專升本英語（閱讀理解）模擬試卷8

一、閱讀理解（本題共25題，每題7.0分，共25分。）

Compulsiveshoppersmayhaveanewpsychologicalexcusetoblamefortheirwild

shopping.PsychologistsattheUniversityofCanterburyinNewZealandarestudyingthe

"shop-tilLyou-drop"habilasabehavioraldisordersimilarlocompulsiveeating.

Compulsiveshoppersfrequentlybuymorethantheycanaffordormorethantheyneed,

anditcausesthemdistress."Itbecomesaproblemwhenyouareoutofcontrol,"

psychologylecturerNevilleBlampiedsaid."Whenyouarefeelingbadandblue,whatdo

youdo?Somepeopleeatchocolatecakeandicecream.Somepeopletakethecreditcard

andgoouttotheshop."Bankmanagersunderstandtheproblembecausetheyhaveto

dealwithpeoplewhohavetobepersuadedtostopusingtheircardsdrawingmoney.

Compulsiveshoppingwasfirstdiscoveredin1915,althoughitwasthenknownas

oniomania.Fewstudieshavebeendoneontheproblem.Anadvertisementina

Christchurchpaper,callingforpeopletotakepartinanexperimentaltreatmentprogram

designedbyMrWilson,attracted10replies.Buttheproblem,saidMrWilson,is"clearly

notrare”.Hethinksthatcompulsiveshoppingshouldbetreatedwithdrugs."As

psychologistsweareinterestedinnon-drugtreatmentsforbehavioraldifficulties,"Mr

Wilsonsaid.Theaimofthetreatmentwastohelppeoplefindbetterwaysofmanaging

theiremotions.Theprogram,consistingof10one-hourweeklylessonsandtwofollow-

uptreatments,islooselybasedonteachingstressmanagement.nYouoftenhavetostart

togetpeopletocorrectlyrecognizetheiremotions.Notbeingabletoknowwhatyou

reallyfeelweakensyourabilitytosolvetheproblemsconnectedwithwhat'smakingyou

feelthatway,"MrWilsonsaid.

1、Whatisthisarticlemostlyabout?

A、Signsofcompulsiveshopping.

B、Studiesofcompulsiveshopping.

C、comparisonofcompulsiveshoppingandcompulsiveeating.

D、AnexperimentaltreatmentprogramdesignedbyMrWilson.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：本題的命題意圖是檢測學(xué)生對全文主旨的概括能力。全文講述的是關(guān)

于“強(qiáng)迫性購物及其治療方法的研究”，故選B。

2、Thecompulsiveshopperswillgoshoppingwhen.

A、theyhavelotsofmoney

B、theyaretakingdrugs

C^theyarefeelingsad

D、theywinaprize

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)考查題。由第二段“Whenyouarefeelingbadandblue,whatdo

youdo?...Somepeopletakethecreditcardandgoouttotheshop.”即可得到答案。

3、Theunderlinedword*it"inthefirstparagraphmostprobablyrefersto.

A、compulsiveeating

B、anewpsychologicalexcuse

C、thestudydonebyBlampied

D、thebehaviorofwildshopping

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：此處的it實際上是指''Compulsiveshoppersfrequentlybuymorethan

theycanaffbrdormorethantheyneed”這一狀況。

4、Whichofthefollowingisconsideredimportantintreatingcompulsiveshoppers?

A、Teachingthemtomanagetheirmoneybetter.

B、Teachingthemtounderstandtheiremotions.

C>Persuadingthemnottodrawmoneyfromthebank.

D、Treatingthemwithrightdrugs.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：由倒數(shù)第二段第一句可知治療的目的是為了幫助人們尋找控制他們情

緒的最好的辦法，即心病還須心藥醫(yī)。

5、Howlongwillthetreatmentprogramlast?

A、Tenhours.

B、Oneweek.

C、Tendays.

