[专升本类试卷]阅读理解练习试卷12及答案与解析.doc
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1、阅读理解练习试卷 12 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 the Ans
2、wer Sheet.0 On October 17, 1829, Sam Patch did what he had said he would do. He perched on a platform built beside Niagara Falls, and jumped into the river a hundred feet below. A big crowd had gathered to watch Sams well-advertised leap. The spectators held their breath as the daredevil hit the swi
3、rling water. At last his head burst out of the foam, thirty feet clear of the falls. The crowd let out a mighty roar. Men waved their hats and yelled out the expression that had become Sams trademark : “Theres no mistake in Sam Patch!“Sam began his career as a leaper in 1827, when he jumped eighty f
4、eet into the Passaic River, from a bridge that was still under construction. He was delighted with the notoriety he received. He traveled from town to town, jumping from masts, cliffs and bridges. Then he made his great conquest of Niagara Falls.Sam was spurred on by the widespread public excitement
5、 over his successful leap from the Fails. He turned to the higher Genesee Falls for his next feat. On November 13, a scaffold was constructed 125 feet above the base of the Falls. A huge crowd gathered on both river banks. At 2:00 pro, Sam climbed the shaky scaffold, made a brief speech, and jumped.
6、 Once again there was hushed silence as his body smacked the water. But this time Sam didnt resurface.Sams body was pulled from the mouth of the river the following spring. Even so, for years afterward, a legend persisted that tile great Sam Patch was still alive.1 What is the general idea of the pa
7、ssage?(A)Genesee Fails is a dangerous place.(B) Sam Patch jumped at Niagara Falls.(C) Theres no mistakes in Sam Patch.(D)Sam Patch was a popular leaper.2 Sam jumped into the Passaic River from a _.(A)cliff(B) scaffold(C) bridge(D)mast3 The passage implies that _.(A)Sam Patch is still alive(B) Sam Pa
8、tch was a foolish man(C) jumping from high bridges was not very dangerous(D)Sam Patch loved to get a lot of attention4 “Swirling“ water is _.(A)very rough(B) cold(C) boiling(D)deep4 Unless you have visited the southern United States, you probably have never heard of kudzu. Kudzu, as any southern far
9、mer will sadly tell you, is a super-powered weed. It is a strong climbing vine. Once it gets started, kudzu is almost impossible to stop. It climbs to the tops of the tallest trees. It can cover large buildings. Whole barns and farm houses have been known to disappear from view. It has even been sai
10、d to engulf small, slow-moving children, but that is probably an exaggeration. Still, wherever it grows, its thick, twisting vines are hard to remove.Kudzu was once thought to be a helpful plant. Originally found in Asia, it was brought to America to help fight erosion. It was planted where its toug
11、h roots, which grow up to five feet long, could help hold back the soil. But the plant soon spread to places where it wasnt wanted. Farmers now have to fight to keep it from eating up all the nutrients in the soil and killing other plants. It has become a sign of unemployment in the South; where the
12、re is no one to work the fields, kudzu soon takes over.The northern United States faces no threat from kudzu. Harsh winters kill off its vines. It loves the warmth of the South. But the South surely doesnt love it. If someone could invent some use for kudzu, and take it off southern farmers lands, t
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