《高考试卷模拟练习》2020英语终极测试卷二新模拟.pdf

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1、欣迈 2020 专升本终极测试英语欣迈专升本浙江专升本辅导专业品牌1/12欣迈专升本欣迈专升本 2 2020020 年英语终极测试卷二年英语终极测试卷二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选择题部分注意事项：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者钢笔填写在答题纸规定位置上。2.每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题纸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 I Reading Comprehension(60 points,60mintuets)Section APassage R

2、eading(每小题每小题 2 2 分，共分，共 5 50 0 分分)Format IDirections:There are four passages in this part.Each passage is followed by five questions orunfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.You shoulddecide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Ans

3、wer Sheet.(40 points)Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Basic to any understanding of Canada in the 20 years after the Second World War is thecountrys impressive population growth.For every three Canadians in 1945,there were over fivein 1966.In September 1966 Canadas popu

4、lation passed the 20 million mark.Most of this surginggrowth came from natural increase.The depression of the 1930s and the war had held backmarriages,and the catching-up process began after 1945.The baby boom continued through thedecade of the 1950s,producing a population increase of nearly fifteen

5、 percent in the five yearsfrom 1951 to 1956.This rate of increase had been exceeded only once before in Canadas history,in the decade before 1911,when the prairies were being settled.Undoubtedly,the good economic conditions of the 1950s supported a growth in thepopulation,but the expansion also deri

6、ved from a trend toward earlier marriages and an increasein the average size of families.In 1957 the Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per thousand,one of thehighest in the world.After the peak year of 1957,the birth rate in Canada began to decline.Itcontinued falling until in 1966 it stood at the low

7、est level in 25 years.Partly this decline reflectedthe low level of births during the depression and the war,but it was also caused by changes inCanadian society.Young people were staying at school longer;more women were working;young欣迈 2020 专升本终极测试英语欣迈专升本浙江专升本辅导专业品牌2/12married couples were buying a

8、utomobiles or houses before starting families;rising livingstandards were cutting down the size of families.It appeared that Canada was once more falling instep with the trend toward smaller families that had occurred all through the Western world sincethe time of the Industrial Revolution.Although

9、the growth in Canadas population had slowed down by 1966(the increase in thefirst half of the 1960s was only nine percent),another large population wave was coming over thehorizon.It would be composed of the children who were born during the period of the high birthrate prior to 1957.1.What does the

10、 passage mainly discuss？A.Educational changes in Canadian societyB.Canada during the Second World WarC.Population trends in postwar CanadaD.Standards of living in Canada2.According to the passage,when did Canadas baby boom begin?A.In the decade after 1991.B.After 1945.C.During the depression of the

11、1930s.D.In 1966.3.The author suggests that in Canada during the 1950s_A.the urban population decreased rapidlyB.fewer people marriedC.economic conditions were poorD.the birth rate was very high4.When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest postwar level?A.1966B.1957C.1956D.19515.It can be inferre

12、d from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution_.A.families were largerB.population statistics were unreliableC.the population grew steadilyD.economic conditions were badPassage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Surfingthe art of riding a wave on a pointed boardis the

13、wildest,fastest natural watersport known to man.In recent years,it has developed into a major sport around the world,from欣迈 2020 专升本终极测试英语欣迈专升本浙江专升本辅导专业品牌3/12Australia to South Africa.Huskey Aussies brave man-eating sharks to ride the green waves inDown Under;Hawaiian experts risk their lives on hug

14、e,thirty-foot swells on the windward side ofOahu;Californians of all ages go out the year-round.In the winter,surf-riders put on waterproofsurvival suits to ride gray waves and it is so cold that their flesh turns blue and their unprotectedmuscles knot.Surfing is no sport for weaklings.Swimming a qu

15、arter of a mile or more,and pushing asurfboard out to where the swells are just right for launching,can be real work.Then,at preciselythe right moment,you mount your aquatic steed and go slashing across the face of a powerfulswell with the white water foaming at your heels.The hissing crest of the h

16、uge wave bites at yourshoulder,threatening at any moment to smash you flat.In the next several seconds,a cool headand lightningquick reflexes will bring your board under control for that majestic ride down theback of the great green mountain of water.Once on the beach,you know why surfing is growing

