专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷5
阅读理解
Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lo its meaning becau everything which goes into the dumps(垃圾堆)would be made into something uful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing el.
The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of the raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.
Another new project is being t up to discover the best ways of sorting and parating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be procesd like this: first, it will
pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to parate the lightest elements from the heavy solids, after that grounders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets(磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.
The first full-scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.
1.What’ s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?(C)
A. To get big profits from tho plants.述职总结
B. To protect the environment from pollution.
C. To get raw materials locally.
D. To deal with wastes in a better way.
解析：文章第四段Indeed，with the growingcost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps，some big cities will be forced to build their ownrecycling plants before long．可
知运送垃圾成本过高是一些大城市在周边建造垃圾回收站的原因，也即建了垃圾回收站就可以就近运送垃圾，降低成本。故c正确。
2.What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in Para. 3?(A)
A. Sharpening metal bars.
B. Breaking up whatever is breakable.
C. Separating light elements from the heavy ones.
D. Sorting out small pieces of metal.
解析：由文章第三段first，it will pass throughsharp metal bars which will tear open the plasticbags in which rubbish is usually packed可知passthrough sharp metal bars与sharpening metal bars不是一回事。
3.From the first paragraph, we can e______.(C)
A. there will be no waste in the world
B. the waste cannot be reud
C. the waste can be reud
D. there will be a lot of uless waste in the world
解析：文章第一段The word rubbish could loits meaning becau everything which goes into thedumps(垃圾堆)would be made into somethinguful可知选C。
4.The passage is mainly about______.(B)
A. a cheap way to get energy
B. new ways of recycling wastes
C. the location of recycling plants
D. the protection of city environment
解析：文章开头即是中心。
5.The first full-scale huge recycling plants______.(C)
A. will probably be in operation in fifteen years
B. will probably take less than fifteen years to build
C. will be built fifteen years later
D. began to operate fifteen years ago
解析：文章第四段中The first full—scale giantrecycling plants are，perhaps，fifteen years away．在这里away和选项中的later是同义替换。
The world is known to us through many ns, not just hearing, smell, vision, and at clo range, touch and taste.
Our skins let us know whether the air is moist or dry, whether surfaces are wet without being sticky or slippery. From the uniformity of slight pressure, we can be aware how deeply a finger is thrust into water at body temperature, even if the finger is enclod in a rubber glove that keeps the skin completely dry. Many other animals with highly nsitive skins, appear to be able to learn still more about their environment. Often they do so without employing any of the five ns.
By obrving the capabilities of other members of the animal kingdom, we come to realize that a human being has far more possibilities than are utilized. We neglect ever so many of our ns in concentrating on the five major ones. At the same time, a comparison between animals and man draws attention to the limitations of each n. The part of the spectrum en by color-conscious man as red is non-existent for honey-bees. But a bee can e far more in flowers than we, becau the ultraviolet (紫外线) to which our eyes are blind is a stimulating (刺激的) part of the inct's spectrum, and for ho
ney-bees at least, constitutes a parate colour.
6.What is the main idea of the passage?(B)
A. All ns have their limitations.
B. Man has not fully utilized all his ns.
C. Incts are more nsitive to colors than man.
D. Man is not as good as animals in learning about the environment.
解析：从文章结构来看，文章提出了我们有许多感觉器官，而后在第三段中提出we come to realize that a human being has for more possibilities than are utilized．因此选B。
7.The phra \(D)
A. skins that are sticky or slippery
B. skins that are delicate
C. skins that are completely dry
D. skins that are quick to feel and respond
解析：由上下文Many other animals with highly nsitive skins，appear to be able to learn still more about their environment．在这里learn 的意思即是nsitive skin的作用及
功能，因此选D。
8.We can realize how deeply a finger is put into water at body temperature_________.(C)
A. from the n of direct touch
B. through skin contact
C. from the even distribution of pressure
D. through the difference in temperature
解析：文章第二段中From the uniformity of slight pressure，we can be aware how deeply a finger is thrust into water at body temperature，even if the finger is enclod in a rubber glove that keeps the skin completely dry．可知C正确。
9.Which of the following is TRUE?(A)
A. The honey-bee is blind to red.
B. Man is more color-conscious than the honey-bee.
C. The honey-bee can e far more colors than man.
热菜菜谱大全D. Man is nsitive to the ultraviolet.
