专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷36

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷36

一、阅读理解（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Americansocietyisnotnap（午睡）-friendly.Infact,saysDavidDinges,asleepspecialist

altheUniversityofPennsylvanianSchoolofMedicine,"There*sevenaprohibition

againstadmittingweneedsleep,"Nobodywantstobecaughtnappingorfoundasleepat

work.Toquoteaproverb:"Somesleepfivehours,naturerequiresseven,lazinessnine

andwickednesseleven.Wrong.Thewaynottofallasleepatworkistotakenapswhen

youneedthem."Wehavetototallychangeourattitudetowardnapping,"saysDr.

WilliamDementofStanfordUniversity,thegodfatherofsleepresearch.Lastyeara

nationalcommissionledbyDementidentifiedan“Americansleepdebt"whichone

membersaidwasasimportantasthenationaldebt.Thecommissionwasconcernedabout

thedangersofsleepiness:peoplecausingindustrialaccidentsorfallingasleepwhile

driving.ThismaybewhywehaveanewsleeppolicyintheWhiteHouse.Accordingto

recentreports,PresidentClintonistryingtotakeahalf-hoursnooze（打瞌睡）every

afternoon.About60%ofAmericanadultsnapwhengiventheopportunity.Weseemto

have"amid-afternoonquietphase"alsocalled"asecondarysleepdate."Sleeping15

minuleslo2hoursiniheearlyaliemooncanreducesiressandmakeusrefreshed.

Clearly,wewerebomtonap.WeSuperstarofSnoozedon'tnaptoreplacelostshut-eye

ortoprepareforanightshift.Rather,we"snack"onsleep,whenever,whereverandat

whatevertimewefeellikeit.Imyselfhavenappedinbuses,cars,planesandboats;on

floorsandbeds;andinlibraries,officesandmuseums.

1、ItiscommonlyacceptedinAmericansocietythattoomuchsleepis.

A^unreasonable

B、criminal

C、harmful

D^costly

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据第一段最后一句"There'sevenaprohibitionagainstadmittingwe

needsleep."Nobodywantstobecaughtnappingorfbundasleepatwork.Toquotea

proverb：4tSomcslccpfivchours,naturerequiresseven,lazinessnincandwickedness

eleven”，可知A正向。C、D语气太宣了。

2、TheresearchdonebytheDementCommissionshowsthatAmericans.

A、don'tliketonaps

B、areterriblyworriedabouttheirnationaldebt

C>sleeplessthanisgoodforthem

D>havecausedmanyindustrialandtrafficaccidents

标准答案：C

知识点解析:根据第四段中Sleeping15minutesto2hoursintheearlyafternooncan

reducestressandmakeusrefreshed,可知美国人睡得很少，这比我们正常所需的睡

眠时间要少，对我们身体不好。故C正确。

3、Thepurposeofthisarticleisto.

A、warnusofthewickednessofnapping

B、explainthedangerofsleepiness

C、discussthesideeffectsofnapping

D、convincethereaderofthenecessityofnapping

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第四段最后一句话Sleeping15minutesto2hoursintheearly

afternooncanreducestressandmakeusrefreshed.Clearly,wewereborntonap.可知

此文是为了向大家证明“午睡”对人们的身体和日常生活是有好处的，很有必要。D

正确。

4^The"Americansleepdebt"(Line1,Para.3)istheresultof,

A>thetraditionalmisconceptiontheAmericanshaveaboutsleep

B、thenewsleeppolicyofClintonAdministration

C、therapiddevelopmentofAmericanindustry

D、theAmericans'worryaboutthedangerofsleepiness

标准答案：A.

知识点解析：根据文章第二、三段可知A正确。

5、Thesecondsentenceofthelastparagraphtellsusthatitis.

