2020年成人高考高起点英语阅读理解专项练习二_第2页

　　Passage 3

　　The majority of people in Scotland are in favor breaking away from the rest of the UK and becoming independent, according to a poll taken just before the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union, which united Scotland and England.

　　A pair of Acts of Parliament, passed in 1706 and 1707 that came into effect on May l, 1707, created Great Britain. The parliaments of both countries were dissolved, and replaced by a new

　　Parliament of Great Britain in Westminster, London.

　　The poll showed support for independence for Scotland is running at 51%. This is the first time

　　since 1998 that support for separation has passed 50% , and the first time since devolution gave power to the country in 1999. Six months before elections for the Scottish Parliament, these poll results come as good news to the Scottish Nationalist Party, who are hoping to make progress against Labor and further the cause of an independent Scotland.

　　Many people have become disillusioned with devolution, and believe that the Scottish Parliament has failed to deliver what they had hoped it would; only a tenth has no opinion. In fact, only 39% of those polled want to keep things as they are.

　　44、Scotland and England () [单选题] *

　　A. were united by war

　　B. have always been united

　　C. want to break up the union

　　D. have been united for a long time(正确答案)

　　答案解析：这篇文章讲的是苏格兰独立的问题。第一段告诉我们英格兰和苏格兰已经合并300年了。所以,选项D是正确的。

　　45、People who want independence for Scotland () [单选题] *

　　A. are in the minority

　　B. are the vast majority

　　C. are the slight majority(正确答案)

　　D. have decreased in number since devolution

　　答案解析：第三段。51%的人支持苏格兰独立,半数是50%,所以只超过了一点点(slight)。选项C是正确的。

　　46、 Many people's opinions of devolution () [单选题] *

　　A. make progress against Labor

　　B. have gone down(正确答案)

　　C. have gone up

　　D. are the same

　　答案解析：第四段中描写人们态度时用了disillusion(破灭)一词。许多人都对地方自治失去了幻想。选项B是正确的。

　　47、The best title for this passage could be () [单选题] *

　　A. The Poll in Scotland

　　B. Two Acts of Parliament

　　C. England and Scotland

　　D. Scottish Independence(正确答案)

　　答案解析：这篇文章通过民意调查的结果叙述了苏格兰的独立进程。选项D是正确的。 Passage

　　Passage 4

　　Imagine going to sleep in October and waking up in May! Well, marmots and ground squirrels

　　stay warm by sleeping all winter. All this time, they do not wake up once. This special kind of sleep is called hibernation. During this sleep, the heart slows down, and the animal breathes more slowly, it doesn't move around, so it uses less energy.

　　Animals like the marmot and the ground squirrel inhabit the coldest parts of the world. They need special talents to survive in these frigid places. Their furry coats keep them snug when the temperature falls below zero. It often gets this cold in the Arctic, a land that is just below the North Pole.

　　Before the long winter, some animals eat and eat. After a while, they grow very fat. When the

　　winter comes, they live on the fat saved up in their bodies. Layers of fat keep an animal warm.

　　Arctic animals also have other ways to beat the cold. Rabbits in the Arctic, for example, have

　　very small ears. Small ears keep heat in, while big ears let it out. Small things usually keep heat in.

　　Have you ever slept in a room that is very small, and noticed how hot it can get?

　　It rarely gets warm in the Arctic. But although summer seasons there are very short, the sun

　　shines brightly. Plants seem to spring up before your eyes! Animals such as caribou look forward all year to summer, when they can eat fresh grass again. Every minute of sunshine is important to their lives.

　　48、 A good title for this passage would be () [单选题] *

　　A. the Arctic Summer

　　B. Marmots and Squirrels

　　C. Keeping Warm in the Arctic(正确答案)

　　D. Freezing Temperatures

　　答案解析：全篇文章中心讲的是北极圈的动物是如何保持温暖的。选项C是正确的。

　　49、The way for marmot to keep warm is. () [单选题] *

　　A. to be very fat

　　B. to have small ears

　　C. to eat green grass

　　D. to have thick and soft hairs(正确答案)

　　答案解析：第二段。土拨鼠有非常厚的毛皮以御寒。选项D是正确的。选项A在第三段,有些动物是靠多吃增加脂肪以御寒。选项B在倒数第二段,小耳朵比大耳朵少释放热量。选项C在最后一段,讲的不是冬天如何御寒的问题。

　　50、To help the reader understand that small things keep heat in, the writer uses () [单选题] *

　　A. an example(正确答案)

　　B. a strong argument

　　C. scientific facts

　　D. careful measurements

　　答案解析：倒数第二段。作者用一系列的例子说明小空间可以保持温度不释放掉。选项A是正确的。