D、Tenweeks.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：根據(jù)第五段“Theprogram,consistingof10one—hourweekly

lessons”,可推知每周一小時的課程,共10小時,故應(yīng)該持續(xù)10周，因此選D。

Theaimoftheteacheristogethispupilsasquicklyaspossibleovertheperiodinwhich

eachprintedsymbolislookedatforitsshape,andarriveatthestagewhenthepupillooks

atwordsandphrases,fortheirmeaning,almostwithoutnoticingtheshapesofthe

separateletters.Whenagoodreaderisatwork,hedoesnotlookatletters,norevenat

words,onebyone,howeverquickly;hetakesinthemeaningoftwo,three,orfourwords

atatime,inasinglemoment.Watchcarefullytheeyesofapersonwhoisreading,andit

willbeseenthattheydonottravelsmoothlyalongthelinesofprint,buttheymoveby

jumpsseparatedbyveryshortstops.Theeyesofaverygoodreadermovequicklytaking

longjumpsandmakingveryshorthalts;theeyesofapoorreadermovemoreslowly,

takingonlyshortjumpsandstoppinglongerateachhalt.Sometimes,whenhemeetsa

difficulty,heevengoesbackwardstosecagainwhathasalreadybeenlookedatonce.

Theteacher'staskisthereforeclear:itistotrainhispupilstotakeinseveralwordsata

glance(one"eye-jump")andtoremovethenecessityforgoingbackwardstoread

somethingasecondtime.Thisshowsatoncethatletter-by-Ietter,orsyllable-by-syllable

（音節(jié)）orword-by-wordreading,withthefingerpointingtotheword,carefullyfixing

eachoneinturn,iswrong.Itiswrongbecausesuchamethodtiesthepupil'seyesdown

toaveryshortjump,andtheaimistotrainforthelongjump.Moreover,averyshort

jumpistooshorttoprovideanymeaningorsense;anditwillbefoundthathaving

struggledwiththreeorfourwordsseparately,thepupilhastolookatthemagain,all

togetherandinonegroup,inordertogetthemeaningofthewholephrase.

6、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothefirstparagraph?

A、Pupilsshouldbetrainedtoreachquicklythestageofreadingwithouthavingto

concentrateonthesepara:esymbols.

R、Pupilsshouldlookateachprintedsymbolforitsmeaningaswellasfbritsshape.

C^Teachersshouldhelptheirpupilsavoidlookingattheshapeoftheprintedsymbols.

D^Teachersshouldtelltheirpupilsthedifferentstagesoftheirstudy.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：文章第一段最后一句話“…almostwithoutnoticingtheshapesofthe

separateletters”,與選項A一致。

7、Inasinglemoment,agoodreaderpicksup.

A、severalwords

B、severalphrases

C、severalsentences

D、severallines

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：文章第二段中“hetakesinthemeaningoftwo,three,orfourwordsata

time,inasinglemomenf\"takeinthemeaning”與題目中的“pickup”是同義,所以

選Ao

8、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisFALSE?

A、Theeyesofagoodreadermakeshorthaltsandlongjumps.

B、Theeyesofabadrcailerlakeinlliviiicaiiingufonewordalalime.

C、Theeyesofabadreadertakeonlyshortjumps.

D、Theeyesofagoodreadermovesteadily.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：文章第二段中“Theeyesofaverygoodreadermovequicklytakinglong

jumpsandmakingveryshorthalts；theeyesofapoorreadermovemoreslowly,taking

onlyshortjumpsandstoppinglongerateachhalt.”可知選項D「卜的"movesteadily”與

此句話意思相反。

9、Onemayhavetoreadsomethingasecondtimeif,

A、thereisenoughtime

B、onereadstoofast

C^thepassageisverylong

D、onereadswordbyword

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

12、Thecompulsiveshopperswillgoshoppingwhen.

