專升本英語（閱讀）模擬試卷10（共9

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（共195題）

專升本英語（閱讀）模擬試卷第1套

一、閱讀理解（本題共20題，每題上0分，共20分。）

ThetraditionalAmericanThanksgivingDaycelebrationgoesbackto1621.Inthatyeara

specialfeastwaspreparedinPlymouth,Massachusetts.Thecolonistswhohadsettled

therehadleftEnglandbecausetheyweredeniedofreligiousfreedom.Theycametothe

newlandandfaceddifficultiesincomingacrosstheocean.Theshipthatcarriedthem

wascalledtheMayflower.TheNorthAtlanticwasdifficulttotravel.Therewerebad

storms.TheywereassistedinlearningtoliveinthelandbytheIndianswholivedinthe

region.ThePuritans,astheywerecalled,hadmuchtobethankfulfor.Theirreligious

practiceswerenolongerasourceofcriticismbythegovernment.Theylearnedtoadjust

theirfarminghabitstotheclimateandsoil.WhentheyselectedfourthThursdayof

NovemberforiheirThanksgivingCelebration、theyinvitedtheirneighbors*theIndians,

tojointhemindinnerandaprayerofgratitudeforthenewlife.Theyrecalledthegroup

of102men,womenandchildrenwholeftEngland.Theyrememberedtheirdeadwhodid

notlivetoseetheshoresofMassachusetts.Theyreflectedonthe5daysjourneythat

testedtheirstrength.

1、ThetraditionofThanksgivingDayis.

A、nearly100yearsold

B>nearly200yearsold

C、nearly300yearsold

D、nearly400yearsold

標準答案：D

知識點解析：文章第一段第一句說，美國傳統的感恩節慶祝活動可以追溯到1621

年。這個年代到目前已近四百年了。

2、WhydidthecolonistsleaveEngland?

A^becauseofreligiousproblems

B、toestablishanewreligion

C、tolearnfarming

D、becauseoftheIndians

標準答案：A

知識點解析：文章第一段第三句告訴我們，那些殖民者離開英國是因為他們在那里

失去了宗教自由。

3、TheMayflowerwas.

A、thecitytheyleftfrom

B、thecitytheyarrivedat

C^theshiptheytraveledin

D、thenameoftheIndianchief

標準答案：c

知識點誦析：第一批來北美大陸開墾殖民地的人所乘的船的名字叫“五月花”號。

4、TheIndianshad.

A、madelifedifficultforthem

helpedthemtoadjust

Cstakentheirland

D、beentooafraidtotalktothem

標準答案：B

知識點解析：從文章第二段第四句可知，住在當地的印第安人幫助他們學會了怎樣

在這塊土地上生活。

5^TheclimateandsoilinMassachusettsare.

A、similartothatofEngland

differentfromthatofEngland

C>similartothatofPlymouth

D^differentfromthatofPlymouth

標準答案：B

知識點解析：文章第二段最后一句的意思是，他們學會了根據氣候和土壤來調整農

田的耕作。由此推知，北美的氣候與英國的氣候相差很大。

Asheclosedhisservicestationat1:20oneSundaymorning,TonyPayscursetonthe

groundametalcashboxcontaining$7,000.Athomeashortwhilelater,hereachedin

thebackofhiscarforthebox.Itwasmissing.Realizingihalhemusthavelefliloulside

ihestation.Payseurspeededback.Theboxwasgone.Sundaymorning,althoughhefelt

ill,Payseurwenttoworkwithhistwosons.Then,inthemiddleoftheafternoon,aman

namedWaynecameandtoldhisstory.PassingthestationminutesafterPayseurleftthe

previousnight,Brazzellhadspottedthemetalbox.Thinkingitwasatool-boxsomeone

hadleftaccidentally;hestoppedandpickeditup.About3p.in.Sunday,Brazzell

openedthebox.Findingitfilledwithcash,herushedtothestation."Icouldn'tbelieve

someonewouldbesohonest,"Payseursaiditwhenhegotbackhisbox.

6、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A、Howthemissingmetalboxwasreturned.

