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［大学英语考试复习资料］专升本英语分类模拟题阅读理解（一）

［大学英语考试复习资料］专升本英语分类模拟题阅读

理解（一）

专升本英语分类模拟题阅读理解（一）

第一组

PassageOne

Thecardcatalogisanalphabeticalfilethatnormally

containsatleastthree3x5inchcardsforeverybookinthe

librarycollection:anauthorcard,atitlecardandsubjectcard.

Thesameinformationisincludedoneachofthesethreecards.

Theonlydifferenceisthattheauthor'snameisatthetopof

theauthorcard,thetitleisaddedatthetopofthetitlecard,

andthesubjectisaddedatthetopofthesubjectcard.

Theauthorcardusuallycontainstheauthor'sfullname,

theyearofhisbirthandtheyearofhisdeath,ifheisnolonger

living.Ifyoudonotknowtheauthor'sname,butyouhavethe

title,youwillbeabletolocatethebookbyusingthetitlecard.

Thesubjectcardisidenticaltotheauthorcardandthetitle

cardexceptthatthesubjectofthebookappearsonthetop

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lineinblackcapitalsorinredletters.

Thecardcatalogmaynotcontaintheexactsubject

headingyouhaveinmind.Consequently,youwillneedtobe

resourcefulinyoursearch.If,forexample,youareinterestedin

theproblemsofchildlaborduringtheindustrialrevolutionin

England,itmaybenecessarytolookundersuchheadingsas

thefollowingtofindtheinformationyouneed:industrial

revolution;England--industrialrevolution;childlabor;

employment--children;labor--child;factorysystem.

1.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword"identical"is.

A.justtheopposite

B.abadimitation

C.justthesame

D.adifferentsize

答案:C第二段。在第一段作者已经提到三种卡片上的信息是一样的。

唯一不同的是哪种卡片，哪种信息就在最上方。第二段作者又从细节

上说明其不同的地方，而且强调除了一处不同外，其他都是相同的。

选项C是正确的。

2.Thecardcatalogcontainsatleastthreecards.

A.fornewbooksonly

B.forworn-outbooksonly

C.forreferencebooksonly

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D.foreverybookinthelibrary

答案:D第一段。第一句就说明图书馆里的每一本书都至少有三张卡

片。选项D是正确的。

3.Thereadermayassumethatinordertolocateabookin

thelibrary,onemustknow.

A.eitherthetitle,theauthororthesubject

B.thetitle,theauthorandthesubject

C.eitherthetitleorthesubject

D.theauthorandthetitle

答案:A第一段指出，每本书至少有的这三张卡片包括主题卡、书名

卡和作者姓名卡。因此，只要知道这三项信息的任何一个就可查到这

本书。但不是所有的三项或其中的任意两项。选项A是正确的。选

项B的含义是要知道所有三项的信息。选项D是要知道其中的两项。

4.Whichofthefollowingisacorrectauthorcard?

答案:D第二段第一句。作者卡片包含的信息有：作者的全名，他的

出生年份。如果该作者已经去世，应有他的去世年份。而且，这些信

息必须在卡片的最上方。只有选项D中的信息安排是正确的。

PassageThree

Somedesertregionsgetnorainfallformonths,andeven

years.Yetwatercanbefoundifyoudigdeepenough.Fora

longtimethiswasapuzzlingquestion.Thengeologistsfound

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theanswer.Theundergroundwaterisrainwater--buttherain

fellhundredsofmilesaway!Itsoakedintothegroundand

thenflowedundergroundthrougharocksandwich.

Arocksandwichwithwaterinthefillinghasascientific

name:aquifer.Anaquiferiscomposedoftwoormorelayersof

nonporousrock.That'sthebreadofthesandwich.Thefillingis

alayerofporousrockorsand.Thewholesandwich,oraquifer;

istitledataslant.Thehigherendisinaregionofgoodrainfall,

wheretherainsoaksintotheporousrockorsand.The

rainwaterflowsdownataslantbetweenthenonporousrock

layers.Ifawellisdrilledthroughthetoplayer;thewaterflows

upintothewell.

Iftheupperendoftheaquiferishigherthanthetopof

thewell,thewaterisforcedupwithoutpumping.This

convenientarrangementiscalledanartesianwellbecausethis

kindofwellwasfirstdevelopedinArtois,France.

5.Ageologistisapersonwhostudies.

