2018年成人学位英语考试预测试题及答案三之阅读理解

　　一、阅读理解(1-20)

　　Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops, and factories are discovering the greater efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunchrooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever-increasing output. Thus the "typical" Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comforts and ease of life.What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.

　　Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. The so-called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that "assembly-life" will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely (but less productive) old French style. What will happen, they ask, to taste the elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life—to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple,a stroll(散步)by the river,or just happy hours of conversation in a local cafe?

　　Since the late 1950's life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of this competitive, goods-oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.

　　In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences,and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modem,industrial France is preferable to the old.

　　1.Which of the following is Not related to the new French way of life?

　　A. Shorter lunch hour.

　　B. Greater output.

　　C. Creature comforts.

　　D. Leisurely cafe talk.

　　答案：D.从第一段三、四句可知，A、B两项是法国新的生活方式所带来的结果。第一段倒数两句指出，他获得了舒服和自在的生活，但在一定程度上失去了个性。可见，C项也属于新的生活方式。只有D项属于旧的生活方式。因此D项为此题答案。

　　2.Which of the following is NOT true about Frenchmen?

　　A. Many of them prefer the modern life style.

　　B. They actually enjoy working at the assembly line.

　　C. They are more concerned with money than before.

　　D. They are more competitive than the older generation.

　　答案：B.从最后一段可知A项说法正确，从第一、二段可知C、D两项说法也对。从文章中可知，由于法国人更关心钱，他们的生活节奏加快，工作效率提高，但文中并没有指出他们很喜欢这种流水线的工作，而且有些人对这种变化持反对态度，故A项不对。因此B项为此题答案。

　　3.The passage suggests that _____.

　　A. in pursuing material gains the French are suffering losses elsewhere

　　B. it's now unlikely to see a Frenchman enjoying a stroll by the river

　　C. the French are fed up with the smell of freshly picked apples

　　D. great changes have occurred in the life style of all Frenchmen

　　答案：A.从第一段的最后可知A项说法正确。B、C、D三项说法过于片面，过于绝对，故不对。因此A项为正确答案。

　　4.Which of the following is true about the critics?

　　A. Critics are greater in number than people enjoying the new way of life.

　　B. Student critics are greater in number than critics in other fields.

　　C. Student critics have, on occasion, resorted to violent means against the trend.

　　D. Critics are concerned solely with the present and not the future.

　　答案：C.第三段第三、四句指出，学生关心未来，担心法国受到这种充满竞争的、商品化文化的威胁。偶尔，他们用相当的暴力来反对这种趋势。可见，C项说法与此一致，D项不对。从最后一段中可知A，B两项均不对。因此C项为正确答案。

　　5.Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Changes in French way of life.

　　B. Criticism of the new life style.

　　C. The Americanization of France.

　　D. Features of the new way of life.

　　答案：A.文章主要是讲述法国生活方式的变化，作者的态度是客观的，没有对这种变化发表个人看法，没有带任何主观色彩。因此A项为正确答案。

　　Suicide has been a cause of concern in most societies for a long time. The classical Greeks, for example, required people who wanted to kill themselves to get permission from the senate. While this law is not without humor by today's standards, it clearly shows an awareness of the problem in times gone by.

　　In today's society, suicide is much more prevalent than we want to admit. Why do people try to take their own lives?

　　The motives for suicide can be categorized into areas such as a failure, wrath(暴怒), the needfor attention, stress, and so on. However, the qualities of a person who wants to take his own life change from person to person, making it difficult to depict(描写)the typical victim. To make the problem even more confusing, people will often camouflage(掩盖)their true feelings, thus causing their friends to disregard problems that should be viewed as serious.

