專升本英語（閱讀理解）模擬試卷4（共

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專升本英語（閱讀理解）模擬試卷第1

一、閱讀理解（本題共25題，每題1.0分，共25分。）

Veniceissuchastrangecity.ItisbuiltonanItalianlagoonintheAdriaticSea.Ithas

canalsinsteadofroads,whichmeanstherearenocarsorbuses,notramsortrainsor

bicyclesrunningpastus.Bestofall,youcouldwalkorjumporplayhide-and-seekonits

cobbledstreetsoritscountlessbridgeswheneveryouchooseto.DailylifeinVenice

skimsoveritswaterways,esceciallythesweepingdoublecurveoftheGrandCanaland

the180smallerwaterpassagesthatrunthroughthe118islandsthatmakeupthecity.For

generations,tinyboatyardshavebuilttheselopsidedboats,withonesidecurvingfurther

outwardsthantheother.Why?Tobalancetheweightoftheoarsmanattheendofthe

boat.ThisItaliancityisknownforitsfestivals,especiallythepopularten-dayCarnivalin

April.Children,teenagersandadultsdressinspecialcostumes,unusualstockingsand

shoes,thendomasksbeforetheytakepartinthiscelebration.It'sdifficulttomakeout

whoisbehindeachmask,butit'seasytomakefriendsduringthisconstantpartyinthe

streets.Whatfun!Onotheroccasions,Venetianscelebratewitharegattaorboatrace.

ThecitylovestheVogalonga,on（hefirstSundayofMay,bestofall.That'swhen

anyonewhocanrowwithoarsiswelcometojointheotherboatsonthegreatGrand

Canal,especiallyinfancydress.Imaginethesight!Veniceisanunusualcity,butitis

facinganunusualthreat.It'ssinking.Sinceit'sbuiltonalagoon,theweightofthecity

onthesiltbeneathitthreatensitslife."Venicetodayissinkingthreetimesasfastas

before,at300mmpercentury,"explainsanenvironmentalist.Wefeelsadaboutthe

thoughtthatbeautifulVenice,withitssplendidchurches,itscollectionsofartandits

happyspirit,maybeburiedundertheseasomeday.MaytheLionofSt.Mark,thesymbol

ofVenice,neverfacethatday.

1、Thistextmainlytalksabout.

A、theboatsofVenice

B、avoyageinVenice

C、abriefintroductiontoVenice

D^thereasonofVenice5ssinking

標準答案：C

知識點解析：通讀全文可知全篇都在講述和介紹威尼斯這個城市，故選C。

2、TheboatsinVenicearedesignedwithonesidecurvingfurtheroutwardsthanthe

otherbecause.

A^theVenetianswantedtomakethemspecial

B、itwillheeasiertokeepthebalance

C、itisdesignedfortheoarsmanwhoisover-weightedonthsboat

D^thereare180smallerwaterpassagesthatrunthroughthe118islands

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由第三段最后一句可知船造成這樣是為了起到平衡作用，故選B。

3、WhatdoweknowaboutfestivalsinVenice?

A^ThefestivalsarebasedonthestrangeItalianlagoon.

B、TheresidentswillmakemasksduringtheCarnival.

C、Festivalsareheldforpeopletomakefriends.

D、PeoplecanhaveaboatraceduringtheVogalongainApril.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由第四段第二句話可知道威尼斯的人們在十天的狂歡節中除了穿著打

扮要事新，還要制作面具。故詵Bo

4、Accordingtothistext,thesinkingofVeniceisbecauseof.

A、thepollutioninthecity

B、collapseofthesiltbeneaththecity

C、theindustryofthiscity

D、somanycanalsthere

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由文章倒數第二段第三句話可以很快找到答案。

5、Wheredoyouthinkthistextcomesfrom?

A、Amagazinefortravelers.

B、Anadvertisementfromatravelagency.

C、Ascientificmagazine.

D^AmagazineforVenicemerchants.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：文章介紹威尼斯的概況，可判斷應出現在旅游雜志上。

Duringastateofdeeprelaxation,severalphysiologicalchangestakeplaceinthebody:

(hebody'soxygenconsumptionisreduced;theheartbeatdecreases;muscletensionand

sweatingease,andthereisdecreasedsympatheticnervoussystemactivity.Thisrestful

statenotonlyallow、Ihebodytorepairandrestoreitself,butalsohasacalmingeffecton

theconsciousness.Howtoachievethisstateofrelaxation,however,isamatterof

opinion,andinsomemedicalcircles,amatterofcontroversy.ArecentreponbyDr.

