专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷97

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷97

一、阅读理解（本题共25题，每题7.0分，共25分。）

ThedevelopmentofJamestowninVirginiaduringthesecondhalfoftheseventeenth

centurywascloselyrelatedtothemakingandusingofbricks.Therewereseveral

practicalreasonswhybricksbecameimportanttothecolony.Althoughtheforestscould

initiallysupplysufficienttimber,theprocessoflumberingwasextremelydifficult,

particularlybecauseofthelackofroads.Later,whenthetimberonthepeninsulahad

beendepleted,woodhadtobebroughtfromsomedistance.Buildingstonewerealsoin

shortsupply.However,asclaywasplantiful,itwasinevitablethatthecolonistswould

turntobrick-making.Inadditiontopracticalreasonsforusingbrickastheprincipal

constructionmaterial,therewasalsoanideologicalreason.Brickrepresenteddurabi'ity

andpermanence.TheVirginiaCompanyofLondoninstructedthecoloniststobuild

hospitalsandnewresidencesoutofbrick.In1662,theTownActoftheVirginia

Assemblyprovidedfortheconstructionofthirty-twobrickbuildingsandprohibitedthe

useofwoodasaconstructionmaterial.Hadthislaweverbeensuccessfullyenforced,

Jamestownwouldhavebeenamodelcity.Instead,theresidentsfailedtocomplyfully

withthelaw.By1699,Jamestownhadcollapsedintoapileofrubblewithonlythreeor

fourhabitablehouses.

1、Whatisthesubjectofthispassage?

A、Thereasonsforbrick-makinginJamestown.

B、ThecauseofthefailureofJamestown.

C、ThelawsoftheVirginiacolonists.

D、TheproblemsoftheearlyAmericancolonies.

标准答案；A

知识点解析：通读全文可知，作者主要从实用方面的原因(practicalreasons)和思想

观念方面的原因(ideologicalreason)阐述了为什么在Jamestown制砖并用前来建筑房

屋。因此A为正确答案。

2、WhichofthefollowingwasNOTareasonforusingbricksinconstruction?

A、Woodhadtobebroughtfromsomedistance.

B、Therewasconsiderableclayavailable.

C、Thelumberingprocessdependedongoodroads.

D、Thetimberwasnotofgoodquality.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：通读短文可知，D项叙述并没有在原文中出现。原文只说“伐木极为

困难”(theprocessoflumberingwasextremelydifficult)并没说“木材质量差”。故D正

确。

3、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatJamestownwasestablishedon.

A^arockypeninsulawithasmallforestarea

B、abarrenpeninsulanearothertowns

C、anuninhabitablepeninsulawithfewnaturalresources

D、awoodedpeninsulawithclaysoil

标准答案：D

知识点解析:从文章第一段最后一句："However,asclaywasplentifulitwas

inevitablethatthecolonistswouldturntobrick-making.“可知，Jamestown多树而且

泥土丰富，故选D。A不对，因为在Jamestown用砖建造房屋前，是用木料作为建

筑材料的，可见森林面积不小，如果多岩石就不会出现石料短缺；B、C项不正确

是因为Jamestown所在半岛上有森林，因此不会是光秃秃的，也不可能没有自然资

源；而且也不是个不能居住的地方。

4、ItcanbeinterredthattheVirginiaAssembly,bypassingalawregardingbuilding

construction,hopedto.

A、increasethemanufactureofbricks

B、preventthedestructionoftreesintheareaofJamestown

C、establishacitythatwouldbeanexampleforthefuture

D>discouragepeoplefromsettlinginJamestown

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第二段中第五句：“Hadthislawevenbeensuccessfullyenforced,

Jamestownwouldhavebeenamodelcity.”为虚拟语气，意思为：这项京律没有得

到贯彻，所以Jameslown也就没有成为城市的典范，据此，可推断弗吉尼亚州议会

通过这项法律的初衷是希望能把Jamestown建成一座未来城市的典范。故选Co

5、Accordingtothepassage,whateventuallyhappenedtoJamestown?

A、Itwaspracticallydestroyed.

B、Itbecameamodelcity.

C、Itremainedthescatofgovernment.