A.weatherpatterns

B.boundariesandlandclaims

C.thesurfacelayersoftheearth

D.theorbitsofheavenlybodies

答案:C第一段。这句话是说，geologists找到答案地下水是雨水。

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-ist后缀表示专家，ge。-前缀表示地球。根据有关地球的答案以及词

的构成，可以断定这些人是研究地球的。选项C是正确的。

6.Aftertherainsoaksintorocks,therainwaterflows.

A.intothewell

B.downbetweenrocklayers

C.throughthesandwich

D.tothedryregions

答案:B第二段后半部分。降雨过后，雨水会渗透到岩石和沙子中，然

后顺岩石间的斜面往下流。选项B是正确的。

7.Theartesianwellwasfirstdevelopedin.

A.France

B.Spain

C.England

0.America

答案:A第三段。这种自流井最开始是在法国开发的。选项A是正确

的。

8.Thispassageisabout.

A.freshwaterseas

B.saltwater

C.mountainstreams

0.undergroundwater

答案:D全文讲的是地下水的来龙去脉。讲了有些沙漠地区的水的来

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源，水流向该沙漠地区的渠道，以及这些沙漠地区地下水的取用。选

项D是正确的。

第二组

PassageFive

In1924,NordicskieventswereheldatthefirstWinter

OlympicsinChamonix,France.ButtheAmericanskierscame

homewithoutmedals.Norwaytookmostofthemedalsfor

cross-countryandskijumpingeventsthatyear.Theydidthe

sameformanyyearsafter.From1924through1972,the

AmericanskiershadnomedalstoshowfortheirOlympictrips.

TheU.S.wasgenerallythoughttobeweakinskicompetition.

Butin1974itwasdiscoveredthattheU.S.recordwas

slightlybetterthanpeoplehadbeenledtobelieve.And

Norway'srecordwasnotquiteasgood.Thediscoverywasa

surpriseandadelighttoAmericanskifans,butevenmoreso

toAmericanskierAndersHaugen.Afterfiftyyears,Andersgot

themedalheshouldhavewonbackin1924.

IntheskijumpeventatChamonixin1924,Haugenhad

scoredinfourthplace.Hehadjustmissedearningamedal.

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Hisscorewas17.916,justslightlybehindThorleifHaugof

Norway.Haug'sscoreof18hadwonhimthebronzemedal.

Butin1974,Norway'sNationalOlympicCommitteedida

checkofallfinalOlympicresults.Therehadbeenanerrorin

computingHaug'sscore!SoHaugen,now,anelderlyman,

traveledacrosstheoceanforhisaward.OnSeptember

12,1974,hewasgivenabronzemedalinaspecialceremonyat

theNorwaySkiMuseum.

1.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.the1924Olympics

B.Norway'sSkiers

C.AnOlympicRecordCorrected

0.AmericanSkiersintheOlympics

答案:C这篇短文讲的是美国的一位滑雪运动员在一次奥林匹克运动

会上的成绩被计算错误而失去了奖牌，但50年后这项纪录又被修正

使他获得应得的奖牌。选项C是正确的。

2.From1924-1972,U.S.skierswereconsideredweakin

Olympiccompetitionbecausethey.

A.hadwononlytwomedals

B.hadwonnomedals

C.hadneverenteredjumpingevents

D.hadwononlyonemedal

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答案:B第一段。从1924年到1972年，美国的滑雪运动在奥林匹克

竞赛中被认为是弱项，因为美国运动员在这个项目上从未获得过任何

奖牌。选项B是正确的。

3.Thewritersays"thediscoverywasasurpriseandadelight

toAmericanskifans"inorderto.

A.showthattheerroranditscorrectionwereimportanttoski

fansaswellastoHaugen

B.showthattheerrorwasmoreimportanttofansthanto

Haugen

C.suggestthattheAmericansearedmoreabouttheerrorthan

theNorwegians

0.suggestthattherehadbeennoerror

答案:A第二段。第一段已经提到人们认为美国的滑雪不如挪威的好。

因此当发现挪威的滑雪记录并不是像人们被告知的那么好时,美国人

和美国的滑雪迷们跟美国运动员AndersHaugen一样非常激动。这

对美国运动员和美国人都很重要。选项A是正确的。

4.Thebestdefinitionforthewordcomputingis.

