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［大学英语考试复习资料］专升本英语分类模拟题专项

训练（五）

专升本英语分类模拟题专项训练（五）

（1）

AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmost

atraditionistorespecttheself-mademan-themanwhohas

risentothetopthroughhisownefforts,usuallybeginningby

workingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderinbusinessor

industryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocial

positionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunity

thanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworker;

hemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifein

Americaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.

Thisattitudetowardmanual（体力的）laborisnowstill

seeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvitedtodinner

atahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously濠

华地）furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefact

thatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,

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expensivehobbies,andcollegeeducationforthechildren;yet

thehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,willserveit

herselfandwillwashdishesafterward,furthermorethedinner

willnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasily

assembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapie

boughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrary,thehostess

usuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.A

professionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecar,diggingin

hisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelp

withthesethings,justasheoftenhelpsherwiththe

dishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontable

andwashdishesforhisliving,orduringthesummerhemay

workwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopay

forhiseducation.

1.Fromparagraph1,wecanknowthatinAmerica.

A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself-mademan

B.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirwonefforts

C.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkers

D.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslabors.

答案:A［解析］细节题。根据AcharacteristicofAmericanculture

thathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-made

made我们可以了解到，"崇尚自我奋斗”是美国文化的特点。

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2.Accordingtothepassage,thehostesscooksdinnerherself

mainlybecause

A.servantsinAmericanarehardtoget

B.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherself

C.shecanhardlyaffordservants

D.Itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood

答案:B［解析］推断题。根据Thisattitudetowardmanual（体力

的）laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.（在

美国生活的方方面面，尊重体力劳动态度的现象仍然随处可见）,可

以推断女主人亲自下厨，是因为她以能做这样的体力活而自豪。

3.Theexpression"waitontable"inthesecondparagraph

means"

A.workinafurnitureshop

B.keepaccountsforabar

C.waittolaythetable

D.servecustomersinarestaurant

答案:D［解析］词义猜测题。waitontable意为"服务顾客"，注意

其后的washingdishes也有一定的暗示意义，故答案为Do

4.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthe

passage?

A.ARespectableSelf-madeFamily

B.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLabor

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C.CharacteristicsofAmericanCulture

D.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor

答案:B［解析］主旨题。纵观全文，文章主要讲了美国崇尚自我奋斗,

尊重体力劳动的文化习惯。故答案为Be

(2)

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,

tohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewords,butthisshouldnot

leadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itis

alwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,

and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualsituationofthe

timeandthechild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,so

muchthebetter.

Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthe

childbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprove

thelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperiment

thatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoften

sorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Astofears,thereare,

Ithink,somecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedby

somefairystory.Often,however;thisarises(出现)fromthe

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childhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestoryby

repetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafear

facedandmastered.

Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthe

groundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,

two-headeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;andthat,

insteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytales,the

childshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.I

findsuchpeople,Imustsaysopeculiar（奇怪的）thatIdonot

knowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,the

worldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNew

YorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewith

kissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-friend.

Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionofthe

realworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.

1.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffective

whenitis.

A.repeatedwithoutanychange

B.treatedasajoke

C.madesomechangesbytheparent

D.setinthepresent

答案:C［解析］细节题。根据Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastory

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thanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,

intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isan

improvementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.可推知止匕

题答案为Co

2.Accordingtothepassage,greatfearcantakeplaceina

childwhenthestoryis.

A.inarealisticsetting

B.heardforthefirsttime

C.repeatedtoooften

D.toldinadifferentway

答案:B［解析］细节题。根据thisarises（出现）fromthechildhaving

heardthestoryonce.可推知此题答案为Bo

3.Theadvantageclaimed（提出）forrepeatingfairystoriesto

youngchildrenisthatit.

A.makesthemlessfearful

B.developstheirpowerofmemory

C.makesthembelievethereisnothingtobeafraidof

0.encouragesthemnottohavestrangebeliefs

答案:A［解析］细节题。根据Familiaritywiththestoryby

repetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafear

facedandmastered.可以得出此答案。

4.Theauthor'smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeantto

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suggestthat.