　　In theUnited States, a network of centers has been created to attempt to prevent suicides.People who are bitter, worded, or depressed are encouraged to contact workers at these centers. These workers, often trained volunteers, offer benevolent advice to the callers, trying to help the callers to see that suicide as a solutions to problems is an illusion. The accomplishments of these centers, insofar(到这个程度)as their effectiveness to reduce suicide is concerned, are minimal However, they have helped a lot of people with a wide variety of problems. So, in the somewhat amorphous(难以名状的)area of man helping his fellow man, they are certainly a success.

　　6.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

　　A.The classical Greeks did not know the existence of suicide

　　B.Suicide has always been prevalent in all parts of the world

　　C.In today's society, there are quite a number of people who commit suicide

　　D.Nowadays suicide is not as common as it was in the past

　　答案：C

　　解析：主题思想题。文章的大意是说在目前出现的自杀想象，引起自杀的原因以及提出解决的方法。很明显在把握文章大意的同时就知道C是正确的。

　　7.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a motive for suicide?

　　A.Insanity

　　B.Pressure

　　C.The need for attention

　　D.Great anger

　　答案：A

　　解析：A的意思是荒唐的。第2段的第一句话说明了自杀的相关原因和动机，A文章里面没有涉及。

　　8.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A.People who want to take their own lives often disguise their feelings

　　B.It is difficult to describe what kind of people tend to commit suicide

　　C.Suicide has been a problem in most societies since ancient times

　　D.People who commit suicide all share certain characteristics

　　答案：D

　　解析：A在第一段的中间提到了，B自杀的动机是很明显的，并且作者列举了几个。C中的ancient times是说在古时候就有了，也不是正确地反映作者的表达。

　　9.The word "benevolent" means ( ).

　　A.relevant

　　B. kind

　　C. serious

　　D. effective

　　答案：B

　　解析：A是相关的意思，C是严重的意思，D是有效果的，有影响的。B的意思是好的慈善的意思。

　　10.The third paragraph mainly tells us that ( ).

　　A.a network of centers has been quite effective in reducing suicide

　　B.a network of centers has been quite successful in reducing suicide

　　C.people are making efforts to help those who tend to commit suicide and in a way, they are successful

　　D.in theUnited States, people who want to commit suicide call a network of centers to get help

　　答案：C

　　解析：细节题。C的含义是说人们在努力地帮助那些想自杀的人，在某种程度上他们已经取得了一定的胜利。文章的最后一句就是这个意思?

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　　The market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion.They are closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak.What you produce is for sale on the market. It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market.

　　In the international market, goods on sale coming from different countries and suppliers are always facing keen competition. Under such circumstances, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions.In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market, what prices they are quoting(报价), what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc. Then, how can we obtain such information? There are many channels that we ean make use of in doing this sort of work.The commercial counselor's offices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market investigations.

　　Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad every now and then. One of their purposes is to make market surveys on the spot.

　　Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen are also important channels to get market information.The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities.Of course, there are some other ways of making market investigations.

　　11.In making market investigation, one should ( ).

　　A.get enough information Concerned

　　B.advertise his products

　　C.produce high quality goods

　　D.none of the above

　　答案：A

　　解析：细节题。答案在文章的第二段可以找到。“在市场调查中我们应该了解我们的对手生产类似产品的情况，他们的报价，他们产品的特征，谁是他们的固定消费者等等。”随后提到"Then, how can we obtain such information?"可见B.C.D都不符合题意，只有A能包括这些内容。

　　12.The word "indispensable" in the first line means ( ).

　　A. impossible

　　B. essential

　　C. advisable

　　D. available

　　答案：B

　　解析：词汇题。indispensable必不可少的，必须的，通常和介词to连接。如：A computer is indispensable to modem office work.现代办公没有电脑不行。所以只有B的意思最接近。

　　13.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A.The relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just as that of the lips and teeth

　　B.It is impossible to succeed in selling a product without market investigation

　　C.There are various ways of making market investigation

　　D.Production goes before market investigation

　　答案：D

　　解析：细节题。D的意思是“生产先于市场调查”不符合文章的内容。

　　14.Making market investigation is very important because ( ).

