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[大学英语考试复习资料]成人高等教育学士学位英语真题9
成人高等教育学士学位英语真题9
PaperOne
PartⅠReadingComprehension
Directions:
Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Afteryoureadapassage,youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
ForcenturiesDutchengineershavebeenfightingawaragainstwater.Theirmainenemyisthesea.Alargepartofthecountryisbelowsealevel.Infact,Hollandisalsocalledthe"Netherlands"whichmeans"lowland",Verytallandstrongwalls,calleddykes,havebeenbuilttokeepoutthesea.Butinveryroughweathertheseamaysuddenlyburstthroughadyke.Greatdamagecanbecausedbyfloodswhenthishappens.
Threelargeriversarealsopartoftheproblem.TheseriversaretheRhine,theMaasandtheScheldt.TheyflowthroughHollandintotheNorthSea.Theyhavecutmanypassagesacrossthecountry.Atlowtide,theriversflowintotheseaasusual.Butathightide,theseacanflowintotherivers!
Thisisbecausethelandissolow.
Thebattlesagainstthewaterneverend,buttheyhavemadeHollandabiggerandbiggercountry.Inordertopreventfloods,theengineerstakeorreclaimlandthatwasunderwater.TheDutchhavebeenreclaiminglandforsevenhundredyears.
Landisusuallyreclaimedfromapassagebetweenislands.Twodykesarebuiltacrossthepassage,sotheyblockthewaterbetweenthem.Thentheengineersdiglongcanalsandpumpthewaterintothem.Atlowtide,thecanalsemptythewaterintothesea.
Becausethelandissolow,waterfromtheseaandriverscanriseupthroughtheground.Forthisreason,thepumpscontinueworkingeventhelandhasbeendrained(thatis,whenthewaterhasbeenpumpedaway).Thedykescontaingates,andthroughthesethewaterispumpedout.InmanypartsofHolland,pumpsmustbeworkingallthetime.Iftheystopped,therewillbeverybadfloods.
1.WateristhemainthreattoHollandbecause______.
A.theseaistoorough
B.thelandislowerthanthesea
C.thehighandstrongdykescannotkeepthefloodsout
D.theweatheristoorough
答案:
B[解析]文章开头提到荷兰工程师们几个世纪以来就一直同水做斗争,这个国家的主要敌人就是大海。
接着文章提到“Alargepartofthecountryisbelowsealevel.Infact,Hollandisalsocalledthe'Netherlands'whichmeans'lowland'.”这句话意为“大部分国土都位于海平面以下,而荷兰的国名也表示‘低地’的意思”。
很显然,这就是水对于荷兰来说是一个主要威胁的原因。
故选B。
2."Netherlands"means______.
A.highland
B.landofwater
C.lowland
D.landofdykes
答案:
C[解析]根据第一段第四句话“Infact,Hollandisalsocalledthe'Netherlands'whichmeans'lowland'.”可知,“Holland”也被称为“Netherlands”,意为“低地”。
故选C。
3.Hollandisthreatenednotonlybythesea,butalsoby______.
A.thefloodsfrombrokendykes
B.thethreerivers
C.theseatides
D.manypassagesthethreerivershavecutacrossthecountry
答案:
B[解析]文章第一段主要谈到海洋对荷兰的威胁,而根据第二段第一句话“Threelargeriversarealsopartoftheproblems.”可知,三条大河也是荷兰面临的问题的一部分。
由此可推知,荷兰也受到三条大河的威胁。
故选B。
4.TheHollandclaimlandfromtheseainorderto______.
A.preventfloods
B.maketheircountrylarger
C.maketheircountrymorebeautiful
D.havemorefarmland
答案:
A[解析]根据文章第三段第二句话“Inordertopreventfloods,theengineerstakeorreclaimlandthatwasunderwater.”可知,为了防止洪水,工程师们才开拓海平面以下的土地。
故选A。
5.Ifpumpsstopworkingtherewillbeverybadfloodsbecause______.
A.thewaterwillrunbackathightide
B.theseamaybreakthedykesinroughweather
C.thebattleagainstwaterwillneverend
D.thelandistoolowandwatercanriseupthroughthedrainedland
答案:
D[解析]根据文章最后一段前两句“Becausethelandissolow,waterfromtheseaandriverscanriseupthroughtheground.Forthisreason,thepumpscontinueworking...”可知,由于陆地太低,海水和河水会上涨并漫过陆地。
正是因为这一原因,抽水泵才要不停地工作。
故选D。
Passage2
Thecityhasalwaysbeenanengineofintellectuallife,fromthe10-centurycafesofLondon,wherecitizensgatheredtodiscusschemistryandpolitics,totheLeftBankbarsofmodemParis,wherePicassotalkedaboutmodernart.Withoutthemetropolis,wemightnothavehadthegreatartofShakespeare.
Andyet,citylifeisn'teasy.Nowscientistshavebeguntoexaminehowthecityaffectsthebrain,andtheresultsaredepressing.Justbeingintheurbanenvironment,theyhavefound,impairs(损害)ourbasicmentalprocesses.Afterspendingafewminutesonacrowdedcitystreet,thebrainislessabletoholdthingsinmemoryandsuffersfromreducedself-control.Whileit'slongbeenrecognizedthatcitylifeisexhausting,thisnewresearchsuggeststhatcitiesactuallydullourthinking,sometimesdramaticallyso.
Oneofthemainforcesatworkisacompletelackofnature,whichissurprisinglybeneficialforthebrain.Studieshavedemonstrated,forinstance,thathospitalpatientsrecovermorequicklywhentheycanseetreesfromtheirwindows,andthatwomenlivinginpublichousingarebetterabletofocuswhentheirapartmentsoverlookalawn.Eventheseglimpsesofnatureimprovebrainperformance,itseems,becausetheyprovidedamentalbreakfromtheurbanlife.
