2014下半年公共英语二级考试考前冲刺试题（5）_第2页

　　第三部分：阅读理解

　　阅读下列短文,从每题所给 四个选项(A、 B、 C和D)中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　Sussex police ordered to search for a six-foot, dark-haired

　　youth of about 20 who failed to mug (抢劫) a five-foot,

　　74-year-old grandmother. The youth rushed at Mrs West and tied

　　to take her things and money when she was walking out of a

　　church. The result should have been an expected conclusion.

　　Surprisedly, however, when Mrs West grasped the mugger's wrist

　　(手腕)，he cried, "Oh, God! Oh, no! Stop!" Encouraged by these

　　pleas (哀求), she put him in arm lock at which the mugger cried,

　　"Oh, no! Oh! God!" and ran away. "If I hadn't been carrying my

　　shopping I would really have put him on his back. "said Mrs

　　West who had practised judo(柔道) when younger." When my husband

　　was living. I used to pracise throwing him at Christmas", she

　　explained.

　　36.Why did the youth cry when grasped by the old lady? Because

　　he ______.

　　A. was sorry for his failure B. couldn't bear the pain and had

　　to ask for mercy

　　C. felt angry with the old lady D. became so excited that he

　　couldn't help doing so

　　37.If the incident hadn't ended beyond expected conclusion,

　　_______.

　　A. Mrs West would have been robbed of her things and money

　　B. the mugger should have been defeated

　　C. Mrs West would have put the youth on his back

　　D. the mugger should have cried and run away

　　38.What do you think of the youth whom the police ordered to

　　search for? He was ______.

　　A. a boy of about 20 B. a dark-haired young man C. an ill

　　man D. a rather weak fellow

　　39.In your judgement, which of the following might not be

　　true?

　　A. Mrs West had just been to the market and church.

　　B. The mugger knew little about judo.

　　C. Mrs West was a single woman. D. The mugger didn't get

　　punished in the end.

　　B

　　Nipponex Eletuics

　　Tokyo, Japan

　　27 December 1996

　　Amperlite Ltd

　　146 O'Leary St

　　Dublin, Ireland

　　Dear Sirs,

　　Improved ways of production make us able to offer you our

　　change of Drilite batteries (电池)at a reduced price for large

　　quantities.

　　Further information of the new prices for your market are

　　sent to you together with the letter, and you will see that

　　the price has already reduced 5 per cent. As c.i.f (成本，保险加

　　运费)to Dublin is included in our prices, you will agree that

　　they are clearly lower than those of producers of the same

　　batteries, both here in Japan and elsewhere. The quality of

　　our producers

　　remains the same --- only the finest chemicals are used. The

　　new prices are for the least orders of 1,000 pounds and will

　　begin from January 1. Immediate sending off is guaranteed

　　because enough can be made whenever you require it.

　　We appreciate your past dealing and co-operstion (合作) with

　　us, and look forward to supplying you in the new year at the

　　new prices.

　　Yours Truly

　　Nipponex Electrics

　　40.The underlined word "guaranteed" in the passage. Probably

　　means ______.

　　A. in our charge　　 B. of a little problem　　C. difficulty 　　D.

　　quite sure

　　41.From the passage we know the quality of the products

　　_______.

　　A. is as high as before B. is lower　　 C. is improved D.is

　　reduced

　　42.If the Irish expect to enjoy the 5% of reduction at prices,

　　they should _______.

　　A. pay the Japanese at least ￡1,000 B. order 1,000 pounds of

　　batteries in weight

　　C. order￡1,000 worth batteries at least D. pay the Japanese

　　￡1,000 ahead

　　43.Why will the Japanese reduce the price at 5 per cent?

　　Because ______.

　　(1). the Japanese producer holds a large quantity of stores

　　and can't sell them out

　　(2).the Japanese have improved their production means and can

　　turn out more products

　　(3).they expect to go on dealing with the Irish in the coming

　　year

　　(4).the Irish think the prices in the past are unfair

　　(5).they try to sell more products in the past are unfair

　　(6).they want to appreciate the Irish's co-operation

　　A. (1)(3)(5)　　B. (2)(4)(6)　　C. (2)(3)(5)　　D. (1)(4)(6)

　　C

　　Woman have more problems than men in old age. First of all,

　　they have less money—or no money at all — and because of this,

　　they often feel they get less respect , even at home. Quite a

　　large number have no pension(退休费) because they have never

　　worked outside the home, and thirty-eight percent are

　　supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a

　　larger number of old women than old men become window(single

　　women). Men are normally older than the women they marry, and

　　women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among

　　older windows is lower than that among widows(single men).

