成人本科英语考试试题及答案解析(二十).docx
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成人本科英语考试试题及答案解析
(二十)
一、ReadingComprehension(共14小题,共30.0分)Thereareservalpassagesinthis
part.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished
statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand
D.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe
center.第1题Almosteveryfamilybuysatleastonecopyofanewspaperevery
day.Somepeoplesubscribe(订阅)toasmanyastwoorthree
newspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?
Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings-battleslostandwon,kingsorrulersoverthrown(推翻)orkilledtookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountryto
another.Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasnever
accurate.Todaywecanreadinournewspapersofimportanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesomedaythey
happen.Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgiveusalotofotheruseful
information.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandfilmguides,bookreviews,storiesand,ofcourse,
advertisements.
(76)Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobringattentiontotheir
products.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheadvertisingspace,butitisworththemoney,fornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmosteveryhomeinthe
country.Forthosewhoproducenewspapers,advertisementsarealsovery
important.Moneyearnedfromadvertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmakea
profit.
(77)Newspapersoftenhaveinformationongardening,cookingandfashion,aswellasasmallbutverypopularsectiononjokesandcartoons(漫画).Thehabitofreadingnewspapersis______.AuncommonintheworldBnotpopularin
U.S.A.CwidespreadintheworldDfoundedamongafewfamilies
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
[分析]见第一段首句。
第2题Afewhundredyearsagonewsdidnot______.AreceiveattentionBtravelfastCtravelslowlyDspreadtoothercountries
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
[分析]见第二段第一句中“...tookmonthsandevenyearstotravel...”可知本题选B。
第3题Inthepast,newswas______.Asentbye-mailBpassedfromonepersontoanotherCsentbyletterDsentbytelephone
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
[分析]由第二段中句子“Thennewspassedbywordofmouth...”可知,过去消息是一个人一个人传递的。
第4题Themoneypeoplespendonadvertisementsis______.
AwastedBnotmuchCworthwhileDnouse
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
[分析]见第四段。
第5题Inthelastparagraph,theauthortellsusthesectiononjokesandcartoonsis______.AreadonlybychildrenBofnovalueCnothelpfulDreadbymany
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
[分析]见最后一段。
第6题Believeitornot,opticalillusion(错觉)cancuthighway
crashes.
(78)Japanisacasein
point.
(79)Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleoptical
illusion.Bentstripes,calledchevrons(人字形),paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslow
down.NowtheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashington
D.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan's
success.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripeson
selectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighway
crashes.
(80)Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothe
foundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeedrelatedhazards'arethegreatest--curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,and
bridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversin
half.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepainted
bars.Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealaneappeartobe
narrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftraffic
accidents.Onroadspaintedwithchevrons,driverstendtofeelthat______.AtheyaxedrivinginthewronglaneBtheyshouldavoidspeed-relatedhazardsCtheyshouldslowdowntheirspeedDtheyareapproachingthespeedlimit
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
2.5分
【答案解析】
[分析]本题考查对文章细节的理解。
文章第2段第2句话说:
Bentstripes,calledchevrons(人字形),paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.也就是说,人字形线使驾驶员产生错觉:
车速太快,于是他们觉得应该减速。
而本题C项说“(他们往往感觉)应该减速”。
因此,C项是答案。
第7题Theadvantageofchevronsoverstraighthorizontalbarsisthattheformer______.AcankeepdriversawakeBcancutroadaccidentscompletely
CwillhavealongereffectondriversDwilllookmoreattractive
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
2.5分
【答案解析】
[分析]本题考查对文章重要情节或细节理解的准确性。
本文中人字形线区别于垂直横线正是重要细节,人字形线的优越之处在于它能在较长的时间内对驾驶人员起作用。
可见,本题的答案是C项。
第8题TheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyplansto______.AtryouttheJapanesemethodincertainareasBsignthechevronsacrossthecountryCreplacestraighthorizontalbarswithchevronsDrepeattheJapaneseroadpatterns
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
2.5分
【答案解析】
[分析]本题涉及文章的第3段。
A项“(基金会)打算在某些地区试验日本(减少交通事故)的办法”,这是本题的答案。
第9题Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroads?
ATheyarefallingoutofuseintheUnited
States.BTheytendtobeignoredbydriversinashortperiodof
time.CTheyareapplicableonlyonbroad
roads.DTheycannotbeappliedsuccessfullytotraffic
circles.