A^theyhavelotsofmoney

B、theyaretakingdrugs

C、theyarefeelingsad

D、theywinaprize

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)考查題。由第二段“Whenyouarefeelingbadandblue,whatdo

youdo?...Somepeopletakethecreditcardandgoouttotheshop.”即可得到答案。

13、Iheunderlinedword"it"inthefirstparagraphmostprobablyrefersto.

A、compulsiveeating

B、anewpsychologicalexcuse

C、thestudydonebyBlampied

D、thebehaviorofwildshopping

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：此處的il實際上是指“Compulsiveshoppersfrequentlybuymorethan

theycanaffordormorethantheyneed”這一狀況。

14,Whichofthefollowingisconsideredimportantintreatingcompulsiveshoppers?

A、Teachingthemtomanagetheirmoneybetter.

B、Teachingthemtounderstandtheiremotions.

C>Persuadingthemnottodrawmoneyfromthebank.

D、Treatingthemwithrightdrugs.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：由倒數(shù)第二段第一句可知治療的目的是為了幫助人們尋找控制他們情

緒的最好的辦法，即心病還須心藥醫(yī)。

15、Howlongwillthetreatmentprogramlast?

A、Tenhours.

B、Oneweek.

C、Tendays.

D、Tenweeks.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：根據(jù)第五段“Theprogram,consistingof10one—hourweekly

lessons”，可推知每周一小時的課程，共10小時，故應(yīng)該持續(xù)10周，因此選D。

ThenorthAustraliancityonDarwinwasdevastatedbyastrongcyclone（龍卷風(fēng)）on

ChristmasDay.Thedeathanddestructionwasduealmostasmuchtohumanfactorsasto

theviolenceofthewind.PeopleinDarwinhadbecomesoaccuslomedlocyclone

warningsthalfewthempaidaltentionloiheradiowarningsofCycloneTracy

aDproach.whichbeganearlyonChristmasEve.Manypeople,infact,diedintheircarsas

theytriedtodrivehomethroughthecyclonefromChristmaspartiesorsocialcalls.Since

TownsvillewasdevastatedbyacycloneinDecember1971,theweatherauthoritieshave

regularlyissuedalarmsofeverydangerouscyclone.Butbecausefewofthecyclonesever

hitthecoastaltowns,peopletherehadcometoignorethewarnings.Darwin'slastalert

wasbroadcastonlytwoweeksbeforeCycloneTracy.Onthatoccasionthestormchanged

directionandheadedoffharmlesslydownthecoast.Aparlfromthosepeoplekilledin

theircars,nearlyalliheolherviclimsdiedinihedamageofiheirhomeswhich,despile

ihefaclihatDarwinliesiniherecognizedcyclonebelt、hadnotbeenbuilttowilhstand

cyclonicwinds.AlthoughbuildingstandardsinotherstatesofAustraliaweremademuch

stricterafterthetragedyatTownsville,theDarwinauthoritiesneverfollowedthenew

regulations.ConsequentlymostofsuburbanDarwinwasbuiltoflightwoodandiron

raisedoffthegroundonpilestogivecoolnessinthetropicalclimate.Andthesidesofthe

housesweresimplynailedtotheroofinsteadofbeingIkmlyattachedwithwhat

Australianbuilderscall''cyclonebolts'1.Asaresult,manypeoplewerekilledbyflying

sheetsofironfromtheroofs.

16、TheinhabitantsofDarwinignoredthecyclonewarningbecause.

A、itwasChristmasEve

B、Darwindoesnotlieinthecyclonebelt

C、cyclonesrarelyhittheirtown

D、theywereaccustomedtotheattacksofcyclones

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：從第三段中Butbecausefewofthecycloneseverhitthecoastaltowns,

peopletherehadcometoignorethewarnings.可知C正確。

17、Themainreasonmanypeoplediedinthecyclonewasthat.