A.writing

B.judging

C.figuring

0.multiplying

答案:C最后一段。1974年，挪威国家奥林匹克委员会重新检查所有

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的决赛成绩记录,发现在"computing"挪威运动员Haug的分数

时有误。Computer是计算机，去掉表示物体或人的后缀,compute

就是计算的意思。从上下文也可推断，对运动员的分数计算有误才导

致另一位运动员失去奖牌。选项C是正确的。Judging判断,figuring

计算,multiplying增加。

PassageOne

Storiesdon'tjusthappen;theyarecreated.Thereareno

storiesintheeverydaycourseofevents;thereareonlythe

ingredientsforstories.Adozenpeoplemaywatchaman

standingonthefifth-floorledgeorasmallchildcrying.There

isnostoryinvolvedineithercaseunlessoneofthedozen

choosestomakeoneup——tosurroundtheisolatedeventwith

abeginningandanend,therebygivingwhatwecalla

meaningtohumanaction.Inotherwords,therehastobea

story-maker—astory-teller--ifthereistobeastory.

Youasthestory-makerorwriterareincompletecontrolof

allofthedetailsofyourstory.Youhavecontroloverwhothe

charactersare,whattheydo,andwhytheydoit.Youalsohave

controloverhowthestoryistobetoldandwhoisgoingto

tellit.Youcanadoptoneofanumberofpointsofview,each

ofwhichw川giveaquitedifferenttotalstory.

Broadlyspeaking,therearetwomajorapproachesawriter

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cantake:(1)youcanpresentthestoryasiftoldbysomeone

whoiscompletelyoutsideit,or(2)youcanpresentthestory

asiftoldbyoneofitscharacters.Ineithercase,theteller'srole

isanassumedrole.

5.Theauthorofthispassageusesingredientstomean.

A.creativefeatures

B.unimportantdetails

C.misleadingfacts

D.rawmaterials

答案:D第一段。作者一开篇就点明所谓故事是创作出来的，不是自

然发生的。每天发生的事件并没有故事，只是故事的

ingredients0

后面又举了两个例子说明日常的事件本身并不是故事。只有给所选的

事件加上头和尾，加入一定的意义才能成为真正的故事。由此判断,

ingredients指的是没有加工过的事件，即素材。选项D是正确的。

Rawmaterial素材。In-前缀,表示在……里、非、无意义等。

6.Whocontrolsallthedetailsofthestory?

A.Thestory-maker.

B.Thecharacters.

C.Thepublisher.

D.Theproofreader.

答案:A第二段。写故事的人控制着故事中的一切。诸如：细节、人

物、事件等。选项A是正确的。

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7.Themainideaofthispassageis.

A.storiesarecreated

B.nonfictionstoriesaretrue

C.legendsareatypeofstory

D.moststoriesarehistoricalaccounts

答案:A短文从一开始就点明了主题：故事是创作出来的。选项A是

正确的。

8.Basedonthetwoapproachesmentionedinthepassage,

thestorycanbetoldby.

A.theonewhowritesthestory

B.peoplewhocreatestories

C.themanwhoiswatchedbypeople

D.theonewhoisoneofthecharacters

答案:D最后一段。一般来说，故事的叙述有两种方式：由故事以外

的人叙述（通常是第三人称）；另一种是故事中的某一个人物叙述（通常

是第一人称）。选项D是正确的。

PassageFour

Howcanwegetridofgarbage?Dowehaveenough

energysourcestomeetourfutureenergyneeds?

Thesearetwoimportantquestionsthatmanypeopleare

askingtoday.Somepeoplethinkthatmanmightbeableto

solvebothproblemsatthesametime.Theysuggestusing

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garbageasanenergysource,andatthesametimeitcansave

thelandtoholdgarbage.

Foralongtime,peopleburiedgarbageorclumpediton

emptyland.Now,emptylandisscarce.Butmoreandmore

garbageisproducedeachyear.However;garbagecanbea

goodfueltouse.Thethingsingarbagedonotlooklikecoal,

petroleum,ornaturalgas;buttheyarechemicallysimilarto

thesefossilfuels.Asweuseupourfossil-fuelsupplies,we

mightbeabletousegarbageasanenergysource.Burning

garbageisnotanewidea.SomecitiesinEuropeandthe

UnitedStateshavebeenburninggarbageforyears.Theheat

thatisproducedbyburninggarbageisusedtoboilwater.The

steamthatisproducedisusedtomakeelectricityortoheat

nearbybuildings.InParis,France,somepowerplantsburn

almost2millionmetrictonsofthecitiesgarbageeachyear.