B>Mr.Payseurisaluckyman.

C^Mr.Payseur'smetalbox.

D^Mr.Payseur'scarelessness.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：文章一開頭就介紹托尼?佩塞丟失金屆盒子的過程，文章的后部分講

述盒子怎樣失而復得。因此A項最符合題意。

7、WhendidMr.Payseurrealizethemissingofhismetalbox?

A、Saturdaymorning.

B、Alittletimeafterhegothome.

C、Sundayafternoon.

D、Alittletimebeforehewenthome.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：文章第一段最后一句說明了佩塞先生開始知道丟失金屬盒子的時間,

即“剛到家一會兒，他到車子后部拿盒子，盒子不見了“，所以B項正確。

8、Mr.Waynefoundthemetalbox.

A、onthegroundwiththecoveropen

B、laidontheground

C、lyinginthecorner

D、inthebackofacar

標準答案：B

知識點解析：從文章內容可知Mr.Wayne的名字叫布雷澤爾。文章第二段倒數第

二句中講到“他停下來撿起盒子”可推斷出，金屬盒是放在地上的。

9、"...Brazzellhadspottedthemetalbox."(Para.2),here"spot"means.

A、catch

B、know

C、meet

D、see

標準答案：D

知識點解析：從本句的上下文線索可知，spot意思應是see,即“發現，看到”的意

思。

10、Bysaying"Icouldntbelievesomeonewouldbesohonest."Mr.Payseurmeans

that

A、it'shardtobelievethereisstillsomeonesohonest

B、therearehonestpeoplelikeMr.Payseur

C^weshouldbelievemostofthepeople

D、Mr.Brazzellisaniceman

標準答案：A

知識點解析：本句的漢語可譯為“我簡直不敢相信竟有人如此的誠實“，暗含的意思

是現在很多人都己經不再誠實，尤其是在金錢面前。這句話含有作者的吃驚、懷疑

和感激的感情。

Lanewaitedonthebenchnearestthebridge,ashehadbeeninstructed.Thewindblew

straightacrosstheriver,sharpasarazor,andhehadtopullhisovercoatcloserabout

him.Hewentoverhisinstructionsinhismind.Theagentwouldappearatfouro*clock.

HewouldchattoLaneforawhile,afterwhichhewouldgetup,leavinghisnewspaper

behind.Theplanwouldbefastenedinside.Adistantclockbegantostrikethehour.Asif

fromnowhere,amanappearedandsatdownbesideLane,placinghisnewspaperonthe

seatbetweenthem.Hewasthinandmiddle-aged,andseemedinneedofagoodmeal.He

borenoresemblancetoLane'sideaofasuccessfulspy.Hisconversation,confinedto

trivialobservationsabouttheweather,waspainfullyuninteresting.Afewminuteslater

hegotupandcontinuedonhisway.Lanepickedupthepaperwhichlayonthebench,as

ifhewantedtolookatthenews.Hewasexcitedtoseetheplanspinnedtothecenter

page.Atthatmoment,however,therewasastrongwindwhichliftedthenewspaperinto

theair,likeakite,andblewitintotheriver.

11、Lane.

A、memorizedhisorders

B、recitedhisorders

C、triedtorememberhisorders

D、repeatedhisordershimself

標準答案：D

知識點解析：文章第二段第一句的意思是，萊恩在腦海里不斷重復得到的指示。go

over：反復地說（想），同repeat意思相近，故選D。

12、Theagentwasgoingto.

A、giveLanesomeimportantpapers

B、tellhimsomepiecesofadvice

C>tellhimsomeimportantnews

D、tellhimhissuffering

標準答案：A

知識點解析：文章第二段指出，那位情報人員將把計劃夾在報紙中，然后將報紙留

給萊恩。四個選項中只有A項符合題意。

13、Theagentleftthenewspaper.

A、byarrangement

B、bymistake

C、atLane'srequest

D、outofkindness

標準答案：A

知識點解析：文章第二段講述了整個行動將要進行的過程，從這里可看出，那位情

報人員將報紙丟下是事先安排的。故選A。

14、Lane.