Thisresearcharrivesjustashumanscrossanimportantmilestone(里程碑).Forthefirsttimeinhistory,themajorityofpeopleliveincities.Insteadofinhabitingwide-openspaces,we'recrowdedintoconcretejungles,surroundedbytrafficandmillionsofstrangers.Inrecentyears,ithasbecomeclearthatsuchunnaturalsurroundingshaveimportantimplicationsforourmentalandphysicalhealth,andcanpowerfullyalterhowwethink.
1.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Thecityinspirestalentedpeople.
B.Thecityhurtsyourbrain.
C.Thecityhasmanypleasuresandbenefits.
D.Thecityseriouslyaffectsthenaturalbalance.
答案:
B[解析]根据文章第二段前两句“Andyet,citylifeisn'teasy.Nowscientistshavebeguntoexaminehowthecityaffectsthebrain,andtheresultsaredepressing.”可知,城市生活并不容易,现在科学家们已经开始研究城市是如何影响人的大脑的,研究结果令人沮丧。
联系上下文可知,文章是围绕城市对人的大脑和思维的影响来展开的。
故选B。
2.Theword"metropolis"inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.
A.citizen
B.nature
C.city
D.stress
答案:
C[解析]文章一开头就提到了“城市一直是文明生活的助推器”,并以伦敦和巴黎为例来进行说明,然后提到“如果没有metropolis,我们就不会有莎士比亚的伟大作品了”。
根据句子间的逻辑关系可知,“metropolis”应该表示“城市”的意思。
故选C。
3.Peoplehavejustcometorealizethat______.
A.humanattentionisascarceresource
B.citylifecanmakepeopleverytired
C.thecityisanengineofintellectuallife
D.anurbanenvironmentisdamagingtothebrain
答案:
D[解析]根据文章第二段最后一句“Whileit'slongbeenrecognizedthatcitylifeisexhausting,thisnewresearchsuggeststhatcitiesactuallydullourthinking,sometimesdramaticallyso.”可知,虽然人们很早就意识到城市生活是令人疲惫的,但是新的研究表明城市生活使我们的思维变得非常迟钝。
由此可推知,人们刚刚意识到城市生活对人们大脑和思维的破坏。
故选D。
4.Whatisthefactormentionedinthethirdparagraphthathelpsthehospitalpatientsrecovermorequickly?
A.Nature.
B.Bettertreatment.
C.Experienceddoctors.
D.Goodmedicine.
答案:
A[解析]根据文章第三段第一句话“Oneofthemainforcesatworkisacompletelackofnature,whichissurprisinglybeneficialforthebrain.”可知,城市对人脑造成破坏的一个重要原因就是缺乏自然环境。
接着本段分析了自然(nature)的作用,其中包括病人康复这一例子,病人能很快康复是因为自然环境的作用。
故选A。
5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?
A.Differentaspects(方面)ofanurbanenvironment,suchasthecrowdedstreet,canleadtoanincreaseinself-control.
B.Smallchangesinurbandesigncannotreducethenegativesideeffectsofcityfife.
C.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,theearth'spopulationismoreurbanthanrural.
D.Awalkdownabusycitystreetwillimprovebrainperformance.
答案:
C[解析]根据文章最后一段第一、二句话“Thisresearcharrivesjustashumanscrossanimportantmilestone.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,themajorityofpeopleliveincities.”可知,该项研究正值人类跨过了一个重要的里程碑之时,有史以来第一次城市人口占了多数。
这与选项C的意思一致。
故选C。
Passage3
Myfatherwasaforemanofasugar-caneplantationinRioPiedras,PuertoRico.Myfirstjobwastodrivetheoxenthatplowedthecanefields.Iwouldwalkbehindanox,guidinghimwithabroomstick.For$1aday,Iworkedeighthoursstraight,withnofoodbreaks.
Itwasverytediouswork,butitpreparedmeforlifeandtaughtmemanylastinglessons.Becausetheplantationownerswerealwayswatchingus,IhadtobeontimeeverydayandworkashardasIcould.I'veneverbeenlateforanyjobsince.Ialsolearnedaboutbeingrespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleyouworkfor.Moreimportant,Iearnedmypay.
Iwasonlysixyearsold,butIwasdoingaman'sjob.Ourfamilyneededeverydollarwecouldmakebecausemyfatherneverearnedmorethan$18aweek.Ourhomewasathree-roomwoodshackwithadirtyfloorandnotoilet.Nothingmademeprouderthanbringinghomemoneytohelpmymother,father,twobrothersandthreesisters.Thisgavemeself-esteem,oneofthemostimportantthingsapersoncanhave.
WhenIwasseven,Igotworkatagolfcoursenearourhouse.Myjobwastostanddownthefairwayandspottheballsastheylanded,sothegolferscouldfindthem.Losingaballmeantyouwerefired,soInevermissedone.SomenightsIwouldlieinbedanddreamtofmakingthousandsofdollarsbyplayinggolfandbeingabletobuyabicycle.
ThemoreIdreamed,themoreIthought.Whynot?
Imademyfirstgolfcluboutofguavalimbandapieceofpipe.ThenIhammeredanemptytincanintotheshapeofaball.AndfinallyIdugtwosmallholesinthegroundandhittheballbackandforth.IpracticedwiththesamedevotionandintensityIlearnedworkinginthefield—exceptnowIwasdrivinggolfballswithclub,notoxenwithabroomstick.
1.Whatwasthewriter'sfirstjob?
A.Tostanddownthefairwayatagolfcourse.
B.Tospottheballsastheylandedsothegolferscouldfindthem.
C.Todrivetheoxenthatplowedthecanefields.
D.Towatchthesugar
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