Theamountofenergyproducedisaboutthesameaswould

beproducedbyburningalmostahalfmillionbarrelsofoil.

Ourfossilfuelsuppliesarelimited.Burninggarbagemight

beonekindofenergysourcethatwecanusetohelpmeetour

energyneeds.Thismethodcouldalsoreducetheamountif

garbagepilingupontheearth.

9.Whattwoproblemscanmansolvebyburninggarbage?

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A.Theshortageofenergyandairpollution.

B.Theshortageofenergyandthelandtoholdgarbage.

C.Airpollutionandtheshortageoffossilfuel.

D.Airpollutionandtheshortageoflandtoholdgarbage.

答案:B第三段。这一段的开始，作者说明很久以来人们都是将垃圾堆

在空地上。而现在，难得有空地。这段的中间部分，作者又说明，在

燃料能源用尽时，垃圾还可作燃料能源，这已不是新的方法了。选项

B是正确的。

10.Accordingtothepassage,usinggarbageis.

A.forheatinginFranceeachyear

B.anewwayinamodernsociety

C.agoodwaytosolvetheproblemofenergyshortage

D.tooexpensiveasanenergysource

答案:C第三段。见上题解释。选项C是正确的。

11.Whatistheauthor'sattitude?

A.Delighted.

B.Sad.

C.Agreeing.

0.Disagreeing.

答案:C从文章的叙述以及文章的最后一段可以看出作者的态度是赞

成这种垃圾处理办法的。选项C是正确的。

12.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe.

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A.GarbageandtheEarth

B.FossilFuelandGarbage

C.LandandGarbage

0.Garbage?EnergySource

答案:D纵观全文，垃圾是可再利用的，可以作为某种能源。文章的

第一句实际上就给出了提示。后面进一步说明如何再利用，可替代什

么能源。选项D是正确的。

PassageTwo

Thethoughtofnotsleepingfortwenty-fourhoursor

moreisnotapleasantoneformostpeople.Theamountof

sleepthateachpersonneedsvaries.Ingeneral,eachofus

needsabouteighthoursofsleepeachdaytokeepourbodies

healthyandhappy.Somepeople,however,cangetbyjusta

fewhoursofsleepatnight

Itdoesn'tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleeps.But

everyoneneedssomeresttostayalive.Fewdoctorswould

havethoughtthattheremightbeanexceptiononthis.Sleep

is,afterall,averybasicneed.ButamannamedAlHerpin

turnedouttobearealexception,forsupposedly,henever

slept!

AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhendoctorscametohis

homeinNewJersey.Theyhopedtonegatetheclaimsthathe

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neverslept.Buttheyweresurprised.Thoughtheywatched

himeveryhouroftheday,theyneversawHerpinsleeping.He

didnotevenownabed.Heneverneededone.

TheclosestthatHerpincametorestingwastositina

rockingchairandreadahalfdozennewspapers.Hisdoctors

werebaffledbythisstrangecaseofpermanentinsomnia.

Herpinofferedtheonlycluetohiscondition.Heremembered

sometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldays

beforehehadbeenborn.Herpindiedattheageof94,never

havingsleptawink.

13.Thispassagecenterson.

A.dreaminterpretation

B.patternsofsleep

C.A1Herpin'ssleeplesslife

D.sleepsanddreams

答案:C这篇短文讲了人是要睡觉的，以保证身体健康、情绪快乐，但

就是有人一生不曾睡觉，这就是选项是正确的。

AlHerpin0C

14.Theexpression"getby",inthelastsentenceofthefirst

paragraphis.

A.aconfusingexpression

B.arudeexpression

C.aneverydayexpression

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D.animproperexpression

答案:C第一段最后。有些人每晚只睡几个小时也过得去。这是一种日

常的表达法。选项C是正确的。Getby过得去、勉强生存,confusing

困惑的，rude粗俗的，improper不适当的。

15.AlHerpin'sconditioncouldberegardedas.

A.normal

B.curable

C.healthful

D.rare

答案:D第二段。睡眠对人类来说是最基本的需求，以保证人的休息

和生存。AlHerpin是一个例外极为少见。选项D是正确的。Normal

正常的，curable可医治的，healthful健康的，rare罕见的。

16.Themost「kelyreasononHerpion'sinsomniawas.

