专升本英语阅读理解综合练习.docx

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专升本英语阅读理解综合练习

专升本英语阅读理解综合练习

Passage1

Sometimestherearequestionsinourmindswhichwewouldliketoaskpeople,butwearetooshyorembarrassed（为难的）Atothertimeswefeelitiswrongtotroubleotherswithourproblems,orarepreventedfromaskingbyourfearofbeingcriticied.

Oftenthereneedbenosuchfearbecauseotherpeoplehaveundergone（经历）thesamequestionings,dousorworriesasourselves,andmanyadultsorteenagefriendsareonlytoopleasedtosharetheirknowledgeorexperiencewithus.Indeed,inmanycasestheyalsolearnsomething,andmuchunnecessaryworryisprevented.

YoumayusethisQuestionTimetoaskanythingaboutlifethatyoudon'tunderstand,oranyquestionofapersonalorgeneralnaturethathaseithertroubledyouforsometimeorarisenrecently.Inordertoprotectyourfeelings,whichyoumaynotwantexposed,writethequestiondown（incapitalsifyouwish）onaslipofpaperwithoutyournameonit.Thenfoldthepaperandhandittoyourteacherwhowillsortthequestionsoutathomebeforethelessontakesplace.Hewillrespectthefactthatthequestionsareaskedinconfidence（秘密地）;theyshould,however,besensibleandhonestones.

Duringthelessontheteacherwillreadoutaquestion,andthencallupononeortwovolunteersfromtheclasstooffertheiropinionsbeforegivinghisown.Theclassshouldregardbothquestionsandanswersandthediscussionthatarisesfromthemasconfidentialtoavoidbreakingthetrustthequestionerhasplacedinthelesson,andtomakepossiblefurtherdiscussionofsimilarproblemsonanotheroccasion.Itisalsohelpfultorememberthattheanswersgivenrepresentonlyoneortwopointsofview—someoneelsemightanswerthemquitedifferently.

1.Sometimeswehavequestions,butwewouldnotliketoaskpeoplebecause____

A.wearenotsureaboutourquestions

B.weareafraidofbeingcriticied

C.weareafraidofbeingindifficulty

D.weonlybelieveinourselves

2.Theauthorsuggeststhatinordernottobeknown,youshould_______

A.trytoavoidaskingquestions

B.givethequestionpaperwithoutthenameonittoyourteacher

C.discussthequestionswithyourgroup

D.sortthequestionsoutathomeandthentellthemtoyourteacher

3.Theauthortellsusthat_______

A.inclassweshouldvaluethespeakers'questionsoranswerstoshowourtrust

B.inpublicwemaylearnsomethingtoavoidunnecessaryworry

C.It'sbettertowriteyourquestionsdownthantoaskthemorally

D.onlythosewhoaskquestionsinconfidencearesensibleandhonest

Passage2

ChineseMainland,HongKong,TaiwanJoinHandsinSARSResearch

TheWorldHealthOrganiationsaysthenumberofSARS（非典型性肺炎）casesworlidehasreached2,960.Thoughhalfoftheaffectedpatientshaverecovered,newcasesarestillbeingreportedandthecauseofthediseasehasstillnotbeenpinpointed.TheChinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwanareallamongthe23countriesandregionstryingtocopewiththeepidemic（传染病）.

SouthChina'sGuangdongProvinceisoneoftheareashardesthitbySARS.It'salsowherethefirstcaseofthediseasewasreported.ObserverssaythesituationinGuangdonghassteadilyimprovedwithasharpdownturninthenumberofaffectedpatients.Sofar,over83percentofthepatientshaverecoveredandbeenreleasedfromhospital.

“Firstofall,weneedtounderstandthatSARSisanepidemicandthehumanimmunity（免疫性）tothediseaseisthereforeweak.But,fromwhatwehaveexperiencedandobserved,thereisnoreasontopanic.Thedisease'sinfectiousness（传染性）isbeingweakenedasitpassesfromonegrouptoanother.”saidhongNanshan,directorofGuangdongTeamforSARSPreventionandTreatment.

Thedirectorsaysthekeytofightingthediseasenowliesinfindingthecauseanddevelopingavaccine（疫苗）.Thiscallsforconcertedcooperationwithintheinternationalmedicalcommunity.Sofar,theChinesemainlandandHongKonghavebeenworkingwelltogether.

TheSARSsituationinTaiwanoffersamorereassuringpicture.Sofaralittleover20peoplehavebeenaffected,withnodeathsreported.Taiwanmedicalexpertssaythisisinpartduetoeffectivequarantine（隔离）ofsuspectedpatients.Butmainlandcooperationwiththeislandhassofarbeenconfinedtotheindividuallevel.

“WehavecooperatedwiththeUSCenterforDiseaseControlandtheHongKongHealthDepartment.RecentlyTaiwanofficialshavebeentoHongKongtolearnfromtheregion'sexperience.Afterall,HongKongisnowtheepicenter（中心）ofSARSandhasdevelopedsomeeffectivewaystodiagnose（诊断）thedisease.”saidhangCangnengfromTaiwanXinguangHospital.

ExpertsfromthemainlandandTaiwanarepushingforgreatercooperation（合作）inthefield.Ajointseminarbyallthreesideswillbeheldlaterthismonth.Questionsrelatingtothevirus'sprothecausewillbediscussedatlengthtoshedlightontheremainingquestionsaboutthedisease.

