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1、普通高校专升本外语模拟题2020年(3)(总分98,考试时间120分钟)Read ing Comprehe nsion一、阅读理解People say that money cannot buy happ in ess. This was true for Howard Hughes. He was one of the richest and most powerful men of his time. He had everything: good looks, success, power, and a lot of mon ey. But he did n' t have lo

2、ve or frien dship because he could n' t buy them. All his life he used his money to con trol everythi ng and every one around him. I n the end, he lost con trol of everyth ing, eve n himself.Howard Hughes was born in 1905 in Houston, Texas. His father started the Hughes Tool Company. He was a wo

3、rkaholic （工作狂）and made a lot of money. He bought everything he wan ted. He even gave money to schools so that Howard could get into them. From his father, Howard lear ned to be a successful but merciless bus in essma n. Hughes' s mother, Ale ne also had a big in flue nce on his life. Howard was

4、her only child. She protected him and gave him everyth ing. Unfortunately, Alene had mental problems. She was afraid of germs and diseases. She was obsessed with Howard' s health, and he became obsessed with it, too.Alene died when Howard was 16 years old. Two years later his father died. Hughes

5、 inherited the Hughes Tool Company. Then he married Ella Rice. He and Ella moved to Los Angeles, California. It was there that Howard Hughes bega n to become a lege nd （ 传奇人物）.Hughes bega n to in vest his money in movies. He became an importa nt producer soon after he moved to Califor nia. He worked

6、 hard, but he also played hard. He became obsessed with power and con trol. When he could n' t get someth ing legally, he gave money to politicia ns and bus in essme n so that they would help him. He owned a lot of bus in esses, in clud ing *pa ni es, a movie studio（ 制片厂）, Las Vegas hotels, gold

7、 and silver mines, and radio and television stations. Once he bought a television studio so that he could watch movies all night. He also bought a hotel because he wan ted to stay in his favorite room for one weeke nd.1. 1.Accord ing to the passage, Howard Hughes was not.A. good-look ingB. wealthyC.

8、 frie ndlyD. powerful2. 2.Which of the following about Hughes' s father is NOT true?A. He started the Hughes Tool Compa ny.B. He liked to spe nd mon ey.C. He worked hard.D. He drank alcohol a lot.3. 3.Howard Hughes's pare nts died.A. whe n he was 16 years oldB. before he was 19 years oldC. a

9、fter he got marriedD. after he moved to Califor nia4. 4.The word "obsessed" in Paragraph 2 probably means "".A. troubledB. reducedC. relatedD. i nformed5. 5.From the passage, we learn what Mr. Hughes lacked in his life was.A. educati onB. loveC. moneyD. good looksIn a world as fa

10、st-changing and full of information as our own, all of us need to know how to learn well. Yet evide nee suggests that most of us don' t use the lear ning tech niq ues that scie nee has proved the most effective.The scientific literature evaluating these techniques goes back to decades ago and ac

11、ross thousa nds of articles. It' s far too exte nsive *plex for the average pare nt, teacher or employer to look through. Fort un ately, a team of five leadi ng psychologists have done the job for us.Professor Joh n Dunl osky and other psychologists closely exam ined 10 lear ning strategies and

12、rated each from high to low utility on the basis of the evide nee they' ve gathered. Here' s part of their con clusi ons:In contrast to familiar practices, the effective learning strategies with the most evidence to support them aren' t well known outside the lab. Take distributed practi

13、ce for example. This strategy in volves spreadi ng out your study time, rather tha n en gagi ng in one maratho n. Cram ming information at the last minute may allow you to get through that test or meeting, but the materials will quickly disappear from your memory. It' s much more effective to lo

14、ok through the materials at i ntervals over time. And the Ion ger you want to remember the in formatio n, whether it' s two weeks or two years, the Ion ger the in terval should be.The sec ond lear ning strategy that is highly recomme nded by Dunl osky is practice testi ng. Yes, more testsbut n o

15、t for a grade. Research shows that the mere act of call ing in formatio n to mi nd strengthens that knowledge and aids in future retrieval （检索）.While practice testing is not a com mon strategy despite the strong evide nce support ing it there is one familiar approach that captures its ben efits: usi

16、ng flash cards. And now flash cards can be prese nted in digital form. Both distributed practice and practice testing were rated as having "high utility" by Dunlosky.6. 6.How did the psychologists study and rate the lear ning strategies?A. By analyzing the materials gathered in the past ye

17、ars.B. By ask ing some stude nts questi ons about their study.C. By doing some experiments on the objects in the lab.D. By ask ing pare nts and teachers to look through the articles.7. 7.The un derl ined word "exte nsive" in Paragraph 2 means "".A. small in amountB. easy or quick

