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1、专升本英语（阅读）-试卷 87 及答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：6，分数：60.00)1.Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark

2、 your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.（分数：10.00）_The world is known to us through many senses, not just hearing, smell, vision, and at close range, touch and taste. Our skins let us know whether the air is moist or dry, whether surfaces are wet without being sticky

3、or slippery. From the uniformity of slight pressure, we can be aware how deeply a finger is thrust into water at body temperature, even if the finger is enclosed in a rubber glove that keeps the skin completely dry. Many other animals with highly sensitive skins, appear to be able to learn still mor

4、e about their environment. Often they do so without employing any of the five senses. By observing the capabilities of other members of the animal kingdom, we come to realize that a human being has far more possibilities than are utilized. We neglect ever so many of our senses in concentrating on th

5、e five major ones. At the same time, a comparison between animals and man draws attention to the limitations of each sense. The part of the spectrum seen by color-conscious man as red is non-existent for honey-bees. But a bee can see far more in flowers than we, because the ultraviolet (紫外线) to whic

6、h our eyes are blind is a stimulating (刺激的) part of the insects spectrum, and for honey-bees at least, constitutes a separate colour.（分数：10.00）(1).From the passage, we realize that_.（分数：2.00）A.man possesses as many senses as animalsB.man possesses a few more senses than animalsC.man possesses far mo

7、re senses than the five major onesD.man has fully utilized his senses(2).Which of the following is TRUE?（分数：2.00）A.The honey-bee is blind to red.B.Man is more color-conscious than the honey-bee.C.The honey-bee can see far more colors than man.D.Man is sensitive to the ultraviolet.(3).We can realize

8、how deeply a finger is put into water at body temperature_.（分数：2.00）A.from the sense of direct touchB.through skin contactC.from the even distribution of pressureD.through the difference in temperature(4).The phrase “sensitive skins“ (Para.2) most probably means_.（分数：2.00）A.skins that are sticky or

9、slipperyB.skins that are delicateC.skins that are completely dryD.skins that are quick to feel and respond(5).What is the main idea of the passage?（分数：2.00）A.All senses have their limitations.B.Man has not fully utilized all his senses.C.Insects are more sensitive to colors than man.D.Man is not as

10、good as animals in learning about the environment.Canals existed in Egypt thousands of years ago. The great canal at Babylon was built about 2000 B. C The Grand Canal of China, which is over 900 miles long, was begun about 2500 years ago, and took centuries to finish. During the seventeenth century,

11、 France built many canals that are still in use today. However, they are not so heavily traveled as they were a hundred years ago, before railways were built. One such canal is a short-cut between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Canals in Germany permit boats to go from the Black Sea to th

12、e North Sea. The Kiel Canal provides a passageway between the North Sea and the Baltic. In America, the Great Lakes are all connected by canals, enabling ships to go from the Atlantic Ocean and the St. Lawrence River to Lake Superior. It is impossible to answer the question, “Who built the first can

13、al?“ Perhaps some people long ago, living in a dry country, discovered that they could dig ditches to irrigate their fields with river water. And, naturally, in the days when boats were the most important means of transport, canals were the easiest means of reaching a place that was not on a river.

14、A canal joining two rivers proved both easy and time-saving for boat travel. Today, most countries in the world have canals. Even in the twentieth century, goods can move more cheaply by boat than by any other means of transport. Some canals, such as the Suez or the Panama, save ships weeks of time

15、by making their voyage a thousand miles shorter. Other canals permit boats to reach cities that are not located on the coast. Still other canals drain lands where there is too much water, help to irrigate fields where there is not enough, water, and furnish water power for factories and mills.（分数：10

16、.00）(1).Which of the following pairs of places has not yet been connected by canal?（分数：2.00）A.The North Sea and the Black Sea.B.The Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.C.The North Sea and the Baltic.D.The Black Sea and the Baltic.(2).According to this passage, canals in Europe were built primar

17、ily for_.（分数：2.00）A.transportB.irrigationC.drainageD.electricity(3).It is implied in the passage that the first canal was probably built_.（分数：2.00）A.in ChinaB.about 2000 B.C.C.for irrigationD.for boat travel(4).Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to this passage?（分数：2.00）A.Boats

18、travel faster in the canal than in the river.B.Canals make the voyage of ships shorter.C.Canals are still used for the delivery of goods.D.Canals provide a means of cheap transportation even today.(5).The main purpose of the author in writing this passage is most probably to _.（分数：2.00）A.discuss the

19、 development of canals in the worldB.introduce the history of important canals in the worldC.illustrate the usefulness of canalsD.suggest the necessity to make better use of canalsIf half of the water were to be drained from the Pacific Ocean, a curious kind of submarine mountain called a guyot woul

20、d be exposed. Guyots are strange formations that resemble mushroom stalks with flat tops. More than six hundred and fifty of these volcanic stalks have been discovered in the Pacific Ocean, and a few others have been discovered in the Atlantic sea plains. It is easy to suppose that the guyots were f

21、ormed by underwater lava spouts that piled up volcanic debris over the years, but just how they acquired their curiously flat tops remains a mystery. Shallow-water fossils found embedded(植入) in the tops of some guyots suggest that at one time the flat tops were much nearer the oceans surface, but be

22、yond this there is little that scientists can say. One attempt to account for the flat tops suggests that the ocean levels were once much lower than they are today; thus wave action might have smoothed away the original peaks. Another theory holds that the guyots have probably always flat tops and t

