadingsbywriters,andeveninuniversitydepartments

dedicatedtothehumanities,thewomenclearlyoutnumberthemen.Theexplanation

traditionallygivenisthatmiddle-classwomenreadmorebecausetheyworkfewerhours

thanmen,andsomanyofthemfeelthattheycanjustifymoreeasilythanmenthetime

thattheydevotetofantasyandillusion.Iamsomewhatallergictoexplanationsthat

dividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattributetoeachsexitscharacteristic

virtuesandshortcomings;butthereisnodoubtthattherearcfewerandfewerreadersof

literature,andthatamongthesavingremnant（剩余）ofreaderswomenpredominate.This

isthecasealmosteverywhere.InSpain,forexample,arecentsurveyorganizedbythe

GeneralSocietyofSpanishWritersrevealedthathalfofthatcountry'spopulationhas

neverreadabook.Thesurveyalsorevealedthatintheminoritythatdoesread,the

numberofwomenwhoadmittedtoreadingsurpassesthenuirberofmenby6.2percent,

adifferencethatappearstobeincreasing.Iamhappyforthesewomen,butIfeelsorry

forthesemen,andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecidednot

toread.Theycammypitynotonlybecausetheyarcunawareofthepleasurethattheyarc

missing,butalsobecauseIamconvincedthatasocietywithoutliterature,orasocietyin

whichliteraturehasbeenrelegated-likesomehiddenvice-tothemarginsofsocialand

personallife,isasocietycondemnedtobecomespirituallybarbaric,andevento

jeopardize(破坏)itsfreedom.Iwishtoofferafewargumentsagainst(heideaof

literatureasaluxurypastime,andinfavorofviewingitasoneof(hemostprimaryand

necessaryundertakingsofthemind,anirreplaceableactivityfortheformationofcitizens

inamodernanddemocraticsociety,asocietyoffreeindividuals.

21、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A^Womenreadlessthanmen.

Readingbecomesmoreandmorefemale-centered.

C^Mostliteratureaimsatwomen.

D、Women'scharacteristicsleadtotheirhobbyofreading.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:根据第一段第一句"Itseemsclearthatliteraturehasbecomemoreand

moreafemaleactivity.”可知，B项正确。A项与原文意思相反，根据第一段第三

句"...middle-classwomenreadmorebecause…”可知，应把“more”换成“佗wer”；C项

属无中生有；D项有一定迷惑性，但characteristics一词用得过于宽泛，文中也没

有直接的信息可以推断出是女人们的性格导致了她们读书的喜好。

22、Theauthorconsiderstraditionalexplanation.

A^logical

B、notconvincing

C、notinteresting

D、totallytrue

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干关键词"explanation”定位至第一段第川句“Iamsomewhat

allergictoexplanationsthatdividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattribute(o

eachsexitscharacteristicvirtuesandshortcomings…”由此可见,作者不相信传统的解

释，即认为传统解释没有说服力，故选B。

23、TheauthorcitestheexampleofSpaininorderto.

A^explainthereasonswhyliteratureismoreafemaleactivity

B、showwomenalwaysdevotethetimetofantasyandillusion

C、illustratethephenomenonthatliteratureismoreafemaleactivityexistinginnearly

eveiycountry

D、showhowilliteratetheSpanishpeopleare

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由题干关键词"Spain”定位至第二段前两句"Thisisthecasealmost

everywhere.”这里的thecase即指第一段第一句的内容，因而选C项。A项具有一

定的迷惑性，但是表述没有C项全面；B项虽然在文中都有提及，但是和题干关系

不大；D项更非作者本意，故排除。

24、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepeoplewhodon'tread?

A、Pitiful.

B、Angry.

C>Agreeable.

D^Allergic.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干关键词“whodon'tread”定位至第二段最后一句“…Ifeelsorry

forthesemen»andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecided

noltoread.”答案在第一段。其中“sorry”和“pitiful”意思相近，故选A。D指的是作

者反感的是将男女生硬地区分对待的解释，不合题意；B、C和这句话中所透露的

作者的态度相差太远，故排除。

25、ItcanbeinferredfromPara.3that.