A、thestormcamewithoutwarning

B、theywerereluctanttoleavebeforethecyclone

C、theirhouseswerenotbuiltasrequired

D、thestormwassostrongthatnothingcouldresistitsviolence

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：從文章第五段nearlyalltheothervictimsdiedinthedamageoftheir

homeswhich,despitethefactthatDarwinliesintherecognizedcyclonebelt,hadnot

beenbuilttowithstandcyclonicwinds.和theDarwinauthoritiesneverfollowedthenew

regulations.可知C正確。

18、TwoweeksbeforeChristmasDay.

A、Darwinwashitbyacyclone

B、acyclonepassedclosetoDarwin

C、thewarningofCycloneTracywasgiven

D、Townsvillewasdevastatedbyacyclone

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：從文章第四段Onthatoccasionthestormchangeddirectionandheaded

offharmlesslydownthecoast.可知B正確。

19、AfterTownsvillewasdevastatedbyacyclone,theDarwinauthorities.

A、paidmuchattentiontocyclonewarningandprevention

B、demandedthatthehousebebuiltwithcyclonebolts

C>followedtheexampleoftheotherAustralianstates

D、tooknonoticeofthenewregulations

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：從文章的第五段theDarwinauthoritiesneverfollowedthenew

regulations.可知文中的follow與選項中的lakenonoticeof是同義替換。

20>Thepassageismeanttoillustratethat.

A、cycloneshitthecoastaltownsofAustraliaquiteoften

itisessentialtoestablishanadequatecyclonewarningsystem

C^thetragedyofDarwinwastoagreatextentduetothenegligenceofthecyclone

warning

D、muchcan'tbedonetoavoidtheattackofcyclones

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：木文的H的是借達(dá)爾文的悲劇告知人們忽視龍卷風(fēng)警報的代價有多

大。

Largecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingofthepublicatlarge.Thesame

problem,onasmallerscale,facespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnew

productsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittleprospectofraisingthesoriofsums

neededfromfriendsandpeopleweknow,andwhilebanksmayagreetoprovideshort-

termfinance,theyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoneyonapermanentbasisfor

long-termprojects.Socompaniesturntothepublic,invitingpeopletolendthemmoney,

ortakeashareinthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureprofits.Thistheydoby

issuingstocksandsharesinthebusinessthroughTheStockExchange.Bydoingsothey

canpulintocirculationthesavingofindividualsandinstitutions,bothathomeand

overseas.Whenthesaverneedshismoneyback,hedoesnothavetogotothecompany

withwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Instead,hesellshissharesthroughastockbrokerto

someothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.Manyoftheservicesneededboth

byindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbytheGovernmentorbylocalauthorities.

Withouthospitals,roads,electricity,telephones,railways,thiscountrycouldnotfunction.

Alltheserequirecontinuousspendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentifthey

aretoserveusproperly,requiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughtaxesalone.The

government,localauthorities,andnationalizedindustriesthereforefrequentlyneedto

borrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspending,andthey,too,cometoTheStock

Exchange.Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosejoborwhosestandard

oflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinance

newdevelopment.Inonewayoranother,thisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsof

lliccuunliy.TheStuckExchangeexistsluprovideacliamiclthroughwhichthesesavings

canreachthosewhoneedfinance.

21、Almostallcompaniesinvolvedinnewproductionanddevelopmentmust.

A、relyontheirownfinancialresources

B>persuadethebankstoprovidelong-termfinance

C、borrowlargesumsofmoneyfromfriendsandpeopletheyknow

D^dependonthepopulationasawholeforfinance

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：文章第一段中“Socompaniesturntothepublic,invitingpeopletolend

themmoney,ortakeashareinthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureprofits.”

文章中的“turnto'Tend''和選項中的D4€dependon,forfinance”同義替換。

22、Themoneywhichenablesthesecompaniestogoaheadwiththeirprojects

is.

A、repaidtoitsoriginalownersassoonaspossible

B>raisedbythesellingofsharesinthecompanies

C、exchangedforpartownershipinTheStockExchange

D、investedindifferentcompaniesonTheStockExchange

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：文章第一段末尾“Thistheydobyissuingst