2021年秋季北京交通大学网络教育专升本英语入学测试模拟题及答案35

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Passage 17

Some people were eating and drinking in a coffee house.A young woman was sitting alone at a tale.She was wearing a beautiful diamond necklace.There was an ugly man act a table not far from her.He was looking at her necklace all the time.

Suddenly the lights went out.The coffeehouse was in darkness.The woman started to shout.She was very frightened.A few minutes later the lights came on again.The woman was crying.Her necklace was missing!

The manager quickly closed all the doors.He telephoned the police.No one could get out of the coffee house.The policemen soon came.the police inspector told his men to search everyone.The necklace was not on anyone.They them searched the whole coffee house.The necklace couldn’t be found.

The police inspector then looked at the faces of all the people in the coffee house.He saw the ugly man and looked at the man carefully.He went up to the man and picked up the bowl of soup that was on his table.He then poured the soup into a glass.The necklace fell out.The policemen caught hold of the man and tool him away.The young woman was happy to get back her necklace.

1.The necklace was made of ____.

A.diamond B.gold C.glass D stone

2.The manager closed all the doors and ____.

A.searched everyone in the coffee house

B.searched the whole coffee house

C.telephoned the police

D.looked at all the people in the coffee house

3.The police inspector found the necklace in ____.

A.a cup of coffee B.a bowl of rice

C.a glass of milk D.a bowl of soup

4.The necklace was stolen by ____.

A.a beautiful girl B.an old woman

C.a young student D an ugly man

5.The ugly man was caught and taken away by ____.

A.the policeman B.the policemen

C.the manager D.the inspector

Passage 18

In Mount Berry,Georgia,people find a group of schools built specially for mountain children.The schools,as well as the mountain itself,are named after Martha Berry,herself a daughter of a Georgian mountaineer.

Martha Berry was born in 1866.Luckier than most Georgian mountain children,she received an education.But she never forgot other children of the mountains whose parents couldn’t afford to send them to school.In 1902 Martha Berry started a school for these children.It was housed in a single small log cabin and was attended by only five pupils.Now eighty years later there are a score of Berry Schools in the area,with a total of over one thousand students and a waiting list of about five thousand.

Martha Berry in her later years received many medals and honors for what she had done for the poor mountain children of Georgia,and in 1931 she was named one of the twelve most important women in the United States.She never stopped working for the mountain children till her death in 1942.

1.The Berry Schools have a history of _____.

A.Half a century B.about a quarter of a century

C.over three quarters of a century D.more than a century

2.How many years of her life did Martha Berry devote to working for the mountain children?____.

A.40 years B.36 years C.29 years D.76 years

3.The Berry Schools have expanded _____.

A.20 times B.200 times C.1000 times D.5000 times

4.In Mount Berry there are now ____.

A.Enough schools for all the local children

B.still not enough schools for all the local children

C.more than enough schools for all the local children

D.schools for local children as well as children from other parts of the U.S.

5.Martha Berry was named one of the twelve most important women in the U>S.because_____.

A.she had received many medals and honors

B.she had never stopped working till her death

C.she had helped develop one of the most backward areas in the U.S.

D.she had helped set up some of the most advanced schools in the U.S.

Passage 19

The flying fox is not a fox at all.It is an extra large bat that has got a fox’s head,and that feeds on fruit instead of insects.Like all bats,flying foxes hang themselves by their toes when at rest,and travel in great crowds when out flying.A.group will live in one spot for years.Sometimes several hundreds of them occupy a single tree.As they return to the tree toward sunrise,they quarrel among themselves and fight for the best places until long after daylight.

Flying foxes have babies once a year,giving birth to only one at a time.At first the mother has to carry the baby on her breast wherever she goes.Later she leaves it hanging up,and brings back food for it to eat.Sometimes a baby bat falls down to the ground and squeaks for help.Then the older ones swoop down and try to pick it up.If they fail to do so,it will die.Often hundreds of dead baby bats can be found lying on the ground at the foot of a tree.

1.The passage tells us that there is no difference between the flying fox and the ordinary bat in____.

A.their size B.their appearance

C.the kind of food they eat D.the way they rest

2.Flying foxes tend to _____.

A.double their number every year B.fight and kill a lot of themselves

C.move from place to place constantly D.lose a lot their young

3.At daybreak every day flying foxes begin to ____.

A.fly out toward the sun B.look for new resting place

C.come back to their home D.go out and look for food

4.Flying foxes have fights____.

A.to occupy the best resting places B.only when it is dark

C.to protect their homes from outsiders D.when there is not enough food

5.How do flying foxes care for their young?____.

A.They only care for their own babies B.They share the feeding of their young

C.They help when a baby bat is in danger D.They often leave home and forget their young

Passage 20

The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball.

In ancient Egypt,as everywhere,pitching stones was a favorite children’s game.But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child.Looking for something less dangerous to throw,the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls.

At first,balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines.Later they were made of piece of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay.

Even though the Egyptians were warlike,they found time for peaceful games.Before long they had developed a number of ball games,each with its own set of rules.Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun.Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill they would need for war.

1.The ball was probably invented because ____.

A.throwing stones often caused injuries

B.throwing stones was not fun

C.games with stones did not have rules

D,rocks were too heavy to throw

2.The first balls were probably made of ____.

A.animal skins stuffed with rocks

B.twists of hay

C.hides stuffed with hay or feathers

D.grass and leaves tied with vines

3.This passage says that the Egyptians played ____.

A.many different games with balls

B.many different kinds of games

C.only one ball game

D.different games with similar rules

4.The Egyptians thoughts that ball playing was ____.

A.childish B.difficult C.not enjoyable D.worthwhile

5.The best title for this passage is____.

A.The First Ball Games

B.How Egyptian Children Played Games

C.Egyptian Sports

D.The Beginning of Sports

参考答案：

Passage 17 1a 2c 3d 4d 5b

Passage 18 1c 2a 3b 4b 5c

Passage 19 1d 2d 3c 4a 5c

Passage 20 1a 2d 3a 4d 5a

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