专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷32

专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷32

一、阅读理解（本题共25题，每题7.0分，共25分。）

Theworldisundergoingagreattransitionmarkedbyuncertaintyandcomplexitywhich

wedonotyetunderstand.Thisposes（提出）achallengetoyoungpeoplealloverthe

world,forinabout15years'timeyouthwillplayafundamentalroleasneverbeforein

thehistoryoftheworld.Youngpeoplewillmakeupoverhalfthepopulationin

developingcountries-theso-calledcountriesoftheSouth.IntheNorththeywillhave

theheavyresponsibilityofprovidingforsocietiesinwhichelderlypeoplewillgenerally

beinthemajority.Itisprobablynotbychancethatyoungpeopleindifferentpartsof[he

worldtodayrepresentamovementofchallengeandpressurewhichisshaking

govemmenlandatlemplingloimposenewvaluesinauniversewhichiheyperceiveas

inhospitable（冷淡的）orevenhostile.Wehavecomealongwayfromtheearly20th

centuryconceptofperpetual3%annualgrowth,whichfittedsowellwiththeNewtonian

visionoftheworld——avisionrestingontheideaofaperfectgiantclockworkmechanism.

Thedramaticnatureoftoday'scrisisisbasedonourdifficultyinunderstanding-ona

lackofintelligibility（可理解性）.Forinevolution'sconstantmarchtowardscomplexity

wehavejustcrossedathreshold（门槛）.Beyondthisthreshold,everythingisdifferent;

everythinginvitesustolookanew（重新）.Butweareprisonersofimageswhichstill

inhabitourmindsbecausetheybroughtussomuchintellectualcomfortinunderstanding

ourworldasitusedtobe.Prigoninetakesusoverthethresholdandforcesustoenter

intothenewdialoguewhichisnecessary.Itisusefultotrytotransferthisnewvisioninto

thespheresofmanagement,business,nationalsovereignty（主权）,andinternational

organization.Inthiswaywemayperhapsmakeprogressingoverningthatwhich,onfirst

analysiswcmayjudgetobeungovernable.

1、Thecharacteristicofthepresentageoftheworldis.

A、transition

B>challenge

C>uncertainty

D、uncertaintyandcomplexity

标准答案：D

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

uncertaintyandcomplexitywhichwedonotyetunders:and,“可知D为正确答案。

2、Whichofthefollowingarenotthefactsthatposeachallengetoyoungpeople?

A、Youthwillplayafundamentalroleasneverbeforeinthehistoryoftheworldin

about15years'time.

B、Theworldisconsideredasinhospitableorevenhostile.

C、IntheNorth,youthwillhavetheresponsibilityofprovidinglorsocietiesinwhich

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。

3、Theyoungpeoplewhorepresentamovementofchallengeandpressuremayhavean

influenceon.

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

合。

4、Sometimeswefeeldifficulttodealwithtoday'scrisisbecause.

A、weareaccustomedtodealingwiththenewthingswiththewaysweusedto

B、weareintelligible

C^weareprisonersofimages

D、wehavejustcrossedathreshold

标准答案：A

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

ourmindsbecausetheybroughtussomuchintellectualcomfortinunderstandingour

worldasitusedtobc”，可知选项A正确。

5、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“Inthiswayweniayperhapsmakeprogressin

governingthatwhich,onfirstanalysiswemayjudgetobeungovernable”,其中"Inthis

way”是指其前面那句话，故可知B为正确答案。

Crimeinthecitieshashadmorepublicitythancrimeinthesuburbs,butinrecentyears

manyofthesuburbshavefoundtheircrimeratesincreasingfasterthanthoseofthecities.

OnecrimepreventionaidistheNeighborhoodWatchProgramstartedfiveyearsagoand

issponsoredbytheNationalSheriffs'（司法长官）Association.Theaimistogetpeopleto

watchoutfortheirneighbors.Theyareaskedtobealertforanyunusualactivity,suchas

strangerswhomaybebringingthingsoutofahousetoanunfamiliarwaitingvehicle.

