高职对口招生考试英语冲刺模拟试题(阅读理解)及答案【四】

高职对口招生考试英语冲刺模拟试题及答案阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅读理解阅读短文，从每题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）ATOKYO,Japan(AP)–Japanisveryseriousaboutrobotics(机器人技术).Ifthedroidsaregoingtofitin,theyprobablyneedtolearntheJapanesecustomofservingtea.Fortunately,researchersattheUniversityofTokyoareexploringjustthat.Inashowthisweek,ahumanoid（有人特点的）withcameraeyesmadebyKawadaIndustriesInc.pouredteafromabottleintoacup.Thenanotherrobotonwheelsdeliveredthecupofteainanexperimentalroomthathassensorsembeddedinthefloorandsofaaswellascamerasontheceiling,tosimulate（模仿）lifewithrobottechnology.“Ahumanbeingmaybefaster,butyou’dhavetosay‘Thankyou,’”saidUniversityofTokyoprofessorTomomasaSato.“That’sthebestpartaboutarobot.Youdon’thavetofeelbadaboutaskingittodothings.”SatobelievesJapan,arapidlyagingsocietywheremorethanafifthofthepopulationis65orolder,willleadtheworldindesigningrobotstocarefortheelderly,sickandbedridden（卧床不起的）.Already,monitoringtechnologies,suchassensorsthatautomaticallyturnonlightswhenpeopleenteraroom,arebecomingwidespreadinJapan.Thewalking,child–sizeAsimofromHondaMotorCo.greetspeopleatshowrooms.NECCorp.hasdevelopedasmallercompanionrobot–on–wheelscalledPapero.Asealrobotavailablesince2004canentertaintheelderlyandothersinneedoffuzzycompanionship.Satosayshisexperimentalroomisraisingawarenessaboutprivacyquestionsthatmayarisewhenelectronicdevices（设备）monitoraperson’smovementsdowntothesmallestdetail.Onthebrightside,thetea–pouringhumanoidhasbeenprogrammedtodothedishes.36.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.“ThankYou”WillNeverBeNeededinJapanB.MonitoringTechnologiesAreWidespreadinJapanC.RobotIsDesignedtoCarefortheElderly.D.RobottechnologiesarewidespreadinJapanesedailylife.37.Theunderlinedword“embedded”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.A.fixedB.establishedC.settledD.rooted38.AccordingtoProfessorSato,.A.therobotservesteamuchfasterthanahumanbeingB.therobotdoesanythinglikehumanbeingsC.tea–servingrobothelpstoformlazinessoftheagingsocietyD.tea–servingrobotdoesn’tneedanyrewardfortheservice39.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Arobotcanimitatepeopletocompletecomplicatedtasks.B.Arobothasbeenprogrammedtocleanthedishes.C.Alltheproblemsintheagingsocietycanbesolvedbyrobots.D.ThenumberofagingpeopleisincreasingrapidlyinJapan.40.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.peopleareafraidofbeingmonitoredbyrobots.B.thetechnologyofrobotshasbeenhighlightedinJapan.C.robotscancompletelytaketheplaceofhumanbeings.D.people’sprivacyshouldbestrictlyprotectedBTheFrenchwordrenaissancemeansrebirth.Itwasfirstusedin1855bythehistorianJulesMicheletinhisHistoryofFrance，thenadoptedbyhistoriansofculture，byarthistorians，andeventuallybymusichistorians，allofwhomappliedittoEuropeancultureduringthe150yearsspanning1450－1600.TheconceptofrebirthwasappropriatetothisperiodofEuropeanhistorybecauseoftherenewedinterestinancientGreekandRomanculturethatbeganinItalyandthenspreadthroughoutEurope.ScholarsandartistsofthefifteenthandsixteenthcenturieswantedtorestorethelearningandidealsoftheclassicalcivilizationsofGreeceandRome.Tothesescholarsthismeantareturntohuman—asopposedtospiritualvalues.Fulfillmentinlife—asopposedtoconcernaboutanafterlife—becameadesirablegoal，andexpressingtheentirerangeofhumanemotionsandenjoyingthepleasuresofthesenseswerenolongerfrowned(皱眉头)on.Artistsandwritersnowturnedtosecular(不朽的)aswellasreligioussubjectmatterandsoughttomaketheirworksunderstandableandappealing.ThesechangesinoutlookdeeplyaffectedthemusicalcultureoftheRenaissanceperiod—howpeoplethoughtaboutmusicaswellasthewaymusicwascomposed，experienced，discussed，andcirculated.Theycouldseethearchitecturalmonuments，sculptures(雕塑)，plays，andpoemsthatwerebeingrediscovered，buttheycouldnotactuallyhearancientmusic—althoughtheycouldreadthewritingsofclassicalphilosophers，poets，essayists，andmusictheoriststhatwerebecomingavailableintranslation.Theylearnedaboutthepowerofancientmusictomovethelistenerandwonderedwhymodernmusicdidnothavethesameeffect.Forexample，theinfluentialreligiousleaderBernardinoCirilloexpresseddisappointmentwiththelearnedmusicofhistime.Heurgedmusicianstofollowtheexampleofthesculptors，painters，architects，andscholarswhohadrediscoveredancientartandliterature.ThemusicalRenaissanceinEuropewasmoreageneralculturalmovementandstateofmindthanaspecificsetofmusicaltechniques.Furthermore，musicchangedsorapidlyduringthiscenturyandahalf—thoughatdifferentratesindifferentcountries—thatwecannotdefineasingleRenaissancestyle.41．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThemusicalcompositionsthatbestillustratethedevelopmentsduringtheEuropeanRenaissance.B．ThemusicaltechniquesthatwereinuseduringtheEuropeanRenaissance.C．TheEuropeanRenaissanceasaculturaldevelopmentthatincludedchangesinmusicalstyle.D．TheancientGreekandRomanmusicalpracticesusedduringtheEuropeanRenaissance.42．Theunderlinedword“now”inParagraph1refersto________.A．1855B．theperiodoftheRenaissanceC．thetimeoftheclassicalcivilizationsofGreeceandRomeD．thetimeatwhichtheauthorwrotethepassage43．ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthinkersoftheRenaissancewereseekingarebirthof________.A．spiritualityineverydaylifeB．communicationamongartistsacrossEuropeC．aculturalemphasisonhumanvaluesD．religiousthemesinartthatwouldaccompanythetraditionalsecularthemes44．WhatcanbeinferredaboutthemusicofancientGreeceandRome?A．Itseffectonlistenerswasdescribedinanumberofclassicaltexts.B．Itwasplayedoninstrumentsthatarefamiliartomodernaudiences.C．Itexpressedmoredifferentidealsthanclassicalsculpture，paintingandpoetry.D．IthadthesameeffectonRenaissanceaudiencesasithadwhenoriginallyperformed.45．Accordingtothepassage，whywasBernardinoCirillodisappointedwiththemusicofhistime?A．Itdidnotcontainenoughreligiousthemes.B．Ithadlittleemotionalimpactonaudiences.C．Itwasnotcomplexenoughtoappealtomusicians.D．Itwastoodependentontheartandliteratureofhistime.CSharkshavelivedintheoceansforover450millionyears,longbeforedinosaursappeared.Therearenowabout360speciesofsharks,whosesize,behavior,andothercharacteristicsdifferwidely.Everyyear,wecatchandkillover100millionsharks,mostlyforfoodandfortheirfins.Driedsharkfinsareusedtomakesharkfinsoup,whichsellsforasmuchas$50abowlinfineHongKongrestaurants.Othersharksarekilledforsportandoutoffear.Sharksarevulnerable(易受伤的)tooverfishingbecauseittakesmostspecies10to15yearstobeginreproducingandtheyproduceonlyafewoffspring（后代）.Influencedbymoviesandpopularnovels,mostpeopleseesharksaspeople-eatingmonsters.Thisisfarfromthetruth.Everyyear,afewtypesofsharkinjureabout100peopleworldwideandkillabout25.Mostattacksarebygreatwhitesharks,whichoftenfeedonsealionsandothermarine（海洋的）mammals.Theysometimesmistakehumanswimmersfortheirnormalprey,especiallyiftheyarewearingblackwetsuits.Ifyouareatypicalocean-goer,yourchancesofbeingkilledbyanunprovoked（非受挑衅而发生的）attackbyasharkareabout1in100million.Youaremorelikelytobekilledbyapigthanasharkandthousandsoftimesmorelikelytogetkilledwhenyoudriveacar.Sharkshelpsavehumanlives.Inadditiontoprovidingpeoplewithfood,theyarehelpinguslearnhowtofightcancer,bacteria,andviruses.Sharksareveryhealthyandhaveagingprocessessimilartoours.Theirhighlyeffectiveimmunesystemallowswoundstohealquicklywithoutbecominginfected,andtheirbloodisbeingstudiedinconnectionwithAIDSresearch.Sharksareamongthefewanimalsintheworldthatalmostnevergetcancerandeyecataracts（白内障）.Understandingwhycanhelpusimprovehumanhealth.Chemicalstakenfromsharkcartilage（软骨）havekilledcanceroustumorsinlaboratoryanimals,researchthatsomedaycouldhelpprolongyourlife.Sharksareneededintheworld’soceanecosystems.Althoughtheydon’tneedus,weneedthem.Wearemuchmoredangeroustosharksthantheyaretous.Foreverysharkthatbitesaperson,wekillonemillionsharks.46.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhypeoplekillsharks?A.Peoplekillsharksforfood.B.Peoplekillsharksforsport.C.Peoplekillsharksoutoffear.D.Peoplekillsharksbecausetheyoftenattackswimmers.47.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Therearemanydifferentspeciesofsharks,butonlyafewofthemaredangeroustohumans.B.Sharksnevergetill.C.Sharksareavaluableresourceforhuman.D.Sharksplayanimportantroleintheoceanecosystem.48.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.movieshavegivenpeoplethewrongimpressionofsharksB.mostsharksaredangeroustohumansC.sharkswillattackanyonewhoiswearingblackD.itisdangeroustoswimintheocean49.Theunderlinedword“prolong”inthelastbutoneparagraphmeans______.A.saveB.protectC.lengthenD.improve50.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_______.A.AreSharksDangerous?B.SharksAndHumansC.Sharks:Humans’FriendsD.SharksHelpSaveHumanLivesDThegoalofearthquakepredictionistogiveearlyenoughwarning.TheU.S.GeologicalSurveyconductsandsupportsresearchonthelikelihoodoffutureearthquakes.Scientistsestimateearthquakeprobabilitiesintwoways:bystudyingthehistoryoflargeearthquakesinaspecialareaandtherateatwhichstrain（拉力）accumulates（积累）intherock.Scientistsstudythepastfrequencyoflargeearthquakesinordertodeterminethefuturelikelihoodofsimilarlargeshocks.ForexamplescientistsresearchedthelargeearthquakesintheSanFranciscoBayregionduringthe75yearsbetween1836and1911.Forthenext68years,noearthquakesofmagnitude(震级)6orlargeoccurredintheregion.Beginningwithamagnitude6shockin1979,theearthquakesintheregionincreaseddramatically;between1979and1989,therewerefourmagnitude6orgreaterearthquakes,includingamagnitude7.1earthquake.Soscientistsestimatedthattheprobabilityofamagnitude6.8orlargerearthquakeoccurringduringthenext30yearsintheregionisabout67percent.Anotherwaytopredictearthquakesistostudyhowfaststrainaccumulates.Whenplatemovementsbuildthestraininrockstoacriticallevel,likepullingarubberbandtootight,therockswillsuddenlybreakandsliptoanewposition.Scientistsmeasurehowmuchstrainaccumulatesalongafault(断层)eachyear,howmuchtimehaspassedsincethelastearthquake,andhowmuchstrainwasreleasedinthelastearthquake.Thisinformationisusedtocalculatethetimerequiredfortheaccumulatingstraintobuildtothelevelthatresultsinanearthquake.Thissimplemodelissocomplicatedthatsuchdetailedinformationaboutfaultsisrare.IntheUnitedStates,onlytheSanAndreasFaultSystemhasadequaterecordsforusingthispredictionmethod.ScientificunderstandingofearthquakesisofvitalimportancetotheNation.Asthepopulationincreases,expandingurbandevelopmentandconstructionencroach(侵蚀)uponareassusceptible(易受影响的)toearthquakes.Withagreaterunderstandingofthecausesandeffectsofearthquakes,wemaybeabletoreducedamageandlossoflifefromthisdestruction.51.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Whatanearthquakeislike.B.Howtopredictearthquakes.C.Whereearthquakesoftenhappen.D.Whenafaultisformed.52.Thatscientistsstudythehistoryoflargeearthquakesincertainareasistoultimately_________.A.doresearchonthepastfrequencyoflargeearthquakesB.estimatethemagnitudeofsimilarearthquakesC.forecastthepossibilitiesofsimilarearthquakes

D.judgethespecificlocationoffutureearthquakes53.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Therewerefourmagnitude6earthquakesintheSanFranciscoBayregionbetween1979and1989.B.Theaccumulatingstrainofthefaulttoacertainlevelresultsintheearthquake.C.About68yearsafter1911,noearthquakesoccurredintheSanFranciscoBayregion.D.Thefastincreasingpopulationontheearthisthemaincauseoftheearthquake.54.Whatisthecriticalfactorofformingafault?A.Thematerialofrocks.B.Theexistingtimespanoftherocks.C.Theplatemovementsaroundtherocks.D.Theamountofstrainreleasedinthelastearthquake.55.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthattheSanAndreasFaultSystem____.A.hasagreaterunderstandingofthecausesandeffectsofearthquakesB.storesmuchmoreinformationaboutthehistoryoflargeearthquakesC.offersthepotentialfordoingresearchonthefaultswherestrainaccumulatesD.illustratesspecificallyhowrocksalongafaultareformed第二节信息匹配(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。注意:如果选E请同时涂A,B;如果选F请同时涂C,D.A.DETECTIVESABROADReadaboutthelivesofrealdetectives.Thismonthlymagazinebringsyouup-to-datetruestoriesaboutreallifeofdetectivesastheychasecriminalsacrosscontinents.Findouthowsomeofthemostdangerouscriminalsintheworldarecaughtbysomeofworld'sfinestdetectives.Followtheirroutesonthefreemapwhichcomeswitheveryissue.B.WORLDTRAVELThisweeklymagazinecanbringtheworldtoyourhome.HaveyoueverwonderedwhattheChineseeatforbreakfast?DidyouknowthattheSaharaDesertisgettingbiggereveryyear?Thisfascinatingmagazine,fullofcolorphotographs,isyourwindowontheworld.C.ONLY16Everyweekwell-knownwritersbringyouthelatestteenagelovestories.Eachmagazinecarriesthreefull-lengthstoriesaswellascartoonsandcolorpicturesofyourfavoritefilmstars.D.EUROPENEWSTheweeklymagazinekeepsyouintouchwithwhat'shappening.Filledwithfactsandfiguresaboutalmosteverythingyoucanthinkof,plusarticlesbyourregularwritersontheweek'smostinterestingnewsstories.Specialbackpagesumsupthenewsforthebusyreaders.E.OLDSCHOOLHOUSEThemagazineisapproximately200pages,fullcolor,andpackedwithsupportandfun!Columns:CreationAnswerswithAiG'sKenH