A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeup

B.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytales

C.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystories

D.thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadays

答案:B［解析］推断题。有些人认为神话不现实，都是教孩子一些不存

在的东西，会对孩子有不好的影响。作者用虚拟语气作了一个假设,

如果这些观点站得住脚的话，可能会出现这样的情况：theworld

shouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorkto

Philadelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesin

thebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-friend.可见持这种观点

的人实际上是对神话的一种误解。

5.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavorof

fairytalesisthat.

A.theyarefullofimagination

B.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruth

C.theyarenotinteresting

D.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach

答案:B［解析］推断题。根据...notobjectivelytrue,donotexist可

知有些人不赞成神话故事的原因是这些故事是编出来的，远离现实。

故选B。

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⑶

ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeis

estimated（估计）tohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitis

estimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanative

language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,

Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.Inaddition

tothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,there

areagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguage

aswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinits

spokenandwrittenforms.

Infact,itisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeople

intheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequate（足够的）working

knowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.The

purposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuch

learningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttoexplain

andstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanadequate

workingknowledgeforeachsituation.

ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglish

isitspresent-dayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besides

servingtheindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisa

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languageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,

technology,andotherfieldsarebeingproduced,andnot

alwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposes

asmeteorologicalandairportcommunications,international

conferences,andthespreadofinformationovertheradioand

televisionnetworksofmanynations.Itisalanguageofwider

communicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,

especiallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountries

havemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguagefor

internalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,

commerce,industry,lawandeducationaswellasfor

internationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientific

andtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.

1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheDifficultiesofLearningEnglish

B.InternationalCommunications

C.TheStandardVarietiesofEnglish

0.EnglishasaWorldLanguage

答案:D［解析］主旨题。根据第3段第1句及全文的内容：英语在各

个国家的各个领域的应用，可推知此题的答案为D。

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveanadequate

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workingknowledgeofEnglish.

B.Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishinthe

world.

C.Itisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeople

withanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.

0.PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.

答案:A［解析］细节题。根据文章第1段中第2句及第2段的第1句

的描述可推知此题的答案为Ao

3.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainreasonforthe

widespreaduseofEnglish?

A.ItwaspopularduringShakespeare'stime.

B.ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.

C.Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.

D.Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternational

communication.

答案:D［解析］推断题。根据文章最后一段的描述，英语在世界不同

领域、不同的地区的使用，可推知此题的答案为De

4.WhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish?

A.Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.

B.Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.

C.Beingamultilingual.

D.Beinganativespeaker.

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答案:B［解析］细节题。根据文章第2段最后一句可推知此题答案为Be

5.Whattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelyto

useEnglish?

A.ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.

B.ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.

C.FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.

0.Countrieswhereinternationalconferencesareheld.

答案:C［解析］细节题。根据文章最后一段倒数第2句可推知此题答案

为C。

(4)

"IfthereisonethingI'msureabout,itisthatinahundred

yearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnot

thatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeopleget

mostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.Manybuyapaper

onlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinga

newspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgeneration

togeneration.

Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatbasically

makesnewsiswhataffectsourlives-thebigpoliticalstories,

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thecoverageofthewars,earthquakesandotherdisasters,will

continuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverage

ofscientificresearch,though.It'salreadyhappeninginareas

thatmaydirectlyaffectourlives,likegenetic（基因）

engineering.Inthefuture,Ithinktherewillbemorecoverage

ofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo-aswe

developabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesand

whatourfeelingsreallyare.

It'squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspapers

willbetransmitted（传送）electronicallyfromFleetStreetand

printedoutinourownhome.Infact,I'mprettysurethathow

itwillhappeninthefuture.Youwillprobablybeableto

choosefromamenu,makingupyourownnewspaperby

pickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread-sportsand

internationalnews,etc.

Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkabout

competitionbetweenthedifferentmedia（媒体）.Theyactually

feedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevision

wouldkilloffnewspapers,butthathasn'thappened.Whatis

readontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreen

orsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternet,it'sneverreally

pleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.

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1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheBestWaytoGetNews

B.TheChangesofMedia

C.MakeYourOwnNewspaper

D.TheFutureofNewspaper

答案:D［解析］主旨题。从文章第1句：一百年后人们仍要读报，到

后面文章讲到报纸跟人们生活的关系，报纸的形式和内容，可归纳出

此题的答案为D。

2.Inthewriter'sopinion,inthefuture,.