A^asocietywhichlacksliteratureisanidealsociety

B、ifasocietylacksliterature,thefreedomcannotheguaranteed

C、literatureisaluxurypastime

D、literatureisnotanecessityinademocraticsociety

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题就第三段进行提问。由该段中“…isasocietycondemned...to

jeopardizeitsfreedom”可判断，B是正确的。A不符合事实；由该段倒数第二行“as

oneofthemost…mind”可知，读书是•种基本需求，而不是奢侈的娱乐，故排除

C；由该段倒数第一、二行”...anirreplaceableactivity…democralicsociety”可知，文

学对于民主社会来说是必需的，故排除D。

专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷第2

一、阅读理解(本题共25题，每题1.0分，共25分。)

Treesshouldonlybeprunedwhenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,

fortunately,thenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolves(hecuttingawayof

overgrownandunwantedbranches,and(heinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedby

thethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthe

treetogrowinitsownway.Firstly,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshavea

desiredshapeorsize.Theobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheight,andatthesame

timetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebrancheswhichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveit

aspecialshape.Secondly,pruningmaybedonetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycut

outdiseasedordeadwood,orbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthus

causingwounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingbranchesthatarc

blockingupthecenterandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.Oneresultofpruning

isthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordisease,butit

isawoundthatwillheal.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthediseaseasto

whether(hetreewillliveordie,sothat(hereisaperiodwhen(he(reeisatrisk.Itshould

betheaimofeverygardenertoreducethatriskofdeathasfaraspossible.Itisessential

tomaketheareawhichhasbeenprunedsmoothandclear,forhealingwillbeslowed

downbyroughness.Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthen

paintitwithoneofthesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyfor

thispurpose.Pruningisusuallydoneinwinter,forthenyoucanseetheshapeof(hetree

clearlywithoutinterferencefromtheleavesanditis,too,veryunlikelythatthecutsyou

makewillbleed,ifthisdoeshappen,itis,ofcourse,impossibletopaint(hemproperly.

1、Pruningissometimesdoneto.

A^allowthetreetogrowinitsownway

B、getridofsmallbranches

C、improvetheshapeofthetree

D、let(hetreegrowtaller

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第二段第一句话Firstly,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethat

treeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.可知C是正确答案。

2、Treeswillbecomeunhealthywhen.

A、toomanybranchesgrowinthemiddle

B、branchesinthemiddlearecutaway

C、smallsidebranchesbecomethick

D、overgrownbranchesarcremoved

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第二段结尾Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremoving

branchesthatareblockingupthecenterand80preventingthefreemovementofair.文

中的centei•与选项中inthemiddle同义替换。

3、Aspecialsubstanceispaintedonthecutsurfaceofthetree.

A、topreventthebleedingoftheliquid

B、topreventdiseasefromenteringthewound

C、(ohelpthewounddryquickly

D、toremedytheroughnessofthewound

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第四段开头Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafearhours

andthenpaintitwithoneof(hesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproduced

especiallyforthispurpose.此题的关键是读出forthispurpose指种的是什么。结合

第三段的内容可知(hispurpose指的就是preventdiseased故选B。

4、Agoodgardenerprunesatree.

A^atintervalsthroughouttheyear

B、regularlyeverywinter

C、onlywhennecessary

D^onceeveryyear

标准答案：C

知识点解析:文章开头Treesshouldonlybeprunedwhenthereisagoodandclear

reasonfordoingso.文中用only表示强调，故选C。

5、Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A、Todescribetheadvantagesofpruning.

B、Togiveageneraldescriptionofpruning.

C、Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning.

D、Toexplainthereasonsforpruning.

标准答案：D

知识点解析；文章开头捉出中心，而后解释了两种情况下可剪除树枝，最后提出修

剪的方法。故选D。

CanalsexistedinEgyptthousandsofyearsago.ThegreatcanalatBabylonwasbuilt

about2000B.C..TheGrandCanalofChina,whichisover900mileslong,wasbegun

about2500yearsago,andtookcenturiestofinish.Duringtheseventeenthcentury,

Francebuiltmanycanalsthatarestillinusetoday.However,theyarenotsoheavily

traveledastheywereahundredyearsago,beforerailwayswerebuilt.Onesuchcanalisa

short-cutbetweentheAtlanticOceanandtheMediterranean.CanalsinGermanypermit

boatstogofromtheBlackSeatotheNorthSea.TheKielCanalprovidesapassageway

betweentheNorthSeaandtheBaltic.InAmerica,theGreatLakesareallconnectedby

canals,enablingshipstogofromtheAtlanticOceanandtheSt.LawrenceRivertoLake

Superior.Itisimpossibletoanswerthequestion,"Whobuiltthefirstcanal?"Perhaps

somepeoplelongago,livinginadrycountry,discoveredthattheycoulddigditchesto

irrigatetheirfieldswithriverwater.And.naturally,inthedayswhenboatswerethemost

importantmeansoftransport,canalsweretheeasiestmeansofreachingaplacethatwas

notonariver.Acanaljoiningtworiversprovedbotheasyandtime-savingforboat

travel.Today,mostcountriesintheworldhavecanals.Eveninthetwentiethcentury,

goodscanmovemorecheaplybyboatthanbyanyothermeansoftransport.Some

canals,suchastheSuezorthePanama,saveshipsweeksoftimebymakingtheirvoyage

athousandmilesshorter.Othercanalspermitboatstoreachcitiesthatarcnotlocatedon

thecoast.Stillothercanalsdrainlandswherethereistoomuchwater,helptoirrigate

fieldswherethereisnotenoughwater,andfurnishwaterpowerforfactoriesandmills.

