1、高等院校英语入学分级测试二级分类模拟题 16 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Fast Reading(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Four Surprising Facts about the Color RedA new study says that humans react more powerfully when they see red. Scientists say red, more than other colors, provokes clearly identifiable reactions in human beings. Here are
2、 four recent findings that may change the way you look at crimson: 1. Red intensifies our physical reactions Seeing red causes people to react faster and more forcefully, according to a new study published in the journal Emotion. Our bodies react to red, a culturally ingrained signal of danger, as i
3、f we“ve seen a threat, says study author Andrew Elliot of the University of Rochester, as quoted by MSNBC. The reaction doesn“t last long, and people aren“t even aware of it, but, according to UPI, the findings “may have applications for sporting and other activities in which a brief burst of streng
4、th and speed is needed, such as weightlifting.“ 2. Red makes men more desirable to women Men in red are “more attractive, more powerful and more sexually desirable to women,“ according to another study by Elliot, cited by CBS News. The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, aske
5、d women to rate pictures of men framed by or wearing a variety of colors. The women rated men in red “higher in status and more likely to earn a better living.“ That perception, which may stem from the fact that red pigmentation indicates male dominance in a number of animal species, leads to the at
6、traction. Earlier research found that men also find women in red more attractive because the color suggests “sexual receptivity.“ 3. Red is the color of winner The color red can be intimidating-just ask Tiger Woods, who famously wears red on the final day of golf tournaments (and, until recently, te
7、nded to triumph). A 2005 study by British scientists found that athletes wearing red “have an advantage over blue- suited competitors,“ according to MSNBC. “We find that wearing red is consistently associated with a higher probability of winning,“ the researchers wrote in the journal Nature. The eff
8、ect is subtle, though, so it may only factor in(将列入重要因素) when evenly matched competitors face off. 4. Red can cause failure on exams Seeing “even a hint of red“ on an exam can affect a test-taker“s performance “to a significant degree,“ researchers reported in 2007. Perhaps because instructors often
9、 use red ink to mark errors, people associate the color “with mistakes and failures,“ and, “in turn, they do poorly on“ the exam in front of them.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is not among the recent findings of red?（分数：2.00）A.Red intensifies our physical reactions.B.Red makes women more desi
10、rable to men.C.Red is the color of winner.D.Red can cause failure on exams.(2).According to UPI, the findings -|_|-（分数：2.00）A.can intensify our physical reactions for a long time.B.can be noticed by people clearly.C.can be applied to weightlifting.D.can be applied to jogging.(3).According to Elliot“
11、s another study, cited by CBS News, -|_|-（分数：2.00）A.the women rated men in red “higher in status and more likely to earn a better living. “B.men also found women in red more attractive because the color suggests “sexual receptivity“.C.women were required to rate pictures of men framed by instead of
12、wearing a variety of colors.D.It“s not a fact that red pigmentation indicates male dominance in a number of animal species.(4).In the journal Nature, theresearchers wrote “We find that wearing red is consistently 1 a higher probability of winning,“.（分数：2.00）(5).In 2007, researchers reported that see
13、ing “even a hint of red“ on an exam can affect a test-taker“s performance 1.（分数：2.00）二、Banked Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)My father was a lawyer with no sons, so he decided that his older daughter, Susie, would follow his career. It was his plan that she“d 1 his business when he died. By the time Susie cou
14、ld read and write, my father read law books to her at bedtime. He enjoyed having her show off to visitors in his office and they were 2 at her reciting difficult passages. When Susie finished high school, she followed my father to the university where he 3 her into the first-term courses to enter La
15、w School. Everything went smoothly for a while, and no one in the family was 4 of the slow change that came over Susie. One day, Susie 5 that she would like to take piano lessons. Dad, a supporter of all-round education, did not 6 her wishes. He just 7 her not to spend too much time on that piano. H
16、e said that one lesson a week would be enough, 8 the heavy schedule she kept at the university. The added noise was not disturbing at the beginning because Susie practiced only half an hour each day, but gradually she 9 her practicing to several hours per day. Slowly but surely it began to 10 the co
17、nversations between Dad and his clients next door. Finally my father realized that as the piano playing had increased, the study of law had decreased. Word BankA. reminded B. remembered C. guided D. announced E. extended F. amazed G. informed H. aware I. take over J. take after K. interrupt L. stop
18、M. oppose N. considering O. judging（分数：20.00）三、Cloze(总题数：1，分数：40.00)I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 1 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 2 and ill. My father was 3 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 4
19、 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 5 One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 6 about life, and I told them about one of my 7 I said that we must very often give things up 8 we grow our youth, our beauty, our frien
20、ds-but it always 9 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 10 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 11 ! What did I gain?“ I thought and thought, but I couldn“t think of anything to say. 12 , he answered his own question: “I 13 the love of my family
21、,“ I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness. I was also 14 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(愤怒 的) at someone, I 15 remember his words and become 16 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I shoul
22、d be 17 to give up my small irritations. In this 18 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father. Sometimes I 19 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 20 .（分数：40.00）A.AfterwardsB.ThereforeC
23、.HoweverD.MeanwhileA.tiredB.weakC.poorD.slowA.alreadyB.stillC.onlyD.onceA.tookB.threwC.sentD.putA.impossibleB.difficultC.stressfulD.hopelessA.worryingB.caringC.talkingD.askingA.decisionsB.experiencesC.ambitionsD.beliefsA.asB.sinceC.beforeD.tillA.suggestsB.promisesC.seemsD.requiresA.spokeB.turnedC.su
24、mmedD.openedA.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everythingA.SurprisinglyB.ImmediatelyC.NaturallyD.CertainlyA.hadB.acceptedC.gainedD.enjoyedA.touchedB.astonishedC.attractedD.warnedA.shouldB.couldC.wouldD.mightA.quietB.calmC.relaxedD.happyA.readyB.likelyC.freeD.ableA.caseB.formC.methodD.wayA.doubtB.wonder
