英语2020年密押卷5_W

1、浙江专升本考前 10 套密押预测卷英 语 欣迈专升本-浙江专升本辅导专业品牌2020 年浙江专升本英语考前 10 套密押预测卷（五）请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上 选择题部分 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题 纸规定的位置上。 2. 每小题选出答案后，用 2B 的铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。 Part Reading Comprehension (60 point, 60 minutes) Section A Passage Reading(每小

2、题 2 分,共 50 分)Format IDirections: There are 4 passages in this part .Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements .For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C,and D.You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on The Answer Sheet. (40 poi

3、nts) Passage oneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Unless we spend money to spo（t 认出，发现）and prevent asteroids（小行星）now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids（流星体）that race across the night sky. M

4、ost orbit the sun far from Earth and dont threaten us. But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.But $500 million worth of new telescopes right now, then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the ti

5、me we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, well have a way to change its course.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are（1）How likely the event is;（ 2） How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strik

6、e Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare but if one did fall. It would be the end of the world. “If we dont take care of these bid asteroids, theyll take care of us,” says one scientist. “its that simple.”The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets（舰队，车队）o

7、fnuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “the world has less fear from doomsday（ than from a great nuclear fleet set against them.” Said a New York Times article.性）rocks1.What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?A. They are heavenly bodies different in composition.B. They are heaven

8、ly bodies similar in nature.C. They are more asteroids than meteoroids.D. Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?A. It is very unlikely but the danger exists.B. Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.2.1浙江专升本考前 10

9、套密押预测卷英 语 欣迈专升本-浙江专升本辅导专业品牌C. Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.D. Its still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the course of asteroids?A. It sounds practical but it ma

10、y not solve the problem.B. It may create more problems than it might solve.C. It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.D. Further research should be done before it is proved applicable. We can conclude from the passage that A. while pushing asteroids off co

11、urse nuclear weapons would destroy the world.B. asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future.C. the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetime.D. workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a col

12、lision of asteroids with Earth.Which of the following best describes the authors tone in this passage？ 3.4.5.A. OptimisticB. CriticalC. ObjectiveD. ArbitraryPassage twoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:No one is sure how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids near Cairo. But a n

13、ew study suggests they used a little rocknroll. Long-ago builders could have attached wooden pole s to the stones and rolled then across the sand, the scientists say.“Technically, I think what theyre proposing is possible,” physicist Daniel Bonn said.People have long puzzled over how the Egyptians m

14、oved such huge rocks. And theres no obvious answer. On average, each of the two million big stones weighed about as much as a large pickup truck. The Egyptians somehow moved the stone blocks to the pyramid site from about one kilometer away.The most popular view is that Egyptian workers slid the blo

15、cks along smooth paths. Many scientists suspect workers first would have put the blocks on sleds( 滑 板 ). Then they would have dragged them along paths. To make the work easier, workers may have lubricated the paths either with wet clay or with the fat from cattle. Bonn has now tested this idea by bu

16、ilding small sleds and dragging heavy objects over sand.Evidence from the sand supports this idea. Researchers found small amounts of fat, as well as a large amount of stone and the remains of paths.However, physicist Joseph West thinks there might have been a simpler way , who led the new study . W

17、est said , “I was inspired while watching a television program showing how sleds might have helped with pyramid construction . I thought , Why dont they just try rolling the things?“A square could be turned into a rough sort of wheel by attaching wooden poles to its sides , he realized . That , he n

18、otes , should make a block of stone” a lot easier to roll than a square”.So he tried it.He and his students tied some poles to each of four sides of a 30-kilogram stone block. That action turned the block into somewhat a wheel. Then they placed the block on the ground.They wrapped one end of a rope

19、around the block and pulled. The researchers found they could2浙江专升本考前 10 套密押预测卷英 语 欣迈专升本-浙江专升本辅导专业品牌easily roll the block along different kinds of paths. They calculated that rolling the block required about as much force as moving it along a slippery(滑的)path.West hasnt tested his idea on larger blo

20、cks, but he thinks rolling has clear advantages oversliding. At least, workers wouldnt have needed to carry cattle fat or water to smooth the paths.6.Its widely believed that the stone blocks were moved to the pyramid site by .A.B.C.D.rolling them on roads pushing them over the sand sliding them on

