专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷69

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷69

一、阅读理解（本题共25题，每题7.0分，共25分。）

Asprotectorofherfamily'shealth,thepioneerwomanconfrontedsituationsshenever

imaginedbeforecrossingtheMississippi.FewwomencameWestpreparedtodealwith

desertsunburn,rattlesnakebites,orarrowwounds.Evenwhendoctorswereavailable,

theywereoftennomoreknowledgeablethantheirpatients.Andmostpatentmedicines

werenomorereliablethanthetravelingmerchantswhosoldthem.Incertaincases,a

womancoulddrawuponthefolkwisdomandremediesshehadlearnedbackhome.

Westernmosquitoes,forexample,provedtobeasrepelledbyapasteofvinegarandsalt

asweretheirEasterncousins.Moreoften,however,awomanwasguidedonlybyher

ownskillinpreparingtonics,powders,poisons,andpolishesfromwhatevershehadat

hand:saltmadeapassabletoothpaste;gunpowderwasappliedtowarts",andturpentine

toopencuts;goosegrease,skunkoil,andtheever-presentlard(猪油)werebasic

liniments(•)察齐ll);medicinalteasandtonicsweremadefromsunflowerseedsandroots.

1、Accordingtothepassage,whyweredoctorsintheWestsometimesunabletohelp

theirpatients?

A、Theydidnotknowhowtotreattheunfamiliarillnesses.

B、Theyknewlittleaboutmedicine.

C、Theywerenotgenuinedoctors.

D、Theywereoftenovercomebydiseases.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第一段第三句说到"Evenwhendoctorswereavailable,theywere

oftennomoreknowledgeablethantheirpatients.唧:医生不比病人知道得多。此句

中“nomoreknowledgeable”和选项A吊的"didn'tknow”是同义替换。

2、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutpatentmedicines?

A、Theywerenotavailable.

B、Fewdoctorsknewhowtousethem.

C、Theydidnotworkverywell.

D^Themerchantswhosoldthemwerereliable.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从文章第一段最后一句中“Andmostpatentmedicineswerenomore

reliable…”可知这些药的效果也不是很好。故C正确。

3、Itcanbeinferredthatmostofthepioneersreferredtointhepassagewereoriginally

fromintheUnitedStates.

A^thedesert

B>theWest

C>thestateofMississippi

D^theEast

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第一段"FewwomencameWestpreparedtodealwithdesert

sunburn,rattlesnakebites,orarrowwounds.“可知她们不可能来自西部和沙漠地

带，又由第一句中“beforecrossingtheMississippi”可知她们也不可能来自密西西

比。再结合地理知识可韭出她们大多数来自美国东部。

4、AsusedinLine3,Para.2,theword"cousins"refersto.

A、similarmedicines

mosquitoesintheEast

C、peoplewiththesamebeliefs

D、familymembersintheEast

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由第二段第二句"Westernmosquitoes,forexample,provedtobeas

repelledbyapasteofvinegarandsaltasweretheirEasterncousins.''可推理出cousins

指的是mosquitoesintheeasto这样选词主要是为避免重复。

5、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinordertosurviveintheWestthepioneerhad

tobe.

A、sincere

B、friendly

C、resourceful

D、hard-working

标准答案：C」

知识点解析：通过全文节述可推断出要想在西部生存的话必须要能够足智多谋，随

机应变，即C项的意思。

Peoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorsareformed.

Itisnoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnot,orwhyoneis

cooperativeandanotheriscompetitive.Socialscientistsare,ofcourse,extremely

interestedinthesetypesofquestions.Theywanttoexplainwhywcpossesscertain

characteristicsandexhibitcertainbehaviors.Therearenoclearanswersyet,buttwo

distinctschoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedeveloped.Asonemightexpect,thetwo

approachesareverydifferentfromoneanother,andthereisagreatdealofdebate

betweenproponentsofeachtheory.Thecontroversyisoftenreferredtoas

"nature/nurture".Thosewhosupportthe"nature"sideoftheconflictbelievethatour

personalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalandgenetics（遗

传学）factors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittle,ifanything,todowithourabilities,

characteristics,andbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextreme,thistheory

maintainsthatourbehaviorispredeterminedtosuchadegreethatwearealmost

completelygovernedbyourinstincts.Proponentsofthe"nurture"theory,or,astheyare

oftencalled,behaviorists,claimedthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanour

biologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.Abehaviorist,B.F.Skinner,

seeshumansasbeingswhosebehaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheir

surroundings.Thebehaviorists'viewofthehumanbeingisquitemechanistic;they

maintainthat,likemachines,humansrespondtoenvironmentalstimuli（刺激）asthe

basisoftheirbehavior.Eitherofthesetheoriescannotyetfullyexplainhumanbehavior.

