專升本英語(yǔ)閱讀理解綜合練習(xí)試題

1、專升本英語(yǔ)閱讀理解綜合練習(xí)試題專升本英語(yǔ)閱讀理解綜合練習(xí)Passage 1Sometimes there are questi ons in our mi nds which we would like to ask people,butwe are too shy orembarrassed為難的）At other times we feel it iswrong to trouble others with our problems,or are preve nted from ask ing by our fear ofbe ing criticied.Often there n eed

2、 be no such fear because other people have un derg on e經(jīng)歷）the same questionings,dous or worries as ourselves,and many adults or teenage friends are only too pleased to share their kno wledge or experie nee with us.ln deed,i n many cases they also lear n someth in g,a nd much unn ecessary worry is pr

3、eve nted.You may use this Questi on Time to ask anything about life that you don't un dersta nd,or any question of a personal or general nature that has either troubled youfor some time or arisen recen tl y.ln order to protect your feeli ngs,which you may not want exposed,write the questi on dow

4、 n （in capitals if you wish） on a slip of paper without your n ame on it.The n fold the paper and hand it to your teacher who will sort the questi ons out at home before the less on takes place.He will respect the fact that the questi ons areasked in con fide nce（秘密地）;they should,however,be sen sibl

5、e and hon est on es.During the less on the teacher will read out a questi on,and the n call upon one ortwo volunteers from the class to offer their opinions before giving his own.Theclass should regard both questio ns and an swers and the discussi on that arises from them as con fide ntial to avoid

6、break ing the trust the questi oner has placed in the less on,and to make possible further discussi on of similar problems on ano ther occasi on.lt is also helpful to remember that the an swers give n represe nt only one or two poi nts of view some one else might an swer them quite differe ntly.I.So

7、metimes we have questi on s,but we would no t like to ask people becauseA. we are not sure about our questi onsB. we are afraid of being criticiedC. we are afraid of being in difficultyD. we only believe in ourselves2. The author suggests that in order not to be known,you shouldA. try to avoid ask i

8、ng questi onsB. give the questi on paper without the n ame on it to your teacherC. discuss the questi ons with your groupD. sort the questi ons out at home and the n tell them to your teacher3. The author tells us thatA. i n class we should value the speakers' questi ons or an swers to show our

9、trustB. in public we may lear n somethi ng to avoid unn ecessary worryC. lt's better to write your questions down than to ask them orallyD. only those who ask questi ons in con fide nce are sen sible and hon est Passage 2Chinese Mainland,Hong Kong,Taiwan Join Hands in SARS ResearchThe World Heal

10、th Organiation says the number of SARS（非典型性肺炎）cases worlide has reached 2,960.Though half of the affected patie nts have recovered, new cases are still being reported and the cause of the disease has still not bee n pinpoin ted.The Chin ese mainlan d,H ong Kong and Taiwan are all among the 23 countr

11、ies and regions trying to cope with the epidemic（ 傳 染?。?South Chin a's Guan gdo ng Prov ince is one of the areas hardest hit by SARS .1 t's also where the first case of the disease was reported.Observers say the situati on in Guan gdo ng has steadily improved with a sharp dow ntur n in the n

12、u mber of affected patie nts.So far,over 83 perce nt of the patie nts have recovered and bee n released from hospital.“ First of a,we need to understand that SARS is an epidemic and the human immunity（ 免疫 性） to the disease is therefore weak.But,from what we have experie need and observed,there is no

13、 reason topanic.The disease's infectiousness傳染性）is being weakened as it passes from one group to another.” said hong Nanshan,director of Guangdong Team for SARS Prevention and Treatment.The director says the key to fighting the disease now lies in finding the cause and developing a vacc ine（疫苗）.

