专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷34

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷34

一、阅读理解（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Actingissuchanovercrowdedprofessionthattheonlyadvicethatshouldbegiventoa

youngpersonthinkingofgoingonthestageis"Don't!"Butitisuselesstotryto

discouragesomeonewhofeelsthathemustact,althoughthechancesofhisbecoming

famousaresmall.Thenormalwaytobeginistogotoadramaschool.Usuallyonly

studentswhoshowpromiseandtalentareaccepted,andthecourselaststwoyears.Then

theyoungactororactresstakesupworkwithaplaycompany,usuallyasassistantstage

manager.Thismeansdoingeverythingthatthereistodointhetheatre:paintingscenery,

lookingafterthefurniture,takingcareoftheclothes,andevenactinginverysmallparts.

Itisveryhardworkindeed,thehoursarclongandthesalaryistiny.Butyoungactors

withthestageintheirbloodarehappy,waitingforthechanceofworkwithabetter

company,orperhapsinfilmsortelevision.Ofcourse,somepeoplehaveunusualchances

whichleadtofameandsuccesswithoutthislonganddulltraining.ConniePratt,for

example,wasjustanordinarygirlworkinginabicyclefactory.Afilmproducer

happenedtocatchsightofheronemorningwaitingatabusstop,ashedrovepastinhis

bigcar.Hetoldthedrivertostop,andhegotouttospeaktothegirl.Heaskedherifshe

wouldliketogotothefilmcompanytodoatest,andatfirstshethoughthewasjoking.

Thenshegotangryandsaidshewouldcallthepolice.Ittooktheproducertwenty

minutestotellConniethathewasserious.Thenanappointmentwasmadeforhertogo

tothecompanythenextday.Thetestwassuccessful.Theygavehensomenecessary

lessonsandwiihinafewweeksshewasplaying（heleadingpariinafilm,whichmade

herwell-knownovernighi2throughoul〔hecounliy.Ofcourse,shewasgivenamore

dramaticname,whichisnowworld-famous.Butchanceslikethishappenonceinablue

moon!

1、Themainreasonwhyyoungpeopleshouldbediscouragedfrombecomingactorsis

that.

A、actorsareveryunusualpeople

B>thecourseatthedramaschoollaststoolong

C、actingisveryhardwork

D、therearealreadytoomanyactors

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第一句话就谈到了这一点：Actingissuchanover―crowded

profession…共中的,个关键词组是over-crowdedprofession（拥挤不堪的职业），即

从事演员这个职业的人太多了。故选D。

2、Anassistantstagemanager'sjobisdifficultbecausehehasto.

A^doallkindsofstagework

B、workforlonghours

C、wailforabetteropportunity

D^haveatalentforacting

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文中第一段Thismeansdoingeverythingthatthereistodointhe

theatre：paintingscenery,lookingafterthefurniture,takingcareoftheclothes,and

evenactinginverysmallparts.可知A正确。

3、"Youngactorswiththestageintheirbloodarehappy"means.

A^theydon'tcareiftheirjobishard

B>theylikethestagenaturally

C^theyarebornhappy

D^theyareeasilysatisfied

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据字面意思intheirblood”在他们的血液中“可知本句指的是“天生喜

欢舞台的演员”。可知B正确。

4、ConniePrattthoughtthefilmproducerwasjoking,forshe.

A、didn'tknowwhothemanwas

B、neverwantedtobecomeanactress

C、couldn'tbelievewhatthemansaid

D、hadnointerestinart

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据文中第二段ConniePratt,forexample,wasjustanordinarygirl

workinginabicyclefactory.和Hetoldthedrivertostop,andhegotouttospeaktothe

girl.Heaskedherifshewouldliketogotothefilmcompanytodoatest,andatfirst

shethoughthewasjoking.可知ConnicPratt起初只是一名工人，一次偶然的机会被

一名导演发现，并邀请她演电影。这对于ConniePralt来说很意外，因此她认为那

个男的在开玩笑.她不能相信他的话.故「正确°

5、Thephrase"onceinabluemoon"inthelastsentencemeans.