DavidHolmesoftheUniversityofKansasinthejournal"Americanpsychologist"said

thatsimplesittinginanarmchairhasjustasmanybeneficialcharacteristicsforthebody

asmeditationdocs.Researchersofotherrelaxationtechniquesdisagree.Theseexperts

believethatmorestructuredtechniques,suchasmeditation,leadtoaconditionofdeep

relaxation.Thedebategoeson,butonethingappearstobeclear;therelaxationresponse

canbereachedbyanumberofmethods,andthemethodsthemselvesarenotasimportant

asgetting(here.Oneday,onemethodmayworkbest;onanotherday,analternative

methodmaybemoreappropriate.Onceyouareawareofallthemethods,youcanfind

theonethatworksbestforyou.Someoftherelaxationtechniquesaremeditation,auto-

analysisandprogressivemusclerelaxationresponsethanjustsittingquietlyinachair,

theyhavetheaddedbenefitofstructureanddiscipline,andforthesereasonsappeartobe

moreeffectiveformostindividuals.

6、Thepassageindicatesthatastateofdeeprelaxationisnotonlygoodfbrone'sbody,

butalsobeneficialto.

A、heartbeat

B、consciousness

C、muscletension

D^sympatheticnervoussystem

標準答案：B

知識點解析:由第一段最后?句話“butalsohasacalmingeffectontheconsciousness''

可知正確答案為B。

7、Peopleseemtoagreethat.

A、sittinginanarmchairbenefitsapersonasmeditationdoes

B、whatpeoplearestrugglingforisastateofdeeprelaxation

C、toachieveastateofdeeprelaxationispossiblethroughvariousmeans

D、structuredconsciousnessrelaxationtechniquesaremorebeneficialforaperson

標準答案：C

知識點解析：由第三段第一句話''…butonethingappearstobeclear：【he

relaxation...anumberofmethods”可知正確答案為C。

8、Inthethirdparagraph,thephrase"gettingthere"mostprobablymeans.

A、arrivingatone'sdestination

B、gettingwhatonewantsmost

C、reachingastateofdeeprelaxation

D^findingoutasuitablerelaxationtechnique

標準答案：D

知識點解析:由短語所在的那句話“themethodsthemselvesarcnotasimportantas

gettingthere”可知短語所指為“themethods",即"findingoutasuitablerelaxation

lechnique”，故D正確。

9、Asfarasrelaxationisconcerned,theauthorindicatesihai.

A^aimsaremoreimportantthanmeans

B、meansaremoreimportantthanaims

C、somerelaxationtechniquesarebetterthanothers

D、moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinrelaxationtechniques

標準答案：A

知識點解析：由倒數第二段的內容可知方法是多種多樣的，而目標只有一個。所以

相比之下目標更重要一些。可知A項正確。

10、Theauthor'sattitudetowardrelaxationisbestdescribedas.

A^critical

B>objective

C、optimistic

D、subjective

標準答案：B

知識點解析：作者對于“放松”這一生理狀態的描述應該是客觀的，由第二段所描述

的不同人的不同見解為例就可說明這一點。

Veniceissuchastrangecity.ItisbuiltonanItalianlagoonintheAdriaticSea.Ithas

canalsinsteadofroads,whichmeanstherearenocarsorbuses,notramsortrainsor

bicyclesrunningpastus.Bestofall,youcouldwalkorjumporplayhide-and-seekonits

cobbledstreetsoritscountlessbridgeswheneveryouchooseio.DailylifeinVenice

skimsoveritswaterways,especiallythesweepingdoublecurveoftheGrandCanaland

(he180smallerwaterpassagesthatrunthroughthe118islandsthatmakeupthecity.For

generations,tinyboatyardshavebuilttheselopsidedboats,withonesidecurvingfurther

outwardsthantheother.Why?Tobalancetheweightoftheoarsmanattheendofthe

boat.ThisItaliancityisknownforitsfestivals,especiallythepopularten-dayCarnivalin

April.Children,teenagersandadultsdressinspecialcostumes,unusualstockingsand

shoes,thendomasksbeforetheytakepartinthiscelebration.It'sdifficulttomakeout

whoisbehindeachmask,butit'seasytomakefriendsduringthisconstantpartyinthe

streets.Whatfun!Onotheroccasions,Venetianscelebratewitharegattaorboatrace.