解析：文章第三段，The part of the spectrum (光谱)en by color—conscious man as red
is non-existent for honey-bees．由此选A。
10.From the passage, we realize that________.(C)
A. man posss as many ns as animals
B. man posss a few more ns than animals
C. man posss far more ns than the five major ones
D. man has fully utilized his ns
解析：文章第一段The world is known to us through many ns，not just heating，smell，vision，and at clo range，touch and taste．可知文中的not just与选项中的far more ns同义替换。
Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of the he puts further questions, and so on.
For most of the time this \
11.If we want to develop our reading ability at an advanced level, we should______.(A)
A. learn to u different approaches in reading different texts
B. make our reading process more conscious
手工花的做法C. pay more attention to the content of a text
D. take a critical attitude towards the author’ s ideas
解析：文章最后一段最后一句It is precilythis kind of conversation that is of importancewhen we are eking to develop our reading tomeet the new demands being placed upon us bystudying at a higher level．故A对。
12.According to the passage, it is of great importance for readers at a higher level to maintain a balance between______.(C)
A. conscious and unconscious levels of comprehension
B. the readers’ expectations and the meaning of a text
C. lower and higher levels of comprehension
D. interpreting and criticizing a text
解析：文章第三段The latter reprentshigher levels of comprehension．The balancebetween the is important， especially foradvanced readers．这里的advanced reader即是题目中的readers at a higher level。
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A. the application of reading strategies
B. matching our expectations with the meaning of a text
C. the development of our ability to check the details
D. determining the main idea of a text
解析：文中第四段We call this a“process”conversation as oppod to a “content”conversation．It is concerned not with meaning butwith the strategies(策略)we employ in reading．这里的关键是读出it指代的是process。
14.At a lower level of comprehension, readers tend to ______.(D)
A. read a text slowly
B. read without thinking hard
C. interpret a text in their own way
D. concentrate on the meaning of words only
解析：文章第三段Some stay very clo to thewords on the page．故选D。
15.Reading as a kind of conversation between the reader and the text becomes consciou
s only when ______.(B)
A. the reader’ s expectations agree with what is said in the text
B. the reader has trouble understanding what the author says头发颜色大全图片
C. the reader asks questions and gets answers
D. the reader understands a text very well
解析：文章第二段For most of the time this“conversation”goes on below the level ofconsciousness．At times，however，we becomeaware of it．This is usually when we are runninginto difficulties，when mismatch is occurringbetween expectations and meaning．此题的关键是读出at times相当于题目中的when。
Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lo its meaning becau everything which goes into the dumps(垃圾堆) would be made into something uful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing el.
The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exac
tly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of the raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.
Another new project is being t up to discover the best ways of sorting and parating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be procesd like this: first, it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to parate the lightest elements from the heavy solids, after that grounders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets, which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.
The first full-scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.
16.The passage is mainly about______.(B)
A. a cheap way to get energy
B. new ways of recycling wastes
C. the location of recycling plants艾条的用法
D. the protection of city environment
解析：文章开头即是中心。
17.The first full-scale huge recycling plants______.(C)
A. will probably be in operation in fifteen years
B. will probably take less than fifteen years to build
C. will be built fifteen years later
D. began to operate fifteen years ago
解析：文章第四段中The first full-scale giant recycling plants are，perhaps，fifteen years away．在这里away和选项中的later是同义替换。
18.What’s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?(C)
A. To get big profits from tho plants.
B. To protect the environment from pollution.
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C. To get raw materials locally.