17、in popularity as an international sport,and youre glad to be a member of this new waterfraternity.6.What can we infer from the passage?A.Surfing is only popular in Australia.B.Surfing is the sport for young people.C.Africans do not go surfing because of its dry weather.D.Surfing has grown popular al

18、l over the world.7.Which of the following statements is true?A.No one likes to go surfing in winter.B.The surf-riders dont feel cold in winter.C.Although it is very cold in winter,surf riders are still attracted by the sport.D.Weaklings go surfing in winter in order to grow strong.8.The word“brave”i

19、n Line 4 can be best replaced by_.A.struggleB.not timidC.full of courageD.meet danger of9.Which of the following rhetorical(带修辞色彩的)skills is used in the phrase“the great,greenmountain of water”A.Simile.B.MetaphorC.PersonificationD.Exaggeration10.Where does this passage most probably come from?A.A sp

20、ort magazine.B.A play.C.An advertisement of a sport club.D.A biography of a sportsman.Passage ThreeQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:欣迈 2020 专升本终极测试英语欣迈专升本浙江专升本辅导专业品牌4/12We have all heard the saying,“you are what you eat.”But how many of us are willing toadmit that the expression

21、 applies to us as well as to all those unidentified people out there?Current research suggests that the majority of Americans have bad eating habits,and some of thisis determined by our lifestyle,which demands that we eat quickly and inexpensively.What are the commonest foods on the American menu?Ha

22、mburgers and French fries,sugar-laden drinks,pies and whipped cream,malts and ice-cream.Apart from an occasionalbroiled hamburger,all the things on that list are bad for us.And there are certain prophets of doomwho predict that all those fat-laden fast foods provide us with only one thinga faster ro

23、ad to thegrave.On the other hand,there are those who claim that the basic fast-food meal contains all thenourishment you need.After all,there are meat,milk,salad(if you have the extras),and bread.And if you have a cheeseburger instead of a hamburger,you are doing yourself an extra favor byadding add

24、itional protein.What these good news gossips are overlooking is the usually pulpy bun;the excess of sugar in the maltose(麦芽糖)or Coke;and overdose of salt that is sprinkled on thehamburger to make delicious.So you decide to stay away from the hamburger joint,and buy your food from thesupermarket.Are

25、you any better off?Not if you buy frozen or canned food.The experts tell us thatcanned and frozen vegetables contain sugar,as well as all sorts of perspectives that are not doinganything to improve your health.According to these people,the only way to be sure that your foodis good for you is to buy

26、it and cook it fresh.And then,of course,you have to eat itand thatcreates another problem.The speed of todays world has encouraged many of us to eat far too fast.We do not chew our food enough,and we eat on the run or we jump and start running the minutewe finish eating.11.Why have the majority ofAm

27、ericans had bad eating habits according to the current research?A.It is partly because of their lifestyle.B.Because they always eat the commonest foods like hamburgers and French fries.C.It is mainly because the foods they eat are not expensive.D.Because the foods they have do not contain nutrition

28、they need.12.According tothesecond paragraph,thefollowingthingsarebad for Americansexcept_.A.sugar-laden drinksB.whipped creamC.ice-creamD.some broiled hamburgers13.Compared with a hamburger,a cheeseburger provides us with more_.A.sugarB.saltC.creamD.protein欣迈 2020 专升本终极测试英语欣迈专升本浙江专升本辅导专业品牌5/1214.Wh

29、at should we do with the food so as to be better off?A.We should buy frozen or canned food from the supermarket.B.We should buy good food and cook it fresh.C.We should be encouraged to eat far too fast.D.We should keep the hamburger joint.15.By saying that“we eat on the run”,the author means that _.

