专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷115

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷U5

一、阅读理解（本题共25题，每题7.0分，共25分。）

Shoppingfbrclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Aman

goesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedin

advance.Heknowswhathewants,andhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;thepriceisa

secondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhat

theywant.Iftheshophasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptlyproducesit,andthebusiness

oftryingitonproceedsatonce.Allbeingwell,thedealcanbeandofteniscompletedin

lessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyanychatandtoeveiyone'ssatisfaction.Slight

problemsmaybeginforamanwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants,ordoesnot

haveexactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesmanalwaystriestosellthecustomer

somethingelse—heoffersthenearesthecantothearticlerequired.Nowhowdoesa

womangoaboutbuyingclothes?Inalmosteveryrespectshedoessointheoppositeway.

Hershoppingisnotoftenbasedonneed.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshe

wants,andsheisonly"havingalookround'1.Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion;indeed

shesetsgreatstorebywhatthesaleswomantellsher,evenbywhatcompanionstellher.

Upper-mostinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuits

her.Contrarytoalotofjokes,mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhenthey

buyclothes.Theyarealwaysonthelookoutfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwitha

roomfulofdresses,awomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanother,to

andfro,oftenretracinghersteps,beforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.Itisa

laboriousprocess,butapparentlyanenjoyableone.Mostdressshopsprovidechairsfor

thewaitinghusbands.Sincethelate1960sagrowingnumberofwomenhaveexpresseda

strongdissatisfactionwithanymarriagearrangementwhereinthehusbandandhiscareer

aretheprimaryconsiderationsinthemarriage.Bytheendofthe1970s,forexample,

considerablylessthanhalfofthewomenintheUnitedStatesstillbelievedthatthey

wouldputtheirhusbandsandchildrenaheadoftheirowncareers.Moreandmore

Americanwomenhavecometobelievethattheyshouldbeequalpartnersratherthan

juniorpartnersintheirmarriages.Thisstageofmarriage,althoughnottypicalofmost

Americanmarriage,atpresent,willgrowmostrapidlyinthefuture.Inanequal

partnershipmarriagethewifepursuesafull-timejoborcareerwhichhasequal

importancetoherhusband's.Thelong-standingdivisionoflaborbetweenhusbandand

wifeconicstoanend.Thehusbandisnolongerthemainprovideroffamilyincome,and

thewifenolongerhasthemainresponsibilitiesforhouseholddutiesandraisingchildren.

Husbandandwifeshareallthesedutiesequally.Poweroverfamilydecisionsisalso

sharedequally.Therapidchangeinwomen'sattitudestowardmarriageinthe1970s

reflectedrapidchangeinthelargersociety.TheWomen'sLiberationmovementappeared

inthelate1960s,demandinganendtoallformsofsexualdiscriminationagainstfemales.

AnEqualRightsamendmenttotheU.S.Constitutionwasproposedwhichwouldmake

anyformofdiscriminationonthebasisofsexillegaLandthoughithasfailedtobe

ratifieditcontinuestohavemillionsofsupporters.

1、Whenamanbuysclothes,.

A>hebuysgoodqualitythingswithoutasecondconsideration

B、hebuysrightsizethingswithouttryingthemon

C、hedoesnotmindverymuchhowmuchhehastopayfortherightthings

D、hechoosesthingsthesalesmanrecommends

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由文中thepriceisasecondaryconsideration.可知C正确。

2、Whatdomencareaboutthefitofnewclothes?

A、Theyliketheirclothestobebiggerthantheaveragesize.

Theyoftenhavenoparticularsizeinmindbeforegoingtotheshop.

C、Theymakesurewhatfitsbeforegoingshopping.

D、Theydonotworrywhetherathingfitswellornot.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由文中第一段Hispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvance,可知C正

确。

3、Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutwomenshoppersforclothes?

A^Theywelcomesuggestionsfromanyone.

B、Theyrarelyconsiderbuyingcheapclothes.

C^Theyoftenbuythingswithproperthought.