14、This calls for con certed cooperati on with in the intern ati onal medical com mun ity.So far,the Chin ese main la nd and Hong Kong have bee n worki ng well together.The SARS situatio n in Taiwa n offers a more reassuri ng picture.So far a little over 20 people have bee n affected,with no deaths rep

15、orted.Taiwa n medical experts say this is in part due to effective quarantine（卩畐離）of suspected patients.But mainland cooperation with the island has so far bee n confined to the in dividual level.“ We have cooperated with the US Cen ter for Disease Con trol and the Hong Kong Health Departme nt.Rece

16、ntly Taiwa n officials have bee n to Hong Kong to lear n from the regi on's experience.After all,Hong Kong is now the epicenter（ 中心）of SARS and has developed some effective ways to diagnose（診斷）the disease. ” said hang Cangneng from TaiwginaXgi Hospital.Experts from the mainland and Taiwan are pu

17、shing for greater cooperation（ 合作）in the field.A joint seminar by all three sides will be held later this month.Questions relating to the virus's profile and the cause will be discussed at length to shed light on the remaining questions about the disease.1The passage mainly tells usA. SARS is a

18、disease which can not be con trolledB. Chi nese main Ian d,H ong Kong and Taiwa n will cooperate so as to deal with SARSC. Chinese mainland,Hong Kong and Taiwan are the areas hardest hit by SARSD. how to preve nt and treat SARS2. SARS is a diseaseA. which can be dealt with very easilyB. whose in fec

19、tious ness is weake ned whe n it passes from one area to ano therC. which does not endan ger patie nts' livesD. which passed from other coun tries to China3. Accord ing to the passage,we know that A.about half of the patie nts with SARS diedB. whe n the passage was writte n there were about 2,96

20、0 people with SARS in Guan gdo ngC. there are not more tha n 20 patie nts with SARS in Taiwa n and no deaths were reportedD. Taiwan would like to cooperate with Chinese mainland and Hong Kong to deal with SARS4. The underlined word“ panic ” in Paragraph 3 is closest toin meaning.A. be an gryB.be sur

21、prisedC.scare D.delight Passage 3Clive Walker is chairma n of the Wilder ness Trust of Souther n Africa,fo un der of the Lapalala Wilder ness School,a n exhibit ing wilderlife artist and author of seveal n atural history books.As such,Walker is recognised as one of South Africa's foremost conser

22、vationists（ 環(huán)保人士）一andallround（多才的）good guy.He has fought to protect the black and white rhinoceros targets for ruthless（無情的） hunters because their horn（角）gets high prices in Asian countries and through the wilderness school,has taught thousa nds of childre n from South Africa and overseas about n at

23、ure and con servati on.His latest project is an application to the United Nations Educational,Scientific,and Cultural Orga ni ati on（U NESCO） to have the Waterberg area in South Africa's Norther n Prov ince become a biosphere reserve（生物圈保護(hù)區(qū) ）.Walker believes the future of conservation in South A

24、frica lies in education and in private game reserves.In 1981 Walker was point taking（ 定點(diǎn)導(dǎo)游）adults on wilderness walks.At that point,he decided he wan ted to “ do someth ing for childre n” through the establishme nt of an environmentalschool. “ Con ita and I were prepared to look at childre n whose p

25、are nts could afford it,a nd those childre n who came from backgro unds whose pare nts could n ever do it.After that Con ita and I set out to find a place that would be safe,sufficiently close to the main areas of Johannesburg and Pretoria,bemalaria（瘧?。?free,have water and be ben efit to educati on

26、on the environmen t.They found this in Lapalala .In the first year,30 childre n 10 of them blacks fromSoweto were prese nt to visit the reserve.Nowadays,3,000 childre n a year spe nd time there.Those lucky eno ugh to visit his wilder ness school will see among many species white rhino ,warthogs and

27、red hartebeests. “ What made it really bad was whei I started mixing black childre n with white children.” When aneighbour reported Walker to the security police and at last he was asked at theirno torious headquarters,Walker said"I told them that all I was tryi ng to achieve was to givechildre

28、 n of South Africa,regardless of their backgro un d,a n un dersta nding of con servati on and aware ness that our survival depe ndsso much on it.”Walker survived the questioning after his point successfully,the school remained ope n and at least 45,000 childre n and teachers have had the pleasure of

29、 experiencing the Lapalala Wilder ness and its abundant wildlife over the past 19 years1. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?A45,000 children and teachers a year spend time there to enjoy the pleasure of experiencing the Lapalala Wilder ness.B. ln the past 19 years,it wa

30、s wholly only white people who could afford such a trip.C. A special con servatio nist who tried to ope n up the Nature's attract ions to the black people of South Africa ran into trouble.D. Those luckyeno ugh stude nts in Walker's Wilder ness School will see somecom mon species like as milu

31、 deer, Africa n elepha nt and red hartebeests.2. What would be the best title for the text?A. Clive Walker and His Wilderness TrustB. Allrou nd Good GuyC. Preservi ng Africa's Wildlife Kin gdomD. Lapalala Wilder ness3. How many pers ons are exactly men ti oned in the text?A. O ne.B.Two. C.Three.

