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1、专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 32 及答案与解析一、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 the corresponding letter on th

2、e Answer Sheet.0 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 find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration.

3、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 completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to e

4、veryones 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 can to the article required.Now how does a woman go about b

5、uying 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 ; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her

6、, 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 the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomfu

7、l 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 shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.1 When a man bu

8、ys clothes, _.（A）he buys good quality things without a second consideration（B） he buys right size things without trying them on（C） he does not mind very much how much he has to pay for the right things（D）he chooses things the salesman recommends2 What do men care about the fit of new clothes?（A）They

9、 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 fits 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?（A）

10、They welcome suggestions from anyone.（B） They rarely consider buying cheap clothes.（C） They often buy things with proper thought.（D）They listen to advice but never take it.4 It is implied in the passage that women_.（A）think more of the price of clothes than of their colors and sizes（B） tend to waste

11、 money on clothes which they dont really want（C） always buy good quality clothes regardless of the price（D）like to buy cheap clothes5 Which of the following indicates the difference between men and women shoppers?（A）Women buy what they need but men do not.（B） Women walk in a shop but men sit down.（C

12、） Men do not try clothes on in a shop.（D）Men do not spend as much time on buying clothes as women.5 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.

13、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 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 partne

14、rs in their marriages. This stage of marriage, although 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 husband s. The long-standing division of labo

15、r 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 responsibilities for household duties and raising children. Husband and wife share all these duties equally. Power over family decisions is also shared equally

16、.The rapid change in women s attitudes toward marriage in 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(修正案)to the U. S. Constitution

17、 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 have millions of supporters.6 During the late 1960s many women disliked the marriage_.（A）that made them have no family duties（B） that put their husbands in

18、an absolute position（C） wherein they were just servants to their husbands（D）wherein their husbands had no say in family matters7 According to the passage, which type of marriage is the most popular today?（A）Husband-wife equal partners.（B） Wife as servant to husband.（C） Husband-head, wife-helper.（D）H

19、usband-senior partner, wife-junior partner.8 More and more women take jobs outside the home because _.（A）more and more husbands stay at home taking care of their houses and children（B） the families want to earn more money to maintain their high standard of living（C） women s desire for equality with

20、their husbands is becoming stronger and stronger（D）women want to get an opportunity to get rid of their family responsibilities9 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?（A）Many people are for the idea that any form of discrimination on the basis of sex should be considered illegal.（B

21、） The Women s Liberation movement protested against all forms of discrimination.（C） The institution of marriage in the 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 an

22、d children.10 The word “ratified“ in the last sentence can be replaced by _.（A）rewritten（B） disagreed on（C） analyzed（D）approved10 The 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 crab s changing skin color follows

23、a regular twenty-four-hour cycle that exactly matches the daily rhythm of the sun.Does the crab actually keep time, or does its skin simply respond to the sun s 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. Ev

24、en without daylight the crab s skin color continued to change precisely on schedule.This characteristic probably evolved 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

25、crab.The biologists noticed that once each day the color of the fiddler crab is especially dark , and that each day this 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 crab s period of

26、 greatest darkening is precisely the time of low tide on the beach where it was caught!11 The fiddler crab is like a clock because it changes color_.（A）in a regular 24-hour rhythm（B） in response to the sun s rays（C） at low tide（D）every fifty minutes12 The crab s changing color_.（A）tells the crab wha

27、t time it is（B） protects the crab from the sunlight（C） keeps the crab warm（D）is of no real use13 When the fiddler crabs were kept in the dark, they_.（A）did not change color（B） changed color more quickly（C） changed color more slowly（D）changed color on the same schedule14 The crab s color-changing abi

28、lity was probably developed _.（A）in the process of evolution（B） over millions of years（C） by the work of biologists（D）both A and B15 The best title for this selection is_.（A）Discoveries in Biology（B） The Rhythmic Cycles of the Sun and Tide（C） A Scientific Study（D）A Living Clock15 When we think of cr

29、eative people the names that probably spring to mind are those of men such as Leonardo da Vinci, Albert 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 imagin

30、ative thinking as the exclusive province of a lucky few disregards the creative and imaginative aspects 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

31、.Everyone has creative ability to some extent. Creative thinking involves posing oneself a problem 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.

