专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷8

专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷8

一、阅读理解（本题共25题，每题7.0分，共25分。）

Compulsiveshoppersmayhaveanewpsychologicalexcusetoblamefortheirwild

shopping.PsychologistsattheUniversityofCanterburyinNewZealandarestudyingthe

"shop-tilLyou-drop"habilasabehavioraldisordersimilarlocompulsiveeating.

Compulsiveshoppersfrequentlybuymorethantheycanaffordormorethantheyneed,

anditcausesthemdistress."Itbecomesaproblemwhenyouareoutofcontrol,"

psychologylecturerNevilleBlampiedsaid."Whenyouarefeelingbadandblue,whatdo

youdo?Somepeopleeatchocolatecakeandicecream.Somepeopletakethecreditcard

andgoouttotheshop."Bankmanagersunderstandtheproblembecausetheyhaveto

dealwithpeoplewhohavetobepersuadedtostopusingtheircardsdrawingmoney.

Compulsiveshoppingwasfirstdiscoveredin1915,althoughitwasthenknownas

oniomania.Fewstudieshavebeendoneontheproblem.Anadvertisementina

Christchurchpaper,callingforpeopletotakepartinanexperimentaltreatmentprogram

designedbyMrWilson,attracted10replies.Buttheproblem,saidMrWilson,is"clearly

notrare”.Hethinksthatcompulsiveshoppingshouldbetreatedwithdrugs."As

psychologistsweareinterestedinnon-drugtreatmentsforbehavioraldifficulties,"Mr

Wilsonsaid.Theaimofthetreatmentwastohelppeoplefindbetterwaysofmanaging

theiremotions.Theprogram,consistingof10one-hourweeklylessonsandtwofollow­

uptreatments,islooselybasedonteachingstressmanagement.nYouoftenhavetostart

togetpeopletocorrectlyrecognizetheiremotions.Notbeingabletoknowwhatyou

reallyfeelweakensyourabilitytosolvetheproblemsconnectedwithwhat'smakingyou

feelthatway,"MrWilsonsaid.

1、Whatisthisarticlemostlyabout?

A、Signsofcompulsiveshopping.

B、Studiesofcompulsiveshopping.

C、comparisonofcompulsiveshoppingandcompulsiveeating.

D、AnexperimentaltreatmentprogramdesignedbyMrWilson.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题的命题意图是检测学生对全文主旨的概括能力。全文讲述的是关

于“强迫性购物及其治疗方法的研究”，故选B。

2、Thecompulsiveshopperswillgoshoppingwhen.

A、theyhavelotsofmoney

B、theyaretakingdrugs

C^theyarefeelingsad

D、theywinaprize

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节考查题。由第二段“Whenyouarefeelingbadandblue,whatdo

youdo?...Somepeopletakethecreditcardandgoouttotheshop.”即可得到答案。

3、Theunderlinedword*it"inthefirstparagraphmostprobablyrefersto.

A、compulsiveeating

B、anewpsychologicalexcuse

C、thestudydonebyBlampied

D、thebehaviorofwildshopping

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此处的it实际上是指''Compulsiveshoppersfrequentlybuymorethan

theycanaffbrdormorethantheyneed”这一状况。

4、Whichofthefollowingisconsideredimportantintreatingcompulsiveshoppers?

A、Teachingthemtomanagetheirmoneybetter.

B、Teachingthemtounderstandtheiremotions.

C>Persuadingthemnottodrawmoneyfromthebank.

D、Treatingthemwithrightdrugs.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由倒数第二段第一句可知治疗的目的是为了帮助人们寻找控制他们情

绪的最好的办法，即心病还须心药医。

5、Howlongwillthetreatmentprogramlast?

A、Tenhours.

B、Oneweek.

C、Tendays.

D、Tenweeks.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第五段“Theprogram,consistingof10one—hourweekly

lessons”,可推知每周一小时的课程,共10小时,故应该持续10周，因此选D。

Theaimoftheteacheristogethispupilsasquicklyaspossibleovertheperiodinwhich

eachprintedsymbolislookedatforitsshape,andarriveatthestagewhenthepupillooks

atwordsandphrases,fortheirmeaning,almostwithoutnoticingtheshapesofthe

separateletters.Whenagoodreaderisatwork,hedoesnotlookatletters,norevenat

words,onebyone,howeverquickly;hetakesinthemeaningoftwo,three,orfourwords

atatime,inasinglemoment.Watchcarefullytheeyesofapersonwhoisreading,andit

willbeseenthattheydonottravelsmoothlyalongthelinesofprint,buttheymoveby

jumpsseparatedbyveryshortstops.Theeyesofaverygoodreadermovequicklytaking

longjumpsandmakingveryshorthalts;theeyesofapoorreadermovemoreslowly,

takingonlyshortjumpsandstoppinglongerateachhalt.Sometimes,whenhemeetsa

difficulty,heevengoesbackwardstosecagainwhathasalreadybeenlookedatonce.

Theteacher'staskisthereforeclear:itistotrainhispupilstotakeinseveralwordsata

glance(one"eye-jump")andtoremovethenecessityforgoingbackwardstoread

somethingasecondtime.Thisshowsatoncethatletter-by-Ietter,orsyllable-by-syllable

（音节）orword-by-wordreading,withthefingerpointingtotheword,carefullyfixing

eachoneinturn,iswrong.Itiswrongbecausesuchamethodtiesthepupil'seyesdown

toaveryshortjump,andtheaimistotrainforthelongjump.Moreover,averyshort

jumpistooshorttoprovideanymeaningorsense;anditwillbefoundthathaving

struggledwiththreeorfourwordsseparately,thepupilhastolookatthemagain,all

togetherandinonegroup,inordertogetthemeaningofthewholephrase.

6、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothefirstparagraph?

A、Pupilsshouldbetrainedtoreachquicklythestageofreadingwithouthavingto

concentrateonthesepara:esymbols.

R、Pupilsshouldlookateachprintedsymbolforitsmeaningaswellasfbritsshape.

C^Teachersshouldhelptheirpupilsavoidlookingattheshapeoftheprintedsymbols.

D^Teachersshouldtelltheirpupilsthedifferentstagesoftheirstudy.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第一段最后一句话“…almostwithoutnoticingtheshapesofthe

separateletters”,与选项A一致。

7、Inasinglemoment,agoodreaderpicksup.

A、severalwords

B、severalphrases

C、severalsentences

D、severallines

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第二段中“hetakesinthemeaningoftwo,three,orfourwordsata

time,inasinglemomenf\"takeinthemeaning”与题目中的“pickup”是同义,所以

选Ao

8、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisFALSE?

A、Theeyesofagoodreadermakeshorthaltsandlongjumps.

B、Theeyesofabadrcailerlakeinlliviiicaiiingufonewordalalime.

C、Theeyesofabadreadertakeonlyshortjumps.

D、Theeyesofagoodreadermovesteadily.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第二段中“Theeyesofaverygoodreadermovequicklytakinglong

jumpsandmakingveryshorthalts；theeyesofapoorreadermovemoreslowly,taking

onlyshortjumpsandstoppinglongerateachhalt.”可知选项D「卜的"movesteadily”与

此句话意思相反。

9、Onemayhavetoreadsomethingasecondtimeif,

A、thereisenoughtime

B、onereadstoofast

C^thepassageisverylong

D、onereadswordbyword

标准答案：D

12、Thecompulsiveshopperswillgoshoppingwhen.

A^theyhavelotsofmoney

B、theyaretakingdrugs

C、theyarefeelingsad

D、theywinaprize

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节考查题。由第二段“Whenyouarefeelingbadandblue,whatdo

youdo?...Somepeopletakethecreditcardandgoouttotheshop.”即可得到答案。

13、Iheunderlinedword"it"inthefirstparagraphmostprobablyrefersto.

A、compulsiveeating

B、anewpsychologicalexcuse

C、thestudydonebyBlampied

D、thebehaviorofwildshopping

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此处的il实际上是指“Compulsiveshoppersfrequentlybuymorethan

theycanaffordormorethantheyneed”这一状况。

14,Whichofthefollowingisconsideredimportantintreatingcompulsiveshoppers?

A、Teachingthemtomanagetheirmoneybetter.

B、Teachingthemtounderstandtheiremotions.

C>Persuadingthemnottodrawmoneyfromthebank.

D、Treatingthemwithrightdrugs.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由倒数第二段第一句可知治疗的目的是为了帮助人们寻找控制他们情

绪的最好的办法，即心病还须心药医。

15、Howlongwillthetreatmentprogramlast?

A、Tenhours.

B、Oneweek.

C、Tendays.

D、Tenweeks.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第五段“Theprogram,consistingof10one—hourweekly

lessons”，可推知每周一小时的课程，共10小时，故应该持续10周，因此选D。

ThenorthAustraliancityonDarwinwasdevastatedbyastrongcyclone（龙卷风）on

ChristmasDay.Thedeathanddestructionwasduealmostasmuchtohumanfactorsasto

theviolenceofthewind.PeopleinDarwinhadbecomesoaccuslomedlocyclone

warningsthalfewthempaidaltentionloiheradiowarningsofCycloneTracy

aDproach.whichbeganearlyonChristmasEve.Manypeople,infact,diedintheircarsas

theytriedtodrivehomethroughthecyclonefromChristmaspartiesorsocialcalls.Since

TownsvillewasdevastatedbyacycloneinDecember1971,theweatherauthoritieshave

regularlyissuedalarmsofeverydangerouscyclone.Butbecausefewofthecyclonesever

hitthecoastaltowns,peopletherehadcometoignorethewarnings.Darwin'slastalert

wasbroadcastonlytwoweeksbeforeCycloneTracy.Onthatoccasionthestormchanged

directionandheadedoffharmlesslydownthecoast.Aparlfromthosepeoplekilledin

theircars,nearlyalliheolherviclimsdiedinihedamageofiheirhomeswhich,despile

ihefaclihatDarwinliesiniherecognizedcyclonebelt、hadnotbeenbuilttowilhstand

cyclonicwinds.AlthoughbuildingstandardsinotherstatesofAustraliaweremademuch

stricterafterthetragedyatTownsville,theDarwinauthoritiesneverfollowedthenew

regulations.ConsequentlymostofsuburbanDarwinwasbuiltoflightwoodandiron

raisedoffthegroundonpilestogivecoolnessinthetropicalclimate.Andthesidesofthe

housesweresimplynailedtotheroofinsteadofbeingIkmlyattachedwithwhat

Australianbuilderscall''cyclonebolts'1.Asaresult,manypeoplewerekilledbyflying

sheetsofironfromtheroofs.

16、TheinhabitantsofDarwinignoredthecyclonewarningbecause.

A、itwasChristmasEve

B、Darwindoesnotlieinthecyclonebelt

C、cyclonesrarelyhittheirtown

D、theywereaccustomedtotheattacksofcyclones

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从第三段中Butbecausefewofthecycloneseverhitthecoastaltowns,

peopletherehadcometoignorethewarnings.可知C正确。

17、Themainreasonmanypeoplediedinthecyclonewasthat.

A、thestormcamewithoutwarning

B、theywerereluctanttoleavebeforethecyclone

C、theirhouseswerenotbuiltasrequired

D、thestormwassostrongthatnothingcouldresistitsviolence

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从文章第五段nearlyalltheothervictimsdiedinthedamageoftheir

homeswhich,despitethefactthatDarwinliesintherecognizedcyclonebelt,hadnot

beenbuilttowithstandcyclonicwinds.和theDarwinauthoritiesneverfollowedthenew

regulations.可知C正确。

18、TwoweeksbeforeChristmasDay.

A、Darwinwashitbyacyclone

B、acyclonepassedclosetoDarwin

C、thewarningofCycloneTracywasgiven

D、Townsvillewasdevastatedbyacyclone

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章第四段Onthatoccasionthestormchangeddirectionandheaded

offharmlesslydownthecoast.可知B正确。

19、AfterTownsvillewasdevastatedbyacyclone,theDarwinauthorities.

A、paidmuchattentiontocyclonewarningandprevention

B、demandedthatthehousebebuiltwithcyclonebolts

C>followedtheexampleoftheotherAustralianstates

D、tooknonoticeofthenewregulations

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从文章的第五段theDarwinauthoritiesneverfollowedthenew

regulations.可知文中的follow与选项中的lakenonoticeof是同义替换。

20>Thepassageismeanttoillustratethat.

A、cycloneshitthecoastaltownsofAustraliaquiteoften

itisessentialtoestablishanadequatecyclonewarningsystem

C^thetragedyofDarwinwastoagreatextentduetothenegligenceofthecyclone

warning

D、muchcan'tbedonetoavoidtheattackofcyclones

标准答案：C

知识点解析：木文的H的是借达尔文的悲剧告知人们忽视龙卷风警报的代价有多

大。

Largecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingofthepublicatlarge.Thesame

problem,onasmallerscale,facespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnew

productsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittleprospectofraisingthesoriofsums

neededfromfriendsandpeopleweknow,andwhilebanksmayagreetoprovideshort­

termfinance,theyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoneyonapermanentbasisfor

long-termprojects.Socompaniesturntothepublic,invitingpeopletolendthemmoney,

ortakeashareinthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureprofits.Thistheydoby

issuingstocksandsharesinthebusinessthroughTheStockExchange.Bydoingsothey

canpulintocirculationthesavingofindividualsandinstitutions,bothathomeand

overseas.Whenthesaverneedshismoneyback,hedoesnothavetogotothecompany

withwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Instead,hesellshissharesthroughastockbrokerto

someothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.Manyoftheservicesneededboth

byindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbytheGovernmentorbylocalauthorities.

Withouthospitals,roads,electricity,telephones,railways,thiscountrycouldnotfunction.

Alltheserequirecontinuousspendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentifthey

aretoserveusproperly,requiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughtaxesalone.The

government,localauthorities,andnationalizedindustriesthereforefrequentlyneedto

borrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspending,andthey,too,cometoTheStock

Exchange.Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosejoborwhosestandard

oflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinance

newdevelopment.Inonewayoranother,thisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsof

lliccuunliy.TheStuckExchangeexistsluprovideacliamiclthroughwhichthesesavings

canreachthosewhoneedfinance.

21、Almostallcompaniesinvolvedinnewproductionanddevelopmentmust.

A、relyontheirownfinancialresources

B>persuadethebankstoprovidelong-termfinance

C、borrowlargesumsofmoneyfromfriendsandpeopletheyknow

D^dependonthepopulationasawholeforfinance

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第一段中“Socompaniesturntothepublic,invitingpeopletolend

themmoney,ortakeashareinthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureprofits.”

文章中的“turnto'Tend''和选项中的D4€dependon,forfinance”同义替换。

22、Themoneywhichenablesthesecompaniestogoaheadwiththeirprojects

is.

A、repaidtoitsoriginalownersassoonaspossible

B>raisedbythesellingofsharesinthecompanies

C、exchangedforpartownershipinTheStockExchange

D、investedindifferentcompaniesonTheStockExchange

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第一段末尾“Thistheydobyissuingst