D、Itwasalmostcompleted.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:根据文章最后一句：“By1699,Jamestownhadcollapsedintoapileof

rubblewithonlythreeorfourhabitualhouses.“可以推断，A为正确答案。

In1993,NewYorkStateorderedstorestochargeadepositonbeverage（饮料）

containers.Withinayear,consumershadreturnedmillionsofaluminumcansandglass

andplasticbottles.Plentyofcompanieswereeagertoacceptthealuminumandglassas

rawmaterialsfornewproducts,butbecausefewcouldfigureoutwhattodowiththe

plastic,muchofitwouldbeburiedinlandfills（垃圾填埋场）.Theproblemwasnot

limitedtoNewYork.Untbrtunately,thereweretoofewusesforsecondhandplastic.

Today,oneoutoffiveplasticsodabottlesisrecycledintheUnitedStates.Thereasonfor

thechangeisthatnowtherearedozensofcompaniesacrossthecountrybuyingdiscarded

plasticsodabottlesandturningthemintofenceposts,paintbrushes,etc.AstheNew

Yorkexperienceshows,recyclinginvolvesmorethansimplyseparatingvaluable

materialsfromtherestoftherubbish.Adiscardremainsadiscarduntilsomebodyfigures

outhowtogiveitasecondlife—anduntileconomicanangementsexisttogivethat

secondlifevalue.Withoutadequatemarketstoabsorbmaterialscollectedforrecycling,

throwawaysactuallydepresspriceslorusedmaterials.Shrinkinglandfillspace,and

risingcostsforburyingandburningrubbishareforcinglocalgovernmentstolookmore

closelyatrecycling.Inmanyareas,theEastCoastespecially,recyclingisalreadythe

leastexpensivewastemanagementoption.Foreverytenofwasterecycled,acityavoids

payingforitsdisposal,which,inpartsofNewYork,amountstosavingsofmorethan

$100perton.Recyclingalsostimulatesthelocaleconomybycreatingjobsandtrimsthe

pollutioncontrolandenergycostsofindustriesthatmakerecycledproductsbygiving

themamorerefinedrawmaterial.

6、WhatregulationwasissuedbyNewYorkStateconcerningbeveragecontainers?

A、Beveragecompaniesshouldberesponsibleforcollectingandreusingdiscarded

plasticsodaboules.

B、Throwawaysshouldbecollectedbythestateforrecycling.

C、Afeeshouldbechargedonusedcontainersforrecycling.

D、Consumershadtopayforbeveragecontainersandcouldgettheirmoneybackon

returningthem.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第一句提到：“In1993,NewYorkStateorderedstorestochargea

depositonbeveragecontainers.”可知纽约州政府要求商店就饮料容器收取押金。因

此D为正确答案。

7、ThereturnedplasticboulesinNewYorkusedlo.

A^endupsomewhereunderground

B、beturnedintorawmaterials

C^haveasecondlifevalue

D^beseparatedfromotherrubbish

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从第一段第三句：“…butbecausefewcouldfigureoutwhattodowith

theplastic,muchofitwouldbeburiedinlandfills.“可知，回收的塑料瓶无法处理,

因此大多数被埋在垃圾场。故选A。

8、Thekeyproblemindealingwithreturnedplasticbeveragecontainersis.

tosellthemataprofitableprice

B、howtoturnthemintousefulthings

C、howtoreducetheirrecyclingcosts

D、tolowerthepricesforusedmaterials

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第一段最后一句："Unfbrtunately,〔herewereloofewusesfor

secondhandplastic.”可知，回收的二手塑料用途不大，因此如何使它们变成有用

的东西是处理回收塑料包装的关键问题。故正确答案为Bo

9、Recyclinghasbecomethefirstchoiceforthedisposalofrubbishbecause.