30、A.we start running when we eatB.we do not always chew our foodC.we are made to eat too fastD.the speed of the world is too fastPassage FourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:Researchers have established that when people are mentally engaged,biochemical changesoccur in the brain th

31、at allows it to act more effectively in cognitive areas such as attention andmemory.This is true regardless of age.People will be alert and receptive if they are faced with information that gets them to thinkabout things they are interested in.And someone with a history of doing more rather than les

32、s willgo into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind.Many experts are so convinced of the benefits of challenging the brain that they are puttingthe theory to work in their own lives.“The idea is not necessarily to learn to memorize enormousamounts of information”

33、,says James Foard,associate director of National Institute on Aging.“Most of us dont need that kind of skills.Such specific training is of less interest than being ableto maintain mental alertness.”Foard and others say they challenge their brains with differentmental skills,both because they enjoy t

34、hem and because they are sure that their range of activitieswill help the way their brains work.Gene Cohen,acting director of the same institute,suggests that people in their old age shouldengage in mental and physical activities individually as well as in groups.Cohen says that we arefrequently adv

35、ised to keep physically active as we age,but older people need to keep mentallyactive as well.Those who do are more likely to maintain their intellectual abilities and to begenerally happier and better adjusted.“The point is,you need to do both,”Cohen says,“Intellectual activity actually influences

36、brain-cell health and size.”16.People who are cognitively healthy are those_.A.who can remember large amounts of informationB.who are highly intelligentC.whose minds are alert and receptive欣迈 2020 专升本终极测试英语欣迈专升本浙江专升本辅导专业品牌6/12D.who are good at recognizing different sounds17.According to Fozards argu

37、ment people can make their brains work more efficiently by_.A.constantly doing momentary workB.taking part in various mental activitiesC.going through specific trainingD.making frequent adjustments18.The findings of James and other scientists in their work_.A.remain a theory to further provedB.have

38、been challenged by many other expertsC.have been generally acceptedD.are practiced by the researchers themselves19.Older people are generally advised to_.A.keep fit by going in for physical activitiesB.keep mentally active by challenging their brainsC.maintain mental alertness through specific train

39、ingD.maintain a balance between individual and group activities20.What is the passage mainly about?A.How biochemical changes occur in the human brain.B.Why people should keep active not only physically but also mentally.C.How intellectual activities influence brain-cell health.D.Why people should re

40、ceive special mental training as they age.Format IIDirections:In the following passage,some sentences have been removed.For questions 21-25,choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blanks.There aretwo extra choices,which do not fit into any of the gaps.You shou

41、ld decide on the best choice andblacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.(10 points)Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life.Every waking moment,the eyes areworking to see the world around us.Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing eyesight,but its easy to includ

42、e steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes.Here are five suggestionsfor a lifetime of healthy eyesight:Schedule yearly exams._21_Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of ageto the doctor for a careful check.The good news is that millions of children now can have yearlyeye exa

43、ms and following treatment,including eyeglasses.欣迈 2020 专升本终极测试英语欣迈专升本浙江专升本辅导专业品牌7/12Protect against UV rays(紫外线).Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes.Nomatter what the season is,its extremely important to wear sunglasses._22_Give your eyes a break.Two-thirds of Americans spend up to

44、seven hours a day usingcomputers or other digital products._23_Experts recommend that people practice the 20/20/20rule:every 20 minutes,take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away._24_As part of a healthy diet,eat more fruits and vegetables each day.Vitamins(维生素)C and E help protect ey

45、esight and promote eye health.Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses（隐形眼镜）.Many Americans use contactlenses to improve their eyesight.While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contactlenses,many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk._25_Otherwise,you mayhave probl

46、ems such as red eyes,pain in the eyes,or a more serious condition.A.Eat your greens.B.Eye care should begin early in life.C.They can properly protect your eyes.D.Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins.E.Parents usually dont care about their own eyesight.F.Always follow the doctors advice for app

47、ropriate wear.G.This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness.Section B Banked Cloze(每小题每小题 1 1 分，共分，共 1 10 0 分分)Directions:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one wordfor each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the

48、 passage.Read the passagethrough carefully before making your choices.Please march the corresponding letter for each itemin the Answer Sheet.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.(10 points)Today I would like to tell you about the effects of old age on health.Actually,today a l

49、ot of_26_ have taken place in the care of old people and old peoples health is not nearly so bad as it usedto be.Probably the most ignored disorder among old people is _27_.Maybe about 15%of olderpeople_28_fromthiscondition.Alotofitiscausedby_29_.Although it is better now for old people,we have to a

50、dmit that the body does change as we growolder.The _30_ system starts to decline and there are changes in metabolism,lungs,the senses,thebrain and the skin.So what should an old person do to _31_these changes?He or she should eat a_32_diet not too much fatchicken or fish should be eaten rather than