D^Theylistentoadvicebutnevertakeit.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从第二段Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion：indeedshesetsgreatstore

bywhatthesaleswomantellsher,evenbywhatcompanionstellher.可知A正确。

4、Itisimpliedinthepassagethatwomen.

A^thinkmoreofthepriceofclothesthanoftheircolorsandsizes

B、tendtowastemoneyonclotheswhichtheydon'treallywant

C^alwaysbuygoodqualityclothesregardlessoftheprice

D、liketobuycheapclothes

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章第二段Contrarytoalotofjokes,mostwomenhaveanexcellent

senseofvaluewhentheybuyclothes.Theyarealwaysonthelookoutforthe

unexpectedbargain.此题的关键是读出onthelookoutfor•的含义。

5、Whichofthefollowingindicatesthedifferencebetweenmenandwomenshoppers?

A、Womenbuywhattheyneedbutmendonot.

BNWomenwalkinashopbutmensitdown.

C、Mendonottryclothesoninashop.

D、Mendonotspendasmuchtimeonbuyingclothesaswomen.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:文章第一段讲男人购物Allbeingwell,thedealcanbeandoftenis

completedinlessthanfiveminutes,而女人则是awomanmayeasilyspendanhour

goingfromonerailtoanother,toandfro,oftenretracinghersteps,beforeselecting

thedressesshewantstotryon.故D正确。

Sincethelate1960sagrowingnumberofwomenhaveexpressedastrongdissatisfaction

withanymarriagearrangementwhereinthehusbandandhiscareeraretheprimary

considerationsinthemarriage.Bytheendofthe1970s,forexample,considerablyless

thanhalfofthewomenintheUnitedStatesstillbelievedthattheywouldpultheir

husbandsandchildrenaheadoftheirowncareers.MoreandmoreAmericanwomenhave

cometobelievethattheyshouldbeequalpartnersratherthanjuniorpartnersintheir

marriages.Thisstageofmarriage,althoughnottypicalofmostAmericanmarriage,at

present,willgrowmostrapidlyinthefuture.Inanequalpartnershipmarriagethewife

pursuesafull-timejoborcareerwhichhasequalimportancetoherhusband's.Thelong­

standingdivisionoflaborbetweenhusbandandwifecomestoanend.Thehusbandisno

longerthemainprovideroffamilyincome,andthewifenolongerhasthemain

responsibilitiesforhouseholddutiesandraisingchildren.HusbandandwifeshareaL

thesedutiesequally.Poweroverfamilydecisionsisalsosharedequally.Therapid

changeinwomen'sattitudestowardmarriageinthe1970sreflectedrapidchangeinthe

largersociety.TheWomen'sLiberationmovementappearedinthelate1960s,demanding

anendtoallformsofsexualdiscriminationagainstfemales.AnEqualRightsamendment

totheU.S.Constitutionwasproposedwhichwouldmakeanyformofdiscriminationon

thebasisofsexillegal,andthoughithasfailedtoberatifieditcontinuestohavemillions

ofsupporters.

6、Duringthelate1960smanywomendislikedthemarriage.

A、thatmadethemhavenofamilyduties

B、thatputtheirhusbandsinanabsoluteposition

C、whereintheywerejustservantstotheirhusbands

D、whereintheirhusbandshadnosayinfamilymatters

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由文章第一段第一句…whereinthehusbandandhiscareerarcthe

primaryconsiderationsinthemarriage.可知B正确。

7、Accordingtothepassage,whichtypeofmarriageisthemostpopulartoday?

A、Husband-wifeequalpartners.

B、Wifeasservanttohusband.

C、Husband-head,wife-helper.

D、Husband-seniorpartner,wife-juniorpartner.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由文章第二段Thisstageofmarriage,althoughnottypicalofmost

Americanmarriage,atpresent,willgrowmostrapidlyinthefuture.此题的关键是读

懂allhough后面的意思，可知现在大多数的美国婚姻还是传统式的。

followsnotonlytherhythmofthesunbutalsothatofthetides.Thecrab'speriodof

greatestdarkeningispreciselythetimeoflowtideonthebeachwhereitwascaught'

11、Thefiddlercrabislikeaclockbecauseitchangescolor.