ThecitylovestheVogaionga,onthefirstSundayofMay,bestofall.That'swhenanyone

whocanrowwithoarsiswelcometojointheotherboatsonthegreatGrandCanal,

especiallyinfancydress.Imaginethesight!Veniceisanunusualcity,buii(isfacingan

unusualthreat.It'ssinking.Sinceit'sbuiltonalagoon,theweightofthecityonthesilt

beneathitthreatensitslife."Venicetodayissinkingthreetimesasfastasbefore,at

300mmpercentury,"explainsanenvironmentalist.Wefeelsadaboutthethoughtthat

beautifulVenice,withitssplendidchurches,itscollectionsofartanditshappyspirit,

maybeburiedundertheseasomeday.MaythelionofSt.Mark,thesymbolofVenice,

neverfacethatday.

11、Thistextmainlytalksabout.

A、theboatsofVenice

B、avoyageinVenice

C、abriefintroductiontoVenice

D^thereasonofVenice'ssinking

標準答案：C

知識點解析：通讀全文可知全篇都在講述和介紹威尼斯這個城市，故選C。

12、TheboatsinVenicearcdesignedwithonesidecurvingfurtheroutwardsthanthe

otherbecause.

A、theVenetianswantedtomakethemspecial

B、itwillbeeasiertokeepthebalance

C、itisdesignedfortheoarsmanwhoisover-weightedonth?boat

D、thereare180smallerwaterpassagesthatrunthroughthe118islands

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由第三段最后一句可知船造成這樣是為了起到平衡作用，故選

WhatdoweknowaboutfestivalsinVenice?

A、ThefestivalsarebasedonthestrangeItalianlagoon.

B、TheresidentswillmakemasksduringtheCarnival.

C、Festivalsareheldforpeopletomakefriends.

D、PeoplecanhaveaboatraceduringtheVogalongainApril.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由第四段第二句話可知道威尼斯的人們在十天的狂歡節中除了穿著打

扮要更新，還要制作面具。故選B。

14^Accordingto(histext,thesinkingofVeniceisbecauseof.

A、thepollutioninthecity

B、collapseofthesiltbeneatlithecity

C、theindustryofthiscity

D、somanycanalsthere

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由文章倒數第二段第三句話可以很快找到答案。

15、Wheredoyouthinkthistextcomesfrom?

A、Amagazinefortravelers.

B、Anadvertisementfromatravelagency.

C、Ascientificmagazine.

D、AmagazineforVenicemerchants.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：文章介紹威尼斯的概況，可判斷應出現在旅游雜志上。

Politicalcontroversyaboutthepublic-landpolicyoftheUnitedStatesbeganwiththe

AmericanRevolution.Infact,evenbeforeindependencefroirBritainwaswon,it

becameclearthatresolvingthedilemmassurroundingthepublicdomainmightprove

necessarytopreservetheUnionitself.AtthepeacenegotiationswithBritain,American

demanded,andgot,awesternboundaryattheMississippiRiver.Thusthenewnation

securedforitsbirthrightavastinternalempirerichinagriculturalandmineralresources.

Butunderiheircolonialcharters,sevenstatesMassachusens,Connecticut,NewYork,

Virginia,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,andGeorgiaclaimedportionsofthewestern

wilderness.Virginia*sclaimwasthelargest,stretchingnorthandtoencompassthelater

statesofKentucky,Ohio,Indiana,Illinois,Michigan,andWisconsin.Thelanguageofthe

charterswasvaguesponsoringColonelGeorgeRogerClark's1778expeditionto

VincennesandKalkaska,whichstrengthenedAmerica'strans-Appalachianpretensionsat

(hepeacetable.Th〉sixstatesholdingnoclaimtoihe(ransmittanceregiondoubted

whelheraconfederacyinwhichlerriloiywassounevenlyaDDorlionedwouldindyDrove

whalilclaimedlobe,aunionofequals.AlreadyNewJersey,Delaware,RhodeIsland,

andMarylandwereamongthesmallestandleastpopulousofthestates.Whilethey

leviedheavy(axestorepaystateswardebts,theirlargerneighborsmightretiredebtsout

oflandsaleproceeds.Drawnbyfreshlandsandlowtaxes,peoplewoulddesertthesmall

statesforthelarge,leavingtheformertofallintobankruptcyandeventuallyintopolitical

subjugation.Allthestatessharedinthewareffort,saidtheNewJerseylegislature;how

thencouldhalfofthem"belefttosinkunderanenormousdebt,whileothersare

enabled,inashortperiod,toreplacealltheirexpenditurefromthehardearningsofthe

wholeconfederacy?"Astherevolutionwasacommonendeavor,sooughtitsfruits,

includingthewesternlands,toheacommonproperty.

