电大学位英语考试f13.docx

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电大学位英语考试f13

学位英语考试练习题（六）

Passage1:

Today,supermarketsarefoundinalmosteverylargecityintheworld.Butthefirstsupermarketwasopenedonlyfiftyyearsago.ItwasopenedinNewYorkbyamannamedMichaelCullen.

Asupermarketisdifferentfromothertypesofstoresinseveralways.Insupermarkets,goodsareplacedonopenshelves.Thecustomerschoosewhattheywantandtakethemtothecheck-outcounter.Thismeansthatfeweremployeesarerequiredthaninotherstores.

Thewayproductsaredisplayedisanotherdifferencebetweensupermarketsandmanyothertypesofstores.Forexample,insupermarkets,thereisusuallyadisplayofsmallinexpensiveitemsjustinfrontofthecheck-outcounter:

candies,chocolate,magazines,cheapbooksandsoon,whyaretheythere?

Mostcustomerswhogotoasupermarketbuyfromashoppinglist.Theyknowexactlywhattheyneedtobuy.Theyshopaccordingtoaplan.Bythetimeheorshereachesthecheck-outcounter,thecustomerisfeelingpleadedandrelaxedbecausethetaskofshoppingisfinished.Inthishappymood,thecustomerseesanattractivedisplayofinexpensivegoodsthatwerenotonhershoppinglist.Nowshefeelslikebuyingsomethingjustforherownpleasureandenjoyment.Manycustomersbuyfromthesedisplaysofproductsnearthecheck-outcounter,andthisisexactlywhattheownerofthesupermarkethopestheywilldo.

Anotherimportantfactinhelpingacustomerchoosewhattobuy,iswhereaproductisplacedonashelf.Aproductthatisplacedateyelevelonashelfsellsmuchbetterthanonewhichisplacedonalowerorhighershelf.Aproductwhichiseasytoseesellsbest.Manufacturerspayahigherpricetohavetheirproductsplacedateyelevelontheshelves.

Thecomfortandconvenienceofshoppingcentersisanotherfactorwhichmakesthempopularwithcustomers.Largeparkingspacesareprovided,andmanysupermarketsstayopenuntilverylateatnight.

1.AccordingtothepassagewhichstatementisNOTtrue?

A）    Todaysupermarketsarefoundinalmosteverybigcity.

B）    Thefirstsupermarketwasopenedonlyhalfacenturyago.

C）    ThefirstsupermarketwasopenedinNewYork.

D）    Asupermarketisdifferentfromotherkindsofstoresintwoways

答案：

D

解析：

细节题。

根据第一段内容知道A、B和C都是正确的，另外第2段的第一句中severalways和下面文章的内容也都可以知道不仅仅是两个方式。

2.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementistrue/

A）    Supermarketsneedmoreclerksthanotherstores.

B）    Insupermarketsgoodsareplacedonclosedshelves.

C）    Thecustomersprefersupermarketstootherkindsofstores.

D）    Thecustomerspayanyclerktheymeetforwhattheyhaveboughtinsupermarkets

答案：

C

解析：

A正好和作者的意思相反了，B也是，应该是opened才是正确的。

D中不是直接向导购付费。

3.Aproductthatisplaced___sellsbest.

A）onalowershelf             B）onahighershelf

C）ashighasone’swaist        D）ashighasone’seyes

答案：

 D

解析：

 细节题。

文章中的Aproductthatisplacedateyelevelonashelfsellsmuchbetterthanonewhichisplacedonalowerorhighershelf可以知道正确的答案，

4.Whydoyouthinkshoppingcentersattractmorecustomersthanotherkindsofstores/

A）    Theyhavemorekindsofgoods.

B）    Theyhavefewemployees.

C）    Theydisplaysmallinexpensiveitemsinfrontofcheck-outcounters.

D）    Theyhavelargeparkinglotsandtheystayopenuntilalmostmidnight.

答案：

 D

解析：

 细节题。

文章的最后一段是说明超市比较起其它的商店优点。

也是受大家喜欢的原因。

5.Accordingtothewaysmallinexpensiveitemsaredisplayedwecaninferthattheownerofasupermarkethasagoodknowledgeof___

A）physiology  B）psychology     C）biology    D）biophysics

答案：

 B

解析：

 A是生理的意思，B是心理，C是生物D是生物物理原理，推论对消费者的促销只有依据消费者的心里才能做出正确的经营决策。

Passage2:

Mostoftheillhealthwesuffercouldbepreventedifpeoplemademoreefforttochangetheirlifestyles.Instead,manypeoplecontinuetosmoke,todrinkexcessivelytoeatunbalanceddiets.Howcangovernmentshelppeopleprotecttheirhealthandavoidprematuredeath?

Well,manyofthemeasureswhichneednotbeexpensive.Oneofthefirstpreventivehealthmeasuresshouldbeanincreaseintaxesontobaccotothepointatwhichconsumptionfallsoff.Theaimshouldbetoraisethesameamountofrevenuefromadecreasingnumberofpeople.Intheshorttermsuchapolicycouldevenraiseextramoney,whichcouldthenbespentonsubsidizingsportsothatadvertisingtobaccothroughsportssponsorshipcouldbebanned.

Legislationisbadlyneededtobanalladvertisingoftobaccoproductsasitpersuadespeopletosmokemoreandsoisinalargerpartresponsiblefortheillhealthandthousandsofprematuredeathscausedbycancerofthelung.Othermeasuresshouldbeenforced,suchasamuchtougherhealthwarningoncigarettepackets,andtobaccocompaniesshouldbemadetocontributetoresearchintoacureforlungcancer.