A.hismother'sinjurybeforehewasborn

B.thathenevergottired

C.hismagnificentphysicalcondition

D.thathegotenoughrestrocking

答案:A最后一段。医生对AlHerpin的终生不睡的情形感到很困惑，

而他提供的唯一的线索是在他出生前的几天，他的母亲受过伤。选项

A是正确的。

PassageThree

Americansarewellknownforthestrangedietsthey

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alwaysseemtobefollowing.ItseemsthatAmericansliketo

dietalmostasmuchastheyliketoeat.Newtypesofdietplans

arealwayscomingout.Usually,though,theydon'tstay

popularforlong.

Therearemanydietsonthemarket.Itisoftendifficultto

knowwhichonesreallywork.It'salsohardtobelievehowfast

adieterissupposedtoshedpounds.Alothasbeenwritten

aboutdieting.Andsomeinterestingfactsaboutdietsand

foodshavebeendiscovered.

Forexample,didyouknowthatthemoreceleryyoueat,

themoreweightyouwilllose.9Celeryhas"negative"calories.

Thebodyburnsupmorecaloriesdigestingapieceofcelery

thanthereareinthecelerystickitself.

Dietersshunpotatoesbecausetheythinktheyare

fattening.Buttheyaren't.Apotatohasaboutthesame

numberofcaloriesasanapple.Togainasinglepound,you

wouldhavetoeatelevenpoundsofpotatoes!

Somedietersevenworryaboutgettingfatfromlicking

postagestamps.ButtheyhavenothingtoworryaboutThe

glueonanaveragestamphasonlyaboutone-tenthofa

calorie.Maybeadietofpostagestampswouldbepopular?

17.Thispassageisallabout.

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A.vegetables

B.fads

C.Americans

0.dieting

答案:D短文第一句就点明主题：美国人盲目地紧跟奇怪的减肥方法

是众所周知的。选项D是正确的。Fad时尚，diet节食、减肥。

18.Celeryisagoodfoodforthedieterbecause.

A.ithasalotofprotein

B.vegetablesarenotfattening

C.ithas"negative"calories

D.itiseasytodigest

答案:C第三段。芹菜含"负"热量。你的身体在消化一块芹菜时所消

耗的热量比这块芹菜本身的热量多。选项C是正确的。

19.Theshunisto.

A.love

B.hate

C.avoid

D.fear

答案:C第四段。文章的主题是节食。为了减肥，有些食物可以吃，而

有些食物是要避开，不能吃的，人们认为土豆是增肥食品，所以不能

吃要避开。选项C是正确的。

20.Onecouldconcludefromthispassagethat.

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A.dietingisnotahealthypractice

B.everyonediets

C.thereisonlyonegoodwaytoloseweight

0.dietingcanbeconfusing

答案:D根据上下文，可以推断出，作者想要表达的是节食的说法太

多，以致人们都不知道究竟如何做，听信哪种说法了。选项D是正

确的。

第三组

PassageThree

OnOctober17,1829,SamPatchdidwhathehadsaidhe

woulddo.HeperchedonaplatformbuiltbesideNiagaraFalls,

andjumpedintotheriverahundredfeetbelow.Abigcrowd

hadgatheredtowatchSam'swell-advertisedleap.The

spectatorsheldtheirbreathasthedaredevilhittheswirling

water.Atlasthisheadburstoutofthefoam,thirtyfeetclearof

thefalls.Thecrowdletoutamightyroar.Menwavedtheirhats

andyelledouttheexpressionthathadbecomeSam's

trademark:"There'snomistakeinSamPatch!"

Sambeganhiscareerasaleaperin1827,whenhejumped

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eightyfeetintothePassaicRiver;fromabridgethatwasstill

underconstruction.Hewasdelightedwiththenotorietyhe

received.Hetraveledfromtowntotownjumpingfrommasts,

cliffsandbridges.ThenhemadehisgreatconquestofNiagara

Falls.

Samwasspurredonbythewidespreadpublicexcitement

overhissuccessfulleapfromtheFails.Heturnedtothehigher

GeneseeFallsforhisnextfeat.OnNovember13,ascaffold

wasconstructed125feetabovethebaseoftheFalls.Ahuge

crowdgatheredonbothriverbanks.At2:00pro,Samclimbed

theshakyscaffold,madeabriefspeech,andjumped.Once

againtherewashushedsilenceashisbodysmackedthewater.

ButthistimeSamdidn'tresurface.

Sam'sbodywaspulledfromthemouthoftheriverthe

followingspring.Evenso,foryearsafterward,alegend

persistedthattilegreatSamPatchwasstillalive.