A、readthenews

B、madetheplans

C、turnedoverthepagesofthenewspaper

D、madeakiteoutofthenewspaper

標準答案：C

知識點解析：文章最后一段講述到，情報人員走后，萊恩撿起報紙，就像想看新聞

一樣。他看到計劃夾在強紙里時很興奮。從中可知，萊恩翻開報紙后知道計劃夾在

里面。

15^Lane.

A、gotridoftheplansquickly

B、losttheplans

C、threwtheplansaway

D、managedtosavetheplans

標準答案：B

知識點解析：文章最后一句的意思是，萊恩剛打開報紙，看到夾在里面的計劃，這

時刮來一陣風，將報紙刮向空中，飄落在河水里。由此可推斷出他把計劃弄丟了，

故選Bo

Menhavetraveledeversincetheyfirstappearedontheearth.Inprimitivetimestheydid

noltravelforpleasurebulI。findnewplaceswhere(heirherdscouldfeed,orloescape

fromhoslileneighbors,orlofindmorefavorableclimates.Theytraveledonfoot.Their

journeyswerelong,tiring,andoftendangerous.Theyprotectedthemselveswithsimple

weapons,suchaswoodensticksorstoneclubs,andbylightingfiresatnightand,above

all,bykeepingtogether.Beingintelligentandcreative,theysoondiscoveredeasierways

oftraveling.Theyrodeonthebacksoftheirdomesticatedanimals;theyhollowedout

treetrunks,andbyusingbitsofwoodaspaddles、wereabletotravelacrosswater.Later

theytraveled,notfromnecessity,butforthejoyandexcitementofseeingand

experiencingnewthings.Thisisstillthemainreasonwhywetraveltoday.Traveling,of

course,hasnowbecomeahighlyorganizedbusiness.Therearecarsandsplendidroads,

expresstrains,hugeshipsandjetairliners,allofwhichprovideuswithcomfortsand

security.Thissoundswonderful.Buttherearedifficulties,ifyouwanttogoabroad,you

needapassportandavisa,tickets,luggage,andahundredandoneotherthings.Ifyou

loseanyofthem,yourjourneymayberuined.

16、Inprimitivetimesmentraveled.

A>forjoy

B、fromnecessity

C、tobroadenthemind

D、toescapefromthewildanimals

標準答案：B

知識點解析：文章第二段第一句指出，在原始社會，人們旅行的目的是尋找放牧場

地，躲避敵人，或者是為了尋找更為適宜的氣候，即為了必需的生活需求而旅行。

由第四段第一句"latertheytraveled,notfromnecessity…''也可直接得出答案B是正

確的。

17、Theirjourneyswerelong,tiringandoftendangerous,sotheyhadtotakemeasures

toprotectthemselvesEXCEPT.

A、theyhadtoarmthemselveswithwoodensticks

B、theyprotectedthemselveswithstoneclubs

C、theyhadtotravelingroups

D、theynevertraveledatnight

標準答案：D

知識點解析：文章第二段最后一句是說原始人旅途中的情況，他們為了保護自己拿

著簡單的武器，例如木根和石棒，并在夜里點燃火把，更重要的是他們常常一起行

動。A、B、C都正確，D項明顯不合文意。

18、Later,theyfounditeasiertotravelbecause.