A.morebigpoliticalaffairs,warsanddisasterswillmakenews

B.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesany

longer

C.newspaperswillcovermorescientificresearch

D.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV

答案:C［解析］细节题。根据文章第2段Ithinktherewillbemore

coverageofscientificresearch,though.可推知此题答案为Co

3.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadeby

yourself?

A.Sportsandinternationalnews.

B.Amenuofimportantnews.

C.Themostimportantnews.

D.Whatyouareinterestedin.

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答案:D［解析］推断题。从文章第3段最后一句Youwillprobablybe

abletochoosefromamenu,makingupyourownnewspaper

bypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread…可推知此题答案为

De

4.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer.

A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferent

media

B.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermedia

C.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaper

D.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout

答案:B［解析］细节题。根据文章第1段第3句Evennowsome

peoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.Many

buyap叩eronlyonSaturdayorSunday可推知此题答案为Bo

5.Thephrase"feedoff"inthelastparagraphmeans.

A.dependon

B.competewith

C.fightwith

D.killoff

答案:A［解析］词义猜测题。作者上一句说人们错误地认为各各种不同

的媒体相互竞争，而下一句作者又说Theyactuallyfeedoffeach

other（注意句中actually一词）,再结合所给的四个选项，可知选A

为合适。

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（5）

Informalconversationisanimportantpartofanybusiness

relationship.Beforeyoustartadiscussion,however,makesure

youunderstandwhichtopicsaresuitableandwhichare

consideredtaboos（禁忌）inaparticularculture.Latin

Americansenjoysharinginformationabouttheirlocalhistory,

art,andcustoms.Theyexpectquestionsabouttheirfamily

andaresuretoshowpicturesoftheirchildren.Yonmayfeel

fleetoasksimilarquestionsofyourLatinAmericanfriends.

TheFrenchthinkofconversationasanartform,andthey

enjoythevalueoflivelydiscussionsaswellasdisagreements.

Forthem,argumentscanbeinteresting-andtheycancover

prettymuchoranytopic-aslongastheyoccurinarespectful

andintelligent（智慧的）manner.

IntheUnitedStates,businesspeople「ketodiscussa

widerangeoftopics,includingopinionsaboutwork,family,

hobbies,andpolitics.InJapan,China,andKorea,however,

peoplearemuchmoreprivate.Theydonotsharemuchabout

theirthoughts,feelings,oremotionsbecausetheyfeelthat

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doingsomighttakeawayfromtheharmonious（和谐的）

businessrelationshipthey'retryingtobuild.MiddleEasterners

arealsoprivateabouttheirpersonallivesandfamilymatters.

Itisconsideredrude,forexample,toaskabusinessmanfrom

SaudiArabiaabouthiswifeorchildren.

Asgeneralrule,it'sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsor

religion（宗教）withyourbusinessfriends.Thiscangetyouinto

trouble,evenintheUnitedStates,wherepeopleholddifferent

views.Inaddition,discussingone'ssalaryisusuallyconsidered

unsuitable.Sportsistypicallyafriendlysubjectinmostparts

oftheworld,althoughbecarefulnottocriticizeanational

sport.Instead,befriendlyandpraiseyourhost'steam.

1.Theauthorconsiderspoliticsandreligion.

A.cheerfultopics

B.taboos

C.rudetopics

0.topicsthatcanneverbetalkedabout

答案:B［解析］语义理解题。从最后一段第1句话Asgeneralrule,it's

bestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligion（宗教）withyour

businessfriends可以明显看出答案为什么选Be

2.Whichistypicallyafriendlytopicinmostplacesaccording

totheauthor?

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A.Sports.

B.Children.

C.Personalfeelings.

0.Families.

答案:A［解析］细节题。命题依据是最后一段第4句话Sportsis

typicallyafriendlysubjectinmostpartsoftheworldo

3.WhyarepeoplefromAsiamoreprivateintheir

conversationwithothers?

A.Theydon'twanttotalkwithothersmuch.

B.Theydon'twanttohavetheirgoodrelationshipwithothers

harmedbyinformalconversation.

C.Theyareafraidtoarguewiththeircolleagues.

D.Theywanttokeeptheirfeelingstothemselves.