Infact,itisquitelikelythatthekeytoourbehaviorliessomewherebetweenthesetv/o

extremes.Thatthecontroversywillcontinueforalongtimeiscertain.

6、Whichoneofthefollowingstatementswouldsupportersofthennature"theoryagree

with?

A、Aperson'sinstinctshavelittleeffectonhisaction.

Environmentisimportantindeterminingaperson'sbehaviorandpersonality.

C>Biologicalreasonshaveastronginfluenceonhowweact.

D、Thebehaviorists1viewcorrectlyexplainshowweact.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从文章第三段开头提到“Thosewhosupportthe'nature'sideofthe

conflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedby

biologicalandgenetics（遗传学）factors.”可知C是正确答案。

7、Whichoneofihefollowingslalenienlswouldpioponenlsofthe"nurlure"theory

agreewith?

A^Aperson'scharacterisgreatlyinfluencedbyhisenvironment.

Behavioristtheoryisnotcorrect.

C>Biologicallybasedinstinctsareimportantinhowweact.

D^Environmenthaslittletodowithbehavior.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由文章第四段第一句"Proponentsofthe'nurture'theory,or,astheyare

oftencalled,behaviorists,claimedthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanour

biologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.“可知在持"nurture”理论观

点的人看来，环境决定我们的行为。因此选A。

8、B.F.Skinner.

A、supportsthenaturetheory

B、believesintheimportanceofgenesindeterminingpersonality

C、thinkstheenvironmentplaysanimportantroleindeterminingcharacter

D、believesinstinctsgovernbehavior

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第四段第二句提到“B.F.Skinner,seeshumansasbeingswhose

behaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheirsurroundings.”此题关键是读出被动句

和shape的意思。文中的shape（塑造）与选项中的“playanimportantrolein

determing”是同义替换。

9、Concerningthenature/nurturecontroversy,thewriterofthisarticle.

A、supportsthenaturetheory

B、supportsthenurturetheory

C^believesbotharecompletelywrong

D、thinksthalthecorrectexplanationofhumanbehaviorwilltakeideasfromboth

theories

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从文中第五段第二句"Infact,itisquitelikelythatthekeytoour

behaviorliessomewherebetweenthesetwoextremes.”可知D正确。

10>IntheUnitedSlates,BlackpeopleoftenscorebelowWhitepeopleonintelligence

tests.Withthisinmind,v/hichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A、NatureproponentswouldsaythatWhitesaregeneticallysuperiortoBlacks.

SupportersofthenaturetheorywouldsaythatWhitesscorewellbecausetheyhavea

superiorenvironment.

C、BehavioristswouldsaythatBlackoftenlacktheeducationalandenvironmental

advantagesthatWhitesenjoy.

D、NurtureproponentswoulddisagreethatBlacksarebiologicallyinferiortoWhites.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：选项中的B是赞成“天性”学说的人认为美国人取得高分是因为他们

处的环境比较优越，这与其生物和遗传对人的影响较大的观点相冲突。故选B。

Whileanewschooltermisabouttobegin,perhapsweshouldreconsiderthematterof

examinations.InJuly,twowriters(LetterstotheEditor)praisedthecancellationof

examsbecausetheybelieve"testsdon'ttellthewholestory."Asateacherwhohas

workedinfourcountries,Ihavehadtheexperiencethatastudentwhocamsgoodmarks

isgenerallyagoodstudent,andthatastudent'sfinalmarkinasubjectisusuallyagrade

averageoftheyear'swork.Ofcoursethereareexceptions,buttheydonothavethe

frequencythatwouldgiveanunfairpictureofastudent'sability.Thesimplefactisthat

properclasswork,diligentexamstudiesandgoodmarksarealmostcertainindicatorsof

astudent'sfutureperformance.Theopposite,almostcertainly,incompetence.Thereisno

acceptablesubstituteforcompetitionandexaminationofquality.Howcanteachersand

futureofficialsdeterminewhatastudenthaslearnedandremembered?Shouldwcsimply

takethestudent'swordforit?Anyinstitutionthat"liberates"studentsfromfairand

formalexamsismisguided,ifnotignorant.Andsurelythe"graduates*1ofsuch

institutionswilllacktrustworthiness,nottomentionbeingrejectedbyforeignuniversities

forgraduateorotherstudies.Whenallissaidanddone,Isensethatafearoffailureanda

fearofunpleasantcomparisonswithothersisatthebottomofmostban-examstalk.

