[大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26

 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 Reading Comprehension Passage One Nonverbal(非语言的) communication has to do with gestures, movements and closeness of two people when they are talking. The scientists say that those gestures, movements and so on have meaning which words do not carry. For example, the body distance between two speakers can be important. North Americans often complain that South Americans are unfriendly because they tend to stand close to the North American when speaking, while the South American often considers the North American to be \"cold\" or \"distant\" because he keeps a greater distance between himself and the person he is speaking to. The \"eye contact\" provides another 1 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 example of what we are calling nonverbal communication. Scientists have observed that there is more eye contact between people who like each other than there is between people who don't like each other. The length of time that the person whom you are speaking to looks at your eyes indicates the amount of interest he has in the things you are talking about. Moreover, too long a gaze can make people uncomfortable. The eyes apparently play a great part in nonverbal communication. Genuine warmth or interest, shyness or confidence can often be seen in the eyes. We do not always consider a smile to be a sign of friendliness. Someone who is always smiling, and with little apparent reasons, often makes us uneasy. 1. According to the passage, nonverbal communication ______. A.is a method often used by people who cannot speak B.can tell something that words cannot C.can be used to talk with people who cannot bear D.is less used than words 答案:B 2. The South American ______. 2 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 A.tends to keep a distance between himself and the person he is speaking to B.usually stands close to the person he is talking to C.is often unfriendly when spoken to D.is often cold and distant when speaking 答案:B 3. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? ______ A.Less eye contact suggests distance in relation. B.The longer one looks at you, the more interest he has in you. C.There is more eye contact between people who like each other. D.Shorter eye contact shows more interest in what one is talking about 答案:D 4. Too long a gaze ______. A.may upset people being looked at B.shows one's great confidence C.indicates one's interest in the talk D.tells you how friendly one is 答案:A 5. Constant smiling without apparent reason ______. A.is a sign of one's friendliness 3 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 B.is a sign of one's unfriendliness C.makes people feel happy D.makes people feel uncomfortable 答案:D Passage Two Traditionally, universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many experts would argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving the community. The fundamental question, however, is how does the community want or need to be served. In recent years, universities have been coming under increasing pressure from both the governments and the public to ensure that they do not remain \"ivory towers\" (象牙塔) of study separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachers have been encouraged, and in some cases compelled, to provide more courses which produce graduates with the technical skills required for the commercial use. If Aristotle wanted to work in university in the UK today, he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be 4 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 so readily employable as a philosopher. A post-industrial society requires large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, managers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but \"man\as the Bible says, \"does not live by bread alone.\" Apart from requiring medical and social services, which do not directly contribute to economic growth, the society should also value and enjoy literature, music and the arts. In these cost-conscious times, it has even been pointed out in justification for the funding of the arts that they can be useful money earners. A successful musical play, for instance, can contribute as much to the Gross National Product through tourist dollars as any other things. 1. We can know from the first paragraph that the author ______. A.believes traditional universities have done a good job serving the community B.believes it remains to be discussed how universities should meet the needs of society C.thinks some experts require too much of universities D.thinks universities should do more than just research and teaching 5 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 答案:B 2. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that ______. A.society is not satisfied with the present college education B.interference from the government is unwelcome C.teachers are forced to do what they don't like to do D.it's a mistake for universities to teach courses of no commercial use 答案:A 3. The example of Aristotle indicates that ______. A.universities in the UK have produced too many good-for-nothing graduates B.universities should stop teaching philosophy C.high technology is now valued more than other courses in universities D.universities should put more stress on computer science 答案:C 4. According to the passage, literature, music and the arts ______. A.contribute directly to economic growth B.are as necessary to man as medical and social services C.are justified since they bring profits D.are a good way of earning money 6 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 答案:B 5. The author implies that ______. A.economy should always be a nation's first consideration B.universities should take cost into account when they decide what courses they will offer C.successful musical plays are part of national economy D.economic growth is not the only need of mankind 答案:D Passage Three Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts and floods. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to make money from tress, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And besides, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new tress. So the forests slowly disappear. 7 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil—allowing the rain to sink in—and also bind the soil, thus preventing it from being washed away easily ; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert. Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It set up the empire but, without its trees, its soil became poor and it grew weak. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced with floods and starvation. 1. What is the most important service of trees to man according to the passage? ______ A.They help him make money. B.They give him wood and other products. C.They help him prevent droughts and floods. D.They give him shade. 答案:C 2. Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly disappear? ______ 8 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 A.New trees are not looked after properly. B.Many trees have been cut down by man. C.Man has not paid enough attention to planting trees. D.All of the above. 答案:D 3. Why did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from floods and starvation? ______ A.Because an empire was set up. B.Because the empire fell to pieces. C.Because it lost all its trees. D.Because too much had been spent on wars. 答案:C 4. Why does land become desert after all trees are cut down? ______ A.Because nothing remains on land except folds. B.Because there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil. C.Because too much rain sinks in and washes away the top-soil. D.Because roots of the trees break up the soil. 答案:B 5. What does the author tell us in this passage? ______ A.How trees help prevent droughts and floods. 9 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 B.The relationship between trees and man. C.How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times. D.A story of trees. 答案:A Passage Four For many Englishman there can never be any discussion as to who is the world's greatest poet and greatest dramatist. Only one name can possibly suggests itself to him: that of William Shakespeare. Every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the works of our greatest writer. All of us use words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare's writings that have become part of the common property of English-speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we use, rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of HAMLET and complained that it was full of well-known proverbs and quotations. Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writers, made full use of the great resource of the English language. Most of 10 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not, of course, recommended to beginners), even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare's day. 1. English people ______. A.have never discussed who is the world's greatest poet and greatest dramatist B.never discuss the world's greatest poets and dramatist C.are sure who is the world's greatest poet and greatest dramatist D.do not care who is the world's greatest poet and greatest dramatist 答案:C 2. Every Englishman knows ______. A.more or less about Shakespeare B.Shakespeare, but only slightly C.all Shakespeare's works 11 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 D.only the name of the greatest English writer 答案:A 3. Which of the following is TRUE? ______ A.We use all the words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare's writings. B.Shakespeare's writings have become the property of those who are learning to speak English. C.It is likely to be true that people often do not know the origin of the words they use. D.All the words people use are taken from Shakespeare's writings. 答案:C 4. HAMLET is ______. A.a play written by Shakespeare B.a play recommended by Shakespeare C.a play appreciated by Shakespeare D.a play people have been complaining about 答案:A 5. It is worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used English because ______. A.English words have changed a lot since Shakespeare' time B.by doing so one can be fully aware of the richness of the 12 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 English language C.English words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeare' days D.of none of the above 答案:B Passage Five Hawaii is an America's island state far out in the Pacific Ocean. Many of Hawaii's people are descendants of immigrants from different parts of Asia. Most of these Asians are of Japanese ancestry. The parents and grandparents of other Hawaiians came from China, the Philippine Islands, and Korea. In addition, there are some Polynesians in Hawaii. Their ancestors came to Hawaii thousands of years before any other people. Hawaii is rich in traditions. Hawaiians are Americans, but they have preserved the ceremonies of their homelands. People from all over Hawaii come to see the Japanese O-bon Festival in memory of dead relatives and friends. This is an important part of the Buddhist religion. The O-bon ceremonies take place in July and August on Oahu, the main 13 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 island of Hawaii. There is music of drums and flutes in the courtyards of Buddhist temple. Men and women, wearing traditional clothing called kimonos, do the folk dances of their ancestral land. In the evening the people go to the seashore. They place paper lanterns on hundreds of tiny wood boats. These lights lead the souls of the dead across the dark water to rest until the next year. Chinese Hawaiians have their own way of celebrating the past. For the Moon Festival in mid-August, Chinese stores sell delicious round cakes filled with meat. On the night of the full moon, families get together in a garden or open-air space to eat these cakes and drink tea. The cakes are the same shape as the bright moon they see in the sky. Then the people remember how their ancestors won a war by sending secret messages to each other in round cakes. The Moon Festival is important because it helps Chinese-Hawaiians to recall the story of their brave ancestors. 1. According to the passage, most Asians in Hawaii ______. A.are of Chinese ancestry B.are from the mainland of America C.are descendants of immigrants from Japan D.are from different parts of Asia 14 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 答案:C 2. The first settlers in Hawaii were ______. A.Polynesians B.Chinese C.Japanese D.Europeans 答案:A 3. The Japanese celebrate the O-bon Festival with ______. A.a feast in a garden B.music and fold dancing C.a boat trip to Japan D.their relatives and friends 答案:B 4. According to the last paragraph, the ancient Chinese won a war ______. A.by filling round cakes with secrets B.by using round cakes to send messages C.with round cakes as a weapon D.on the night of the full moon 答案:B 5. What is the main idea of the passage? ______ A.Hawaiians are not pure Americans. 15 / 16 [大学英语考试复习资料]河南省专升本英语分类模拟题26 B.Hawaii used to belong to Asia. C.Asian-Hawaiians have preserved their traditional ceremonies. D.Hawaii is a place with different religions. 答案:C 16 / 16