16、Withwhichofthefollowingtopicsisthepassageprimarilyconcerned?

A、Acontroversialpublic-landpolicy.

B、HowindependencefromBritainwaswon.

C^ThelandholdingsofMassachusetts.

D、HowNewJerseydevelopeditswesternland.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：從文章首句：“Politicalcontroversyaboutthepublic—landpolicyofthe

UnitedStatcsbcganwiththeAmericanRevolution”可矢口，文章的中心是有關美國的公

有土地政策的爭論問題。故選A。

17、Accordingtothepassage,theBritishgrantedthenewAmericannationawestern

boundaryat.

A、Ohio

B、Illinois

C、theMississippiRiver

D、theAppalachianMountains

標準答案：C

知識點解析：從第二段的第一句："AtthepeacenegotiationswithBritain,American

demanded,andgot,awesternboundaryattheMississippiRiver”(經過和英國人和平

談判，美國人的要求——區部邊境線以密西西比河為界—得到了滿足)。因此正

確答案為Co

18、Whichstateslaidclaimtothelargestland-holdings?

A^NorthCarolina

B、SouthCarolina.

C、Virginia.

D^Georgia.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：從第二段的第四句可知，是弗吉尼亞州對那片最大的上地提出了所有

權的要求。因此選C。

19、WhydoestheauthormentionColonelClark'sexpedition?

AsToexplainhowonestatestrengtheneditslandclaims.

B、Tocriticizeanefforttoacquireadditionalagriculturalresources.

C、Toshowthatmanyexplorerssearchedfornewland.

D^ToquestionthevalidityofVirginia,sclaims.

標準答案：A

知識蓑解析：從上下文可以推知，文中引用克拉克上校探險的事實，目的是為了強

調提出土地要求的聲明。故選A。

20、Accordingtothepassage,thesmallerstatestriedtoraisemoneytopaytheirwar

debtsby.

A、collectingtaxes

exportingcrops

C、sellingland

D^raisingcattle

標準答案：A

知識點解析：根據最后一段第三句話：“Whiletheyleviedheavytaxestorepaystates

wardebts…."可知，較小的州是靠征收重稅來償還戰爭債務的。they指那些

smallerstates。因此A為正確答案。

Itseemsclearthatliteraturehasbecomemoreandmoreafemaleactivity.Inbookstores,

atconferencesorpublicreadingsbywriters,andeveninuniversitydepartments

dedicatedtothehumanities,thewomenclearlyoutnumberthemen.Theexplanation

traditionallygivenisthatmiddle-classwomenreadmorebecausetheyworkfewerhours

thanmen,andsomanyofthemfeelthattheycanjustifymoreeasilythanmenthetime

thattheydevotetofantasyandillusion.Iamsomewhatallergictoexplanationsthat

dividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattributetoeachsexitscharacteristic

virtuesandshortcomings;butthereisnodoubtthattherearcfewerandfewerreadersof

literature,andthatamongthesavingremnant（剩余）ofreaderswomenpredominate.This

isthecasealmosteverywhere.InSpain,forexample,arecentsurveyorganizedbythe

GeneralSocietyofSpanishWritersrevealedthathalfofthatcountry'spopulationhas

neverreadabook.Thesurveyalsorevealedthatintheminoritythatdoesread,the

numberofwomenwhoadmittedtoreadingsurpassesthenuirberofmenby6.2percent,

adifferencethatappearstobeincreasing.Iamhappyforthesewomen,butIfeelsorry

forthesemen,andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecidednot

toread.Theycammypitynotonlybecausetheyarcunawareofthepleasurethattheyarc

missing,butalsobecauseIamconvincedthatasocietywithoutliterature,orasocietyin

whichliteraturehasbeenrelegated-likesomehiddenvice-tothemarginsofsocialand

personallife,isasocietycondemnedtobecomespirituallybarbaric,andevento

jeopardize(破壞)itsfreedom.Iwishtoofferafewargumentsagainst(heideaof

literatureasaluxurypastime,andinfavorofviewingitasoneof(hemostprimaryand

necessaryundertakingsofthemind,anirreplaceableactivityfortheformationofcitizens

inamodernanddemocraticsociety,asocietyoffreeindividuals.