A、theycouldtravelbywagons

theycouldrideontheirtameanimalsandgoacrosswaterinhollowedtreetrunks

C、theroadsweresplendid

D、theclimateswerefavorable

標準答案：B

知識點解析：文章第三段第二句指出，原始人后來駕馭牲畜或劃著木船旅行。B項

符合文章描述。

19、Travelinghasnowbecomeahighlyorganizedbusiness

A、sowecantravelanywherewithoutdifficulty

B、becauseweareprovidedwithallkindsofconvenientmeansfortraveling

C、becausetravelingorganizationscanbefoundinthecountriestheworldover

D、sotravelershaveincreasedrapidly

標準答案：B

知識點解析：文章最后一段前兩句是說，現在旅行已成為一種有組織的業務，因為

有安全舒適的交通工具。

20、”…toescapefromhostileneighbors...M,"hostile"means

A^talkative

B、hotheaded

C^enthusiastic

D、unfriendly

標準答案：D

知識點解析：文章第二段講述了原始人旅行有許多原因，其中包括躲避充滿敵意的

鄰居。hostile意思為“充滿敵意的，不友好的”。D項意思最為接近。

專升本英語（閱讀）模擬試卷第2套

一、閱讀理解（本題共25題，每題7.0分，共25分。）

Thedeclineinmoralstandards——whichhaslongconcernedsocialanalysts——hasatlast

capturedtheattentionofaverageAmericans.AndJeanBethkeElshtain,forone,isglad.

Thefactthatordinarycitizensarenowstartingtothinkseriouslyaboutthenation'smoral

climate,saysthisethicspiofessorattheUniversityofChicago,isreasontohopethatnew

ideaswillcomeforwardtoimproveit.Butthechallengeisnottobeunderestimated.

MaterialismandindividualisminAmericansocietyarethebiggestobstacles."The

thoughtthatTminitforme'hasbecomedeeplyrootedinthenationalconsciousness,"

Ms.Elshtainsays.Someofthiscanbeattributedtothedisintegrationoftraditional

communities,inwhichneighborslookedoutforoneanother,shesays.Withtoday's

greatermobilityandwithsomanycouplesworking,thosebondshavebeenweakened,

replacedbyagreateremphasisonself.Ina1996pollofAmericans,lossofmorality

loppedthelistofthebiggestproblemsfacingtheU.S.AndElshtainsaysthepublicis

correcttosensethat:DatashowsthatAmericansarestrugglingwithproblemsunheardof

inthe1950s,suchasclassroomviolenceandahighrateofbirthstounmarriedmothers.

"Thedesireforahighermoralstandardisnotalamenl（挽歌）forsomenonexistent

goldenage,"Elshtainsays,"norisitawishful（一廂情愿的）longingforatimethat

deniedopportunitiestowomenandminorities.Mostpeople,infact,favorthelessening

ofprejudice.""Moraldeclinewillnotbereverseduntilpeoplefindwaystocounterthe

materialisminsociety,"shesays."Slowly,yourecognizethatthethingsthatmatterare

thosethatcan'tbebought/'

1、ProfessorElshtainispleasedtoseethatAmericans.

A^haveadaptedtoanewsetofmoralstandards

B、arelongingforthereturnofthegoodolddays

C、haverealizedtheimportanceofmaterialthings

D、areawakeningtotheloweringoftheirmoralstandards

標準答案：D

知識點解析：從文章第一段："Thedeclineinmoralstandards.?.hasatlast

capturedtheattentionofaverageAmericans.“可知，Elshtain教授看到美國人已開始

意識到道德標準的下降而感到高興。故選D。

2、ThemoraldeclineofAmericansocietyiscausedmainlyby.

A、itsgrowingwealth

B、theself-centerednessofindividuals

C、underestimatingtheimpactofsocialchanges

D、theprejudiceagainstwomenandminorities

標準答案：B

知識點解析:從文章第三段中"Thethoughtthat'I'minitfbrme'hasbecomedeeply

rootedinthenationalconsciousness.”可判斷，美國社會道德標準下降的原因是人們

太以自我為中心了。因此正確答案為B。

3、Whichofthefollowingcharacterizesthetraditionalcommunities?

A、Greatmobility.

B、Concernfbrone'sneighbors.

C、Emphasisonindividualeffort.

D^Everweakeningsocialbonds.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：從文章第四段第一句：”..Jhedisintegrationoftraditional

communities,inwhichneighborslookedoutforoneanother…”可知,傳統社區的特

點是鄰里之間能相互關照。因此正確答案為B。

4、Inthe1950s,classroomviolence.

A、wassomethingunheardof

B、wasbynomeansarareoccurrence

C、attractedalotofpublicattention

D、begantoappearinanalysts'data

標準答案：A

知識點解析：從文章第五段最后一句：”...unheardofinthe1950s,suchas

classroomviolence…”可知，在20世紀50年代，班級暴力是聞所未聞的事。故選

Ao

5、AccordingtoElshlain,thecurrentmoraldeclinemaybereversed.

A、ifpeoplecanreturntothe"goldenage"

B、whenwomenandmenenjoyequalrights

C^whenpeopleridthemselvesofprejudice

D、iflessemphasisislaidonmaterialthings

標準答案：D

知識點解析：文章最后一段：“Moraldeclinewillnotbereverseduntilpeoplefind

waystocounterthematerialisminsociety…”說明，如果想改變目前道德標準下降的

狀況，就應該想方設法用轉物質主義者的思想，即不要太注重物質方面的事情，因

此正確答案為D。

MaasaiMaraisapartofthesouthwesterntouristcircuitandthemostpopularandvisited

gamereserveinKenya.TheannualwildebeestmigrationtoMaasaiMaraistheworld's

greatestwildlifespectacle,somethingnottobemissedespeciallyifyou'revisitingKenya

betweenAugustandOctober.Millionsofwildebeests,zebrasandgazellesfromthe

SerengetiplainsmigrateacrosstheTanzaniaborderandtheMaraRivertoreachMaasai

MatagrazingfieldsfromlateJune.Thegamereserveaboundswithbird-lifesinceclose

toabout452oddspecieshavebeenrecorded.MaasaiMarahasagoodrangeof

accommodationfromfive-starlodgestoluxury-tendedcamps.Tokeepthetempoofyour

adventuregoing,Spartantentedcampsandcampsiteswithinthegamereservearethe

bestchoice.Gamewalksandnightgamerunswereteststoourbravery!Nightfails

quicklyinthetropicsandasthetemperaturedrops,thecampfirebecomesthefbcusof

yourtour.Youcankeepcountofthesightingsofmammals,reptilesandbirds.Insects

andhyenasprovidethebackgroundmusicwhilethenightskyisasymphonyofstars.

LakeNaivasha,Magadi,VictoriaandElementailaareaccessiblefromtheMaasaiMara

Gamereserve.Kenya'spricelesstreasuryofwildlifeowesitsexistencetocontrastsinthe

country'sterrain,whichrangesfromruffedsnowcoveredpeaksofMountKenya,the

Highland,theGreatRiftValleyanditslakesaswellasthesunburntsandsofthecoast.

Eachofthesegeographicalregionsishometodifferenttypesofwildlifethatareunique

toeacharea.Kenyahasanamazingwealthofbirdlife.Wecouldgeltoseemanybird

speciesinKenya.Thisagainisduetoitsvarietyofhabitats.Manymigratorybirdsare

alsospottedhere.Accordingtoourguide,morethansixmillionbirdsmigratetoKenya

duringtheNorthernHemispherewinter.Thesemigrantsalongwiththelocalspeciesof

birdsmakeKenyaanornithologicalparadise.

6、WhendoesthemigrationofwildebeestsreachMaasaiMara?

A^BetweenAugustandOctober.

B、InlateJuneoftheyear.

C、DuringtheNorthernHemispherewinter.

D、FormJunetoOctober.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：從文章第一段第二句："...somethingnottobemissedespeciallyif

you'revisitingKenyabetweenAugustandOctober.”可知，每年八月到十月在

MaasaiMara會出現世界上最為壯觀的牛羚遷移景觀。故選A。

7、Whatdoesthephrase"aboundwith"(Para.1)mean?

A、Restrictwith.

Haveinlargenumbers.

C、Beconnectedwith.

D^Dependon.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據上下文判斷“aboundwith”意思為“擁有、富有”，具體表示該地區

擁有大量的鳥類。因此選B。

8、WhyistheresuchavarietyofwildlifeinKenya?

A、BecausetherearemanylakesinKenya.

B、BecauseKenyaisatropicalcountry.

C、BecauseKenyaconsistsofdifferentgeographicalregions.

D、BecauseKenyahasagamereserve.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：根據文章第三段第二句：“Kenya'spricelesstreasuryofwildlifeowesits

existencetocontrastsinthecountry'sterrain../*nJ知，由于Kenya這一地域擁有反差

強烈的不同的地理環境，因此會有大量的野生動物。故正確答案為C。

9、WhyaretheremanybirdspeciesinKenya?

