专升本英语-120
(总分：225.00，做题时间：90分钟)
英语故事一、{{B}}Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension{{/B}}(总题数：20，分数：60.00)
1.Who invented animated road signs?
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A.Neil Hunt.
informix B.A driver.
C.Simon West. √
D.A teacher.
解析：细节辨认题。根据第三段第一、二行“You can do so much with animation．Look at Simon West's idea for animated road signs"可得出正确答案为C。
2.Which of the following facilities is NOT listed in this announcement?会计与审计
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A.Food.
B.Transportation.
C.Clinic.
D.Accommodation. √
解析：细节辨认题。根据第一段中“Specific changes for intercampus bus rvices，dininghall summer hours，for the hospital…”可得出正确答案为D。
3.The aim of the competition was ______.
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& ask schoolchildren for suggestion
& encourage young people to carry out their bright ideas √
& start "pupil power"
& start a competition among the teachers
解析：细节辨认题。根据第一段第四行“The competition encouraged young people to carry out their bright ideas"可得出正确答案为B。
4.It was ______ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.
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A.the American Navy
B.some early intercontinental travelers
C.tho who earned a living from the Sea
D.the company which propod to lay an undera cable √
解析：细节辨认题。根据第四段第一、二行“It was to Maury of the U.S．Navy that the Atl
antic Telegraph Company turned，in 1853，for information on this matter"可得出正确答案为D。
5.Times for movies and concerts are not listed in this announcement becau ______.
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A.films and concerts cannot be posted publicly
B.there are too many films and concerts to list
C.the list is not ready yet √
D.a film or a concert occurs only on Wednesday
解析：细节辨认题。根据第一段第四、五行“Weekly movies and concert schedules which are in the process of being arranged will be posted each Wednesday outside the dining—hall”可得出正确答案为C。
6.The main purpo of the passage is to ______.
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A.inform university people of important schedule changes √
B.announce the new movies on weekends
&ind students to u the new library rvices
&ll campus personnel of their identification cards
解析：细节推断题。根据第一段第一行“During the summer vacation there will be a revid schedule of rvices for the university community”可知本文是要介绍夏季校园的一些服务时间的变化。
7.Which of the following is TRUE about the hours of the library?
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A.It will only be open on the weekends.
B.It will be open both weekends and weekdays. √
C.It will shorten its hours on weekdays.
D.It is not mentioned.
解析：细节辨认题。根据第二段第四行“The library will maintain regular hours during the week，but shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays"可得出正确答案为B。
8.This passage is mainly about ______.
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A.the beginning of oceanography √
B.the laying of the first undera cable
C.the investigation of ocean depths
D.the early intercontinental communications
解析：主旨概括题。文章先对海洋学作出解释；然后指出19世纪以前对海洋感兴趣的科学
linux怎么读家极少；接下来谈到首条欧美海底电缆铺设时，人们才对海洋问题产生兴趣；最后提到之后几年中海洋学得到初步发展。
9.What do you think might be the reason he is finding it so difficult to get a job?
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A.He is asking for too much money.
B.He has no real training. √
C.He wants to be a gardener or caretaker.
configuration D.His character is not good enough.
解析：细节推断题。根据最后一段中“What position is he eking? Anything that will pay him around ＄35 for unskilled labor．”可得出正确答案为B。
10."Defied" in the fifth paragraph probably means" ______ ".
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A.doubled
B.gave proof to
C.challenged √
合肥网页设计 D.agreed to
解析：词汇释义题。根据第五段中“At the early attempts，the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths，a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the a”可得出正确答案为C。
11.What does the ntence "Quite a warning!' in the third paragraph mean?
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A.It is really a good way to warn. √
B.It is truly giving advice.
C.What a notice!
D.Warning people to be careful.
解析：综合概括题。根据对第三段的分析可得出正确答案为A。
12.Neil Hunt was called "Sunshine Superman" becau he ______.
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A.suggested the ways of using solar power
B.designed a more accurate sunshine power √
C.was able to record direct sunshine accurately
D.was a superman in all things
解析：细节辨认题。根据第二段第四、五行“Neil's is more accurate and this is very important for rearch into way of using solar power"可得出正确答案为B。
13.The man lost his job becau ______.
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A.he had applied for a vacancy
B.he was ill and decided to leave his job in order to help his work-mates √
C.he was ill and his employer thought it was not fair
D.his work-mates told him to resign