18、 to doC. more tha n n eededD. dealing with a lot of information8. 8.About distributed practice and practice test in g, it' s true that,A. many stude nts have ben efited a lot from themB. they were first put forward by Joh n Dunl oskyC. only a small nu mber of experts know about themD. psychologi

19、sts are study ing whether they are effective9. 9.The strategy of distributed practice shows that.A. we should not study for long hours every dayB. reviewing what we have studied is of little helpC. the shorter the interval is, the better we' ll studyD. doing repetitio n at in tervals is the best

20、 way10. 10.The evide nee shows that the strategy of practice testing.A. is a way to use flash cards to help studyB. is mainly used to help us remember wellC. helps know about stude nts' grades in timeD. is a way widely used to in crease memory二、阅读理解As war spreads to many corners of the globe, ch

21、ildren sadly have been drawn into the centre of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, however, groups of children have been taking part in peace education 【B1 】 The children, after learning to resolve conflicts, took on the【B2 】of peacemakers. The Children' s Movement for Peace in Col

22、ombia was evennominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. Groups of children who 【B3】as peacemakersstudied human rights and poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming a group with five other schools in Bogota: known as The Schools of Peace.The classroom 【B4 】 children opportunities to replace a

23、ngry, violent behaviors with【B5 】, peaceful ones. It is in the classroom that caring and respect' for each personencourages children to take a step【B6】toward becoming peacemakers. Fortunately,educators have access to many on li ne resources that are! B7 】useful whe n helpi ng childre nalong the

24、path to peace. The Young Peacemakers' Club, started in 1992 , provides a website with resources for teachers and 【B8】 on start ing a kindn ess campaig n. The World Centre ofCompassion for Children International calls attention to children's rights and how to help the【B9】of war. Starting a Pe

25、acemakers' Club is a praiseworthy venture for a class and one that could spread to other classrooms and ideally affect the culture of the 【B10 】 school.A. acted D. cooperative G . forward J. offers M. roleB. assu ming E. en tire H. images K. activities N. tech no logyC. complicated F. especially

26、 I. information L. respectively O. victims11.11.【B1 】12. 12.【B2】13. 13.【B3】14. 14.【B4】15. 15.【B5】16. 16.【B6】17. 17.【B7】18. 18.【B8】19. 19.【B9】20. 20.【B10 】三、ClozeIt can be a real struggle to try to learn a new Ianguage. Only recently did I start learnning German. I found that I could easily learn【C1

27、】words, but when it came to literature, I reallystruggled. Just then my tutor at university 【C2】 reading some children' s books printed inthe target la nguage.At first, I felt a bit 【C3 】hunting for a book desig ned for some one half my age, but the nI realized every one has to start somewhere.

28、As childre n, we are give n these basic texts to make our brains【C4】 with certain vocabulary and writing structures. From there, we can learn anddevelop.The【C5】 of reading such books is that you already know the story.【C6】, youcan guess the word meaning with your previous knowledge of the story. The

29、 method I【C7 】 is to read a chapter of your chose n book and at the end, mark out the words you do not know and the n look them up. If you can wait a bit 【C8 】 you use a dict ion ary, you may besurprised you can un dersta nd merely from the con text. Additi on ally, a lot of childre n's books ha

30、ve pictures which may give you a clue.If you can find a 【C9】 of the books you have read as a child, I would strongly advisereading these books. I【C10】suggest reading the series of Harry Potter books written by J.K. Rowli ng.21.21.【C1】A. stra ngeB. i ndividualC. difficultD. typical22. 22.【C2】A. appre

31、ciatedB. allowedC. suggestedD. con ti nued23. 23.【C3】A. afraidB. n ervousC. sillyD. an xious24. 24.【C4】A. contentB. patie ntC. busyD. familiar25. 25.【C5】A. habitB. secretC. experie neeD. beauty26. 26.【C6】A. As a resultB. For exampleC. In other wordsD. I n particular27. 27.【C7】A. imagi neB. recomme n

32、dC. requireD. remember28. 28.【C8】A. afterB. thoughC. becauseD. before29. 29.【C9】A. copyB. tran slati onC. coverD. summary30. 30.【C10】A. sudde nlyB. pers on allyC. even tuallyD. con sta ntlyVideoPlease四、Writing31. 31.ln this part, you are required to write a composition entitled Mobile Live Broadcast

33、ing in no less than 120 words according to the following Chinese outline. remember to write it on the An swer Sheet.1 .手机直播在年轻人中非常盛行；2 .这种现象的利与弊；3 你的看法。五、Phonetics32. 32.A. sessi onB. essayC. assistD. message33. 33.A. ceil ingB. heightC. con ceiveD. deceive34. 34.A. scree nB. betwee nC. deedD. committee35. 35.A. alongB. angerC. En glishD. si ngle36. 36.A. i ntefereB. severeC. everywhereD. sincereSi