　　A.in market, goods on sale are numerous

　　B.every producer is facing keen competition

　　C.it can greatly promote sales

　　D.all of the above

　　答案：D

　　解析：细节题。根据文章第二段的内容：“在国际市场上，来自世界各地的商品很多，商家面临着激烈的竞争。在这种情况下，他们要想尽一切办法来使自己熟悉市场，才能打开销路。”所以只有D的内容最全面。

　　15.All the following are channels to get market information EXCEPT ( ).

　　A.to have commercial counselor's offices of our embassies stationed abroad

　　B.to promote the quality of our own products

　　C.to send trade groups abroad every now and then

　　D.to have face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen

　　答案：B

　　解析：细节题。文章第三段末尾和第四段都谈到了获得市场信息的渠道一一驻外使馆里设立商务参赞;经常向国外派贸易代表团：和外商进行面对面的谈判。惟独没有提到自己产品的质量。所以B是错误的。

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　　Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need. It has been demonstrated that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles. When a fragrant flavor was added to the vitamin enriched fluid, the rats did seem to develop a taste for it and kept drinking it, even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water. In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were.

　　In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food before them. They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in. We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns, but that over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet.

　　So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on what's best for them.Apparently, there is a kind of "body wisdom", which hmnans soon lose.Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could.

　　Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long-established habits. Some people eat fox, dog and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs. So what people eat and how much they eat seem to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them.

　　16.In the experiment on rats, a fragrant flavor was added to the rat's drinking water to ( ).

　　A.encourage rats to drink vitamin-enriched water

　　B.find out rats preference in flavor

　　C.test whether rats know which drink is good for them

　　D.demonstrate that vitamins aretasteless

　　答案：C

　　细节题。答案在文章第一段"It has been demonstrated that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles."

　　17.The expression "the habit"( Line 6, Paragraph 1) refers to drinking water which ( ).

　　A.has no smell

　　B.is tasteless

　　C.has vitamins

　　D.is flavored

　　答案：D

　　细节题。第一段的最后谈到"When a fragrant flavor was added to the vitamin-enriched fluid.the rats did seem to develop a taste for it and kept drinking it…"所以句子中的habit实际上指的是老鼠喜欢喝有香味的水。所以D是正确答案。

　　18.According to the passage, adults eating habits differ from those of babies because ( ).

　　A.adults know better than babies what kind of food is good for their health

　　B.adults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious foods

　　C.adults' eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customs

　　D.adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns

　　答案：C

　　细节题。由文章第二段的最后一句"Babies managed to select well-balanced diet."和文章的第三段中："Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long established habits."可以看出成年人和婴儿的饮食习惯的不同点在于：成年人的饮食习惯和他们的社会和文化习俗有关。

　　19.The author implied in the passage that most of us ( ).

　　A.eat a balanced diet

　　B.choose the food that is of nutrition

　　C.have the habits influenced by the surroundings

　　D.like to eat the food with a fragrant flavor

　　答案：C

　　细节题。根据上下文，我们可以知道，文章中并没有提到“大多数人都有合理的饮食;选择有营养的食物以及喜欢吃有香味的食品。”因此A、B、D都是错误的。根据文章的最后一句："What people eat and how much they eat seem to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them."可以断定“我们的饮食习惯受周围环境的影响。”C是正确答案。

　　20.As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats are similar in that ( ).

　　A.both have the wisdom to choose a balanced diet

　　B.both prefer flavored food and drink

　　C.both have the same eating patterns

　　D.both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavors

　　答案：A

　　细节题。由文章第二段的最后一句话："Babies managed to select well-balanced diet."和第三段的第一句话："So.in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on what's best for them.Apparently, there is a kind of‘body wisdom'which humans soon lose."因此可以推断：“婴儿和老鼠饮食习惯的相同点在于他们都会选择合理的饮食。”因此只有A最符合题意。

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