Vandalism（破坏行为）isalsoatargetoftheprogram.Childrenaremuchlesslikelyto

runaroundwithspray（喷水）cansiftheyknowthatneighborsarealertandthattheywill

probablybecaught.Theprogramshouldfitthespecificneighborhoodandbedonewith

theknowledgeandcooperationofthesheriffsofficeandthepolicedepartment.Sofar,

2,300programshavebeensetupwithatleastoneineverystateintheUnion.Insome

cases,neighborhoodblockclubshavebeenestablishedtogiveinstructions.ANational

NeighborhoodWatchProgramhasbeensetup.includingoneandonehalftoseven

millioncitizensatafederalgovernmentcostof5centsto22centsperperson.The

nationalofficesuppliessheriffsandlocalofficedepartmentswithprogrammaterials,

crimepreventionliterature,andideasonmakinghomesmoresecure.Statisticsshowthat

thissystemworksandisworkingbetterallthetime.

6、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A、Therehasbeenasmuchcrimeinthecitiesasinthesuburbs.

B、Crimeincreasesatthesamerateinboththecitiesandthesuburbs.

C>Crimeratesincreaseslowerinthecitiesthaninthesuburbs.

D、Therehasbeenmorecrimeinthecitiesthaninthesuburbs.

标准答案：C

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

increasingfasterthanthoseofthecities.可知C为正确答案。注意C项只是换了一

种说法而己，与第一段所述同义。

7、WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisnotaffectedbytheNeighborhoodWatch

Program?

A、Neighborsquarrelwitheachother.

B、Strangerstakethingsoutofahouse.

CNChildrenruneverywherewithspraycans.

D、Vandalswalkaroundtheneighborhood.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章第二段中“Theyarcaskedtobealertforanyunusualactivity,

suchasstrangerswhomaybebringingthingsoutofahousetoanunfamiliarwaiting

vehicle.Vandalism（破坏行为）isalsoatargetoftheprogram.Childrenaremuchless

likelytorunaroundwithspray（喷水）cansiftheyknowthatneighborsarealertandthat

theywillprobablybecaught”都可找到B、C、D所述内容，故只有A未提及，所以

选Ao

8、WhatisthepurposeoftheNeighborhoodWatchProgram?

A、ToreplacethesherifFsandpoliceman'sduties.

B、Togetthepeopleunitedtogethersotheycanbecomebetterfriends.

C>Tomakepeoplelesssuspiciousoftheirneighbors.

D、Todecreasetheneighborhoodcrimerate.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文章第二段第一句话OnecrimepreventionaidistheNeighborhood

WatchProgramstartedfiveyearsago很明显可得出答案选D。

9、Howfarhastheprogramgone?

A、ThefederalgovernmentassistsinfinancinganationalNeighborhoodWatch

Program.

B、Manythousandsofneighborhoodshaveorganizedthem.

C^Itcostthegovernmentbetween22and25centsperperson.

D、Somestateshavenotbecomeinvolvedyet.

标准答案：A

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

ProgramstartedfiveyearsagoandissponsoredbytheNationalSheri昧'（司》去长

官）Association,故选A。

10、ThenationalofficecontributesalottoNeighborhoodWatchProgram,includingall

thefollowingactionsexcept.

A、providingprogrammaterialstolocalofficedepartments

B、supplyingcrimepreventionliterature

C^spreadingpreventiveideasinordertomakeneighborhoodmoresecure

D^settingupclubstogiveinstructions

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文章倒数第二句话Thenationalofficesuppliessheriffsandlocal

officedepartmentswithprogrammaterials,crimepreventionliterature,andideason

makinghomesmoresecure,故选D«

Theworldisundergoingagreattransitionmarkedbyuncertaintyandcomplexitywhich

wedonotyetunderstand.Thisposes（提出）achallengetoyoungpeoplealloverthe

world,forinabout15years'timeyouthwillplayafundamentalroleasneverbeforein

thehistoryoftheworld.Youngpeoplewillmakeupoverhalfthepopulationin

developingcountries—theso-calledcountriesoftheSouth.IntheNorththeywillhave

theheavyresponsibilityofprovidingforsocietiesinwhichelderlypeoplewillgenerally

beinthemajority.Itisprobablynotbychancethatyoungpeopleindifferentpartsofthe

worldtodayrepresentamovementofchallengeandpressurewhichisshaking

governmentandattemptingtoimposenewvaluesinauniversewhichtheyperceiveas

inhospitable（冷淡的）orevenhostile.Wehavecomealongwayfromtheearly20th

centuryconceptofperpetual3%annualgrowth,whichfittedsowellwiththeNewtonian

visionoftheworld—avisionrestingontheideaofaperfectgiantclockworkmechanism.