Excellenceandqualityfearnothing.Onthecontrary,theyseekcompetitionanddesire

thesatisfactionofbeingthebest.

11、Whichofihefollowingwilltheauthorofthispassageagreewith?

A^Testsarenoteffectiveinmeasuringthestudents,abilities.

B、Testsareaneffectivemeasureofthestudents'abilities.

C、Testscanonlymeasuresomeofthestudents*abilities.

D^Testsmaynotbeusefulfbrmeasuringstudents*abilities.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由文章的节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。

12、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“…twowriters(LetterstotheEditor)praisedthe

cancellationofexamsbecausetheybelieve"testsdon'ttellthewholestory'."可知A正

确。

13、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B<.

14、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,nottomentionbeingrejectedbyforeignuniversitiesfbrgraduateor

otherstudies.”可推知正确答案为D。

15、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

comparisonswithothersisatthebottomofmostban-examstalk.'诃推断出A正确。

Asscientistslearnmoreaboutthecausesotearthquakes,theybecomebetterableto

predictthem,firstofall,theyknowthatquakesarelikelytooccurinareaswherethe

tectonicplates（底层地壳板块）pushagainsteachother.Theystudytheseareasclosely,

usingdifferentinstruments.Theymeasurethevibrationsoftheearthwithseismographs

（地震仪）,whichrecordonrollsofpaperallmovemenis,bothlargeandsmall.Scientists

usuallyusetheRichterscale（里希特震级仪）namedafterafamousseismologist（地震

学家），forthesemeasurements.Whenanearthquakemeasuresover4~5ontheRichter

scale,itisstrongenoughtocausedamage.Scientistshavedeterminedthatanareaisnot

likelytohavealargeearthquakewhenmanysmallquakeshavebeenoccurring.When

thesmallquakesstop,thenpressurebuildsandastrongquakeismorelikely.Thereare

severalotherwaystopredictearthquakes.Scientistscanmeasurethetinychangesinthe

lilt（倾斜）ofthelandthathappenbeforeearthquakesoccur.Increasesintheamountof

radon（氨），asubstancefoundindeepwells,aswellasahigherlevelofwaterinthe

wells,canalsomeanthatanearthquakeislikelytooccur.Inaddition,scientistshave

foundthatsomeanimals,likedogs,behavestrangelybeforeanearthquake,theybecome

nervousandhowl（号叫）.Seismologistshavecorrectlypredictedseveralearthquakes.In

1975,theysaidthatanearthquakewouldoccurinLiaoningProvince,China,onemonth,

andthenonehour,beforeithappened.In1978,Russianscientistspredictedan

earthquakeintheAltaiMountainssixhoursbeforeitoccurred.However,notall

earthquakesarepredictable,andasystemforpredictingisnotyetperfected.Nothingon

thisearthiscertain.AlthoughpeoplewholiveinCaliforniaandJapanlivewiththe

possibilityofaseriousquake,perhapsthenextstrongearthquakewilloccursomewhere

outsidethe"RingofFire".

16、AccordingtotheinformationinPara.1seismographis.

A、acomputerlikeelectronicinstrumentforpredictingearthquakes

B、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。

17、Accordingtothepassage,alargeearthquakeismostlikelytooccurinan

area.

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“Scientistshavedeteirninedthat...ihenpressure

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

18>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...

可知B不是地震来临的现象。

19>Accordingtothepassage,theearthquakeoccurredinChina'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。

20、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。

"...WearenotabouttoentertheInformationAge,butinsteadareratherwellintoit."

Presentpredictionsarethatby1990,aboutthirtymillionjobsintheUnitedStates,or

aboutthirtypercentofthejobmarket,willbecomputer-related.In1980,onlytwenty-one

percentofallUnitedStateshighschoolsownedoneormorecomputersforstudentuse.

Inthefallof1985,anewsurveyrevealedthathalfofUnitedStatessecondaryschools

havefifteenormorecomputersforstudentuse.Andnoweducationalexperts,

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

beingabletotelltheirhistoriesortoexplainhowtheywork.Businesspeopleforyears

havemadegooduseoftypewritersandaddingmachines.Yetfewhaveeverknownhow

torepairthem.Why,then,attempttoteachcomputersbyteachinghoworwhythey

work?Rather,wefirstmustconcentrateonteachingtheeffectiveuseofthecomputeras

thetoolis,"Knowinghowtouseacomputeriswhat'sgoingtobeimportant.Wed