2018成人高考专升本《英语》习题及答案（二十）_第5页

　　Questions 76 to 80 are based on the following passage:

　　Hank Viscardi was 26 years old when he put on his first pair of long trousers and his first pair of shoes. For the first time he saw himself as he had always wanted to be -- a full five feet eight inches tall.

　　Hank had been born without legs. Until he was seven, his world was a world of repeated operations. At last he had -- not legs, but stumps (残肢) that could be fitted with a kind of special boots.

　　Out of the hospital, Hank often found people staring at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him "Ape Man" because his arms dragged (拖) on the ground.

　　He went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years instead of the usual twelve.

　　After graduation, Hank worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, Hank had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. Hank would soon have to use a wheel chair.

　　Hank felt himself go cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial (人造的) legs.

　　Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror and saw himself for the first time, five feet eight inches tall.

　　But this was not the end yet. He had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed the stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.

　　When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross (红十字会) into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, the man without legs.

　　76. It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is ______.

　　A. an average height for an adult B. too fall for an average person

　　C. too short for an average person D. none of the above

　　77. Children laughed at Hank and called him "Ape Man" because ______.

　　A. he didn't talk to them

　　B. he kept away from them

　　C. when he moved his arms touched the ground

　　D. his arms were too long

　　78. The writer implies in the story that ______.

　　A. the Red Cross was only too glad to give him a job

　　B. the Red Cross gave him a job because he was a good soldier

　　C. the Red Cross gave him a job after he talked to somebody he know in the organization

　　D. the Red Cross was not willing to give him a job at first

　　79. When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers ______.

　　A. he did everything the other soldiers did

　　B. he did most of the things the other soldiers did

　　C. he did some of the things the other soldiers did

　　D. he took some special training

　　80. The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi ______.

　　A. had no friends

　　B. never saw himself as different from others

　　C. was very shy

　　D. was too proud to accept help from others

　　Questions 81 to 85 are based on the following passage:

　　In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck.

　　Yet, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what "keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tries to look as rich and as successful as his neighbors.

　　The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American by the name of Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself: he began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. Young Momand was very proud of his riches. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New Your City. But just moving there was not enough. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horse riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired (雇) a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.

　　It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. Momand and his wife could not do that.

　　The race ended for them when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They left their wealthy neighborhood and moved back to an apartment in New York City.

　　Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series (系列) of short stories. He called it "keeping up with the Joneses", because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States. "Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with the people around you. Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

　　Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of them if they do. And there are "Joneses" in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses, because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead (在前面).

　　81. The writer of the selection believes ______.

　　A. anyone in the United States can become rich

　　B. anyone in the United States can become rich if he works hard and has some good luck

　　C. he can become rich in the future

　　D. many people in the United States think anyone can become rich if he works hard and has some good luck

　　82. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because ______.

　　A. they want to be as rich as their neighbors

　　B. they want others to know or to think that they are rich

　　C. they don't want others to know they are rich

　　D. they want to be happy

　　83. It can be inferred from the story that rich people ______.

　　A. like to live outside New York City

　　B. like to live in New York City

　　C. like to live in apartments

　　D. like to have many neighbors

　　84. Arthur Momand used the name "Jones" in his series of short stories because Jones is ______.

　　A. an important name

　　B. a popular name in the United States

　　C. his neighbor's name

　　D. not a good name

　　85. According to the writer, it is ______.

　　A. correct to keep up with the Joneses

　　B. interesting to keep up with the Joneses

　　C. impossible to keep up with the Joneses

　　D. good to keep up with the Joneses

　　Questions 86 to 90 are based on the following passage:

　　A dream is made up of a series of mind-pictures that form during sleep. The people and actions in these pictures seem real to the person who is dreaming.

　　Dreams may be influenced by different things that are present during sleep. If a person is cold, he may dream that he is out in a snowstorm. Worries or anger may also influence the content of a dream.

　　Some people think that they seldom dream, and other people are quite sure that they do not dream at all. Studies of human sleep have shown, though, that everyone dreams every night. If a person thinks he does not dream, it is because he does not remember dreaming when he wakes up. Usually, a person may dream three to seven times for a total of one to two hours of dreaming every night.

　　Perhaps you are wondering just how research workers can be sure that a person is dreaming. The story behind the discovery is an interesting one.

　　During their research studies of human sleep, Dr. Kleitman and his assistants noticed that a person sleeping made sudden eye movements. These eye movements occurred at least several times a night. When a sleeper was awakened during these periods of eye movement, it was learned that he had been dreaming. Inmost cases, the dreamer could then recall (回忆) his dream. The person's eye movements, scientists believe, were caused by the movements of his eyes as he followed the events of the dream.

　　Not only does everyone dream, but it seems that we all need to dream. One theory is that dreaming gives us a chance to escape (逃避) from the rules of our real world. In dreams we can see our wishes come true. We can be rich, powerful, successful.

　　Another theory is that in our dream we are trying to work out our problems that have troubled us during waking moments.

　　Whatever the explanation, we all do dream, and dreaming is necessary and important to us.

　　86. According to the selection, the research studies of human sleep show ______.

　　A. few people dream at night

　　B. some people dream three times every night while other people dream seven times every night

　　C. some people may dream all the time during sleep

　　D. everyone dreams several times every night

　　87. If a person is cold, he may dream that he is out in a snowstorm. This shows ______.

　　A. dreams always have something to do with weathers

　　B. dreams influence your daily life

　　C. dreams have something to do with the reality

　　D. dreams have nothing to do with the reality

　　88. According to the research studies, you may dream of a fire-engine (火车) ______.

　　A. when your alarm clock is ringing

　　B. when you feel hungry

　　C. when you are cold

　　D. when you are ill

　　89. According to the selection, you can discover what your husband (wife, brother or sister) is dreaming by ______.

　　A. watching him (her) closely

　　B. waking him (her) up when he (she) makes sudden eye movements and asking him (her) what he (she) is dreaming of

　　C. watching his (her) eye movements

　　D. talking to him while he (she) is sleeping

　　90. Dreaming is important to us ______.

　　A. because we can relax and enjoy a care-free life in our dreams

　　B. because scientists help us in our dreams

　　C. because we can have a good rest

　　D. because we can make discoveries in our dreams

　　IV Translation (20 Points)

　　Translate the following sentences into English, using the key words and expressions given below.

　　91. 矗立在曼哈顿的帝国大厦是世界最高的摩天大楼之一。(stick up)

　　92. 这位老人晕倒在街上，当她醒来时发现自己在医院里。(come to)

　　93. 托马斯•杰斐逊在他的小说中创造了许多奇妙的人物。(create)

　　94. 虽然他们是孪生兄弟，但是他们几乎没有共同的兴趣。(have … in common)

　　95. 为什么你单挑他那件事情批评他呢?(single out)

　　V. Writing (15 Points)

　　Directions: For this part you are required to write a composition about PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT in three paragraphs. You are given the opening sentence of each paragraph. Your part of the composition should be about 100 words.

　　Words and expressions that may be useful:

　　1. world population, natural resources, pollute

　　2. laws, environmental pollution

　　3. educate, birth control, recycle

　　Protection of Environment

　　Today the problem of environment has become more and more important