1.Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?

A.GeneseeFailsisadangerousplace.

B.SamPatchjumpedatNiagaraFalls.

C.There'snomistakesinSamPatch.

D.SamPatchwasapopularleaper.

答案:D这篇短文讲的是SamPatch的跳水生涯，他的冒险和大众对

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他的关注。选项D是正确的。

2.SamjumpedintothePassaicRiverfroma.

A.cliff

B.scaffold

C.bridge

D.mast

答案:C第二段。SamPatch在80英尺的高度从一座正在建设中的桥

上跳入巴塞克河。选项C是正确的。Cliff悬崖，scaffold脚手架，

mast桅杆。

3.Thepassageimpliesthat.

A.SamPatchisstillalive

B.SamPatchwasafoolishman

C.jumpingfromhighbridgeswasnotverydangerous

D.SamPatchlovedtogetalotofattention

答案:D第二段中作者说，他对自己获得的声誉非常高兴。第三段中

作者说,SamPatch被公众对他成功跳尼亚加拉瀑布的激动所激励。

这些暗示他喜欢受到关注。选项D是正确的。

4."Swirling"wateris.

A.veryrough

B.cold

C.boiling

D.deep

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答案:A第一段。观众屏住呼吸，眼看着这个冒失的人撞入swirling

的水中。由此判断这水一定是非常的不平静，野性的。选项A是正

确的。

PassageFour

UnlessyouhavevisitedthesouthernUnitedStates,you

probablyhaveneverheardofkudzu.Kudzu,asanysouthern

farmerw川sadlytellyou,isasuper-poweredweed.Itisa

strongclimbingvine.Onceitgetsstarted,kudzuisalmost

impossibletostop.Itclimbstothetopsofthetallesttrees.It

cancoverlargebuildings.Wholebarnsandfarmhouseshave

beenknowntodisappearfromview.Ithasevenbeensaidto

engulfsmall,slow-movingchildren,butthatisprobablyan

exaggeration.Still,whereveritgrows,itsthick,twistingvines

arehardtoremove.

Kudzuwasoncethoughttobeahelpfulplant.Originally

foundinAsia,itwasbroughttoAmericatohelpfighterosion.

Itwasplantedwhereitstoughroots,whichgrowuptofive

feetlong,couldhelpholdbackthesoil.Buttheplantsoon

spreadtoplaceswhereitwasn'twanted.Farmersnowhaveto

fighttokeepitfromeatingupallthenutrientsinthesoiland

killingotherplants.Ithasbecomeasignofunemploymentin

theSouth;wherethereisnoonetoworkthefields,kudzu

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soontakesover.

ThenorthernUnitedStatesfacesnothreatfromkudzu.

Harshwinterskilloffitsvines.ItlovesthewarmthoftheSouth.

ButtheSouthsurelydoesn'tloveit.Ifsomeonecouldinvent

someuseforkudzu,andtakeitoffsouthernfarmers'lands,

theirfortunewouldbeassured.

5.Thispassageismostlyconcernedwith.

A.kudzu

B.farming

C.theSouth

D.soilerosion

答案:A全文讲了葛给美国南方农民造成的灾害。选项A是正确的。

6.WhenfieldsareneglectedintheSouth,.

A.erosionbecomesaproblem

B.farmersattackthekudzu

C.employmentisboundtoimprove

D.kudzusoongrowsoverthem

答案:D第二段最后。只要哪里被疏忽，葛就会立刻将其覆盖。只要

哪块地无人管理，哪里就会长满葛。选项D是正确的。

7.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatkudzu.

A.ismorehelpfulthanharmful

B.ismoreharmfulthanhelpful

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C.isspreadingtotheNorth

D.holdspromiseasaseasonalfood

答案:B第二段。原本引进葛是为了防止土壤流失，结果却泛滥成灾,

没有办法控制它的生长、蔓延。选项B是正确的。

8.Theauthormakesacaseagainstkudzuby.