32、 D.Four.Passage 4Jon atha n James looks like just ano ther kid about to graduate from high school.But this 19yearold Swede is anything but ordinary,from the computer in his parents' home he helps the USFederal Bureau of In vestigati on（ FBI） find out the world's most wan ted cyber crim in al

33、s（網(wǎng)絡(luò)犯罪分子）.Jon atha n first made headli nes whe n he and ano ther Swede,Fredrik Bjoerck,fo und out the maker of the “ Melissa "病壷0阪 March 1999.He came to the aid of the FBI again on May 7,finding out the suspected（嫌疑的）sender of the dangerous I LOVE YOU” virus.The suspectwas caught i n Man ila on

34、 May 8.Jon atha n's special skills are in hot dema nd as officials around the world express alarm at the “ virtual ” crimewave .In betwee n study ing for final exams,ha nging out with friends and refereeing his younger brother's football matches,the quiet,gentle teenager also gives lessons o

35、n esecurity （電子安全 ）to large companies.He reads a lot and exchanges information with other computer experts to know much about the latest tricks of the hacker （ 黑客）trade.Many compa nies have already tried to employ him,but he is not in terested at the mome nt.l nstead,he pla ns to begi n law school i

36、n the autu mn at Swede n's Uppsala Uni versity and start up his own e-security compa ny.Although he works with the FBI no w,his family in sists he's just“ a regular kid.“ Jonagreat kid,he has his friends and he does a lot more tha n just play wit h the computer, ” his little sister Tessa sai

37、d,adding that he helps the FBI because likes to help ， notbecause he's looking for fame and recognition.When the world was hit by the“ Love Bug ” virus,Jonathan was too busy preparing a speechon e-security to look into the problem“ Fin ally on May 7,I had some free time,so I bega nlook ing. ” Wi

38、th in a few hours,he had found thesuspect and emailed his method and results to the FBI.He said his work on the“ Melissa ” virus,which took three weeks to solve,wasia big help ifinding the suspect so quickly“ This time I knew exactly where to start,I knew what to disregardand what to look at/:1. The

39、 passage mainly wants to tell us thatA. Swedish kid helps FBI find out the most wan ted cyber crim in alsB. J on atha n is really a quiet,ge ntle and ordinary boyC. ma ny compa nies want the young computer expert to join inD. any cyber criminals will surely be found out wherever they are2. The publi

40、c started to know someth ing about Jon atha n just fromA. his helping the US FBI to fiB. his work together with Fredrik Bjoerck to find out the maker of the“ Melissa ” virusC. his little sister's talk about his good qualities as a regular kid and a good programmer"hi* Speech on c security t

41、o many computer companies after his fight against hackers3 From Jonathan's success in finding out the sender of the dangerous"I LOVE YOU ” virus wecaninfer thatA. where there's a will,there's a wayB. experie nee is kno wledgeC. hard work leads to successD. failure is the mother of s

42、uccess4. What do we know about Jon atha n?A. He is a good fame hun ter with various abilities.B. He is such a brave fighter that any criminal will feel afraid.C. He is an expert on security ,not in terested in running a compa ny.D. He is a regular kid but does somethi ng unu sual.Passage 5Former US

43、Vice Preside nt Al Gore,who came close to winning the preside ncy two years ago,said he will not run in 2004,a nd probably will not have ano ther opport unity to seek the White House.Though Gore would have been a frightening Democratic（ 民主黨的）main runner,his decisi on to give up the 2004 race probabl

44、y helped his party's cha nces in the gen eral elect ion aga inst Preside nt George W.Bush,Democrats said.Many did not want to see BushGore n .“ The last campaig n was an extremely difficult one,” Gore told CBS TV show“ 60Minu tes ” on Sun day.While say ing he still had the en ergy and drive to r