A、preferabletohaveasoundsleepbeforeanightshift

B、goodpracticetoeatsomethinglightbeforewegotobed

C、essentialtomakeupforlostsleep

D、naturaltotakeanapwheneverwefeeltheneedforit

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文章最后一段第二句话Rather,we“snack“onsleep,whenever,

whereverandatwhatevertimewefeellikeit.可知D正确。

IamnotsurethatIcandrawanexactlinebetweenwitandhumor(perhapsthedistinction

issosubtlethatonlythosepersonscandecidewhohavelongwhitebeards),butevenan

ignorantpersonmayexpressanopinioninthismatter.Iamquitepositivethathumoris

themorecomfortableandlivablequality.Humorouspersons,iftheirgiftisgenuineand

notamereshineuponthesurface,arcalwaysagreeablecompanions.Theyhavepleasant

mouthsturnedupatthecorners,towhichthegreatmasterofMarionetteshasfixedthe

stringsandheholdstheminhisnimblest(灵巧的)fingerstotwitchthemattheslightest

jest(笑话).Butthemouthofamerelywittymanishardandsouruntilthemomentofits

discharge.Noristheflashfromawittymanalwayscomforting,butahumorousman

radiatesageneralpleasure.Iadmirewit,butIhavenoreallikingforit;ithasbeentoo

oftenemployedagainstme,whereashumorisalwaysanally;itneverpointsan

imperlinenl（不礼貌的）fingerintomydefects.Awit'slongue,however,isassharpasa

donkey'sstick-Imaygallopthefasterforitsprodding（刺戳）but〔helouchbehindis

toopersuasiveforanycomfort.Witisaleancreaturewithasharpinquiringnose,

whereashumorhasakindlyeyeandacomfortablegirth.Withasabettervoiceinasolo,

buthumorcomesintothechorusbest.Witkeepstheseason'sfashionsandisprecisein

thephrasesandjudgmentsoftheday,buthumorisconcernedwithhomelyeternalthings.

6、Theauthor*sattitudetowardwitcanmostaccuratelybedescribedas.

A、cautiousadmiration

B、wholeheartedamusement

C^tolerantdisapproval

D^aversion

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章倒数第一、二、三段的第一句话对比可以得出作者对wit的

态度应该是很谨慎地欣赏，故A正确。

7、Theauthordislikeswitbecauseit.

A、canbeemployedagainsthim

B、issuperficial

C、followsthejudgmentsoftheday

D^istoobrief

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章第三段中ithasbeentoooftenemployedagainstme,可知A

为正确答案。

8、"Awit'stongueislikeadonkcy,sstick"inthatboth.

A、considertheirvictim'sfeelings

B、aregentlypersuasive

C、goadtheirvictims

D、areusedwithdefinitepurpose

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据文章第三段最后一句话Awit'stonguc,however,isassharpasa

donkey'sslick—Imaygallopthefasterforitsprodding（刺戳），butthetouchbehindis

toopersuasiveforanycomfort,可知将智者的话语比作驴的蹄子是因为两者对他们

的承受者都具有刺激作用。故选C。

9、Theauthorprobablyintendedthisselectiononwitandhumorto.

A^permanentlyeliminatetheconfusionofthem

BNexpresshispersonalopinionofthem

C、revealtheirsimilarities

D、deprecatethequalityofwit

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据全文内容可知作者通过对智慧和幽默的描写只是为了表达自己的

看法。故B正确。

10>Impliedbutnotstated:.

A、Humorisalwaysgenuine

B、Humorouspersonshavepleasantfaces

C、Witismorenimblethanhumor

D、Humorcomesbymorenaturallythanwit

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文章最后一句Witkeepstheseason'sfashionsandispreciseinthe

phrasesandjudgmentsoftheday,buthumorisconcemedwithhomelyeternalthings,

可知D为正确答案.

Theworldisundergoingagreattransitionmarkedbyuncertaintyandcomplexitywhich

wedonotyetunderstand.Thisposes（提出）achallengetoyoungpeoplealloverthe

world,fbrinabout15years'timeyouthwillplayafundamentalroleasneverbeforein

thehistoryoftheworld.Youngpeoplewillmakeupoverhalfthepopulationin

developingcountries—theso-calledcountriesoftheSouth.IntheNorththeywillhave

theheavyresponsibilityofprovidingforsocietiesinwhichelderlypeoplewillgenerally

beinthemajority.ItisDiubablynotbychanceihalyoungpeopleindifferentpaosot【he

worldtodayrepresentamovementofchallengeandpressurewhichisshaking

governmentandattempting2imposenewvaluesinauniversewhichtheyperceiveas

inhospilableG令淡的evenhostile.Wehavecomealongwayfromtheearly20th

centuryconceptofperpetual3%annualgrowth,whichfittedsowellwiththeNewtonian

visionoftheworld—avisionrestingontheideaofaperfectgiantclockworkmechanism.