21、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A^Womenreadlessthanmen.

Readingbecomesmoreandmorefemale-centered.

C^Mostliteratureaimsatwomen.

D、Women'scharacteristicsleadtotheirhobbyofreading.

標準答案：B

知識點解析:根據第一段第一句"Itseemsclearthatliteraturehasbecomemoreand

moreafemaleactivity.”可知，B項正確。A項與原文意思相反，根據第一段第三

句"...middle-classwomenreadmorebecause…”可知，應把“more”換成“佗wer”；C項

屬無中生有；D項有一定迷惑性，但characteristics一詞用得過于寬泛，文中也沒

有直接的信息可以推斷出是女人們的性格導致了她們讀書的喜好。

22、Theauthorconsiderstraditionalexplanation.

A^logical

B、notconvincing

C、notinteresting

D、totallytrue

標準答案：B

知識點解析：由題干關鍵詞"explanation”定位至第一段第川句“Iamsomewhat

allergictoexplanationsthatdividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattribute(o

eachsexitscharacteristicvirtuesandshortcomings…”由此可見,作者不相信傳統的解

釋，即認為傳統解釋沒有說服力，故選B。

23、TheauthorcitestheexampleofSpaininorderto.

A^explainthereasonswhyliteratureismoreafemaleactivity

B、showwomenalwaysdevotethetimetofantasyandillusion

C、illustratethephenomenonthatliteratureismoreafemaleactivityexistinginnearly

eveiycountry

D、showhowilliteratetheSpanishpeopleare

標準答案：C

知識點解析：由題干關鍵詞"Spain”定位至第二段前兩句"Thisisthecasealmost

everywhere.”這里的thecase即指第一段第一句的內容，因而選C項。A項具有一

定的迷惑性，但是表述沒有C項全面；B項雖然在文中都有提及，但是和題干關系

不大；D項更非作者本意，故排除。

24、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepeoplewhodon'tread?

A、Pitiful.

B、Angry.

C>Agreeable.

D^Allergic.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：由題干關鍵詞“whodon'tread”定位至第二段最后一句“…Ifeelsorry

forthesemen?andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecided

noltoread.”答案在第一段。其中“sorry”和“pitiful”意思相近，故選A。D指的是作

者反感的是將男女生硬地區分對待的解釋，不合題意；B、C和這句話中所透露的

作者的態度相差太遠，故排除。

25、ItcanbeinferredfromPara.3that.

A^asocietywhichlacksliteratureisanidealsociety

B、ifasocietylacksliterature,thefreedomcannotheguaranteed

C、literatureisaluxurypastime

D、literatureisnotanecessityinademocraticsociety

標準答案：B

知識點解析：本題就第三段進行提問。由該段中“…isasocietycondemned...to

jeopardizeitsfreedom”可判斷，B是正確的。A不符合事實；由該段倒數第二行“as

oneofthemost…mind”可知，讀書是?種基本需求，而不是奢侈的娛樂，故排除

C；由該段倒數第一、二行”...anirreplaceableactivity…democralicsociety”可知，文

學對于民主社會來說是必需的，故排除D。

專升本英語（閱讀理解）模擬試卷第2

一、閱讀理解(本題共25題，每題1.0分，共25分。)

Treesshouldonlybeprunedwhenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,

fortunately,thenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolves(hecuttingawayof

overgrownandunwantedbranches,and(heinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedby

thethoughtthatmoredamageresultsfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthe

treetogrowinitsownway.Firstly,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshavea

desiredshapeorsize.Theobjectmaybetogetatreeoftherightheight,andatthesame

timetohelpthegrowthofsmallsidebrancheswhichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveit

aspecialshape.Secondly,pruningmaybedonetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycut

outdiseasedordeadwood,orbranchesthatarerubbingagainsteachotherandthus

causingwounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremovingbranchesthatarc

blockingupthecenterandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.Oneresultofpruning

isthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfordisease,butit

isawoundthatwillheal.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthediseaseasto

whether(hetreewillliveordie,sothat(hereisaperiodwhen(he(reeisatrisk.Itshould

betheaimofeverygardenertoreducethatriskofdeathasfaraspossible.Itisessential

tomaketheareawhichhasbeenprunedsmoothandclear,forhealingwillbeslowed

downbyroughness.Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthen

paintitwithoneofthesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyfor

thispurpose.Pruningisusuallydoneinwinter,forthenyoucanseetheshapeof(hetree

clearlywithoutinterferencefromtheleavesanditis,too,veryunlikelythatthecutsyou

makewillbleed,ifthisdoeshappen,itis,ofcourse,impossibletopaint(hemproperly.

1、Pruningissometimesdoneto.

A^allowthetreetogrowinitsownway

B、getridofsmallbranches

C、improvetheshapeofthetree

D、let(hetreegrowtaller

標準答案：C

知識點解析：文章第二段第一句話Firstly,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethat

treeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.可知C是正確答案。

2、Treeswillbecomeunhealthywhen.

A、toomanybranchesgrowinthemiddle

B、branchesinthemiddlearecutaway

C、smallsidebranchesbecomethick

D、overgrownbranchesarcremoved

標準答案：A

知識點解析：第二段結尾Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedbyremoving

branchesthatareblockingupthecenterand80preventingthefreemovementofair.文

中的centei?與選項中inthemiddle同義替換。

3、Aspecialsubstanceispaintedonthecutsurfaceofthetree.

A、topreventthebleedingoftheliquid

B、topreventdiseasefromenteringthewound

C、(ohelpthewounddryquickly

D、toremedytheroughnessofthewound

標準答案：B

知識點解析：文章第四段開頭Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafearhours

andthenpaintitwithoneof(hesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproduced

especiallyforthispurpose.此題的關鍵是讀出forthispurpose指種的是什么。結合

第三段的內容可知(hispurpose指的就是preventdiseased故選B。

4、Agoodgardenerprunesatree.

A^atintervalsthroughouttheyear

B、regularlyeverywinter

C、onlywhennecessary

D^onceeveryyear

標準答案：C

知識點解析:文章開頭Treesshouldonlybeprunedwhenthereisagoodandclear

reasonfordoingso.文中用only表示強調，故選C。

5、Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A、Todescribetheadvantagesofpruning.

B、Togiveageneraldescriptionofpruning.

C、Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning.

D、Toexplainthereasonsforpruning.

標準答案：D

知識點解析；文章開頭捉出中心，而后解釋了兩種情況下可剪除樹枝，最后提出修

剪的方法。故選D。

CanalsexistedinEgyptthousandsofyearsago.ThegreatcanalatBabylonwasbuilt

about2000B.C..TheGrandCanalofChina,whichisover900mileslong,wasbegun

about2500yearsago,andtookcenturiestofinish.Duringtheseventeenthcentury,

Francebuiltmanycanalsthatarestillinusetoday.However,theyarenotsoheavily

traveledastheywereahundredyearsago,beforerailwayswerebuilt.Onesuchcanalisa

short-cutbetweentheAtlanticOceanandtheMediterranean.CanalsinGermanypermit

boatstogofromtheBlackSeatotheNorthSea.TheKielCanalprovidesapassageway

betweentheNorthSeaandtheBaltic.InAmerica,theGreatLakesareallconnectedby

canals,enablingshipstogofromtheAtlanticOceanandtheSt.LawrenceRivertoLake

Superior.Itisimpossibletoanswerthequestion,"Whobuiltthefirstcanal?"Perhaps

somepeoplelongago,livinginadrycountry,discoveredthattheycoulddigditchesto

irrigatetheirfieldswithriverwater.And.naturally,inthedayswhenboatswerethemost

importantmeansoftransport,canalsweretheeasiestmeansofreachingaplacethatwas

notonariver.Acanaljoiningtworiversprovedbotheasyandtime-savingforboat

travel.Today,mostcountriesintheworldhavecanals.Eveninthetwentiethcentury,

goodscanmovemorecheaplybyboatthanbyanyothermeansoftransport.Some

canals,suchastheSuezorthePanama,saveshipsweeksoftimebymakingtheirvoyage

athousandmilesshorter.Othercanalspermitboatstoreachcitiesthatarcnotlocatedon

thecoast.Stillothercanalsdrainlandswherethereistoomuchwater,helptoirrigate

fieldswherethereisnotenoughwater,andfurnishwaterpowerforfactoriesandmills.

