江南大学网络教育专升本大学英语入学考试模拟题及答案(阅读理解)

江南大学网络教育专升本大学英语入学测试模拟卷-阅读理解 (共8篇)

Passage1

Long ago, in days of the Roman Empire, people used to believe a god of farming called “Saturn”. They believed that Saturn could make the weather good or bad, and that he had the power to control how much rain would fall.

Before a Roman farmer would plant his fields, he would try to get Saturn to give him good weather. He believed that if he killed an animal for Saturn, he would make Saturn happy. Then Saturn would make sure that the weather was good.

Not only did the people name a planet after Saturn but they also name a day of the week after him. They called this day “Saturn dies”, Latin words which mean “day of Saturn”. In English those words became Saturday.

(1) What was Saturn believed to be in charge of?

A.Rainfall.

B.The power of nature.

C.Farming.

D.Days in a week.

(2) Why did a Roman farmer kill an animal before planting his fields? Because_______.

A.killing an animal would bring him good luck

B.Saturn enjoyed eating animals

C.Saturn was happy to see animals being killed

D.he wanted to please Saturn so that Saturn would make the weather good for his planting

(3) What was the correct order of what a Roman farmer did before planting his fields?

a. observing the weather

b. killing the animal

c. getting his farm tools ready

d. finding an animal

e. offering it to Saturn

f. waiting for good weather to come

A.a,b,c,d,e,f B.a,b,c,f,d,e

C.a,d,b,e,f,c D.e,a,d,b,c,f

(4) Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.Saturn is also the name of planet.

B.The Roman people used to believe Saturn to be their god

C.Saturn was named for the last day of the week.

D.Saturn had three meanings.

(5) What’s the purpose of the author to write this passage?

A.How the Romans worshipped Saturn.

B.Why the Romans believed in Saturn.

C.The different meanings of the word Saturn.

D.How Saturday got its name.

Passage2

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon (外科医师), but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.

(1) Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

A.She couldn’t get admitted to medical school.

B.She decided to further her education in Paris.

C.A serious eye problem stopped her.

D.It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States.

(2) What main obstacle almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?

A.She was a woman.

B.She wrote too many letters.

C.She couldn’t graduate from medical school.

D.She couldn’t set up her hospital.

(3) How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?

A.Eight years B.Ten years

C.Nineteen years D.Thirty-six years

(4) According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell,

A.became the first woman physician.

B.was the first woman doctor.

C.and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children.

D.set up the first medical school for women.

(5) Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in_______.

A.England

B.Paris

C.the United States

D.New York City

Passage3

One day two scientists were quarrelling about whose watch was better, the German one or the Japanese one. Since they were scientists, they decided to do an experiment to test the watches. They went into their lab and filled a basin with water, put the watches in, waited for 20 minutes and took them out.

They could see there was something wrong with both watches. They observed them for several hours before speaking to each other. They both silently found the German watch was losing 60 minutes and the Japanese are doubled that.

The scientists with the Japanese watch then slowly raised his head and said, “Both watch are out of work, but my watch is right more often than yours, so it’s better.” The scientist with the German watch went home without saying a word.

(1) The two scientists were quarrelling at the beginning of the story, because_______.

A.the Japanese watch was better

B.the German watch was better

C.each of them thought his own watch was better than the other’s

D.both the watches were wrong

(2) They did an experiment because they_______.

A.wanted to know whose watch was better

B.liked their lab

C.wanted to repair their watches

D.had a basin of water in their lab

(3) After they did the experiment, they found_______.

A.both their watches were good

B.neither of their watches could tell the correct time

C.there was something wrong with the German watch

D.there was something wrong with the Japanese watch

(4) After putting the Japanese watch in water for 20 minutes, two scientists found_______.

A.it was a good watch

B.it went forward

C.it went faster than the German one

D.it went backwards 120 minutes

(5) How about the German watch at last?

A.It went more correctly than before.

B.It stopped working.

C.It went as well as the Japanese one.

D.It was better that the Japanese one.

Passage 4

Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends’ houses.

Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient.

Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.

To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!

(1) The word “convenient” in the passage means_______.

A.handy, easy to do

B.that can be changed

C.fond of drinking and merry-making

D.carriages or other trucks

(2) If you cut another car off, its driver may be_______.

A.impatient

B.terrible

C.angry

D.both A and B

(3) The sentence “Traffic accidents declare millions of lives” means “___ ____”.

A.Traffic accidents make some people become millionaires

B.Many people die from traffic accidents

C.Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidents

D.Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents

(4) According to the passage, driving can be safe if_______.

A.you are patient

B.you obey all the traffic rules

C.you don’t cut another car off

D.you wait in line at a red light

(5) Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A.Traffic Safety

B.A Careful Driver

C.How to Drive a Car

D.A Traffic Accident

Passage 5

Are you thinking of writing someone a letter? Call instead. It isn’t that expensive, especially when you call during the evening, night, or weekend hours. In fact, you can make a ten-minute call anywhere in the continental United States for just $2.60.