A.citingopinions

B.predictingitsfuture

C.describingitseffects

0.criticizingitsdefenders

答案:C作者通过对葛造成的影响和结果的描述表示对葛的不满。选项

C是正确的。

PassageOne

Theculturalvaluesofasocietydeterminethesocialnorms

ofthesociety.TheSOCIALNORMSarethegroup-sharedrules

ofbehavior.Thesenormsaretheexpectedwaysofbehavingin

thesocietybasedonthesharedvalues--thepurposesand

goals—ofthatsociety.Forexample,becauseweplacesome

valueonphysicalmodesty,wehavethesocialnormofwearing

clothesinpublic.Tobeanacceptedmemberofsociety,one

mustlivebytheruleswhichthatsocietyimposes.Whenan

individualdoesnotbehaveaccordingtothesenorms,that

personisconsideredadeviant.Apersonwhowalksdownthe

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mainstreetofanAmericancitywithnoclothesonisregarded

asadeviant,thatis,apersonwhodoesnotfollowthe

standardrulesofbehavior.

Somenormsapplytoallpersonsinaparticularsituation.

Forexample,inourcultureallpersonsareexpectedtobe

quietinalibrary;obeythetrafficsignals;eatwithaknife,fork

andspoon;standduringtheplayingoftheNationalAnthem;

andpaytheirbills.Thesearejustafewofthemanynormsthat

everymemberofoursocietyisexpectedtofollow.

9.Asusedinthispassage,adeviantissomeonewho.

A.isapopularmemberofsociety

B.useshismoneytohelpothers

C.isarespectedleaderofsociety

D.doesnotobeytherulesofsociety

答案:D第一段。当社会的个体没有按照社会的准则行事时，这个人

则被认为是deviant。例如，必须穿着衣服出现在公众场合是一种社

会礼仪。如果一个人在公众场合没有穿衣就是没有遵循社会准则，就

是deviant。选项D是正确的。

10.Thesocialnormsofasocietyaredeterminedby.

A.thegovernment

B.membersoftheupperclass

C.culturalvalues

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D.themilitary

答案:C第一段第一句。一个社会的文化价值决定这个社会的社交准则。

选项C是正确的。

11.Wecaneasilyseethat.

A.followingsomesocialnormsisrequiredbylaw

B.everypersoninAmericafollowsthesocialnorms

C.socialnormsdonotchangefromdecadetodecade

0.culturalvaluesarethesameforeverysociety

答案:A全文列举了一些例子，说明遵守社交准则是受到该社会法律

的制约的。选项A是正确的。

12.Basedonthepassagewhichofthefollowingactionsisa

formofdeviantbehavior?

A.Beingquietinchurch.

B.Goingtoschool.

C.Cheatingonatest.

0.Wearingcleanclothes.

答案:C根据短文中的例子可以断定，选项C的行为是不符合社交准

则的。

PassageTwo

Ifyou'vegonetothesameseashoreforseveralyears,you

mayhavenoticedthatthebeachgetssmallereveryyear.The

windandthewavescarrythebeachouttosea,bitbybit.Most

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shoretownstrytofightthebeachchangescausedbyocean

currentsandthetides.Somedigsandoutofbackwaterbays

anddumpitonthebeachfront.Othersbuildwoodenpiers

andjettiesmadetokeepcurrentsawayfromthebeach.

Atypeofartificialsandthathasbeendevelopedmightbe

abletoslowdownbeacherosion.Strangely,thisnewkindof

sandismadeofgroundglass!Youmightthinkthatwalking

barefootongroundglasswouldbepainful.Butit'snot.The

reasonisverysimple.Sandandglassaremadeofthesame

kindofmaterial,calledsilicate.Whenglassisgroundvery

finely,yougetasand-likesubstancethatisharderthanreal

sand.Thesizeofthepiecescanbecontrolled.Largerpieces

won'tbeaseasilyaffectedbythewindandwaves.So,abeach

coveredwithartificialsandwouldlastlongerthanabeach

withrealsand.

Awonderfulthingaboutartificialsandisthatitcanbe

madefromwasteglass.Butmakingartificialsandcoststhree

timesasmuchasusingconventionalmethodsofbeach

protection.So,itisnotlikelythatsandmadeofglasswillbe

usedinthenearfuture.

13.Thesubjectofthispassageis.

A.summervacations

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B.theseashore

C.artificialsand

D.sandandwater

答案:C这篇短文讲的是为了保证沙滩的面积不再缩小人类使用人造

沙。选项C是正确的。

14.Groundglassis.

A.hardtowalkon

B.similartosandbutharder

C.difficulttomake

D.foundinnature

答案:B第二段。玻璃碎末非常细，人踩上去感觉跟踩在沙子上一样,

只是比真正的沙子要硬一些。选项B是正确的。

15.Thepassagesuggeststhatartificialsandis.

A.