答案:B［解析］判断题。从第2段第3句话…becausetheyfeelthat

doingsomighttakeawayfromtheharmonious（和谐的）

businessrelationshipthey'retryingtobuild可以推知。

4.Whatshouldn'tyoudowhentalkingaboutsportswith

colleaguesfromanothercountry?

A.Praisingyourowncountry'ssports.

B.Criticizingyourowncountry'ssports.

C.Praisingthesportsofyourcolleagues'country.

0.Criticizingthesportsofyourcolleagues'country.

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答案:D［解析］语义理解题。根据最后一段第4句话中的…although

becarefulnottocriticizeanationalsport可知答案为Do

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Tofacethemusic

Likeeverylanguage,AmericanEnglishisfullofspecial

expressions,phrasesthatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthe

peopleanddevelopintheirownway.Ourexpressiontodayis

"tofacethemusic".

Whensomeonesays,"well,IguessI'llhavetofacethe

music,"itdoesnotmeanhe'splanningtogototheconcert.It

issomethingfarlesspleasant,likebeingcalledinbyyourboss

toexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthat,andwhyyoudidn't

dothisorthat.Sourmusicindeed,butithastobefaced.At

sometimeoranother;everyoneofushashadtofacethe

music,especiallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather's

angryvoice,"Iwanttotalktoyou."andonlybecausewedid

notobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!

Thephrase"tofacethemusic"isfamiliartoevery

American,youngandold.Itisatleast100yearsold.And

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wheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?Thefirstexplanation

comesfromtheAmericannovelist,JamesFenimoreLooper.

Hesaid,in1851,thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactors

whilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestage.Whentheygot

theircuetogoon,theyoftensaid,"Well,it'stimetofacethe

music."Andthatwasexactlywhattheydid-facingthe

orchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andanactormightbe

frightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontof

anaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostile,

especiallyifheforgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedid

not,therewouldbenoplay.Sotheexpression"tofacethe

music"cometomean"havingtogothroughsomething,no

matterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbe,becauseyou

knewyouhadnochoice."

Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothe

army.Whenthemenfacedaninspectionbytheirleader;the

soldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylooked.Was

theirequipmentclean,shinnyenoughtopasstheinspection?

Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandas

wellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?

Anotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtothe

ideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityfor

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somethingthatshouldnothavebeendone.As,forexample

whenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedid

somethingterrible,heisdishonored.Thebanddoesnotplay.

Onlythedrumstapasad,slowbeat.Thesoldierisforcedto

leave,facingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhis

horse.

1.Howmanywaysdoesthephrase"tofacethemusic"

comesfrom?

A.1

B.2

C.3

D.4

答案:C［解析］细节题。根据文章第三、四、五段的解释，可推知此题

答案为C。

2.What'sthemeaningof"tofacethemusic?"

A.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.

B.Tofacethestage.

C.Tofacethebackofone'shorse.

D.Tofaceone'sleader.

答案:A［解析］细节题。根据文章第2段第2句Itissomethingfar

lesspleasant可推知此题答案为Ao

3.Whichofthefollowingisasituationoffacingthemusic?

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A.Whenweareplayingbasketball.

B.Whenwearemakingaspeech.

C.Whenwearehavingaparty.

D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebody.

答案:B［解析］推断题。根据文章第3段的解释：演讲与演出一样，都

要面对观众，可推知此题答案为Be

4.Theunderlinedword"hostile"means.

A.unfriendly

B.dislike

C.unkind

0.unnecessary

答案:A［解析］词义猜测题。根据单词所在的语境：friendlyor

perhapshostile,especiallyifheforgothislines说明hostile与

friendly意义相反，从而可推知此题答案为Ao

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Thereareseveralwaysyoucanfindoutaboutthecountries

andplacesyouwishtovisit.Youcantalktofriendswhohave

travelledtotheplaces.Oryoucangoandseeacolourfilm.Or

youcanreadtravelbooks.

［大学英语考试复习资料］专升本英语分类模拟题专项训练（五）

Itwouldseemthattherearethreekindsoftravelbooks.

Thefirstarethosethatgiveapersonal,subjective（主观的）

accountoftravelswhichtheauthorhasactuallymadehimself

iftheyareinformativeandhaveagoodindex（索弓I）,thenthey

canbeusefultoyouwhenyouareplanningyourtravels.The

secondkindarethosebookswhosepurposeistogiveapurely

objective（客观的）descriptionofthingstobedoneandseen.If

awell-read,culturedpersonhaswrittensuchabook,thenitis

evenmoreuseful.Itcanbesortedasaselectedguidebook.