23、hat their weight has pushed them slightly toward the ocean floor, causing them to slowly submerge. But these are only theoriesthe guyots are still a geophysical puzzle.（分数：10.00）(1).The strange formations called guyots are actually_.（分数：2.00）A.underwater volcanoesB.volcanic debrisC.mushroom stalks w

24、ith flat topsD.submerged sea plains(2).Scientist are puzzled by the guyots_.（分数：2.00）A.mushroom like appearanceB.submarine locationC.curiously flat topsD.origin(3).The discovery of shallow-water fossils indicates that the guyots were_.（分数：2.00）A.submerged by their own weightB.flattened by the action

25、 of wavesC.not so deep in the oceanD.formed by underwater lava spouts(4).The guyots are still a geophysical puzzle nowadays because_.（分数：2.00）A.no explanation of their origin has yet been offeredB.scientists have not yet offered any explanation of their shapesC.theories relating to their origins and

26、 shapes have never been provedD.scientists are not sure the ocean levels have changed(5).We can conclude from this passage that_.（分数：2.00）A.there are guyots in every ocean of the worldB.guyots are produced by violent volcanic actionC.the mystery of the guyots will soon be solvedD.the guyots flat top

27、s will remain a mystery for some timeWithin fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps (垃圾堆) would be made into something use

28、ful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else. The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provi

29、ded if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well. Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is co

30、mplete, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids, after that grounders and rollers w

31、ill break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets, which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage. The first full-scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. Indeed, with the gr

32、owing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.（分数：10.00）(1).From the first paragraph, we can see_.（分数：2.00）A.there will be no waste in the worldB.the waste cannot be reusedC.the waste can be reusedD.there will

33、 be a lot of useless waste in the world(2).What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in Para. 3?（分数：2.00）A.Sharpening metal bars.B.Breaking up whatever is breakable.C.Separating light elements from the heavy ones.D.Sorting out small pieces of metal.(3).Whats the main reason

34、for big cities to build their own recycling plants?（分数：2.00）A.To get big profits from those plants.B.To protect the environment from pollution.C.To get raw materials locally.D.To deal with wastes in a better way.(4).The first full-scale huge recycling plants_.（分数：2.00）A.will probably be in operation

35、 in fifteen yearsB.will probably take less than fifteen years to buildC.will be built fifteen years laterD.began to operate fifteen years ago(5).The passage is mainly about_.（分数：2.00）A.a cheap way to get energyB.new ways of recycling wastesC.the location of recycling plantsD.the protection of city e

36、nvironmentReading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts further questions, and so on. For most of the time this “conversation“ goes on below the level of consciousnes

37、s. At times, however, we become aware of it. This is usually when we are running into difficulties, when mismatch is occurring between expectations and meaning. When successful matching is being experienced our questioning of the text continues at the unconscious level. Different people converse wit

38、h text differently. Some stay very close to the words on the page; others take off imaginatively from the words, interpreting, criticizing, analyzing and examining. The former represents a kind of comprehension which is written in the text. The latter represents higher levels of comprehension. The b

39、alance between these is important, especially for advanced readers. There is another conversation which from our point of view is equally important, and that is to do not with what is read but with how it is read. We call this a “process“ conversation as opposed to a “content“ conversation. It is co

40、ncerned not with meaning but with the strategies (策略) we employ in reading. If we are an advanced reader our ability to hold a content conversation with a text is usually pretty well developed. Not so our ability to hold a process conversation. It is precisely this kind of conversation that is of im

41、portance when we are seeking to develop our reading to meet the new demands being placed upon us by studying at a higher level.（分数：10.00）(1).Reading as a kind of conversation between the reader and the text becomes conscious only when_.（分数：2.00）A.the readers expectations agree with what is said in t

42、he textB.the reader has trouble understanding what the author saysC.the reader asks questions and gets answersD.the reader understands a text very well(2).At a lower level of comprehension, readers tend to_.（分数：2.00）A.read a text slowlyB.read without thinking hardC.interpret a text in their own wayD

43、.concentrate on the meaning of words only(3).A “process“ conversation has to do with_.（分数：2.00）A.the application of reading strategiesB.matching our expectations with the meaning of a textC.the development of our ability to check the detailsD.determining the main idea of a text(4).According to the p

44、assage, it is of great importance for readers at a higher level to maintain a balance between_.（分数：2.00）A.conscious and unconscious levels of comprehensionB.the readers expectations and the meaning of a textC.lower and higher levels of comprehensionD.interpreting and criticizing a text(5).If we want

45、 to develop our reading ability at an advanced level, we should_.（分数：2.00）A.learn to use different approaches in reading different textsB.make our reading process more consciousC.pay more attention to the content of a textD.take a critical attitude towards the authors ideas专升本英语（阅读）-试卷 87 答案解析(总分：60

46、.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：6，分数：60.00)1.Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening

47、the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.（分数：10.00）_解析：The world is known to us through many senses, not just hearing, smell, vision, and at close range, touch and taste. Our skins let us know whether the air is moist or dry, whether surfaces are wet without being sticky or slippery. From the un

48、iformity of slight pressure, we can be aware how deeply a finger is thrust into water at body temperature, even if the finger is enclosed in a rubber glove that keeps the skin completely dry. Many other animals with highly sensitive skins, appear to be able to learn still more about their environment. Often they do so without employing any of the five senses. By observing the capabilities of other members of the animal kingdom, we come to realize that a human being has far more possibilities than are utilized. We neglect ever so many of our senses in concentrating on the