21、smooth pathsdragging them on some poles7.The underlined part “lubricated the paths” in Paragraph 4 means .A.B.C.D.made the path wet made the path hard made the path widemade the path slippery8.What does the underlined word “it”in Paragraph 7 refer to?A.B.C.D.Rolling the blocks with poles attached. R

22、olling the blocks on wooden wheels. Rolling poles to move the blocks.Rolling the blocks with fat.9.Why is rolling better than sliding according to West ?A.B.C.D.Because more force is needed for sliding. Because rolling work can be done by fewer cattle.Because sliding on smooth road is more dangerous

23、.Because less preparation on path is needed for rolling.10.What is the text mainly about ?A.B.C.D.An experiment on ways of moving blocks to the pyramid site.An application of the method of moving blocks to the pyramid site.An argument about different methods of moving blocks to the pyramid site. An

24、introduction to a possible new way of moving blocks to the pyramid site.Passage threeQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:The Security Council is the most powerful body in the UN. It is responsible for maintaining international peace, and for restoring peace when conflicts arise. It

25、s decisions are binding on all UN members. The Security Council has the power to define what is a threat to security, to determine how the UN should respond, and to enforce its decisions by ordering UN members to take certain actions.The Council convenes(召集)any time there is a threat to peace. A rep

26、resentative from each member country who sits on the Council must be available at all times so that the Council can meet at a moments notice. The Security Council also frequently meets at the request of a UN memberoften a nation with a grievance about another nations actions.The Security Council has

27、 15 members; five of which hold permanent seats. The Assembly elects the other ten members for two-year terms. The five permanent members the UnitedStates, Britain, France, Russia (formerly the Soviet Union), and Chinahave the most power.3浙江专升本考前 10 套密押预测卷英 语 欣迈专升本-浙江专升本辅导专业品牌These nations were the

28、winning powers at the end of World War II, and they still represent the bulk of the worlds military might.Decisions of the Council require nine votes. But any one of the permanent members can veto an important decision. This authority is known as the veto right of the great powers. As a result, the

29、Council is effective only when its permanent members can reach a consensus(一致同意).The Council has a variety of ways it can try to resolve conflicts among countries. Usually the Councils first step is to encourage the countries to settle their disagreements without violence. The Council can mediate a

30、dispute or recommend guidelines for a settlement. It can send peacekeeping troops into a distressed area. If war breaks out, the Council can call for a ceasefire. It can enforce its decisions by imposing economic sanctions on a country, or through joint militaryaction.11.Which is TRUE in the followi

31、ng statements according to the passage?A.B.C.The Security Council convenes annually.All UN members should abide by the decisions adopted by the Security Council. Although one member seriously complains about another members action, the Security Council will not convene at its request.The five perman

32、ent members of the Security Council hold less than one half armedforces in the world.D.12.The Security Council is effective only when its permanent members can reach a consensusbecause .A.B.C.D.every permanent member has the veto right of great powers all the permanent members won in the World War I

33、Ithe other members of the Security Council are in the charge of the permanent membersof some other reasons not mentioned in this passage13.One motion(提议)is adopted by the Security Council only if .A.B.C.D.14 of 15 members accept this motionall the members have no objection to the motion9 members agr

34、ee on it and all the permanent members approve of it all the permanent members pass it14.The passage introduces all things about the Security Council EXCEPT.A.B.C.D.mission Membership rightshistory15.The last paragraph of this passage may be concluded with the statement that.A.B.C.D.UN gives priorit

35、y to peaceful settlement of the conflicts among countriesthe peacekeeping troops are most powerful in the conflicts between countries economic sanction will be imposed on the countries involved in warjoint military action is the last resort of the Security Council in dealing with conflictsbetween am

36、ong countries4浙江专升本考前 10 套密押预测卷英 语 欣迈专升本-浙江专升本辅导专业品牌Passage fourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:When next years crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall of 2009, theyll be joined by a new face; Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost (教务长) of Yale,

37、wholl become Oxfords vice-chancellora position equivalent to university presidentAmerica.inHamilton isnt the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, Singapore, etc, have also recently made top-level hires from abroad. Higher education has become a big and competitive business