A^Becauseitisanornithologicalparadise.

B、Becauseithasmanylakes.

C、Becauseitiswinterinthenorthernhemisphere.

D、Becauseithasavarietyofhabitats.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：文章最后一段第三句：“Thisagainisduetoitsvarietyofhabitats”說

明，多樣的棲息環境吸引了各類鳥類的到來。因此正確答案為D。

1。、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMaasaiMaraisNO1true?

A、Visitorscanseevariousmammals,reptilesandbirdsthere.

ThereareonlySpartantentedcampstoliveinforvisitors.

C、Atnightvisitorscanhearthevoiceofinsectsandhyenasthere.

D、ThesunfallsveryearlyinMaasaiMara.

標準答案：B''

知識點解析：由第二段的介紹可知B項與原文的意思不符。第二段首句：“Maasai

Marahasagoodrangeofaccommodationfromfive—starlodgestoluxury-tended

camps.”就告訴我們，MaasaiMara擁有一系列的等級不同的野營站。因此選B。

InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanhavebecomethefastest-growingUSminority.As

theirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenation'sschools,itbecameclearthatanew

classofacademicachieverswasemerging.Theirachievementsarereflectedinthe

nation'sbestuniversities,wheremathematics,scienceandengineeringdepartmentshave

takenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.Thisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceis

partlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-Americanstudentswhobegantheireducation

abroadarrivedintheU.S.withasolidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleorno

knowledgeofEnglish.Theyarealsoinfluencedbythepromiseofagoodjobafter

college.Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsand

sciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreimmediateinsomethinglikeengineeringthan

withanartsdegree.MostAsian-Americanstudentsowetheirsuccesstotheinfluenceof

parentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildrentakefulladvantageofwhattheAmerican

educationalsystemhastooffer.Aneffectivemeasureofparentalattentionishomework.

AsianparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanAmericanparentsdo,andithelps.

ManyresearchersalsobelievethereissomethinginAsianculturethatbreedssuccess,

suchasidealsthatstressfamilyvaluesandemphasizeeducation.Bothexplanationsfor

academicsuccessworryAsian-Americansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracial

image.ManycanrememberwhenChinese,JapaneseandFilipinoimmigrantswerethe

victimsofsocialisolation.Indeed,itwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngiving

allAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.

11、Whilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollege,Asian-American

students.

A、feeltheyaremistreatedbecauseoflimitedknowledgeofEnglish

B、areafraidthattheiracademicsuccessesbearastrongAsiancharacter

C^stillworryaboutunfairtreatmentinsociety

D、generallyfeelitashametohavetodependontheirparents

標準答案：C

知識點解析：文章最后一段第一句提到："Bothexplanationsforacademicsuccess

worryAsian-Americansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracialimage.”即亞裔

美國人盡管在許多方面取得很大成績，但仍擔心的是種族問題。故選C。

12、WhatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessofAsianAmericans?

A、AsolidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandAsianculture.

Hardworkandintelligence.

C、HardhelpandalimitedknowledgeofEnglish.

D、AsiancultureandtheAmericaneducationalsystem.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：從文章第一段第四句：“…Asian—Americanstudentswhobegantheir

educationabroadarrivedintheUSwithasolidgroundinginmathematics…''和第二段

內容可知A正確，其他幾個選項文中都沒有明確提及。

13、FewAsian-Americanstudentsmajorinhumansciencesmainlybecause.

A、theirEnglishisnotgoodenough

B、theyareafraidtheymightmeetwithunfairjudgmentintheseareas

C、thereisawidedifferencebetweenAsianandWesterncultures

D、theyknowlittleaboutAmericancultureandsociety

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由第一段最后一句可推知，亞裔學生認為在數學和科學領域會得到較

公正的對待，而在人文領域會受到不公正的對待。因此正確答案為B。

14、Whydothetwo"explanations"(Para.3)worryAsianAmericans?