6、Whichofthefollowingpairsofplaceshasnotyetbeenconnectedbycanal?

A^TheNorthSeaandtheBlackSea.

B、TheAtlanticOceanandtheMediterraneanSea.

C、TheNorthSeaandtheBaltic.

D、TheBlackSeaandtheBaltic.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第一段Onesuchcanalisashort―cutbetweentheAtlanticOcean

andtheMediterranean.CanalsinGermanypermitboatstogofromtheBlackSeatothe

NoahSea.TheKielCanalprovidesapassagewaybetweentheNorthSeaandthe

Baltic.这里提到了TheNorthSeaandtheBlackSea,TheAtlanticOceanandthe

MediterraneanSea,TheNorthSeaandtheBaltic.但没有TheBlackSeaandthe

Baltic.故选Do

7、Accordingtothispassage,canalsinEuropewerebuiltprimarilyfor.

A、transport

irrigation

C、drainage

D^electricity

标准答案:A

知识点解析：由文章第一段第五句However,theyarenotsoheavilytraveledasthey

wereahundredyearsago»beforerailwayswerebuilt.和第二段最后——句Acanal

joiningtworiversprovedbotheasyandtime,savingfbrboattravel可知A对。

8、Itisimpliedinthepassagethatthefirstcanalwasprobablybuilt.

A^inChina

B、about2000B.C.

C、fbrirrigation

D、fbrboattravel

标准答案：C

知识点解析:文章第二段Perhapssomepeoplelongago,livinginadrycountry,

discoveredthattheycoulddigditchestoirrigatetheirfieldswithfiverwater.可知C=

9、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

A、Boats（ravelfasterinthecanalthanintheriver.

B、Canalsmakethevoyageofshipsshorter.

C、Canalsarestillusedforthedeliveryofgoods.

D^Canalsprovideameansofcheaptransportationeventoday.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：只有A是文中没有提到的。

10、Themainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageismostprobablyto.

A^discussthedevelopmentofcanalsintheworld

B、introducethehistoryofimportantcanalsintheworld

C、illustratetheusefulnessofcanals

D^suggestthenecessitytomakebetteruseofcanals

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章列举了运河在历史上和现今的地位和作用，故C正确。

IfhalfofthewaterweretobedrainedfromthePacificOcean,acuriouskindof

submarinemountaincalledaguyol（海底平顶山）wouldbeexposed.Guyotsarestrange

formationsthatresemblemushroomstalkswithflattops.Morethansixhundredandfifty

ofthesevolcanicstalkshavebeendiscoveredinthePacificOcean,andafewothershave

beendiscoveredintheAtlanticseaplains.Itiseasytosupposethattheguyotswere

formedbyunderwaterlavaspouts（hatpiledupvolcanicdebris（残骸）overiheyears,but

justhow（heyacquired（heircuriouslyHattopsremainsainyslery.Shallow-walerfossils

foundembedded（植入）nihctopsofsomeguyotssuggesttha〔atonetimetheflattops

weremuchnearerihcocean'ssurface、buibeyondthisthereislittleihatscientistscan

say.Oneattempttoaccountfortheflattopssuggeststhattheoceanlevelswereonce

muchlowerthantheyaretoday;thuswaveactionmighthavesmoothedaway（heoriginal

peaks.Anoiheriheoryholdsihaliheguyolshaveprobablyalwaysflailopsandihai【heir

weighlhaspushedIhemslighllyloward（heoceanfloor、causing（hemI。slowly

submerge.Buttheseareonlytheories—theguyotsarestillageophysicalpuzzle.

11Thestrangeformationscalledguyotsarcactually.

A、underwatervolcanoes

volcanicdebris

C、mushroomstalkswithflattops

D、submergedseaplains

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第：段Itiseasytosupposethattheguyotswereformedby

underwaterlavaspoutsthatpiledupvolcanicdebris（残骸）overiheyears.可知B正确。

12>Scientistarepuzzledbytheguyots'.

A、mushroomlikeappearance

B、submarinelocation

C、curiouslyHattops

D、origin

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第二段butjusthowtheyacquiredtheircuriouslyflat