D. To deal with wastes in a better way.
解析：文章第四段Indeed，with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps，some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long．可知运送垃圾成本过高是一些大城市在周边建造垃圾回收站的原因，也即建了垃圾回收站就可以就近运送垃圾，降低成本。故C正确。
19.What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in Para. 3?(A)
A. Sharpening metal bars.
B. Breaking up whatever is breakable.
C. Separating light elements from the heavy ones.
D. Sorting out small pieces of metal.
解析：由文章第三段first，it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed可知pass through sharp metal bars与sharpening metal bars 不是一回事。
20.From the first paragraph, we can e______.(C)
A. there will be no waste in the world
B. the waste cannot be reud
C. the waste can be reud
D. there will be a lot of uless waste in the world
解析：文章第一段The word rubbish could lo its meaning becau everything which goes into the dumps(垃圾堆)would be made into something uful可知选C。
The north Australian city on Darwin was devastated by a strong cyclone on Christmas Day. The death and destruction was due almost as much to human factors as to the violence of the wind.
People in Darwin had become so accustomed to cyclone warnings that few of them paid attention to the radio warnings of Cyclone Tracy approach, which began early on Christmas Eve. Many people, in fact, died in their cars as they tried to drive home through the cyclone from Christmas parties or social calls.
Since Townsville was devastated by a cyclone in December 1971, the weather authorities have regularly issued alarms of every dangerous cyclone. But becau few of
the cyclones ever hit the coastal towns, people there had come to ignore the warnings.
Darwin's last alert was broadcast only two weeks before Cyclone Tracy. On that occasion the storm changed direction and headed off harmlessly down the coast.
Apart from tho people killed in their cars, nearly all the other victims died in the damage of their homes which, despite the fact that Darwin lies in the recognized cyclone belt, had not been built to withstand cyclonic winds. Although building standards in other states of Australia were made much stricter after the tragedy at Townsville, die Darwin authorities never followed the new regulations. Conquently most of suburban Darwin was built of light wood and iron raid off the ground on piles to give coolness in the tropical climate. And the sides of the hous were simply nailed to the roof instead of being firmly attached with what Australian builders call \
21.The passage is meant to illustrate that_________.(C)
A. cyclones hit the coastal towns of Australia quite often
B. it is esntial to establish an adequate cyclone warning system
C. the tragedy of Darwin was to a great extent due to the negligence of the cyclone warni
ng
D. much can’t be done to avoid the attack of cyclones
解析：本文的目的是借达尔文的悲剧告知人们忽视龙卷风警报的代价有多大。
22.After Townsville was devastated by a cyclone, the Darwin authorities________.(D)
A. paid much attention to cyclone warning and prevention
B. demanded that the hou be built with cyclone bolts
C. followed the example of the other Australian states
D. took no notice of the new regulations
解析：从文章的第五段the Darwin authorities never followed the new regulations．可知文中的follow与选项中的take no notice of是同义替换。
23.Two weeks before Christmas Day________.(B)
A. Darwin was hit by a cyclone
B. a cyclone pasd clo to Darwin
C. the warning of Cyclone Tracy was given
D. Townsville was devastated by a cyclone
解析：从文章第四段On that occasion the storm changed direction and headed off harmlessly down the coast．可知B正确。
24.The main reason many people died in the cyclone was that_________.(C)
A. the storm came without warning
B. they were reluctant to leave before the cyclone
C. their hous were not built as required
D. the storm was so strong that nothing could resist its violence
解析：从文章第五段nearly all the other victims died in the damage of their homes which，despite the fact that Darwin lies in the recognized cyclone belt，had not been built to withstand cyclonic winds．和the Darwin authorities never followed the new regulations．可知C正确。
25.The inhabitants of Darwin ignored the cyclone warning becau_________.(C)
A. it was Christmas Eve
B. Darwin does not lie in the cyclone belt
C. cyclones rarely hit their town
D. they were accustomed to the attacks of cyclones
解析：从第三段中But becau few of the cyclones ever hit the coastal towns，people there had come to ignore the warnings．可知C正确。