A^localgovernmentsfinditeasytomanage

B、recyclinghasgreatappealforthejobless

C、recyclingcauseslittlepollution

D、othermethodsaremoreexpensive

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从文章最后一段第二句：“…recyclingisalreadytheleastexpensive

wastemanagementoplion.”可知，回收是处理垃圾最为廉价的选择，其彳也方法花费

都要高得多。因此D为正确答案。

10、Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

A^rubbishisapotentialremedyfortheshortageofrawmaterials

B、localgovernmentsintheU.S.canexpectbigprofitsfromrecycling

C、recyclingistoberecommendedbotheconomicallyandenvironmentally

D、landfillswillstillbewidelyusedforwastedisposal

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从文章最后一句："Recyclingalsostimulatesthelocaleconomyby

creatingjobsandtrimsthepollutioncontrolandenergycostsofindustriesthatmake

recycledproductsbygivingthemamorerefinedrawmaterial.”可知»垃圾回收既经

济又环保。因此正确答案为C。

Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbad

experiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithtemblephysicaland

emotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares（噩梦）.Now

Americanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeople

forgethadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrightening

experience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerase（抹去），iheeffectofpainful

memories.InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrug

stopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhas

suggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthe

memoriesareerased.Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisa

badidea,whileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreat

soldiers'troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosuffer

fromterriblememories.''Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.Theycomebacktoyou

whenyoudon'twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewith

verypainfulemotions,"saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedical

School."Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.1'Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearch

saythatitisverydangeroustochangememoriesbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity

（特质）.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast."Allofuscanthinkofbad

eventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare.Vmnotsurewe

wanttowipethosememoriesout,'*saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.

11、Thepassageismainlyabout.

A、anewmedicalinvention

B、anewresearchonmemories

C、awayoferasingpainfulmemories

D^anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill

标准答案：D

知识点解析：做主旨题时一定要把整篇文章的内容结合在一起理解。这篇文章笔墨

用得比较多的是在最后五段话里，主要是讲前面所有研究引发的争论的内容。所以

本题不是简简单单地讲一个医疗的发明，也不是讲关于记忆的研究，更不是在讲一

种消除痛苦记忆的方式，而是在讲关于药物研究而引发的争论。

12、Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan.

A、causethebraintofixmemories

stoppeoplerememberingtheirexperiences

C^preventbodyproducingcertainchemicals

D、wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据题干关键词testedonpeople定位到文章第三段。A项与文章意思

相反。B项阻止人们回忆起他的经历，与文意相反(nolIhatthememoriesare

erased)oD项错在wipeoul(消灭，彻底摧毁或被彻底毁坏)，根据文章的第三段内

容可以知道，这种theemotionaleffectsofmemories只是maybereduced,而不是彻

底消除，显然夸大了原文的意思。

13、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A、peopledoubttheeffectsofthepills

BNthepillwillstoppeople'sbadexperiences

C、takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople'shealth

D、thepillhasprobablybeenproducedinAmerica

标准答案：D

知识点解析：A项与文意相反，并不是所有人都对这项研窕持怀疑态度。B项这个

药物会用上人们的不好的经历，夸大了文意0C项未提及°因此根据文章第二段第

一句话可以知道D项为正确答案。

14、WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?

A、Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.

B、Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.

C、Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.

D、Thepillwillreducepeople'ssufferingsfrombadmemories.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据题干关键词RebeccaDresser定位到文章最后一段。根据最后一

段第一句话”...butmakeuswhoweare.”和前一段的总体介绍“…memoriesgiveus

ouridentity.”可以断定C为正确选项。

15^Theword"scars"inParagraphOneiscloseinmeaningto.

A、goodstories

B>pains

C^experiences

D^memories

标准答案：B

知识点解析：首先定位到第一段，“暴力和交通事故会给人们留下可怕的身体和心

理上的……再把四个选项代入，A.好故事，B,痛苦，C.经验，D.记忆，

比较一下即可看出B.痛苦最合文意。

BAGHDAD,Iraq—GunmenkidnappedafemaleAmericanjournalistandkilledherIraqi

iranslatofSaturday,Jan.7th,inwesternBaghdad,anInterioiMinistryofficialsaid.Maj.

FalahMohamadawisaidthetranslatortoldpolicebeforehediedthattheabductiontook

placewhenheandthejournalistwereheadingtomeetAdnanal-Dulaimi,headofthe

SunniArabIraqiAccordanceFront,intheAdelsectionofthecity.Theneighborhoodis

dominatedbySunniArabsandconsideredoneofthetoughestinBaghdad.Accordingto

SamirNajim,aguardatal-Dulaimi'soffice,threearmedmenintercepted（拦截）the

journalist1scarandshotthetranslatorbeforetakingherintheircaranddrivingaway.

