专升本英语阅读理解训练20篇15694.pdf
.专升本英语阅读理解训练 20 篇1-10 专升本英语阅读训练001 You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight.They hit one another hard.At the start they only fight with their fists.But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs.And so it goes on until one of the men crashes(撞击)through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below.He is dead！Of course he isnt really dead.With any luck he isnt even hurt.Why“Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains,who crash cars of even catch fire,are professionals.They do this for a living.These men are called stuntmen.That is to say,they perform tricks.There are two sides to their work.They actually do most of the things you see on the screen.For e*ample,they fall from a high building.However,they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard bo*es covered with a mattress(床垫).Again,when they hit one another with chairs,the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows,the glass is made of sugar!But although their work depends on trick of this sort,it also requires a high degree of skill and training.Often a stuntman s success depends on careful timing.For e*ample,when he is blown up in a battle scene,he has to jump out of the way of the e*plosion just at the right moment.Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work,but they lead dangerous lives.They often get seriously injured,and sometimes killed.A Norwegian stuntman,for e*ample,skied over the edge of a cliff(悬崖)a thousand feet high.His parachute(降落伞)failed to open,and he was killed.In spite of all the risks,this is no longer a profession for men only.Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action.For nowadays there are stuntgirls tool 1.Stuntmen are those who _.A.often dress up as actors B.prefer to lead dangerous lives .C.often perform seemingly dangerous actions D.often fight each other for their lives 2.Stuntmen earn their living by _.A.playing their dirty tricks B.selling their special skills C.jumping out of high windows D.jumping from fast moving trains 3.When a stuntman falls from a high building,_.A.he needs little protection B.he will be covered with a mattress C.his life is endangered D.his safety is generally all right 4.Which of the following is the main factor(因素)of a successful performance“A.Strength.B.E*actness.C.Speed.D.Carefulness.5.What can be inferred from the author s e*ample of the Norwegian stuntman“A.Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.B.The percentage of serious accidents is high.C.Parachutes must be of good quality.D.The cliff is too high.KEY:1-5 CBDBA 专升本英语阅读训练002 activity which was almost unknown to the learned in the early days of the history,while during the fifteenth century the term reading undoubtedly meant reading aloud.Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading bee popular.One should be careful,however,of supposing that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is distraction(分散注意力)to others.E*amination of reasons.connected with the historical development of silent reading shows that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.The last century saw a gradual increase in literacy(读写能力)and thus in the number of readers.As readers increased,so the number of listeners dropped,and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud.As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less mon,so came the popularity of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries,trains and offices,where reading aloud would disturb other readers in a way.Towards the end of the century there was still heated argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully,and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening.Indeed this argument remains with us still in education.However,whatever its advantages,the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media(媒介)on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other.By the end of the century students were being advised to have some new ideas of books and to use skills in reading them which were not proper,if not impossible,for the oral reader.The social,cultural,and technological developments in the century had greatly changed what the term reading referred to.1.Why was reading aloud mon before the nineteenth century“A.Because silent reading had not been discovered.B.Because there were few places for private reading.C.Because few people could read for themselves.D.Because people depended on reading for enjoyment.2.The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century showed.A.a change in the position of literate people B.a change in the nature of reading C.an increase in the number of books D.an increase in the average age of readers 3.Educationalists are still arguing about _.A.the importance of silent reading B.the amount of information provided by books and newspapers C.the effects of reading on health D.the value of different types of reading material 4.What is the writer of this passage attempting to do“A.To e*plain how present day reading habits developed.B.To change peoples way to read.C.To show how reading methods have improved.D.To encourage the growth of reading.KEY:1-4 CBDA 专升本英语阅读训练003 In some ways,the United States has made some progress.Fires no longer destroy 18,000 buildings as they did in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871,or kill half a town of 2,400 people,as they did the same night in Peshtigo,Wisconsin.Other than the Beverly Hill Supper Club fire in Kentucky in 1977,it has been four decades since more than 100 Americans died in a fire.But even with such successes,the United States still has one of the worst fire death rates in the world.Safety e*perts say the problem is neither money nor.technology,but the indifference(无所谓)of a country that just will not take fires seriously enough.American fire departments are some of the worlds fastest and best-equipped.They have to be.The United States has twice Japans population,and 40 times as many fires.It spends far less on preventing fires than on fighting them.And American fire-safety lessons are aimed almost entirely at children,who die in large numbers in fires but who,against popular beliefs,start very few of them.E*perts say the error is an opinion that fires are not really anyones fault.That is not so in other countries,where both public education and the law treat fires as either a personal failing or a crime(罪行).Japan has many wood houses;of the 48 fires in world history that burned more than 10,000 buildings,Japan has had 27.Punishment for causing a big fire can be as severe as life imprisonment.In the United States,most education dollars are spent in elementary schools.But,the lessons are aimed at too limited a number of people;just 9 percent of all fire deaths are caused by children playing with matches.The United States continues to depend more on technology than laws or social pressure.There are smoke detectors in 85 percent of all homes.Some local building laws now require home sprinklers(喷水装置).New heaters and irons shut themselves off if they are tipped.1.The reason why so many Americans die in fires is that _.A.they took no interest in new technology B.they did not pay great attention to preventing fires C.they showed indifference to fighting fires D.they did not spend enough money on fire equipment 2.It can be inferred from the passage that_.A.fire safety lessons should not be aimed only at American children .B.American children have not received enough education of fire safety lessons C.Japan is better equipped with fire equipment than the United States D.Americas large population leads to more fires 3.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage“A.There has been no great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that leads to high death rate.B.There have been several great fires in the USA in recent 40 years that lead to high death rate.C.There has been only one great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that led to high death rate.D.The fire in Kentucky in 1977 made only a few people killed.KEY:BAC 专升本英语阅读训练004 Nuclear powers(核能的)danger to health,safety,and even life itself can be described in one word;radiation(辐射).Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it,partly because it cannot be detected(探测)by human senses.It cant be seen or heard,or touched or tasted,even though it may be all around us.There are other things like that.For e*ample,radio waves are all around us but we cant detect them,sense them,without a radio receiver.Similarly,we cant sense radioactivity without a radiation detector.But unlike mon radio waves,nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.At very high levels,radiation can kill an animal or human being outright by killing masses of cells(细胞)in important organs(器官).But even the lowest levels can do serious damage.There is no level of radiation that is pletely safe.If the.radiation does not hit anything important,the damage may not be significant.This is the case when only a few cells are hit,and if they are killed outright.Your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones.But if the few cells are only damaged,and if they reproduce themselves,you may be in trouble.They reproduce themselves in an unusual way.They can grow into cancer.Sometimes this does not show up for many years.This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation.Serious damage can be done without the knowledge of the person at the time that damage has occurred.A person can be irradiated(放射治疗)and feel fine,then die of cancer five,ten,or twenty years later as a result.Or a child can be born weak or easy to get serious illness as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.Radiation can hurt us.We must know the truth.1.According to the passage,the danger of nuclear power lies in _.A.nuclear mystery B.radiation detection C.radiation level D.nuclear radiation 2.Radiation can lead to serious results even at the lowest level _.A.when it kills few cells B.if it damages few cells C.though the damaged cells can repair themselves D.unless the damaged cells can reproduce themselves 3.Radiation can hurt us in the way that it can _.A.kill large numbers of cells in main organs so as to cause death immediately B.damage cells which may grow into cancer years later C.affect the healthy growth of our younger generation D.lead to all of the above results .4.Which of the following can be best inferred from the passage“A.The importance of protection from radiation cannot be overemphasized(过分强调).B.The mystery about radiation remains unsolved.C.Cancer is mainly caused by radiation.D.Radiation can hurt those who do not know about its danger.KEY:1-4 DBDA 专升本英语阅读训练005 Today is the date of that afternoon in April a year ago when I first saw the strange and attractive doll玩具娃娃in the window of Abe Sheftels toy shop on Third Avenue near Fifteenth Street,just around the corner from my office,where the plate on the door reads.Dr Samuel Amory.I remember just how it was that day:the first sign of spring floated across the East River,mi*ing with the soft-coal smoke from the factories and the street smells of the poor neighbourhood.As I turned the corner on my way to work and came to Sheftels,I was made once more known of the poor collection of toys in the dusty window,and I remembered the ing birthday of a small niece of mine in Cleveland,to whom I was in the habit of sending small gifts.Therefore,I stopped and e*amined the window to see if there might be anything suitable,and looked at the collection of unattractive objects-a red toy fire engine,some lead soldiers,cheap baseballs,bottles of ink,pens,yellowed envelopes,and advertisements for soft-drinks.And thus it was that my eyes finally came to rest upon the doll stored away in one corner,a doll with the strangest,most charming e*pression on her face.I could not wholly make her out,due to the shadows and the film of dust through which I was looking,but I was sure that a.deep impression had been made upon me as though I had run into a person,as one does sometimes with a stranger,with whose personality one is deeply impressed.1.What made an impression on the author“A.The dolls unusual face.B.The collection of toys.C.A stranger he met at the store.D.The beauty and size of the doll.2.Why does the author mention his niece“A.She likes dolls.B.The doll looks like her.C.She lives near Sheftels.D.He was looking for a gift for her.3.Why did the writer go past Sheftels“A.He was on his way to school.B.He was looking for a present for his niece.C.He wanted to buy some envelopes.D.None of the above is right.4.The story takes place in the _.A.early summer B.early spring C.midsummer D.late spring KEY:1-5 ADDB .专升本英语阅读训练006 Technology is the application(应用)of knowledge to production.Thanks to modern technology,we have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force.New machines and new methods have helped cut down time and e*pense while increasing overall output.This has meant more production and a higher standard of living.For most of us in America,modern technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets.However,technology has also increased the amount of food available(有用的)to us,by means of modern farming machinery and animalbreeding techniques,and has e*tended our life span via()medical technology.Will mankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life“In large measure the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it widely.If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years,the answer is definitely yes.The advancement of technology depends upon research and development,and the latest statistics(统计)show that the united States is continuing to pump billions of dollars annually(每年)into such efforts.So while we are running out of some scarce resources(少的资源)we may well find technological substitutes(代用品)for many of them through our research programs.Therefore,in the final analysis the three major factors of production(land,labor and capital)are all influenced by technology.When we need new skills on techniques in medicine,people will start developing new technology to meet those needs.As equipment proves to be slow or inefficient,new machines will be invented.Technology responds to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of living.1.What is the best title for the passage“A.The definition of technology B.Modern technology C.The application of technology D.The development of technology .2.From the passage,we can infer that this article is probably _.A.a part of the introduction to American business B.followed by the passage talking about factors of production C.taken from a learned journal D.Both A and B 3.Which is the main idea of the passage“A.Modern technology is