32、 It follows, then, that a creative person will exhibit great intellectual curiosity and imagination. 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

33、ideas and will be less interested in facts than in their implications . Most important of all, he will be able to communicate uninhibitedly and will not be too concerned about other people s reaction to his apparently “crazy“ notions . People called the Wright brothers mad but it did not stop them f

34、rom becoming the first men to construct and fly a heavier-than-air craft.16 The author believes that creative thinking_.（A）is only possessed by great artists（B） requires rare talent and genius（C） is needed in the solution of many problems（D）belongs to a lucky few17 In order to solve scientific probl

35、ems, people _.（A）must possess crazy notions（B） should not be interested in facts（C） should express themselves clearly（D）should not be afraid of what others think18 Creative thinking involves_.（A）drawing new pictures of old things（B） observing the actions of great people（C） finding the problem and or

36、iginating a solution（D）storing information19 A creative person must look at facts_.（A）as they are（B） for what they imply（C） and remember them（D）which are interesting20 In this passage , “unconventional“(in Para. 2)means_.（A）not political（B） unacceptable（C） not ordinary（D）uninhibited专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷 32

37、答案与解析一、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 the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.【知识

38、模块】 阅读理解1 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 由文中 the price is a secondaryconsideration可知 C 正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解2 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 由文中第一段 His purpose is settledand decided in advance，可知C 正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解3 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 从第二段 She is always open topersuasion；indeed she sets great store by what thesaleswoman tells her，even by what c

39、ompanions tellher可知 A正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解4 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 从文章第二段 Contrary to a lot ofjokes，most women have an excellent sense ofvalue when they buy clothesThey are always onthe lookout for the unexpected bargain此题的关键是读出 on the lookout for 的含义。【知识模块】 阅读理解5 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 文章第一段讲男人购物 All beingwellthe deal ca

40、n be and often is completed inless than five minutes，而女人则是 a woman mayeasily spend an hour going from one rail toanother，to and fro ，often retracing her steps，before selecting the dresses she wants to try on故 D 正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解6 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 由文章第一段第一句wherein thehusband and his career are

41、the primaryconsiderations in the marriage可知 B 正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解7 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 由文章第二段 This stage of marriage，although not typical of most American marriage，at present，will grow most rapidly in the future此题的关键是读懂 although 后面的意思，可知现在大多数的美国婚姻还是传统式的。【知识模块】 阅读理解8 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 由文章第二段 In an equal partnersh

42、ipmarriage the wife pursues a fulltime job or careerwhich has equal importance to her husbandsThe long standing division of labor betweenhusband and wife comes to an end可知选 C。【知识模块】 阅读理解9 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 文章最后一句and though it hasfailed to be ratified，it continues to have millionsof supporters故 A 正确。【知识

43、模块】 阅读理解10 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 从文章最后一句 and though it hasfailed to be ratified，it continues to have millionsof supporters可知，ratify 是一个褒义词，和后面的 supporter 有因果关系。故选 D。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解11 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 文章第一段 The crabs changing skincolor follows a regular twenty-four-hour cycle thatexactly matches the da

44、ily rhythm of the sun可知 A 正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解12 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 文章第三段第一句 This characteristicprobably evolved in response to the rhythm of thesun，to help protect the crab from sunlight andenemies所以B 正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解13 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 文章第二段 To find out，biologists keptcrabs in a dark room for two monthsEven wit

45、houtdaylight the crabs skin color continued to changeprecisely on schedule故 D 对。【知识模块】 阅读理解14 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 文章第三段 This characteristic probablyevolvedAfter millions of years it has becomecompletely regulated inside the living body of thecrab在这里 A、B 都提到了，所以 D 正确。【知识模块】 阅读理解15 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 根据文章可知，全文

46、讲了关于 fiddlercrab 的实验及变色的原因，说明这种动物就像活的生物钟一样。所以选 D。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解16 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 从文章第一段 The tendency to regardcreativity and imaginative thinking as the exclusiveprovince of a lucky few disregards the creative andimaginative aspects inherent in the solution of manyof the tasks we regularly h

47、ave to facethediscovery and development of new methods andtechniques，the improvement of old methods，existing inventions and products可知正确答案是C。此题的关键是读出 The tendencydisregards inherent in the solution of many tasks【知识模块】 阅读理解17 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 由倒数第二句 Most important of all，hewill be able to communicate u

48、ninhibitedly and willnot be too concerned about other peoples reactionto his apparently“crazy”notions可知一个极富创造性的人不会太在意别人对他貌似疯狂的想法的反应，他会无拘无束地进行交际。故选 D。【知识模块】 阅读理解18 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 由文章第二段第二句 Creative thinkinginvolves posing oneself a problem and thenoriginating or inventing a solution along new andunco

49、nventional lines可知选 C。【知识模块】 阅读理解19 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 由倒数第三句 He will be emotionallyreceptive to new and unconventional ideas and will beless interested in facts than in their implications故选 B。【知识模块】 阅读理解20 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 文章第二段 He will be emotionallyreceptive to new and unconventional ideas and willbe less interested in facts than in theirimplications这里 unconventional 和 new 并列，且修饰 ideas。因此正确答案为 C。【知识模块】 阅读理解