A、inaregular24-hourrhythm

B、inresponsetothesun'srays

C、atlowtide

D、everyfiftyminutes

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第一段Thecrab'schangingskincolorfollowsaregulartwenty-four-

hourcyclethatexactlymatchesthedailyrhythmofthesun.可知A正确。

12、Thecrab'schangingcolor.

A^tellsthecrabwhattimeitis

B、protectsthecrabfromthesunlight

C、keepsthecrabwarm

D、isofnorealuse

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第三段第一句Thischaracteristicprobablyevolvedinresponseto

therhythmofthesun,tohelpprotectthecrabfromsunlightandenemies.所以B正

确。

Whenthefiddlercrabswerekeptinthedark,they.

A^didnotchangecolor

B、changedcolormorequickly

C^changedcolormoreslowly

D^changedcoloronthesameschedule

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第二段Tofindoul,biologistskeptcrabsinadarkroomfortwo

months.Evenwithoutdaylightthecrab'sskincolorcontinuedtochangepreciselyon

schedule.故选D。

14、Thecrab'scolor-changingabilitywasprobablydeveloped.

A、intheprocessofevolution

B、overmillionsofyears

C^bytheworkofbiologists

D、bothAandB

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第三段Thischaracierislicprobablyevolved...Aftermillionsof

yearsithasbecomecompletelyregulatedinsidethelivingbodyofthecrab.在这里A、

B都提到了，所以D正确。

15^Thebesttitleforthisselectionis.

A、DiscoveriesinBiology

B、TheRhythmicCyclesoftheSunandTide

C、AScientificStudy

D、ALivingClock

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文章可知，全文讲了关于fiddlercrab的实验及变色的原因，说

明这种动物就像活的生物钟一样。所以选D。

Whenwethinkofcreativepeoplethenamesthatprobablyspringtomindarethoseof

mensuchasLeonardodaVinci,AlbeitEinstein,andPabloPicasso,i.e.,greatartists,

inventorsandscientists-aselectandexceptionallygiftedbodyofmenwithraretalent

andgenius.Thetendencytoregardcreativityandimaginativethinkingastheexclusive

provinceofaluckyfewdisregardsthecreativeandimaginativeaspectsinherentinthe

solutionofmanyofthetaskswcregularlyhavetoface—thediscoveryanddevelopment

ofnewmethodsandtechniques,theimprovementofoldmethods,existinginventionsand

products.Everyonehascreativeabilitytosomeextent.Creativethinkinginvolvesposing

oneselfaproblemandthenoriginatingorinventingasolutionalongnewand

unconventionallines.Itinvolvesdrawingnewanalogies,discoveringnewcombinations,

andnewapplicationsofthingsthatarealreadyknown.Itfollows,then,thatacreative

personwillexhibitgreatintellectualcuriosityandimagination.Hewillbealertand

observantwithagreatstoreofinformationwhichhewillbeabletosortoutandcombine,

inthesolutionofproblem.Hewillbeemotionallyreceptivetonewandunconventional

ideasandwillbelessinterestedinfactsthanintheirimplications.Mostimportantofall,

hewillbeabletocommunicateuninhibitedlyandwillnotbetooconcernedaboutother

people'sreactiontohisapparently"crazy*1notions.PeoplecalledtheWrightbrothersmad

butitdidnotstopthemfrombecomingthefirstmentoconstructandflyaheavier-than-

aircraft.

16、Theauthorbelievesthatcreativethinking.

A^isonlypossessedbygreatartists

B、requiresraretalentandgenius

C、isneededinthesolutionofmanyproblems

D、belongstoaluckyfew

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从文章第一段Thetendencytoregardcreativityandimaginativethinking

astheexclusiveprovinceofaluckyfewdisregardsthecreativeandimaginativeaspects

inherentinthesolutionofmanyofthetasksweregularlyhavetoface—thediscovery

anddevelopmentofnewmethodsandtechniques,theimprovementofoldmethods,

existinginventionsandproducts.可知正确答案是C>此题的关键是读出The

tendency...disregards...inherentinthesolutionofmanytasks...