For even greater saving, always dial direct, that is, without an operator’s help. Rates (资;费) on direct calls are lower after five o’clock in the evening and lowest after eleven o’clock at night. Collect, person-to-person, and pay phone calls require the services of an operator, and they cost more than direct calls.

Need to call out of the country? Now calls to many overseas places may be dialed direct. Check your telephone direction for overseas area codes.

Next time you have good news, or you just want to stay in touch, remember, a phone call means so much more than a letter. This has been a message from Southern Bell Telephone Company.

(1) To make a ten-minute call costs $2.60, if you are in New York and want to be connected with a person in_______.

A.Alaska B.Los Angeles

C.Hawaii D.Mexico City

(2) According to this passage, when is a dial telephone call cheapest?

A.During weekend hours.

B.After 5 in the evening.

C.During working hours.

D.After 11 at night.

(3) Which type of call requires less money?

A.A direct dial call.

B.A collect call.

C.A person-to-person call.

D.A call from a pay phone.

(4) What should one do in order to make an overseas call?

A.Dial the operator.

B.Call telephone Southern Bell Telephone Company.

C.Check the phone book for the overseas operator’s number so that he can help you.

D.Check the phone book for overseas area codes so that you can dial direct.

(5) This passage is_______.

A.an article B.letter

C.a talk D.a dialogue

Passage 6

Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.

You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.

Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.

Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.

(1) In this passage, the word “gravity” means_______.

A.the pull of everything.

B.the force of attraction (吸引) among objects.

C.the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth

D.the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.

(2) When you slip you always fall to the ground because_______.

A.the earth always turns round.

B.the earth has gravity

C.the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight.

D.you are careless.

(3) Gravity is strong that_______.

A.it can throw a ball into the air.

B.it makes you jump only seven feet.

C.it can let you fly away from the earth.

D.it can keep everything on earth.

(4) Because of gravity,_______.

A.water flows everything.

B.we can go everywhere by ship.

C.water always flows downwards.

D.fish can live in water.

(5) We can get away from the earth by spaceship because_______.

A.the spaceship goes very fast.

B.the earth can’t pull the spaceship.

C.the spaceship has a strong force.

D.the spaceship can jump higher than other things.

Passage7

In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it’s a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the attention to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise (产生) between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour. It would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

(1) “The same meaning is attached to telephone calls after 11:00 p.m.” Here “attached” means_______.

A.taken B.drawn C.given D.shown

(2)According to this passage, time plays an important role in _____.

A.everyday life B.social life

C.public life D.private life

(3)According to the passage, the author may agree to which of the following statements?

A.It is appropriate to send your invitation cards three or four days before a dinner party date in U.S.A.

B.It may be appropriate to send your invitation cards to your guests three or four days before a dinner party date in some countries.

C.It is best for one to make telephone calls at eight because it costs much less.

D.If one is less than 5 minutes late, he has to make a short apology.

(4)The best title for this passage is_______.

A.The Voice of Time

B.The Importance of Time

C.The Importance of an Announcement

D.Time and Tide Wait for No Man

(5) What is the purpose of the author to write this passage?

A.To tell us not to call someone very early.

B.To tell us the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world.

C.To tell us that we should treat time differently in cross-cultural communication.

D.To teach us how to apology when we are late.

Passage 8

The horse came into existence before man on earth. Although the earliest remains of primitive horses have been found on the North American continent, many scientists believe this small species traveled over a land mass. It became extinct (绝种的) in America. Other scientists believe that the horse may have originated in Asia. In any event the animal soon spread into China, Europe, and the Middle East. The first modern horses to be introduced into the American continent came with the early Spanish explorers. Horses were bred into many types. The heavy horses developed in the low countries of Europe and were used for work and by the medieval knights (中世纪骑士) to ride. The oldest breed of horses is said to be the Arabian. The only true wild horses left in 20th century are found in Mongolia. Horses are said to rate in intelligence after the ape, elephant, and the dog. They have excellent memories and can sometimes find their way home when lost, and sense danger better than their masters. The early civilizations of man that had made use of the horse developed more rapidly than those which had not.

(1) Where did the horse originate?

A.In the Middle East.

B.In Europe.

C.On the North American continent.

D.In Spain.

(2) What were the primary uses of the horse for early man?

A.For food.

B.For power.

C.To make money.

D.To work for him.

(3) What can be said about the varieties of horses?

A.The early horses were larger than the more modern breeds.

B.The only true wild horses left in the 20th century are in the Middle East.

C.The oldest breed of the modern horses is said to be the Arabian.

D.Medieval Knights preferred fast, active horses.

(4) Which of the following characteristics of horses is correct?

A.Poor memories.

B.More intelligent than the dog.

C.Great loyalty.

D.They can sense danger better than man.

(5) What might be the author’s possible purpose in writing this passage?

A.To tell readers that horse appeared earlier than human being.

B.To inform us that horses can help us a lot.

C.To introduce the history and characteristics of horses.

D.To introduce the primitive horses to modern man.

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