45、un aga in, Gore recog ni ed,“ There areof people within the Democratic Party who felt exhausted（by the 2000 race ）who felt like,OK,'Idon't want to go through that again.' And rm frankly sensitive to that feeling.”In n early two doe n in terviews after Gore announ ced his pla ns,Democrats

46、 dutifully claimed their party had lost a top candidate,but one after another,they praised Gore for taking an early exit from a primary race he could have won, spari ng them a repeat.Gore,54,said he was making his decisi on"in the full un dersta nding that it probably meansthat I will n ever ha

47、ve ano ther opport unity to run for preside nt.”Party activists（激進(jìn)主義分子 ）blamed Gore for losing despite a booming economy and eight years of a Democratic adm ini stratio n. Gore even lost his home state of Tenn essee,a victory there would have give n him the White House.1. Which of the following can

48、be the best title for this passage?A. Gore Was CriticiedB.Gore Decides Not to Fight Bush in 2004C.Former US Vice Preside nt Al GoreD.Al Gore and Gorge Bush2. Why do you think Gore has decides not to run in 2004 accord ing to this passage?A. Because he is quite old.B. Because many people are aga inst

49、 him.C. Because he quite un dersta nds the feeli ngs of a lot of Democratic members.D. Because he does n't want to be Preside nt of US.3. What was Gore's feeli ng whe n he made his decisi on?A. Delight.B.Sad.C.Regretful.D.Calm.Passage 6Priscilla Ondiida's 'energy cllici汕hem沁 Uirncd o

50、ui io 民 “ horrible dream. When she andher engineer husband married a few years ago,they built a $ 100,000,three-bedroom home inCalifornia.Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks,the house was equipped with small doublepaned（ 雙 層玻璃）windows and several other energysaving features.Problems began as soon as

51、 the couple moved in, however.Priscilla's eyes bur ned.Her throat was con sta ntly dry.She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep .It was as though she had sudde nly developed a stra nge ill ness.Experts fin ally traced the cause of her ill ness.The level of formaldehyde（ 甲醛）gas in her k

52、itche n was twice the maximum allowed by federal sta ndards for chemical workers.The source of the gas? Her new kitche n cab in ets and walltowall carpeti ng.The Ouchidas are victims of in door air polluti on, which is not give n sufficie nt atte nti on partly because of the n ati on's drive to

53、save en ergy.The problem itself isn't n ew.“ The in door en virorwas dirty long before energy conservationcame along, ” says Moschandreas,a pollution scientistat Geomet Tech no logies inM aryla nd.“ En ergy con servati on has ten ded to acce ntuate the situati onin somecases/'The problem app

54、ears to be more troublesome in n ewly con structed homes rathertha n old on es.Back in the days whe n en ergy was cheap,home builders did n't worry much about un sealed cracks.Because of such leaks,the air in an average home was repaced by fresh outdoor air about once an hour.As a result,the pol

55、luta nts gen erated in most households seldom built up to dan gerous levels.1. It can be lear ned from the passage that the Ouchidas' houseA. is well worth the money spe nt on its con struct ionB. is almost faultless form the point of en ergy con servati onC. failed to meet en ergy con servati o

56、n sta ndardsD. was desig ned and con structed in a scie ntific way2. What make the Ouchidas' new house a horrible dream?A. Lack of fresh air.B.Poor quality of building materials.C.Gas leakage in the kitche n. D.The n ewly pain ted walls.3. The word “ accentuate ” (Para.3) most probably means“.“A

57、. relieve B.accelerate C.worse nD.improve4. Why were cracks in old houses not a big concern?A. Because in door clea nli ness was not emphasied.B. Because en ergy used to be in expe nsive.C. Because environmen tal protecti on was give n top priority.D. Because they were tech ni cally un avoidable.5.

58、Thispassageismostprobably take n from an article en titledA. E nergy con servati onB.House Buildi ng CrisisC. Air Pollutio n In doorsD.Traps in Buildi ng Con struct ionPassage 7More and more private schools are being set up in China these days,e nding the state mono poly of the coun try's educat

59、i onal system.Although private schools are still on the experime ntal stage and are much more expe nsive as compared with the public schools,there is no lack of application for enrollment.People welcome private schools for good reasons.First of all,those schools are relieving our gover nment of part of the burde ns of financing so many schools.Sec on d,pare nts are willi ng to