Thedramaticnatureoftoday'scrisisisbasedonourdifficultyinunderstanding-ona

lackofintelligibility（可理解性）.Forinevolution'sconstantmarchtowardscomplexity

wehavejustcrossedathreshold（门槛）.Beyondthisthreshold,everythingisdifferent;

everythinginvitesustolookanew（重新）.Butwcarcprisonersofimageswhichstill

inhabitourmindsbecausetheybroughtussomuchintellectualcomfortinunderstanding

ourworldasitusedtobe.Prigoninetakesusoverthethresholdandforcesustoenter

intothenewdialoguewhichisnecessary.Itisusefultotrytotransferthisnewvisioninto

thespheresofmanagement,business,nationalsovereignty（主权）,andinternational

organization.Inthiswaywemayperhapsmakeprogressingoverningthatwhich,onfirst

analysiswemayjudgetobeungovernable.

11、Thecharacteristicofthepresentageoftheworldis.

A^transition

challenge

C、uncertainly

D、uncertaintyandcomplexity

标准答案：D

知识点解析:根据文章第一段“Theworldisundergoingagreattransitionmarkedby

uncertaintyandcomplexitywhichwedonotyetundersiand»”可知D为正确答案。

12、Whichofthefollowingarenotthefactsthatposeachallengetoyoungpeople?

A^Youthwillplayafundamentalroleasneverbeforeinthehistoryoftheworldin

about15years'time.

B、Theworldisconsideredasinhospitableorevenhostile.

C、IntheNorth,youthwillhavetheresponsibilityofprovidingforsocietiesinwhich

elderlypeoplewillgenerallybeinthemajority.

D、Youngpeoplewillmakeupoverhalfofthepopulationindevelopingcountries.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：A、C、D项在第二段前三句话中都能找到对应的句子，只有B不符

合文意，故选B。

13、Theyoungpeoplewhorepresentamovementofchallengeandpressuremayhave

aninfluenceon.

A、governments'decisionsandideasorconceptabouttheworld

B、populationgrowth

C、peopleofalltheages

D、internationalorganizations

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章第二段中"Itisprobablynotbychancethatyoungpeoplein

differentpartsoftheworldtodayrepresentamovementofchallengeandpressurewhichis

shakinggovernmentandattemptingtoimposenewvaluesinauniverse,“选项A与其符

小□O

14、Sometimeswefeeldifficulttodealwithtoday'scrisisbecause.

ANWCarcaccustomedtodealingwiththenewthingswiththewayswcusedto

B、weareintelligible

C>weareprisonersofimages

D、wchavejustcrossedathreshold

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章最后一段中“Butweareprisonersofimageswhichstillinhabit

ourmindsbecausetheybroughtussomuchintellectualcomfortinunderstandingour

worldasitusedtobe”，可知选项A正确。

15、Itisthatwemaymakeprogressingoverningthatwhich,onfirstanalysiswe

mayjudgetobeungovernable.

A、overthethresholdandenteringthenew"dialogue"

B、bytransferringthisnewvisionintothespheresofmanagement,businessetc.

C^bymakingachallengetotheworld

D、undergoingagreattransition

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据文章最后一句话“Inthiswaywernayperhapsmakeprogressin

governingthatwhich,onfirstanalysiswcmayjudgetobcungovcrnablc,,»其中“Inthis

way”是指其前面那句话，故可知B为正确答案。

Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeach

coursewhichheattendsgiveshimacredit（学分）whichhemaycounttowardsadegree.

InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourses

eachlastingforonesemester（学期）.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweek

forfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfive

coursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryears

attendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkfbrthe

degreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenone

universityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasa

regularpractice.Foreverycourseihathefollowsastudentisgivenaeradn,whichis

recorded、andtherecordisavailableforthestudenltoshowtoprospectiveemDloyers.All

thisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstill

findtimefbrgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudent

organizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineis

usuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhois

thoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudent

court.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolvea

certainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityis

muchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.

16、Normallyastudentwouldatleastattendclasseseachweek.

A、36

B、12

C、20

D、15

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据文章第一段中Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekfor

fifteenweeks；whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfive

coursesduringeachsemester,可知4x3=12,是其一周需上的最少的课数，故选B。

17、AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed.

A^toliveinadifferentuniversity

B、totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

C、toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses

D、togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文章第一段中“Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenone

universityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughth