专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷28

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷28

一、阅读理解（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Americaisacountryonthemove.Inunheard-ofnumbers,peopleofallagesarc

exercisingtheirwaytobetterhealth.Accordingtothelatestfigures,59percentof

Americanadultsexerciseregularly—up12percentfromjusttwoyearsagoandmore

thandoublethefigureof25yearsago.Evennon-exercisersbelievetheywouldbemore

attractiveandconfidentiftheyweremoreactive.Itishardnottogetthemessage.The

virtuesofphysicalfitnessareshownonmagazinecovers,postagestamps,andtelevision

adsforeverythingfrombeautysoapstotravelbooks.Exerciseasapartofdailylifedid

notcatchonuntilthelate1960swhenresearchbymililarydoctorsbegantoshowthe

healthbenefitsofdoingregularphysicalexercises.Growingpublicily（宣传）forraces

heldinAmericancitieshelpedfuelastronginterestintheancientsportofrunning.

AlthoughrunninghasleveledoffinrecentyearsasAmericanshavediscoveredequally

rewarding-andsometimessafer-formsofexercise,suchaswalkingandswimming,

runningremainsthemostpopularformofexercise.Asthepopularityofexercise

continuestomount,sodoesscientificevidenceofitshealthbenefits.Thekeytofitnessis

exercisingthemajormusclegroupsvigorously（强有力地）enoughtoapproximately

doubletheheartrateandkeepitdoubledfor20to30minutesatatime.Doingsuch

physicalexercisesthreetimesormoreaweekwillproduceconsiderableimprovementsin

physicalhealthinaboutthreemonths.

1、Accordingtothepassage,whatwasthepercentageofAmericanadultsdoingregular

physicalexercisestwoyearsago?

A、About70%.

B、Almost50%.

C、Nearly60%.

D^Morethan12%.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从第一段第三句"Accordingtothelatestfigures,59percentofAmerican

adultsexerciseregularly-up12percentfromjusttwoyearsagoandmorethandoublethe

figureof25yearsago.”可知根据最新的数据，定期运动的美国成年人为59%,这

个数字比两年前高12%,由此可知两年前定期运动的美国人大致是50%。

2、Agrowinginterestinsportsdevelopedafter..

A、researchshowedtheirhealthbenefits

B、peoplegotthemessagefrommagazinecoversandpostagestamps

C、scientificevidenceofhealthbenefitswasshownonTVads

D、anincreasingnumberofraceswereheldinAmericancities

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由第二段第三句"ExerciseasapartoRiailylifedidnotcatchonuntilthe

late1960swhenresearchbymilitarydoctorsbegantoshowihehealthbenefitsofdoing

regularphysicalexercises,'诃知A正确。

3、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothephrase"leveledoff(Para.2)?

A、becomeverypopular

B、stoppedbeingpopular

C、stoppedincreasinginpopularity

D、reacheditslowestlevelinpopularity

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据这句话的上卜文“Althoughrunninghasleveledoffinrecentyears

asAmericanshavediscoveredequallyrewarding—andsometimessafer—formsof

exercise,suchaswalkingandswimming,runningremainsthemostpopularformof

exercise.“可知leveloff与下文的popular相对，而上下文有明显的转折在里面，

因此选C。

4、Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethatthehealthbenefitsofexercise.

A、arcyettobeproved

aretobefurtherstudied

C^areself-evident

D^aresupportedbyscientificevidence

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第三段第一句说到"Asthepopularityofexercisecontinuesto

mount,sodoesscientificevidenceofitshealthbenefits.”此题的关键是读出sodoes

句型。

5、WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestTITLEforthepassage?

A、Exercise—TheRoadtoHealth.

B、DifferentFormsofExercise.

C>ScientificEvidenceofHealthBenefits.

D、Running—APopularFormofSport.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章开头“Inunheard―ofnumbers,peopleofallagesareexercising

theirwaytobetterhealth.''即是中心。

Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.

Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoon

abandonedtheirpressedHowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicand

languages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.BeforeWorld

WarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthe

housewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyof

grand-parents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveacrystal­

clearmemoryofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsand,aboveall,theinsects.I

amanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmy

enthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopics

andenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople'sobservationsand

discoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmy

consciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle（谜）,becauseitall

seemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,which

somemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agood

memoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneofthe

outstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline、aqualityIlack.Ascientist

requiresnotonlyself-disciplinebuthardtraining,determinationandagoal.Ascientist,

uptoapoint,canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthe

bestofbothworlds.

6、Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor.

A、wasborntoanaturalist,sfamily

B、losthishearingwhenhewasachild

C、didn,tlikehisbrothersandsisters

D、wasinterestedinflov/ersandinsectsinhischildhood

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从文章第一段第二句"Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesame

way,niybroliiersandsisterssoonabandonediheirpressedflowersandinsects.”可推知

作者的兄弟姐妹不久就放弃了这种爱好，而作者却没有。因此选D。

7、Theauthorcan'trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause.

A、hedidn^liveverylongwiththem

B、hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature

C、hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

D、thefamilywasextremelylarge

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从第二段最后一句"But1dohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofthedogs,

thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsand,aboveall,theinsects.”可推断出答案是B»

8、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A、Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.

Theauthor'sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.

C>Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.

D、Theauthorspentaloloftimeworkingonriddles.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由第•段倒数第二句"Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicand

languages.”可推断出作者的兄弟姐妹们都很擅长音乐和语言。其他几项都同文意

不相符。

9、Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehe

thinkshe.

A、lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofascientist

B、hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic

C>justreadsaboutotherpeople'sobservationsanddiscoveries

D、comesupwithsolutionsinamostnaturalway

标准答案：A

知识点解析:第四段第一句说到”...oneofthcoutstandingandessentialqualities

requiredisself-discipline,aquality1lack.”因此选A。

10>Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe.

A、fullofambition

fullofenthusiasm

C^knowledgeable

D、self-disciplined

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从文章第三段第二句"Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmy

enthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.”可挂知一个天生的自然学家最首要

的条件是enthusiasmo故选B。

Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehavior.Viewed

biologically,themodernfootballerisinrealityamemberofahuntinggroup.Hiskilling

weaponhasturnedintoaharmlessfootballandhisprey（猎物）intoagoal-mouth.Ifhis

aimisaccurateandhescoresagoal,heenjoysthehunter'striumphofkillinghisprey.

Tounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplace,wemustbrieflylookbackatour

forefathers.Theyspentoveramillionyearsevolvingasco-operativehunters.Theirvery

survivaldependedonsuccessinthehunting-field.Underthispressuretheirwholewayof

life,eventheirbodies,becamegreatlychanged.Theybecamechasers,runners,jumpers,

aimers,throwersandprey-killers.Theyco-operatedasskillfulmale-groupattackers.

Thenabouttenthousandyearsago,afterthisimmenselylongperiodofhuntingtheir

food,theybecamefanners.TheirimDrovcdintcHigcncc、sovitalto>hciroldhuntinglife,

wasputtoanewuse—thatofcontrollinganddomesticatingtheirprey.Thehuntbecame

suddenlyoutofdate.Thefoodwasthereonthefarms,awaitingtheirneeds.Therisks

anduncertaintiesofthehuntwerenolongeressentialforsurvival.Theskillsandthirst

forhuntingremained,however,anddemandednewoutlets.Huntingforsportreplaced

huntingfornecessity.Thisnewactivityinvolvedalltheoriginalhuntingsequences,but

theaimoftheoperationv/asnolongertoavoidstarvation.Insteadthesportsmensetoff

totesttheirskillagainstpreythatwerenolongeressentialtotheirsurvival.Tobesure,

thekillmayhavebeeneaten,buttherewereother,muchsimplerwaysofobtaininga

meatymeal.

11、Theauthorbelievesthatsportingactivities.

A、areformsofbiologicaldevelopment

B、areessentiallyformsoftamingtheprey

C、haveactuallydevelopedfromhunting

D>havechangedthewayofhunting

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由文章第一段第一句"Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsof

huntingbehavior.”可知正确答案是C。

12>Inafootballgame,whatisequaltothepreyinhuntingis.

A、anymemberoftheopposingteam

B、thegoal-mouth

C>thegoalkeeper

D、thefootball

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由第一段第三句''Hiskillingweaponhasturnedintoaharmlessfootball

andhisprey(猎物)intoagoal—mouth.”可知B正确。

13、Foroveramillionyears,ourforefatherswerebasically.

A、co-operatinghunters

B、successfulfarmers

C^runnersandjumpers

D、skillfulsportsmen

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第二段第二句说到“Theyspentoveramillionyearsevolvingasco­

operativehunters."因此选A。

14^Theword"operation"(Para.4)refersto.

A、domesticatinganimals

B、hunting

C、preykilling

D、sportsactivities

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从上下文推测“Thisnewactivityinvolvedalltheoriginalhunting

sequences,buttheaimoftheoperationwasnolongertoavoidstarvation.”在这里the

operation和newactivity相对应。只有D项正确。

15>Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?

A、Itisfarmingthatgiveshumanbeingsenoughleisuretimeforsportingactivities.

B、Farmingisveryimportantinhumancivilizationbecauseitsaveshumanbeingsfrom

risksanduncertaintiesofhuntingforsurvival.

C、Itishuntingthatprovideshumanbeingswithmuchsimplerwaysofobtainingmeaty

meals.

D、Sportingactivitiessatisfythedesireofmodernmantoexercisehuntingskillswhich

hisforefathersdevelopedforsurvival.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第一段讲了足球起源，而第二、三段讲了过程的发展，最后一段

讲一些区别。只有D概括了整个内容。

Asubjectwhichseemstohavebeeninsufficientlystudiedbydoctorsandpsychologistsis

theinfluenceofgeographyandclimateonthepsychologicalandphysicalhealthof

mankind.Thereseemsnodoublthatthegeneralcharacterofthelandscape,therelative

lengihofdayandnighl.and（heclimalemuslallplayabigDariindeterminingwhalkind

ofDeopleweare.Itistruethatafewstudieshavebeenmade.Wherealltheinhabitantsof

particularareaenjoyexceptionallygoodorbadhealth,scientistshaveidentified

contributoryfactorssuchasthepresenceorabsenceofsubstanceslikeiodine,fluoride,

calcium,orironinthewatersupply,orperhapstypesoflandthatprovidebreedingplaces

forpestslikemosquitoesorrats.Moreover,wecanallgeneralizeabouttypesofpeople

wehavemet.Thoselivingincountrieswilhlongdaskwinlersareapllobelesstalkative

andlessvivacious（活泼的）thaninhabitanlsofcountrieswhere[heclimateismore

equable（稳定）.Andwheretheoliveandtheorangegrow,theretheinhabitantsare

cheerful,talkative,andspontaneous.Butthesecommonplacegeneralizationsarc

inadequate;theinfluenceofclimateandgeographyshouldbestudiedindepth.Doall

mountaindwellerslivetoaripeoldage?Doesthedrinkingofwine,ratherthanbeer,

resultinasunnyandopentemperament?IsthestrengthandheightofoneoftheKenyan

tribesduetotheirhabitualdrinkingofthebloodofcows?Wearenotyetsureofthe

answerstosuchquestions,butletushopethatsomethingofbenefittomankindmay

eventuallyresultfromsuchstudies.

16、mightserveasasuitabletitleforthisselection.

TheImportanceofGeographicalEnvironment

BNTheInfluenceofGeographicalEnvironmentonMan

C、GeneralizationofTypesofPeople

D^GeographicalEnvironment,aMysteriousSubject

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章先提出一个问题，而后是说明。文章的段首“Asubjectwhich

seemstohavebeeninsufficientlystudiedbydoctorsandpsychologistsistheinlluenceof

geographyandclimateonthcpsychologicalandphysicalhealthofmankind.”即是1tl

心。故选Bo

17、Usingcontextclueswemayinferthat"iodine,fluoride,andcalcium"are.

A、substanceswhichactpositivelyornegativelyonman'shealth

B>harmfulsubstancesinthewatersupply

C、substanceswhichhelpprovidebreedingplacesforpests

D、substancescontributorytogoodhealth

标准答案：A

知识点解析：结合上下文“W