1Thepassagemainlytellsus___________

A.SARSisadiseasewhichcannotbecontrolled

B.Chinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwanwillcooperatesoastodealwithSARS

C.Chinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwanaretheareashardesthitbySARS

D.howtopreventandtreatSARS

2.SARSisadisease_______________

A.whichcanbedealtwithveryeasily

B.whoseinfectiousnessisweakenedwhenitpassesfromoneareatoanother

C.whichdoesnotendangerpatients'lives

D.whichpassedfromothercountriestoChina

3.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatA.abouthalfofthepatientswithSARSdied________

B.whenthepassagewaswrittentherewereabout2,960peoplewithSARSinGuangdong

C.therearenotmorethan20patientswithSARSinTaiwanandnodeathswerereported

D.TaiwanwouldliketocooperatewithChinesemainlandandHongKongtodealwithSARS

4.Theunderlinedword“panic”inParagraph3isclosestto________inmeaning.

A.beangryB.besurprisedC.scareD.delight

Passage3

CliveWalkerischairmanoftheWildernessTrustofSouthernAfrica,founderoftheLapalalaWildernessSchool,anexhibitingwilderlifeartistandauthorofsevealnaturalhistorybooks.Assuch,WalkerisrecognisedasoneofSouthAfrica'sforemostconservationists（环保人士）—andallround（多才的）goodguy.

Hehasfoughttoprotecttheblackandwhiterhinoceros—targetsforruthless（无情的）huntersbecausetheirhorn（角）getshighpricesinAsiancountries—andthroughthewildernessschool,hastaughtthousandsofchildrenfromSouthAfricaandoverseasaboutnatureandconservation.

HislatestprojectisanapplicationtotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganiation（UNESCO）tohavetheWaterbergareainSouthAfrica'sNorthernProvincebecomeabiospherereserve（生物圈保护区）.WalkerbelievesthefutureofconservationinSouthAfricaliesineducationandinprivategamereserves.

In1981Walkerwaspointtaking（定点导游）adultsonwildernesswalks.Atthatpoint,hedecidedhewantedto“dosomethingforchildren”throughtheestablishmentofanenvironmentalschool.“ConitaandIwerepreparedtolookatchildrenwhoseparentscouldaffordit,andthosechildrenwhocamefrombackgroundswhoseparentscouldneverdoit.AfterthatConitaandIsetouttofindaplacethatwouldbesafe,sufficientlyclosetothemainareasofJohannesburgandPretoria,bemalaria（疟病）free,havewaterandbebenefittoeducationontheenvironment.TheyfoundthisinLapalala.Inthefirstyear,30children—10ofthemblacksfromSoweto—werepresenttovisitthereserve.Nowadays,3,000childrenayearspendtimethere.Thoseluckyenoughtovisithiswildernessschoolwillsee—amongmanyspecies—whiterhino,warthogsandredhartebeests.“WhatmadeitreallybadwaswhenIstartedmixingblackchildrenwithwhitechildren.”WhenaneighbourreportedWalkertothesecuritypoliceandatlasthewasaskedattheirnotoriousheadquarters,Walkersaid“ItoldthemthatallIwastryingtoachievewastogivechildrenofSouthAfrica,regardlessoftheirbackground,anunderstandingofconservationandawarenessthatoursurvivaldependssomuchonit.”

Walkersurvivedthequestioningafterhispointsuccessfully,theschoolremainedopen—andatleast45,000childrenandteachershavehadthepleasureofexperi

encingtheLapalalaWildernessanditsabundantwildlifeoverthepast19years

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?

A45,000childrenandteachersayearspendtimetheretoenjoythepleasureofexperiencingtheLapalalaWilderness.

B.Inthepast19years,itwaswhollyonlywhitepeoplewhocouldaffordsuchatrip.

C.AspecialconservationistwhotriedtoopenuptheNature'sattractionstotheblackpeopleofSouthAfricaranintotrouble.

D.ThoseluckyenoughstudentsinWalker'sWildernessSchoolwillseesome

commonspecieslikeasmiludeer,Africanelephantandredhartebeests.

2.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.CliveWalkerandHisWildernessTrust

B.AllroundGoodGuy

C.PreservingAfrica'sWildlifeKingdom

D.LapalalaWilderness

3.Howmanypersonsareexactlymentionedinthetext?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

Passage4

JonathanJameslookslikejustanotherkidabouttograduatefromhighschool.Butthis19yearoldSwedeisanythingbutordinary,fromthecomputerinhisparents'homehehelpstheUSFederalBureauofInvestigation（FBI）findouttheworld'smostwantedcybercriminals（网络犯罪分子）.

JonathanfirstmadeheadlineswhenheandanotherSwede,FredrikBjoerck,foundoutthemakerofthe“Melissa”virus（病毒）inMarch1999.HecametotheaidoftheFBIagainonMay7,findingoutthesuspected（嫌疑的）senderofthedangerousILOVEYOU”virus.ThesuspectwascaughtinManilaonMay8.

Jonathan'sspecialskillsareinhotdemandasofficialsaroundtheworldexpressalarmatthe“virtual”crimewave.Inbetweenstudyingforfinalexams,hangingoutwithfriendsandrefereeinghisyoungerbrother'sfootballmatches,thequiet,gentle