西南交通大学网络教育专升本英语入学考试模拟题及答案(文科4)

西南交通大学网络教育专升本英语入学考试模拟题及答案(文科4)

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188. Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a special bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it works: The bed is connected to an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music or other pleasant sounds. A few minutes later, a second recording plays. The second recording can be loud music or unpleasant sounds. If you don’t get up after the second recording, you’ll be sorry. A mechanical “foot” is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly, the top of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally, the bed is vertical. You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are awake and out of bed. Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to win a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years, Honda has a contest—the “All Honda Idea Contest”. In 1996 Hiroyuki won a prize for his bed. [共5题]

(1) The purpose of the passage is ________.

(A) to praise Hiroyuki

(B) to tell a story

(C) to introduce a special bed

(D) to wake somebody up

正确答案：C

(2) What does the special bed do first in the morning?

(A) Its tape recorder plays soft music.

(B) Its tape recorder plays loud music.

(C) It kicks you in the head.

(D) Its alarm clock rings.

正确答案：A

(3) If you don’t wake up after the clock rings, what will happen?

(A) The bed becomes vertical and you slide off the bed.

(B) The tape recorder plays pleasant sounds.

(C) You will be late for work.

(D) The mechanical “foot” kicks you in the head.

正确答案：D

(4) Hiroyuki made such a special bed because ________.

(A) he wanted to win the contest held by his company.

(B) he was good at inventing new things.

(C) he wanted to make money.

(D) he sometimes overslept.

正确答案：A

(5) Who is Hiroyuki?

(A) A scientist. (B) A company worker. (C) An inventor. (D) A carpenter.

正确答案：B

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189. What will man be like in the future—in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time. Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more—and eventually we shall need larger ones. This is likely to bring about a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger. On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life. But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald. Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at. This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own. [共5题]

(1) Future man is likely to be different from us ________.

(A) in quite a few ways (B) in almost every way

(C) in great many ways (D) in one or two ways

正确答案：A

(2) The reason for believing that future man will be different is that man ________.

(A) began to change five hundred years ago

(B) never stops changing

(C) never stops growing

(D) has recently begun to change

正确答案：B

(3) People’s heads will eventually grow larger. This is because their brains ________.

(A) will grow faster than at present

(B) will need more room than at present

(C) will play an important part

(D) will be in constant use

正确答案：D

(4) Future man will probably ________.

(A) have bigger eyes (B) get weaker eyes

(C) see better (D) have to wear better glasses

正确答案：C

(5) Future man’s hair will ________.

(A) grow darker (B) stop growing completely

(C) fall out more often (D) get longer

正确答案：B

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190. Bullying (欺凌弱小) is a big problem that affects lots of kids. Three-quarters of all kids say they have been bullied or teased. Being bullied can make kids feel really bad. The stress of dealing with bullies can make kids feel sick. Bullying can make kids not want to play outside or go to school. It’s hard to keep your mind on schoolwork when you’re worried about how you’re going to deal with the bully near your locker. Bullying bothers everyone—and not just the kids who are getting picked on. Bullying can make school a place of fear and can lead to more violence and more stress for everyone. Some bullies are looking for attention. They might think bullying is a way to be popular or to get what they want. Most bullies are trying to make themselves feel more important. When they pick on someone else, it can make them feel big and powerful. Sometimes bullies know that what they are doing or saying hurts other people. But other bullies may not really know how hurtful their actions can be. Most bullies don’t understand or care about the feelings of others. Bullies often pick on someone they think they can have power over. They might pick on kids who get upset easily or who have trouble sticking up for themselves. Sometimes bullies pick on someone who is smarter than they are or different from them in some way. Sometimes bullies just pick on a kid for no reason at all. [共5题]

(1) According to paragraphs 1 and 2, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

(A) Bullying makes kids frightened.

(B) Bullying usually happens in school.

(C) Bullying brings about more violence.

(D) Bullying is not a serious problem.

正确答案：D

(2) Bullying happens because bullies ________.

(A) want people to pay attention to them

(B) feel they are unimportant

(C) feel big and powerful

(D) both A and C

正确答案：D

(3) We can infer from paragraph 4 that ________.

(A) most bullies just care for themselves

(B) most bullies don’t know they are hurting people

(C) most bullies stop bullying when they know they are hurting people

(D) most bullies conduct hurtful actions

正确答案：A

(4) Bullies usually pick on someone who is ________.

(A) more powerful than themselves

(B) weaker than themselves

(C) totally different from themselves

(D) as clever as themselves

正确答案：B

(5) The author writes the passage in order to ________.

(A) describe bullying (B) argue about bullying

(C) analyze bullying (D) narrate bullying

正确答案：C

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191. What do you do when you have a 1-jiao coin in your pocket? Perhaps you buy a piece of candy. Maybe you give it to a homeless man in the street. But have you ever used a jiao to fly to a foreign country? Last summer, I flew from London, UK, to Madrid, Spain, and then on to Faro, Portugal, and all the way back home. The cost of these four flights was just 4 pence (4 jiao). It even included all the taxes. Although it was a special offer, it is common to be able to fly between Europe’s major cities for around ￡20 a journey. These days, many young people, especially students, choose this cheap travel as a way of visiting countries around Europe. But don’t expect to be treated like royalty (皇族). Seats are normally cramped, in order to pack as many people as possible onto the flight. Food and drink, which tends to be provided for free on an airplane, is costly. And if you want to watch a movie to pass the time, you’d better buy a potable DVD player with you. The problem with these flights is that added extras cost a lot of money. If you want to buy food on the plane, check-in a big suitcase and get a priority-boarding pass that allows you to skip the line, you can end up paying close to the price of a normal flight. [共5题]

(1) What did the author do with several 1-jiao coins?

(A) He bought some candy.

(B) He gave them to a homeless man.

(C) He traveled four countries.

(D) He took four flights.

正确答案：D

(2) Which of the following is TRUE about the author’s journey?

(A) It began from London, and ended in London.

(B) It began from London, and ended in Faro.

(C) It began from London, and ended in Portugal.

(D) It began from Madrid, and ended in London.

正确答案：A

(3) According to paragraph 3, many students choose the travel because ________.

(A) it is a special offer

(B) it is cheap

(C) it includes Europe’s major cities

(D) it is a way of visiting countries around Europe

正确答案：B

(4) The meaning of the underlined word “cramped” in paragraph 4 is closest to ________.

(A) broad (B) tight (C) narrow (D) comfortable

正确答案：C

(5) We can infer from the passage that ________.

(A) cheap flights have many disadvantages

(B) food and drink are expensive on cheap flights

(C) there is no potable DVD player on cheap flights

(D) cheap flights provide a priority-boarding pass

正确答案：A