1、专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 115 及答案解析(总分：50.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart III Rea(总题数：5，分数：50.00)Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to fi
2、nd it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is complete
3、d in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyones satisfaction. Slight problems may begin for a man when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman always tries to sell the customer something elsehe offers the nearest he c
4、an to the article required. Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round“. She is always open to persuasion; in
5、deed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. Upper-most in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on t
6、he lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress sho
7、ps provide chairs for the waiting husbands. Since the late 1960s a growing number of women have expressed a strong dissatisfaction with any marriage arrangement wherein the husband and his career are the primary considerations in the marriage. By the end of the 1970s, for example, considerably less
8、than half of the women in the United States still believed that they would put their husbands and children ahead of their own careers. More and more American women have come to believe that they should be equal partners rather than junior partners in their marriages. This stage of marriage, although
9、 not typical of most American marriage, at present, will grow most rapidly in the future. In an equal partnership marriage the wife pursues a full-time job or career which has equal importance to her husbands. The long-standing division of labor between husband and wife comes to an end. The husband
10、is no longer the main provider of family income, and the wife no longer has the main responsibilities for household duties and raising children. Husband and wife share all these duties equally. Power over family decisions is also shared equally. The rapid change in womens attitudes toward marriage i
11、n the 1970s reflected rapid change in the larger society. The Womens Liberation movement appeared in the late 1960s, demanding an end to all forms of sexual discrimination against females. An Equal Rights amendment to the U. S. Constitution was proposed which would make any form of discrimination on
12、 the basis of sex illegal, and though it has failed to be ratified it continues to have millions of supporters.（分数：10.00）(1).When a man buys clothes, _.（分数：2.00）A.he buys good quality things without a second considerationB.he buys right size things without trying them onC.he does not mind very much
13、how much he has to pay for the right thingsD.he chooses things the salesman recommends(2).What do men care about the fit of new clothes?（分数：2.00）A.They like their clothes to be bigger than the average size.B.They often have no particular size in mind before going to the shop.C.They make sure what fi
14、ts before going shopping.D.They do not worry whether a thing fits well or not.(3).What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?（分数：2.00）A.They welcome suggestions from anyone.B.They rarely consider buying cheap clothes.C.They often buy things with proper thought.D.They listen to ad
15、vice but never take it.(4).It is implied in the passage that women_.（分数：2.00）A.think more of the price of clothes than of their colors and sizesB.tend to waste money on clothes which they dont really wantC.always buy good quality clothes regardless of the priceD.like to buy cheap clothes(5).Which of
16、 the following indicates the difference between men and women shoppers?（分数：2.00）A.Women buy what they need but men do not.B.Women walk in a shop but men sit down.C.Men do not try clothes on in a shop.D.Men do not spend as much time on buying clothes as women.Since the late 1960s a growing number of
17、women have expressed a strong dissatisfaction with any marriage arrangement wherein the husband and his career are the primary considerations in the marriage. By the end of the 1970s, for example, considerably less than half of the women in the United States still believed that they would put their
18、husbands and children ahead of their own careers. More and more American women have come to believe that they should be equal partners rather than junior partners in their marriages. This stage of marriage, although not typical of most American marriage, at present, will grow most rapidly in the fut
19、ure. In an equal partnership marriage the wife pursues a full-time job or career which has equal importance to her husbands. The long-standing division of labor between husband and wife comes to an end. The husband is no longer the main provider of family income, and the wife no longer has the main
20、responsibilities for household duties and raising children. Husband and wife share all these duties equally. Power over family decisions is also shared equally. The rapid change in womens attitudes toward marriage in the 1970s reflected rapid change in the larger society. The Womens Liberation movem
21、ent appeared in the late 1960s, demanding an end to all forms of sexual discrimination against females. An Equal Rights amendment to the U. S. Constitution was proposed which would make any form of discrimination on the basis of sex illegal, and though it has failed to be ratified it continues to ha
22、ve millions of supporters.（分数：10.00）(1).During the late 1960s many women disliked the marriage_.（分数：2.00）A.that made them have no family dutiesB.that put their husbands in an absolute positionC.wherein they were just servants to their husbandsD.wherein their husbands had no say in family matters(2).