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
2.5分
【答案解析】
[分析]本题考查对倒数第2段的准确理解。
文章说:
“最初能让驾驶员减速一半”,“但数月后驾驶员便恢复到原来的速度”。
也就是说,垂直横线只能在短时期内影响到驾驶员的行驶速度,过一段时间就不起作用了,因此B项是本题的答案。
第10题Theatmosphereisalltheairsurroundingthe
earth.Withoutit,wewouldbeforcedtoseekshelterfromthesun,astherewouldbenoatmospheretoprotectusfromthesun'sdeadly
rays.Largeandpowerful,theatmosphereconsistsofanoceanofgaseshundredsofmiles
high.Itpressesdownonourbodieswithaforceofmorethanfourteenpoundspersquare
inch.Thenarrowcolumnofairwhichrestsuponourshouldersweighsalmost2000
pounds.Butourbodiesarebuiltinsuchawaythatthisweightdoesnotcrush(压碎)us.Inthishugeoceanofairthereismoreenergythaninallthecoal,oil,andgaswehaveon
earth.Electricalenergyiscollectedintheatmosphereaswateriscollectedandstoredina
dam.Theexistenceofelectricityintheairhasbeenknownfor
centuries.Butathoroughstudyofelectricityintheatmospherewasnotpossibleuntilthedevelopmentofradioand
radar.Onescientist,
Dr.SydneyChapman,hastriedtoexplaintheelectricfieldwhichsurroundsthe
earth.Hebelievesthatgreatstormsonthesuncreatelargemountsofelectric
energy.Thisenergyiscontainedinaverylightgascalled
hydrogen.Theearthpullsthegastowardit,andaringisformedaroundtheearthseveralthousandfeetaboveits
surface.Thegreatspaceringisapowerfulcurrentofelectrical
energy.Sometimestheringcomesdownandcurvesintotheloweratmosphere,causingstrangeelectrical
effects.Hisideaexplainsmany
things.Ithaslongbeenknownthatthereisanelectricfieldinsidethe
earth.Itmovesinmuchthesamemannerastheelectricenergycontainedinthe
atmosphere.Scientistsnowbelievethattheelectricenergyintheatmospherecausestheelectricenergyinsidetheearthto
flow.Ifwecanlearntocontroltheenergyintheatmosphere,wewillhaveanunendingsupplyof
energy.Manyscientistsaretryingtolearnhowtocontrol
it.Inthemeantime,eventhoseofuswhoarenotscientistshavebeguntopayattentionto
air.Werealizethatairdoesnotcontainthesameelementsthatitcontainedyears
age.Automobiles,airplanes,factories,andatomicexplosionshaveaddeddustandwastegasestotheatmosphere,Itistimetolearnhowtoprotectouratmosphere,theroofovertheworldof
man.Weknowtheatmosphereas______.AthetotalamountofoxygenovertheearthBmixtureofgasessurroundingtheearthCasourceofstormsDthediffusionofwastegas
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
[分析]综合第一和第二段首句可得出本题答案。
第11题AllofthefollowingaretrueExcept______.Atheatmosphereisimportantto
none.Bagreatdealofdamagefromthesun'sdeadlyrayswouldbedonetous,iftherewereno
atmosphere.Ctheatmosphere,astheauthordescribed,istheroofunderwhichmancanlivesafelyon
Earth.Delectricityintheatmosphereisbeingstudiedfromevery
aspect.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
[分析]用排除法。
第12题Quantityofenergycontainedintheatmosphereis______.
AsmallerthanthatincoalaloneBsmallerthanthateitherinoiloringasthatwehaveonEarthCgreaterthanthatincoal,oilandgasonEarthcombinedDgreaterthanthatincoal,oilandgasonEarth,respectively
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
[分析]见第三段第一句。
第13题Accordingtoscientists,iftheenergyintheatmospherewereputunderourcontrol,whatwouldhappen?
AWehaveaninexhaustiblesupplyofenergyfrom
it.BThiscouldbringtheworldtoanenergy
crisis.CThesourcesofenergyonEarthwouldbecome
unreliable.DWefindourselvesindifficultpositionwithenvironmental
pollution.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
2.0分
【答案解析】
[分析]见最后一段首句。
unending意即inexhaustible。
第14题Themaintopicofthepassageis______.AcompositionoftheatmosphereBpressurefromtheatmosphereCairpollutionintheatmosphereDtherelationshipb
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