Thekidnappingtookplaceabout100yardsfromal-Dulaimi'soffice.Insurgentshave

kidnappedmorethan250foreignersinthepasttwoyears,aimingtoforceU.S.troopsto

leaveIraqorpreventArabnationsfromstrengtheningtheirtieswiththeBaghdad

government.Someofthehostageswerekilled,whileotherswerereleasedafterransoms

werepaidorfreedafterMuslimclericscalledthearmedgroupstoreleasethem.OnDec.

8,theIslamicArmyinIraqclaimedtohavekilledU.S.electricianRonaldSchulz.Other

groupsareholdingaFrenchengineerand（burChristianhumanitarianworkers—two

Canadians,aBritonandanAmerican.

16>Wccanlearnfromthetextthat.

A、theAmericanjournalistwaskidnappedonthewaytocoveranotherabduction

B、theAmericanjournalist'stranslatordiedassoonashewasstruck

C、thepolicewastoldtheabductionbyapasser-by

D、theabductionhappenedinsidethecityofBaghdad

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：从文章第一段这则新闻的发生地“Baghdad,Iraq”以及第二段的”...in

theAdelsectionofthecily”以及第四段的“Thekidnappingtookplaceabout100yards

fromal-Dulaimi，soffice."可以得知D是对的。从文章第二段的“thejoumalistwere

headingtomeetAdnanai-Dulaimi,“可以看出A是错的，coveranotherabduction意

思是“采访另一起绑架事件”。从文章的第二段的”...thetranslatortoldthepolice

beforehedied…”可以看出翻译不是受到袭击后立即就死了，也不是过路人向警察

报告的此事情，所以B、C都是错的。

17、WhydidtheinsurgentskidnaptheAmericanjournalist?

A、Onlytorobherofhermoney.

B、Torapeher.

C^Onlytotakeherhostage.

D、TomakeAmericantroopsoutofIraq.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:根据文章第四段的“…aimingtofbrceU.S.troopstoleaveIraqor

preventArabnationsfromstrengtheningtheirtieswiththeBaghdadgovernmcnf\可以

看出绑架的目的就是要迫使美国军队撤出伊拉克。

18、Theunderlinedword"released"inparagraph5means.

A、setfree

B、causedtomovefreely

C^madeknown

D、givenup

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据上下文可以看出。上文有“Someofthehostageswerekilled,

while…”（有些人质被杀害，而……广而”表示转折，由此就可以推断released意思是

“释放”，还有下文的freed进一步印证了这一推断。

19、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A、theFrenchengineermusthavedonesomethingtodowiththeAmericanjournalist

B、theFrenchengineermentionedinthepassagemusthavedonesomethingbadtoIraq

C、FranceprobablyhassomethingtodowiththeUStroopsstationedinIraq

D、theFrenchengineermentionedinthepassagemustbeaspy

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据绑匪的目的可以推断出C是正确的。

20、Whatdidtheinsurgentsdowiththehostages?

A、Theykilledthehostagesallaftertheycaughtthem.

B、Theyeithergotridofthemorfreedthem;italldepended.

C>Theydidnothingtothehostages;theyonlyusedthemtothreatentheAmerican

troops.

D^TheycaredforthehostagesverywelljusttousethemtoadvisetheAmerican

authoritiestowithdrawtroopsfromIraq.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第五段告诉我们他们要么撕票，要么释放，如果交了赎金或者穆斯林

神职人员报警就可以释放。因此答案为B。

Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsandchildrenbeingableto

leadahealthylife.Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethe

home.Childrenarcexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.

Theyalsohavesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellasschoolexpectations.The

busynessalsoaddsanotherfactor;theneedtousecarstogetfromoneplacetoanother

quickly.Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs,CDs,

television,PlayStationshavebecomemajorleisureactivities,ratherthantraditionalmore

activepursuits.Thishasledtoamoresedentarylifestyle.Themediaprovide

entertainmentandinformation.Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfits

easilyintobusylifestyles.Itismuchmoreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeaway

ratherthanprepareameal.Themediaconstantlybombard（轰炸）theiraudiencewith

"perfect"bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,ihemostup-to-date

computergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.Environmentsvary.We

maybeexposedtopollution,suchascigarettesmoke.Thiscanbe