23、According to the passage, which type of marriage is the most popular today?（分数：2.00）A.Husband-wife equal partners.B.Wife as servant to husband.C.Husband-head, wife-helper.D.Husband-senior partner, wife-junior partner.(3).More and more women take jobs outside the home because_.（分数：2.00）A.more and mor
24、e husbands stay at home taking care of their houses and childrenB.the families want to earn more money to maintain their high standard of livingC.womens desire for equality with their husbands is becoming stronger and strongerD.women want to get an opportunity to get rid of their family responsibili
25、ties(4).Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Many people are for the idea that any form of discrimination on the basis of sex should be considered illegal.B.The Womens Liberation movement protested against all forms of discrimination.C.The institution of marriage in the
26、 United States has experienced many stages of development.D.The American ideal of equality has affected not only marriage but also the relationships between men and women, adults and children.(5).The word “ratified“ in the last sentence can be replaced by_.（分数：2.00）A.rewrittenB.disagreed onC.analyze
27、dD.approvedThe fiddler crab is a living clock. It indicates the time of day by the color of its skin, which is dark by day and pale by night. The crabs changing skin color follows a regular twenty-four-hour cycle that exactly matches the daily rhythm of the sun. Does the crab actually keep time, or
28、does its skin simply respond to the suns rays, changing color according to the amount of light that strikes it? To find out, biologists kept crabs in a dark room for two months. Even without daylight the crabs skin color continued to change precisely on schedule. This characteristic probably evolved
29、 in response to the rhythm of the sun, to help protect the crab from sunlight and enemies. After millions of years it has become completely regulated inside the living body of the crab. The biologists noticed that once each day the color of the fiddler crab is especially dark, and that each day this
30、 occurs fifty minutes later than on the day before. From this they discovered that each crab follows not only the rhythm of the sun but also that of the tides. The crabs period of greatest darkening is precisely the time of low tide on the beach where it was caught!（分数：10.00）(1).The fiddler crab is
31、like a clock because it changes color_.（分数：2.00）A.in a regular 24-hour rhythmB.in response to the suns raysC.at low tideD.every fifty minutes(2).The crabs changing color_.（分数：2.00）A.tells the crab what time it isB.protects the crab from the sunlightC.keeps the crab warmD.is of no real use(3).When th
32、e fiddler crabs were kept in the dark, they_.（分数：2.00）A.did not change colorB.changed color more quicklyC.changed color more slowlyD.changed color on the same schedule(4).The crabs color-changing ability was probably developed_.（分数：2.00）A.in the process of evolutionB.over millions of yearsC.by the w
33、ork of biologistsD.both A and B(5).The best title for this selection is_.（分数：2.00）A.Discoveries in BiologyB.The Rhythmic Cycles of the Sun and TideC.A Scientific StudyD.A Living ClockWhen we think of creative people the names that probably spring to mind are those of men such as Leonardo da Vinci, A
34、lbert Einstein, and Pablo Picasso, i. e. , great artists, inventors and scientistsa select and exceptionally gifted body of men with rare talent and genius . The tendency to regard creativity and imaginative thinking as the exclusive province of a lucky few disregards the creative and imaginative as
35、pects inherent in the solution of many of the tasks we regularly have to facethe discovery and development of new methods and techniques, the improvement of old methods, existing inventions and products. Everyone has creative ability to some extent. Creative thinking involves posing oneself a proble
36、m and then originating or inventing a solution along new and unconventional lines. It involves drawing new analogies, discovering new combinations, and new applications of things that are already known. It follows, then, that a creative person will exhibit great intellectual curiosity and imaginatio
37、n. He will be alert and observant with a great store of information which he will be able to sort out and combine, in the solution of problem. He will be emotionally receptive to new and unconventional ideas and will be less interested in facts than in their implications. Most important of all, he w
38、ill be able to communicate uninhibitedly and will not be too concerned about other peoples reaction to his apparently “crazy“ notions. People called the Wright brothers mad but it did not stop them from becoming the first men to construct and fly a heavier-than-air craft.（分数：10.00）(1).The author bel
39、ieves that creative thinking_.（分数：2.00）A.is only possessed by great artistsB.requires rare talent and geniusC.is needed in the solution of many problemsD.belongs to a lucky few(2).In order to solve scientific problems, people_.（分数：2.00）A.must possess crazy notionsB.should not be interested in factsC
40、.should express themselves clearlyD.should not be afraid of what others think(3).Creative thinking involves_.（分数：2.00）A.drawing new pictures of old thingsB.observing the actions of great peopleC.finding the problem and originating a solutionD.storing information(4).A creative person must look at fac
41、ts_.（分数：2.00）A.as they areB.for what they implyC.and remember themD.which are interesting(5).In this passage, “unconventional“(in Para.2) means_.（分数：2.00）A.not politicalB.unacceptableC.not ordinaryD.uninhibitedUnder normal conditions the act of communication requires the presence of at least two per
42、sons: one who sends and the other who receives the communication. In order to communicate thoughts and feelings, there must be a conventional system of signs and symbols which means the same to the sender and the receiver. The means of sending communications are too numerous and varied for systemati
43、c classification; therefore, the analysis must begin with the means of receiving communication. Reception of communication is achieved by our senses, of which sight, hearing and touch play the most important roles. Examples of visual communication are gesture and mimicry. Although both frequently ac
44、company speech, there are systems that rely solely on sight, such as those used by deaf and dumb persons. Another means of communicating visually is by signals of fire, smoke, flags, or flashing lights. Feelings may be simply communicated by touch, such as by hand-stroking. Although a highly develop
45、ed system of hand-stroking has enabled blind, deaf and dumb persons to communicate intelligently. Whistling to someone, applauding in a theatre, and other forms of communication by sound rely upon the ear as a receiver. The most fully developed form of auditory communication is, of course, the spoke
46、n language. The means of communication mentioned so far have two features in communication; they last only a short time, and the persons involved must be relatively close to each other. Therefore, all are restricted in time and space.（分数：10.00）(1).In the authors opinion, the reception of communicati
47、on should be dealt with first because_.（分数：2.00）A.communication depends on a conventional system of signs and symbolsB.only through our senses, can we communicateC.to classify the means of sending communications is a very difficult taskD.there are more means of receiving than of sending communicatio
48、ns(2).Gesture is specially mentioned as an example of_.（分数：2.00）A.communication by languageB.communication by mimicryC.auditory communicationD.visual communication(3).Which of the following statements about communication by hearing is true?（分数：2.00）A.Communication by hearing is more important than c
49、ommunication by sight.B.Whistling and applauding are the only two forms of communication by hearing.C.Handshaking, as well as hand-stroking, has enabled the blind to communicate by hearing.D.It is possible to communicate intelligently by hearing.(4).According to the passage alone, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?（分数：2.00）A.The spoken language is the most highly developed form of auditory communication.B.Normally, the act of communication requires the presence of at lea