Alcoholismcouldbepreventedbymakingwines,spiritsandstrongbeersmoreexpensiveandtherevenueraisedcouldbeusedtosetupclinicstohelpthepeoplewhoalreadyhaveadrinkingproblemandwanttogiveup.Similarlyalladvertisingofalcoholshouldbebannedandcompensationpaidtofamiliesofalcoholicswhodieoftheliverdisease.

6.Amongthefollowingstatements,whichoneisnotthelifestylethatpeopleshouldmakemoreefforttochangeinordertosufferless?

A）stopsmoking   B）drinklessC）eatbalancedfood        D）collectstamps

答案：

D

解析：

一段中都已经提到了吸烟和饮食，就是没有涉及到收集邮票的形式，所以不选D这是一道细节题。

7.Whatdoes“revenue”inthesecondparagraphmean?

A）    thegeneralincomeofagovernment

B）    pocketmoney

C）    broadstreetwithtreesonbothsides

D）    buildingbuiltinmemoryofsomebodyorsomeevent

答案：

 A

解析：

 revenue是税收的含义，第2段的第2句主要介绍了利用税收的方式来规范人们的行为。

其它的选项不符合文章的要求。

8.Whichofthefollowinganswersiswrongastotheresultofnewlegislationontobacco?

A）    Inashortterm,thenewlegislationontobacco?

B）    Then,themoneycanstoptobaccosponsorshipwithsports.

C）    Inthelongrun,thenewlegislationwillcausetobaccoconsumptiontofall.

D）    Butinthelongrun,thenewlegislationmayraisethefallingnumberofsmokersagain

答案：

 D

解析：

 第3段陈述了集中方法，法律收入和警告的形式，前三项都没有问题的，D错在无中生有newlegislation作者没有提到。

9.Choosetheonemeasurethatthewriterwantstocarryoutagainstbothtobaccoandalcoholcompanies.

A）highertaxes  B）lowerpricesC）advertisingbanned    D）tougherwarning

答案：

 C

解析：

 推论题。

最后一段的最后一句是作者的建议，别出心裁其它的几项是说明常见和常用的方法，C是作者的建议。

10.Howisthewriter’sattitudetowardstobaccoandalcohol?

A）positive    B）slightlynegativeC）stronglyopposingthem  D）objective

答案：

C

解析：

判断作者态度题。

A是支持的意思，B、D分别是“有点反对、客观的含义”C是明显的反对的意思，符合作者的观点。

Passage3:

InAmericaMother’sDayiscelebratedonthesecondSundayinMay.OnthatdaywesendourmothersaspecialMother’sDaycard,andperhapssomeflowersorcandy,toshowourloveandappreciationforalltheyhavedoneforus.AlthoughMother’sDayisarelativelynewholidayinAmerica,moreandmoreothercountriesarealsosettingasideadaytohonortheirmothers.

Iwanttotellyoutodayhowtheideaofhavingaspecialdayformothersbegan.ItallstartedoverahundredyearsagowithawomannamedAnnaMayJarvis.

AnnawasbornonMay1,1864,justbeforetheendoftheCivilWarandtheassassinationofPresidentLincoln.Shewasthedaughterofa“minister”,whichinAmericanEnglishmeansachurchleader.Shewasaquietgirlwholikedtostudyinschool,butshelikedeveryoneandwaslikedbyeveryoneaswell.

Aftershebecameanadult,AnnaworkedforalifeinsurancecompanyinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania-acityabouthalfwaybetweenNewYorkCityandWashington,D.C.then,in1906,justtwoweeksafterAnna’s42ndbirthday,hermotherdied.ItwasthesecondSundayinMay.

Inthemonthsthatfollowed,Annabegantochange.Nolongerwasshesogentle,sorelaxedandeasy-going.Insteadshenowhadjustonegoalforherlife-tohavehermotherandallothermothershonoredthroughoutthewholeworldonthesecondSundayofMay.

Aftermorethanayearofcarefulplanning,AnnaarrangedthefirstMother’sDaychurchservice,onMay10,1908,inGrafton,WestVirginia.ThenextyearAnnawasabletogetthecityofPhiladelphia,whereshelivedandworked,toproclaimthesecondSundayofMayasanofficialMother’sDay-thefirstcitytodoso.Afterthreemoreyears,thestateofWestVirginia,whereAnna’smotherhadlived,madeMother’sDayastatewideobservance–notaholidayinthenormalsense,butstilladaytorememberwhatmothershavedonefortheirchildrenandsociety.

11.WhichanswerisrightaboutMother’sDay?

A）    InAmerica,Mother’sDayisaholidaywithaverylonghistory.

B）    MoreandmorecountriesareputasidetheirtraditionofcelebratingMother’sDay.

C）    InAmerica,Mother’sDayisonthesecondSundayinMay.

D）    Throughouttheworld,Mother’sDayiscelebratedonthesameday.

答案：

D

解析：

细节题。

根据第一段的内容可以知道A、B、C是正确的，C错在thesameday和文章的意思不一样，仅仅是说其它的国家抽出一天但是没有说是在同一天。

12.Choosetherightexplanationoftheword“observance”inthelastparagraph

A）    remarkmadebypeople

B）    actioninaccordancewithcustom

C）    performanceofcertaintradition

D）    noticepaidwidely

答案：

C

解析：

C的含义是传统的履行，实际上是过节日。

根据上下文的含义应该是庆祝母亲节选择C较合适。

13.HowlonginallhadAnnaspenttoestablishMother’sDayinWestVirginia?

A）    fromMay10,1908toMay10,1911

B）    formorethanfouryears

C）    formorethanthreeyears

D）    foraboutthreeyears

答案：

B

解析：

细节题。

这题有一定的推算性，onMay10,1908然后Afterthreemoreyears可以知道应该至少是四年。

B是正确的答案。

14.Choosetherightunderstandingofthispassage.

A）    Annawasbornjus