A^TheyareafraidthattheywouldagainbeisolatedfromAmericansocietyingeneral.

B、PeoplewouldthinkthatAsianstudentsrelyontheirparentsforsuccess.

C、Asian-Americanswouldbeathreattootherminorities.

D、AmericanacademicachievementshavetakenontoostrongatAsiancharacter.

標準答案:A

知識點解析：從第三段第二句："ManycanrememberwhenChinese,Japaneseand

Filipinoimmigrantswerethevictimsofsocialisolation可知,中國、日本、菲律賓

移民曾為社會疏離的受害者，這正是亞裔美國人所擔心的。故選A。

15、Theauthor'stoneinthispassageis.

A、sympathetic

doubtful

C^critical

D、objective

標準答案：D

知識點解析：縱觀全文，作者是以非常客觀的事實來論述問題的。因此選D。

Doweneedlawsthatpreventusfromrunningriskswithourlives?Ifso,thenperhaps

lawsarcneededprohibitingthesaleofcigarettesandalcoholicdrink.Bothproductshave

beenknowntokillpeople.Thehazardsofdrinkingtoomuchalcoholareasbadorworse

thanthehazardsofsmokingtoomanycigarettes.Allrightthen,letspassalawclosing

theliquorstoresandthebarsinthiscountry.Let'sputanendonceandforalltothe

ruinousdiseasefromwhichasmanyas10millionAmericanscurrentlysuffer一

alcoholism.Butwait,we'vealreadytriedthat.For13years,between1920and1933,

therewerenoliquorstoresanywhereintheUnitedStates.Theywereshutdown

abolishedbyanamendmenttotheConstitution(the18th)andbyalawofCongress(the

VolsteadAct).AfterJanuary20,1920,therewassupposedtobenomoremanufacturing,

selling,ortransportingof"intoxicatingliquors".Withoutanymoreliquor,peoplecould

notdrinkit,andiftheydidnotdrinkit,howcouldtheygetdrunk?Therewouldbeno

moredangerstothepublicwelfarefromdrunkennessandalcoholism.Itwasallvery

logical.Andyetprohibitionofliquor,beer,andwinedidnotwork.Why?Because,law

ornolaw,millionsofpeoplestilllikedtodrinkalcohol.Andtheywerewillingtotake

risksofgettingit.Theywerenotabouttochangetheirtastesandhabitsjustbecauseofa

changeinthelaw.Andgangsofliquorsmugglersmadeiteasytobuyanillegaldrink.

TheysmuggledmillionsofgallonsoftheoutlawedbeveragesacrosstheCanadianand

MexicanBorders.DrinkerswereluckytoknowofanillegalbarthatservedMexicanor

Canadianliquor.Crimeanddrunkennesswerebothsupposedtodeclineasaresultof

prohibition.Insteadpeopledrankmorealcoholthanever-oftenpoisonedalcohol.On

December5,1933,theyrepealedprohibitionbyratifyingthe21stAmendmenttothe

Constitution.

16、WhichofthefollowingwasNOTacharacteristicreasonfortheproposalofthe18th

AmendmenttotheConstitutionandtheVolsteadAct?

A、Therewouldbenofurtherdangertothepublicfromalcoholism.

B、Therewouldbeariseinthecostofalcoholicbeverages.

C、Withoutliquor,peoplewouldnotdrink.

D、Peoplewouldn'tbecomedrunkorcreateapublicnuisance.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：從文章第二段的后幾句：“Withoutanymoreliquor,peoplecouldnot

drinkit,andiftheydidnotdrinkit,howcouldtheygetdrunk?Therewouldbeno

moredangerstothepublicwelfarefromdrunkennessandalcoholism.”可知，B項關于

“酒類的費用會提高”不合題意。因此正確答案為B。

17、Duringprohibition,illegalalcoholwas.

A、soldopenly

B、nolongeratemptation

C、amajorfactorinthepassageoftheVolsteadAct

D、broughtacrosstheMexicanandCanadianborders

標準答案：D

知識點解析：由第三段第五句：“Theysmuggledmi.lionsofgallonsoftheoutlawed

beveragesacrosstheCanadianandMexicanborders.”可知，違法酒是從加拿大和墨

西哥邊境走私進入美國的。故選D。

18、Whenenactingtheprohibitionlaws,people.