25、C.knowD.guessA.awardB.giftC.lessonD.word四、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In sports the sexes are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called “the weaker sex“, or, if me
26、n want to please them “the fair sex“. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68. Are wo
27、men“s bodies really weaker? The fastest man can run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best women need 4.5 minutes. Women“s times are always slower than men“s, but some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage girls. One of them swam 400 meters in 4 minutes 21.2 seconds
28、 when she was only 16. The first “Tarzan“ in films was an Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes 59.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are very different now, and sport i
29、s much more serious. It is so serious that somewomen athletes are given hormone injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sa.d that sport has problems. Life can be very complicated when there are two separate sexes!（分数：10.00）(1).Wo
30、men are called the weaker sex because _.（分数：2.00）A.women do as much work as menB.people think women are weaker than menC.sport is easier for men than for womenD.in sport the two sexes are always together(2).Which of the following is true?（分数：2.00）A.Boys and girls study separately everywhere.B.Women
31、do not run or swim in races with men.C.Famous Prime Ministers are women.D.Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe.(3).“That at least is what people say.“ means people _.（分数：2.00）A.say other things tooB.don“t say this muchC.say this but may not think soD.only think this(4).What problems do
32、es sport have?（分数：2.00）A.Some women athletes are actually men.B.Some women athletes are given hormone injections.C.Women and men do not run or swim in the same races.D.It is difficult to check whether women athletes are really women.(5).In this passage the author implies that _.（分数：2.00）A.women are
33、weaker than men, but fasterB.women are slower than men, but strongerC.men are always stronger and faster than womenD.men are faster and stronger than women六、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. If the primary goa
34、l of language use is to communicate, then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how na
35、tive expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying “I do it“ to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could by interacting with native speakers of English, observe that native speaker actually say “I“ll do it“. T
36、he resulting discrepancy(差异) can serve as a basis for the student to modify his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to interact in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, the present tense i
37、n English is _.（分数：2.00）A.not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate futureB.used with some verbs but not with others to express future intentionC.basically the same in English as it is in SpanishD.not the most difficult problem for foreign students(2).According to the passage, la
38、nguage learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by _.（分数：2.00）A.asking native speakers for explanationsB.reading good books in the foreign languageC.comparing their speech with that of native speakersD.speaking without regard to native speakers(3).In the passage, foreign language students wh
39、o do not interact with native speakers will NOT _.（分数：2.00）A.learn very much about the foreign cultureB.learn about the history of the foreign languageC.have to worry about making mistakesD.take advantage of available language models(4).Foreign language students should not worry too much about makin
40、g mistakes because _.（分数：2.00）A.native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their languageB.communication is the primary consideration of language learningC.native speakers will ignore their mistakesD.everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange language(5).The author“s
41、 major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language learning is that _.（分数：2.00）A.mistakes are not important in the process of learning a languageB.learners are often very afraid of making mistakesC.making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the languageD.native spea
42、kers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakes七、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Psychology is the study of the mind and mental activities. For example, psychologists are interested in why some things make you sad, but others make you happy. They want to know why some people are shy,
43、but others are quite talkative. They also want to know why people do the things that they do. They test intelligence. Psychologists deal with the minds and behavior of people. Your mind consists of all your feelings, thoughts, and ideas. It is the result of one part of the brain called the cerebrum.
44、 Your behavior is the way you act or conduct yourself. Examples of behavior include shouting, crying, laughing, and sleeping. Several people have been instrumental in the field of psychology. Wilhelm Wudt set up the first psychological laboratory in Germany, in 1879. Ivan Pavlov, a Russian, is noted
45、 for hisexperiments with dogs in which he studies their reflexes and reactions. Around 1900, Sigmund Freud stated his theory that people try to repress any memories or thoughts that they believed were not good. Psychologists should not be confused with psychiatrists. Psychiatrists deal only with men
46、tal illness. They are medical doctors who treat people.（分数：10.00）(1).A good title for this selection is _.（分数：2.00）A.Studying the MindB.Feelings and Behavior of Human BeingsC.Psychology and PsychiatryD.Famous Psychologists(2).“Some people are shy. “ That means _.（分数：2.00）A.they are modestB.they are
47、quietC.they seldom say a wordD.they are ashamed(3).We may conclude that psychologists _.（分数：2.00）A.study physical diseases as wellB.deal with animals “more often than with peopleC.are not medical doctorsD.are interested in things that make you sad(4).Pavlov worked with _.（分数：2.00）A.peopleB.dogsC.men
48、tal illnessD.abnormal behavior(5).The cerebrum (大脑) controls _.（分数：2.00）A.the mindB.the bodyC.the whole brainD.the field of psychology高等院校英语入学分级测试二级分类模拟题 16 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Fast Reading(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Four Surprising Facts about the Color RedA new study says that humans react more powerf
49、ully when they see red. Scientists say red, more than other colors, provokes clearly identifiable reactions in human beings. Here are four recent findings that may change the way you look at crimson: 1. Red intensifies our physical reactions Seeing red causes people to react faster and more forcefully, according to a new study published in the journal Emotion. Our bodies react to red, a culturally ingrained signal of danger, as if we“ve seen a threat, says study author Andrew Elliot of the Univer