A、immediately

unexpectedly

C、slowly

D、rarely

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题考查习语onceinabluemoon意为“千载难逢地”，与oncefora

long同义，另：外根据上下文也可推断出是“很少见”的意思，故选D。

Startedin1636,HarvardUniversityistheoldestofall:hemanycollegesanduniversities

intheUnitedStates.Yale,Princeton,ColumbiaandDartmouthwereopenedsoonafter

Harvard.TheywereallstartedbeforetheAmericanRevolutionmadethethirteen

coloniesintostates.Intheearlyyears,theseschoolsweremuchalike.Onlyyoungmen

attendedcollege.Allthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjects,andeveryonelearnedLatin,

GreekandHebrew.Littlewasknownaboutscience[hen,andonekmdofschoolcould

teacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworld.Whenthestudentsgraduated,mostof

thembecameministersofteachers.In1782,Harvardstartedamedicalschoolfbryoung

menwhowantedtobecomedoctors.Later,lawyerscouldreceivetheirtrainingin

Harvardlawschool.In1825,Harvardbeganleachingmodernlanguages,suchasFrench

andGerman,aswellasLatinandGreek.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.As

knowledgeincreased,Harvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynewsubjects.

Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.Specialcollegesfor

womenwerestarted.Newstateuniversitiesbegantoteachsuchsubjectsasfarming,

engineeringandbusiness.Today,therearemanydifferentkindsofcollegesand

universities.Mostolthemaredividedintosmallerschoolsthatdealwithspecialfieldsol

learning.Thereissomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcannotofferitall.

6^TheoldestuniversityintheUnitedStatesis.

A、Dartmouth

B、Columbia

CNPrinceton

D、Harvard

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文中第一段HarvardUniversityistheoldestofallthemanycolleges

andunivcrsiticsintheUnitedStates.很容易得到D正确。

7、Onthewholethepassageisabout.

A、howcollegeshavechanged

B、howtostartauniversity

C>theAmericanRevolution

D^theworld-famouscollegesinAmerica

标准答案：A

知识点解析:通读全文,由Startedin1636,…In1782,Harvardstarteda

medical...Asknowlcdgcincrcascd,Hanardandother...可知文章讲的主要是大学的发

展和变化历程，故A正确。

8、Asknowledgeincreased,collegesbegantoteach.

A、everythingthatwasknown

B>manynewsubjects

C^Latin,GreekandHebrew

D、FrenchandGerman

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据文中第四段Asknowledgeincreased,Harvardandothercolleges

begantotcachmanynewsubjects.Studentswereallowcdtochoosethesubjectsthat

interestedthem.可知B正确。

9、Whichstatementdoesthepassageleadyoutobelieve?

A、EverystudentstudiedLatin,GreekandHebrew.

B>Theearlyschoolsarestillmuchalike.

C^Thereismoretolearntodaythanin1636.

D^Theybeganteachingforeignlanguagesin1825.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据文中第五段Mostofthemaredividedintosmallerschoolsthatdeal

withspccialfieldsoflearning.Thereissomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcannot

offeritall.可知现代的大学教授的知识远比1636年那时多得多，故C正确。

10>Impliedbutnotstated;.

A、Universitieshavechangedovertheyears

Todayallstudentsstudytobecometeachersorministers

C^Allcollegesanduniversitiesarethesame

D、Theyweremuchalikeintheearlyyears

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章开头说HarvardUniversityistheoldestofallthemanycolleges,ifij

第三段又说Harvarduniversily增加了什么学科，最后又增加了各种学生，由此可知

多年来大学发生了很多变化，这在文中并未直接提及，而是通过全文总结出来的，

故A正确。

Thewaypeopleholdlothebeliefthatafun-fiHed、pain-freelifeequalshappiness

actuallyreducestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasurearc

equaltohappinessthenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.Butinfact,theoppositeis

true;moreoftenthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.Asaresult,

manypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthe

paininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professional

achievement,religiouscommitment,self-improvemem.Askabachelorwhyheresists

marriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewill

tellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquite

painful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun.adventure,excitement.Marriagehassuch

moments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.Coupleswithinfantchildren

areluckytogetawholenight'ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon'tknowanyparent

whowouldchoosethefuntodescriberaisingchildren.Butcoupleswhodecidenotto

havechildrenneverknowthejoysofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwitha

grandchild.Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunis

oneofthemostliberatingrealizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehoursto

activitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnew

carorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseems

pointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoare

alwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.

