2018年上半年成人学位英语考前模拟试题及答案（12）_第3页

　　五、阅读理解(每题1分，共20分)

　　(一)

　　Television ,the modern wonder of electronics, brings the world into your own home in sight and sound,1. And the word "television" means "seeing far".

　　Television works in much the same way as radio. In radio, sound is changed into electromagnetic (invisible light) waves which are sent through the air. Experiments leading to modern television took place more than a hundred years ago. By the 1920s inventors and researchers had turned the early theories into working models.Yet it took another thirty years for TV to become an industry.

　　The influence of TV on the life of people is incalculable: it can influence their thoughts and their way of life. It can also add to their store of knowledge. Educational TV stations offer teaching in various subjects. Some hospitals use TV for medical students to get close-up views of operations. At first television programs were broadcast in black-and -white. With the development of science and technology, the problem of how to telecast them in full color was solved and by the middle 1960s the national networks were broadcasting most of their programs in color.

　　The programs that people watch are not only local and national ones. Since the launching of the first communications satellite, more and more programs are telecast "live" from all over the world. People in San Francisco were able to watch the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. And live telecasts now come from outer space. In 1969, the first astronauts to land on the moon televised their historic "moon walk" to viewers on the earth. Since then, astronauts have regularly sent telecast to the earth.

　　56. Television is said to be the modern wonder of electronics, because _______.

　　A. it is an industry

　　B. it broadcasts most of the programs in color

　　C. it brings the world into people's own home in sight and sound

　　D. it influences people's thoughts

　　57. Television became an industry in _______.

　　A. 1920 B. 1969 C. the l920s D. the 1950s

　　58. The word "incalculable" means______.

　　A. very great B. uncertain C. hard to tell D. very small

　　59. The development of science and technology made it possible for television programs to _______.

　　A. be telecast again B. be kept for later use

　　C. be put on video tape D. be telecast in full color

　　60. The launching of communications satellites made it possible for people to _______.

　　A. get close up views of operations

　　B. learn various subjects

　　C. watch the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo

　　D. watch local programs

　　(二)

　　The seriously depressed person sees himself in a very negative way. He is sure that he is alone and hopeless. He often blames himself for ordinary faults and shortcomings which he exaggerates. He is very discouraged about himself, the world, and his future. He becomes less interested in what is going on around him and doesn't get satisfaction from things he used to enjoy. Fatigue and early morning sleeplessness are quite common. The depressed person may want to sleep more than usual. He may lose his appetite and lose weight, or eat more than normally and gain weight. Another particular sign, seen in women, is crying spells. Many of these spells are short and common.

　　Depressives share the feeling that they have lost something very important to them, though often this is not really the case. From a feeling of loss, the depressed person progresses to false ideas that he is a loser and will always be a loser, that he must be worthless and perhaps not fit to live. He may even attempt suicide.

　　So many very depressed people attempt suicide that depressive illness may be considered the only fatal mental illness. Not all those suffering from depressive illness do attempt suicide. But the relationship is striking. It is estimated that as many as 75 percent of those who attempt suicide are seriously depressed. Other studies show that the person hospitalized for depression is about 36 times more likely to commit suicide than is the non-depressed person. The greatest risk occurs during or immediately after hospitalization. After age 40, the possibility of suicide increases in very depressed person. Almost twice as many women as men suffer from depressive illness. Almost twice as many women as men attempt suicide, but three times more men than women succeed.

　　61. Depressives share the feeling that they______.

　　A. have been unloved B. have grown old

　　C. have lost something D. have got something

　　62. Depressive illness may be considered the only mental illness_____.

　　A. which is fatal B. Which is puzzling

　　C. Which is incurable D. Which is sad

　　63. Of the people who attempt suicide, _____.

　　A. only a fraction suffer from depression

　　B. nearly half suffer from depression

　　C. most suffer from depression

　　D. none suffer from depression

　　64. The greatest risk of suicide occurs ____.

　　A. just after Christmas B. during financial crises

　　C. just after hospitalization D. before hospitalization

　　65. Statistics show that______.

　　A. more men than women commit suicide

　　B. children who are loved are never depressed

　　C. no men and women commit suicide

　　D. depressive illness is most obvious in men