17、Inordertosolvescientificproblems,people,

A、mustpossesscrazynotions

shouldnotbeinterestedinfacts

C>shouldexpressthemselvesclearly

D、shouldnotbeafraidofwhatothersthink

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由倒数第二句Mostimportantofall,hewillbeabletocommunicate

uninhibitedlyandwillnotbetooconcernedaboutotherpeople'sreactiontohis

apparently^crazy^notions.可知一个极富创造性的人未会太在意别人对他貌似疯狂

的想法的反应，他会无洵无束地进行交际。故选D。

18、Creativethinkinginvolves.

A^drawingnewpicturesofoldthings

B、observingtheactionsofgreatpeople

C、findingtheproblemandoriginatingasolution

D、storinginformation

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由文章第二段第二句Creativethinkinginvolvesposingoneselfa

problemandthenoriginatingorinventingasolutionalongnewandunconventional

lines.可知选C。

19、Acreativepersonmustlookatfacts.

A、astheyare

B、forwhattheyimply

C、andrememberthem

D、whichareinteresting

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由倒数第三句Hewillbeemotionallyreceptivetonewand

unconventionalideasandwillbelessinterestedinfactsthanintheirimplications.故选

Bo

20>Inthispassage,"unconventionar'CinPara.2)means.

A、notpolitical

B、unacceptable

C、notordinary

D、uninhibited

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第二段Hewillbeemotionallyreceptivetonewandunconventional

ideasandwillbelessinterestedinfactsthanintheirimplications.这里unconventional

和new并列，且修饰ideaso因此正确答案为Co

Undernormalconditionstheactofcommunicationrequiresthepresenceofatleasttwo

persons:onewhosendsandtheotherwhoreceivesthecommunication.Inorderto

communicatethoughtsandfeelings,theremustbeaconventionalsystemofsignsand

symbolswhichmeansthesametothesenderandthereceiver.Themeansofsending

communicationsaretoonumerousandvariedforsystematicclassification;therefore,the

analysismustbeginwiththemeansofreceivingcommunication.Receptionof

communicationisachievedbyoursenses,ofwhichsight,hearingandtouchplaythe

mostimportantroles.Examplesofvisualcommunicationarcgestureandmimicry.

Althoughbothfrequentlyaccompanyspeech,therearesystemsthatrelysolelyonsight,

suchasthoseusedbydeafanddumbpersons.Anothermeansofcommunicatingvisually

isbysignalsoffire,smoke,flags,orflashinglights.Feelingsmaybesimply

communicatedbytouch,suchasbyhand-stroking.Althoughahighlydevelopedsystem

ofhand-strokinghasenabledblind,deafanddumbpersonstocommunicateintelligently.

Whistlingtosomeone,applaudinginatheatre,andotherformsofcommunicationby

soundrelyupontheearasareceiver.Themostfullydevelopedformofauditory

communicationis,ofcourse,thespokenlanguage.Themeansofcommunication

mentionedsofarhavetwofeaturesincommunication;theylastonlyashorttime,andthe

personsinvolvedmustberelativelyclosetoeachother.Therefore,allarerestrictedin

timeandspace.

21、Intheauthor'sopinion,thereceptionofcommunicationshouldbedealtwithfirst

because.

A^communicationdependsonaconventionalsystemofsignsandsymbols

B、onlythroughoursenses,canwecommunicate

C、toclassifythemeansofsendingcommunicationsisaverydifficulttask

D^therearemoremeansofreceivingthanofsendingcommunications

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从文中第二段Themeansofsendingcommunicationsaretoonumerous

andvariedforsystematicclassification；therefore,theanalysismustbeginwiththe

meansofreceivingcommunication.故选Co

22、Gestureisspeciallymentionedasanexampleof.

A^communicationbylanguage

B、communicationbymimicry

C、auditorycommunication

D^