Thedramaticnatureoftoday'scrisisisbasedonourdifficultyinunderstanding-ona

lackofintelligibility（可理解性）.Forinevolution'sconstantinarchtowardscomplexity

wehavejustcrossedathreshold.Beyondthisthreshold,everythingisdifferent;

everythinginvitesustolookanew（重新）.Butweareprisonersofimageswhichstili

inhabitourmindsbecausetheybroughtussomuchintellectualcomfortinunderstanding

ourworldasitusedtobe.Prigoninetakesusoverthethresholdandforcesustoenter

intothenewdialoguewhichisnecessary.Itisusefultotrytotransferthisnewvisioninto

thespheresofmanagement,business,nationalsovereignty,andinternational

organization.Inthiswaywemayperhapsmakeprogressingoverningthatwhich,onfirst

analysiswemayjudgetobeungovernable.

11、Thecharacteristicofthepresentageoftheworldis.

A、transition

challenge

C^uncertainty

D、uncertaintyandcomplexity

标准答案：D

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

uncertaintyandcomplexitywhichwedonotyetunderstand,“可知D为正确答案

12、Whichofthefollowingarenotthefactsthatposeachallengetoyoungpeople?

A、Youthwillplayafundamentalroleasneverbeforeinthehistoryoftheworldin

about15years'time.

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

CNpeopleofalltheages

D^internationalorganizations

标准答案：A

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

differentpartsoftheworldtodayrepresentamovementofchallengeandpressurewhich

isshakinggovernmentandattemptingtoimposenewvaluesinauniverse,''选项A与

其符合。

14、Sometimeswcfeeldifficulttodealwithtoday'scrisisbecause

A、weareaccustomedtodealingwiththenewthingswiththewaysweusedto

weareintelligible

C、wearcprisonersofimages

D、wehavejustcrossedathreshold

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、Itisthatwcmaymakeprogressingoverningthatwhich,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“Inthiswaywemayperhapsmakeprogressin

governingthatwhich,onfirstanalysiswemayjudgetobeungovernable“，其中“In

thisway”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.Itisalsopossiblefbrastudenttomovebetweenone

universityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasa

regularpractice.Foreverycourseihalhefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichis

recorded、andtherecordisavailableforthestudent[oshowtoprosDectiveemDloyers.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

totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

C、tolivealhomeanddrivetoclasses

D、togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

标准答案：D

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

universityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasa

regularpractice”,可知D为正确答案。

Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause.

A^theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers

B、theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs

C、theyhavetoobserveuniversitydiscipline

D、theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章第二段第一句话“Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentis

givenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailablefbrthestudenttoshowto

prospectiveemployers'、，可知A为正确答案。

19、Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobably

because.

A、theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirsrudy

B、theywillthenbeabletoslaylongerintheuniversity

C^suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs

D^suchpositionsarcusuallywellpaid

标准答案：C

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

authorityismuchrcspcctcdanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscarcer”,可知c为

正确答案。

20Thestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein.

A、dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity

B>ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulations

C^evaluatingstudents1performancebybringingthembeforeacourt

D^keepingupthestudents'enthusiasmfbrsocialactivities

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章最后一段中“Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusually

performedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities”,可知B为正确答案。

ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeisestimatedtohavebeenabout

fivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanative

language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,

AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundinthese

areas,therearcagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguage,aswellas

variouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Itis

virtuallyimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredan

adequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.Thepurpose

forwhichEnglishislearnedandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplaceareso

variedthatitisdifficulttodefineandstillmoredifficulttoassesswhatconstitutesan

adequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.Themainreasonforthewidespread

demandforEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besidesserving

theinfiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofthe

imporlantworksinscience,technology,andotherfieldsarebeingproduced,andnot

alwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorologicaland

airportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthedisseminationofinformation

overtheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.Itisalanguageofwider

communicationforanun:berofdevelopingcountries,especiallyformerBritishcolonies.

Manyofthesecountrieshavemulti-lingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternal

communicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawandeducationas

wellasforinternationalcommunicationandforaccesstothescientificandtechnological

developmentsintheWest.

21、Whatwouldbeanappropriatetitleforthisselection?

A、TheDifficultiesofLearning