11、Accordingtotheauthor,abachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause.

A、heisreluctanttotakeonfamilyresponsibilities

B、hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingle

C^hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriage

D、hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisfunadventureandexcitement

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文中第三段第二句Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidof

makingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainfulo可知单身汉不愿意结

婚的主要原因是他不愿承担婚姻的责任，故A正确。

12、Raisingchildren,intheauthor'sopinion,is.

A、amoralduty

B、athanklessjob

C^arewardingtask

D、asourceofinevitablepain

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据文中第四段Butcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknow

thejoysofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchild.可推测出作者对抚

养孩子这件事是持赞赏的态度的，故选C。

13、Fromthelastparagraph,welearnthatenvysometimesstemsfrom.

A、hatred

B、misunderstanding

C、prejudice

D、ignorance

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据文中最后一段Anditliberatesusfromenvy：wenowunderstand

thatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatail.可知

整天很开心的人不一定幸福，我们认为他们幸福只是我们自己的误解，所以我们公

妒忌，就是源于误解。故选B。

14、Tounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust.

A、haveasmuchfunaspossibleduringone'slifetime

B、makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompain

C、putupwithpainunderallcircumstances

D、beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfun

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文中最后一段Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshas

nothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizations.可知理解和接受真正的

幸福与开心无关，明白了这一点是最具有解放意识的，所以区别开幸福与开心才能

理解什么是真正的幸福，故选D。

15、Whatistheauthortryingtotellus?

A、Happinessoftengoeshandinhandwithpain.

B、Onemustknowhowloattainhappiness.

C^Ilisimportanttomakecommitments.

D、Itispainthatleadstohappiness.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文中第一段moreoftenthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolve

somepaino可知幸福总是与痛苦相伴的，之后的内容也是围绕此中心讲的。故选

Ao

Inbringingupchildren,everyparentwatcheseagerlythechild'sacquisition（获得）of

eachnewskill-thefirstspokenwords,thefirstindependentsteps,orthebeginningof

readingandwriting.Itisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearning

rate,butthiscansetupdangerousfeelingoffailureandstatesofworryinthechild.This

mighthappenatanystage.Ababymightbeforcedtouseatoilettooearly,ayoungchild

mightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.

Ontheotherhand,though,ifachildisleftalonetoomuch,orwithoutanylearning

opportunities,heloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthings

forhimself.Parentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.Some

maybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters,othersaresevereovertimesofcominghome

atnightorpunctualityformeals.Ingeneral,thecontrolsimposedrepresenttheneedsof

theparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityasmuchasthechild'sownhappiness.As

regardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchild,consistencyisvery

importantinparentalteaching.Toforbidathingonedayandexcuseitthenextisno

foundationformorality（道德）.Also,parentsshouldrealizethat"exampleisbetterthan

precept".Ifiheyarenolsincereanddonolpracticewhaltheypreach（说教），【heir

childrenmaygrowconfusedandemotionallyinsecurewhentheygrowoldenoughto

ihinkfor【hemselves,andrealizeIheyhavebeenlosomeexlenlfooled.Asudden

awarenessofamarkeddifferencebetweentheirparent'sprinciplesandtheirmoralcan

beadangerousdisappointment.

16、Eagerlywatchingthechild'sacquisitionofnewskills.

A、shouldbeavoided

B、isuniversalamongparents

C>setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechild

D、willmakehimloseinterestinlearningnewthings

标准答案：A--

知识点解析：第一段讲到了父母急切盼望孩子们掌握新技能的这种心情所带来的各

种负面影响，B、C、D三项均是负面影响的内容，因此要尽量避免，所以只选最

佳的一项就选A。

17、Intheprocessofchildren'slearni