A^livedinfearofthelaw

werewillingtoriskofarrestingforthepleasureofliquor

C、recklesslyendangeredtheircommunities

D、wererespectfulofthelegalsanctionsplacedonthem

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由第三段首句：“Because,lawornolaw,millionsofpeoplestillliked

todrinkalcohol.Andtheywerewillingtotakerisksofgettingit.”可知，即使頒布了

禁酒令，可是人們照樣我行我素敢于冒險。因此正確答案為B。

19^Whenenactingtheprohibitionlaws,governmentofficialsassumedthat.

A^everyAmericanwouldbuyalcoholillegally

B、ailcriminalactivitieswouldcease

C、patrolsoftheCanadianborderwouldhallthesaleofalcohol

D、thesocialthreatfromdrunkennesswoulddecline

標準答案：D

知識點解析：由第三段的最后：“Crimeanddrunkennesswerebothsupposedto

declineasaresultofprohibition；instead…”可知,人們本以為酗酒對社會造成的危

害會下降，然而……。囚此D項正確。

20、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A、theCongresswaswisetorepealprohibition

B、theprohibitionwascharacterizedbyadecreaseincrimeanddrunkenness

C、duringprohibition,mostAmericansstoppeddrinking

D、lawsshouldbepassedtobanthesaleofalcoholicbeverage

標準答案：A

知識點解析：通讀全文尤其是第三段，我們可以知道，十年來禁酒令未能成功實

施.政府不得不在1993年12月5號廢除了它.并實施第二十一號修正案.因此正

確答案為A。

IntheUnitedStateselementaryeducationbeginsattheageofsix.Atthisstagenearlyall

theteachersarewomen,mostlymarried.Theatmosphereisusuallyveryfriendly,andthe

teachershavenowacceptedtheideathattheimportantthingistomakethechildren

happyandinterested.Theoldauthoritarian（要絕對服從的）methodsofeducationwere

discredited（不被認可）ratheralongtimeago-somuchsothatmanypeoplenowthink

thattheyhavegonetoofarinthedirectionoftryingtomakechildrenhappyand

interestedratherthangivingthemactualinstruction.Thesocialeducationofyoung

childrenIriestomakethemaccepttheideathathumanbeingsinasocietyneedtowork

togetherfortheircommongood.Sotheemphasisisoncooperationratherthan

competitionthroughoutmostofthisprocess.Thismayseemcurious,inviewofthefact

thatAmericansocietyishighlycompetitive;however,（heneedformakingpeople

sociableinthissensehascometoberegardedasoneofthefunctionsofeducation.Most

Americansdogrowupwithcompetitiveideas,andobviouslyquiteafewascriininals,

butitisnotfairtosaythattheeducationalsystemfails.Itprobablydoessucceedin

makingmostpeoplesociableandreadytohelponeanotherbothinmaterialwaysand

throughkindnessandfriendliness.

21、Accordingtothepassage,theU.S.elementaryeducationissupposedtomake

children.

A、sensibleandsensitive

competitiveandinterested

C、curiousandfriendly

D、happyandcooperative

標準答案：D

知識點解析：全文分兩段：第一段著重闡述美國初等教育是要給小孩創造一個充滿

快樂和興趣的成長氛圍。iheimportantthingistomakethechildrenhappyand

interested,“重要的是讓孩子們快樂和有興趣”；第二段主要闡述初等教育所包含的

社會化教育，培養孩子們在競爭的過程中有合作的意識。Sotheemphasisison

cooperationratherthancompetitionthroughoutmostofthisprocess.“所以這一過程中

強調合作而不是競爭。”因此，D項是正確的，其他幾項在文章中沒有提到，不符

合題意。

22、SomeAmericanscomplainaboutelementaryschoolsbecausetheythink_______.

A^childrenarereluctanttohelpeachother

B、schoolslaytoomuchemphasisoncooperation