6、Whichofthefollowingpairsofplaceshasnotyetbeenconnectedbycanal?

A^TheNorthSeaandtheBlackSea.

B、TheAtlanticOceanandtheMediterraneanSea.

C、TheNorthSeaandtheBaltic.

D、TheBlackSeaandtheBaltic.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：文章第一段Onesuchcanalisashort―cutbetweentheAtlanticOcean

andtheMediterranean.CanalsinGermanypermitboatstogofromtheBlackSeatothe

NoahSea.TheKielCanalprovidesapassagewaybetweentheNorthSeaandthe

Baltic.這里提到了TheNorthSeaandtheBlackSea,TheAtlanticOceanandthe

MediterraneanSea,TheNorthSeaandtheBaltic.但沒有TheBlackSeaandthe

Baltic.故選Do

7、Accordingtothispassage,canalsinEuropewerebuiltprimarilyfor.

A、transport

irrigation

C、drainage

D^electricity

標準答案:A

知識點解析：由文章第一段第五句However,theyarenotsoheavilytraveledasthey

wereahundredyearsago?beforerailwayswerebuilt.和第二段最后——句Acanal

joiningtworiversprovedbotheasyandtime,savingfbrboattravel可知A對。

8、Itisimpliedinthepassagethatthefirstcanalwasprobablybuilt.

A^inChina

B、about2000B.C.

C、fbrirrigation

D、fbrboattravel

標準答案：C

知識點解析:文章第二段Perhapssomepeoplelongago,livinginadrycountry,

discoveredthattheycoulddigditchestoirrigatetheirfieldswithfiverwater.可知C=

9、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

A、Boats（ravelfasterinthecanalthanintheriver.

B、Canalsmakethevoyageofshipsshorter.

C、Canalsarestillusedforthedeliveryofgoods.

D^Canalsprovideameansofcheaptransportationeventoday.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：只有A是文中沒有提到的。

10、Themainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageismostprobablyto.

A^discussthedevelopmentofcanalsintheworld

B、introducethehistoryofimportantcanalsintheworld

C、illustratetheusefulnessofcanals

D^suggestthenecessitytomakebetteruseofcanals

標準答案：C

知識點解析：文章列舉了運河在歷史上和現今的地位和作用，故C正確。

IfhalfofthewaterweretobedrainedfromthePacificOcean,acuriouskindof

submarinemountaincalledaguyol（海底平頂山）wouldbeexposed.Guyotsarestrange

formationsthatresemblemushroomstalkswithflattops.Morethansixhundredandfifty

ofthesevolcanicstalkshavebeendiscoveredinthePacificOcean,andafewothershave

beendiscoveredintheAtlanticseaplains.Itiseasytosupposethattheguyotswere

formedbyunderwaterlavaspouts（hatpiledupvolcanicdebris（殘?。﹐veriheyears,but

justhow（heyacquired（heircuriouslyHattopsremainsainyslery.Shallow-walerfossils

foundembedded（植入）nihctopsofsomeguyotssuggesttha〔atonetimetheflattops

weremuchnearerihcocean'ssurface、buibeyondthisthereislittleihatscientistscan

say.Oneattempttoaccountfortheflattopssuggeststhattheoceanlevelswereonce

muchlowerthantheyaretoday;thuswaveactionmighthavesmoothedaway（heoriginal

peaks.Anoiheriheoryholdsihaliheguyolshaveprobablyalwaysflailopsandihai【heir

weighlhaspushedIhemslighllyloward（heoceanfloor、causing（hemI。slowly

submerge.Buttheseareonlytheories—theguyotsarestillageophysicalpuzzle.

11Thestrangeformationscalledguyotsarcactually.

A、underwatervolcanoes

volcanicdebris

C、mushroomstalkswithflattops

D、submergedseaplains

標準答案：B

知識點解析：文章第：段Itiseasytosupposethattheguyotswereformedby

underwaterlavaspoutsthatpiledupvolcanicdebris（殘?。﹐veriheyears.可知B正確。

12>Scientistarepuzzledbytheguyots'.

A、mushroomlikeappearance

B、submarinelocation

C、curiouslyHattops

D、origin

標準答案：C

知識點解析：文章第二段butjusthowtheyacquiredtheircuriouslyflat