38、nowadays, and like so many businesses, its gone global. Yet the talent flow isnt universal. High-level personnel tend to head in only one direction: outward from America.The chief reason is that American schools dont tend to seriously consider looking abroad. For example, when the board of the Unive

39、rsity of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the universitys budget. “We didnt do any global consideration,” says Patricia Hayes, the boards chair. The board ultimately picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman

40、 and political activist (活动家) who is likely to do well in the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising. Fund-raising is a distinctively American thing, since U.S. schools rely heavily on donations. The fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.Many European

41、 universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependent on government funding. But government support has failed to keep pace with rising student number. The decline in government support has made funding-raising an increasing necessary ability among administrators and has hiring committees hungry for

42、Americans.In the past few years, prominent schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice- chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen “a major strengthen

43、ing of Yales financial position.”Of course, fund-raising isnt the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience of some kind of promote international programs and attract a global student body. Foreigners can of

44、fer a freshperspective on established practices.16.What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the passage?A.B.C.D.Institutions worldwide are hiring administrators from the U.S. A lot of political activists are being recruited as administrators. American universities are enrolling mor

45、e international students.University presidents are paying more attention to funding-raising.17.What is the chief consideration of American universities when hiring top-leveladministrators?A.B.C.D.The political correctness. Their ability to raise funds.Their fame in academic circles.Their administrat

46、ive experience.18.What do we learn about European universities from the passage?A. The tuition they charge have been rising considerably.B. Their operation is under strict government supervision.5浙江专升本考前 10 套密押预测卷英 语 欣迈专升本-浙江专升本辅导专业品牌C. They are strengthening their position by globalization.D. Most

47、of their revenues come from the government.Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard as its vice-chancellorchiefly because .19.she was known to be good at raising money she could help strengthen its ties with Yale she knew how to attract students overseasshe had boosted Yales academic statusA.B.

48、C.D.20.In what way do top-level administrators from abroad contribute to university development?A.B.C.D.They can enhance the universitys image.They will bring with them more international faculty. They will view a lot of things from a new perspective. They can set up new academic disciplines.Format

49、Directions: In the following passage, some sentences have been removed. For questions 21-25, choose the most suitable one from Choices A-G to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit into any of the blanks. You should decide on the best choice and blacken t

50、he corresponding letter on The Answer Sheet. (10 points)Every animal sleeps, but the reason for this has remained foggy. When lab rats are not allowed to sleep, they die within a month. 21 One idea is that sleep helps us strengthen new memories. 22 We know that, while awake, fresh memories are recor

51、ded by reinforcing ( 加 强 ) connections between brain cells, but the memory processes that take place while we sleep have been unclear.Support is growing for a theory that sleep evolved so that connections between neurons( 神 经元) in the brain can be weakened overnight, making room for fresh memories t

52、o form the next day. 23 Now we have the most direct evidence yet that he is right. 24 The synapses in the mice taken at the end of a period of sleep were 18 per cent smaller than those taken before sleep, showing that the connections between neurons weaken while sleeping.If Tononis theory is right,

53、it would explain why, when we miss a nights, we find it harder the next day to concentrate and learn new information our brains may have smaller room for new experiences.Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over time even though the synapses become thinner. The team discove

54、red that some synapses seem to be protected andstayed the same size. 25 “You keep what matters,” Tononi says.A. We should also try to sleep well the night before.B. Its as if the brain is preserving its most important memories.C. Similarly, when people go for a few days without sleeping, they get si

55、ck.D. The processes take place to stop our brains becoming loaded with memories.E. Thats why students do better in tests if they get a chance to sleep after learning.F. “Sleep is the price we pay for learning,” says Giulio Tononi, who developed the idea.G. Tononis team measured the size of these con

56、nections, or synapses, in the brains of 12 mice.6浙江专升本考前 10 套密押预测卷英 语 欣迈专升本-浙江专升本辅导专业品牌Section B Banked Cloze (每小题 1 分, 共 10 分） Directions :In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following th

57、e passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Please blacken the corresponding letter for each choice on The Answer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the word bank more than once. (10 points)Studies suggest optimists live longer and enjoy better health than pessimists. The real mystery is why. Highly optimistic people have 26 lower death rates. People with positive emotions have lower blood pressure. The most 27 men are more than twice as likely to develop heart disease 28 with the most optimisti