Thethirdkindarethosebookswhicharecalled"aguide"to

someplaceorother.Iftheyaregood,theywill,inadditionto

theirfactualinformation,giveananalysisoranexplanation.

Likethefirstkindtheycanbeinspiringandinteresting.But

theirbasicpurposeistohelpthereaderwhowishestoplanin

themostpracticalway.

Whateverkindoftravelbookyouchooseyoumustmake

surethatitdoesnotdescribeeverythingas"wonderful",

"excellent"or"magical".Youmustalsonoteitsdateof

publicationbecausetravelisaverypracticalaffairandmany

thingschangequicklyinthetwenty-firstcentury.Finally,you

shouldmakesurethatthecontentsarewellpresentedand

easytofind.

［大学英语考试复习资料］专升本英语分类模拟题专项训练（五）

1.Thispassageisabout.

A.howtotravel

B.howtobuytravelbooks

C.howtoreadatravelbook

0.travelbooks

答案:D［解析］主旨题。根据主题句Itwouldseemthatthereare

threekindsoftravelbooks可知，D为最佳答案。

2.Thefollowingtravelbooksmaybeofusewhenyouplan

yourtravelsexcept.

A.thebookwrittenbysomepeoplewhohavehadthesame

travelexperiencethemselves

B.thebookwhichtellsyouwhatisworthdoingandseeing

basedonthefacts

C.thebookinwhichalotofbigadjectivesareusedtodraw

yourattention

D.thebookwhichoffersyoualotofusefulinformationlikea

tourguide

答案:C［解析］推断题。根据...youmustmakesurethatitdoesnot

describeeverythingas"wonderful","excellent"or"magical”可

知那些夸夸其谈的书不宜选用。

3.Thedateofthepublicationmustbenoticedbecause

A.theworldischangingandsoaretheplacesyouaregoingto

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visit

B.thepriceofthebookisalwayschanging

C.theauthorofthebookmaybedifferent

D.thecontentsofthebookarealwaysthesame

答案:A［解析］细节题。根据...manythingschangequicklyinthe

twenty-firstcentury可推知此题答案为Ao

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Luckyisthemanwhohasno"skeletoninhiscloset".Whena

manhasdonesomethinginhislifethatheisashamedofthat

hewantstohide,heissaidtohavea"skeletoninhiscloset".

Somepeoplemayhavemorethanoneskeleton.

Aswehavenotedmanytimes,itishardtofindouthow

theseexpressionsbegin.Sometimes,wegetsomehardfacts.

Butmoreoftenwehavetodependonguesswork.Andthatis

trueofthisphrase,whichcamefromEngland.

Before1932,Englishlawdidnotpermitadoctortocut

openadeadhumanbodyforscientificexamination,unlessit

wasthecorpse（尸体）ofanexecuted（处决）criminal.

Butwhenitbecamelegal,moreandmoredoctors

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demandedskeletonsforamorescientificstudyofmedicine.It

washelpingintheadvanceofmodernmedicine.Thedemand

hadbecomesostrongthatmenbegantorobtombsandsell

skeletonstodoctorsathighprices.

Wearetoldthatadoctorwouldusuallybuyjustone

skeletonforscientificstudy.Itbecameveryimportantinhis

work.Buthehadtokeepithiddenbecausemostpeople

objectedtokeepingsuchathing.Asarule,thedoctorwould

keephisskeletoninsomedarkcornerwhereitcouldnotbe

seen,orhideitinacloset.

Afteratime,peoplebegantosuspect（怀疑）everydoctor

ofhidingaskeletoninthecloset.Fromthissuspicion,the

phrase"askeletoninthecloset"tookonabroadenmore

generalmeaningtodescribeanythingthatamanwantedto

keepothersfromdiscovering.Itcouldbeproofofacriminal

act,orsomethingmuchlessserious.Well,thatisonetheory.

Onewriter;however;believesthatthephrasemighthave

comefromsomethingthatreallyhappened.Itishisguessthat

ahiddenclosetinsomeoldEnglishcountryhomemayhave

turneduparealskeleton,clearproof