　　Statistics (统计) from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of

　　elderly women with husbands still living, compared

　　to(与---相比)82 percent of men.

　　Because of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage,

　　many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no

　　social life. Even an old couple lives with children, it is the

　　woman who ends up doing the work around the house. She cleans

　　the rooms, prepares meals, and takes care of the family. Some

　　75 percent of them carry out such heavy physical tasks as

　　buying and carrying grain, coal and other supplies for the

　　home. How to improve the quality of life of women in their

　　later years is a question that needs to be dealt with by all

　　the society.

　　44.If they had more money, elderly women _______.

　　A. would have no more problem 　　 B. could live a fairy life

　　C. would get more respect　　　　 D. would need no care of others

　　45.In Shanghai, of 150 elderly women, only ______have husbands

　　still living.

　　A.75. 　　 B.52. 　　 C.82. D.78.

　　46.According to the statistics, suppose there are 150,000

　　elderly men, _____of them are

　　widowers.

　　A.27,000 B.78,000 C.72,000 D.123,000

　　47.According to the writer, _______.

　　A. elderly women should be paid well B. elderly women should

　　live with their families

　　C. all people should do something for elderly women

　　D. housework should not be done by elderly women

　　D

　　Our surroundings are being polluted faster than ever and it

　　seems that people cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more

　　people, and more people will bring us more industry, more

　　cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made

　　materials.

　　What can explain and settle this problem? The fact is that

　　pollution is caused by man—by his desire(欲望) for a modern way

　　of life. We make "increasing industrialization"(工业化) our first

　　aim. So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air,

　　pure water, good food, our health and the future of our

　　children. There is a constant flow of people from the

　　country-side into the cities, eager for the achievements of

　　our modern society. But as our technological achievements have

　　grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious

　　problem.

　　Isn't it time we stopped to ask ourslves where we are

　　going—and why? It makes one think of the story about the pilot

　　(飞行员) who told his passengers over the loudspeaker : "I've

　　some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we 're

　　making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is

　　that we are lost and don't know where we're going." The sad

　　fact is that this becomes a true story when speaking of our

　　modern society.

　　48. Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because

　　_______.

　　A. the population of the world is increasing faster

　　B. people use too many man-made materials

　　C. we have more industry 　　 D. we are producing more cars,

　　trucks and buses

　　49. According to the passage, what does man care most among

　　the following?

　　A. Health.　　B. Industry.　　C. Clean air D. The future of the

　　children

　　50.The story about the pilot tells us that _______.

　　A. man knows where the society is going

　　B. people don't welcome the rapid development of modern

　　society

　　C. man can do little about the problem of pollution

　　D. the speaker is worried about the future of our society

　　51.What dose the writer really want to say in the passage?

　　A. With the development of technology, pollution has become a

　　serious problem.

　　B. We should control the speed of the development to stop

　　pollution.

　　C. It's time we did something to reduce pollution.

　　D. As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural

　　result.

　　E

　　A wind tunnel (风洞) is used for teasing planes or plane

　　models. In a wind tunnel air is blown over a plane or a model

　　placed in a test section(区).Wind tunnel test sections are

　　different in size depending on airflow speed requirements.

　　Some low-speed tunnels have test sections large enough for a

　　complete small plane. In the very high speed tunnels used for

　　space testing, however, the model may be as small as a pencil.

　　There are two ways of feeding air to the test section. In

　　the constant flow tunnel, airflow is produced by electric

　　fans. It is forced through the tunnel to the test section,

　　then through another tunnel section back to the starting point

　　for reuse.

　　The other way involves (卷入) storing high-pressure air in a

　　box, sending it out by a controlling device(装置) to pass

　　through the tunnel and test section into another box. This way

　　is usually used for a very short period of high-speed airflow.

　　Wind tunnels are usually used to test planes before they are

　　flown. Problems in a plane can be found when it meets the

　　high-speed airflow in the tunnel. For example, if the wings

　　are built so that they would weaken(become weak) at high

　　speeds, this fact can be discovered in the tunnel, saving many

　　lives and millions of dollars.

　　In a wind tunnel, scientists also find out how different

　　planes will act different speeds. They find out such things as

　　how the air dives by the wing surfaces, how slowly a plane can

　　fly before it starts to drop, and how fast it can climb.

　　52.Some wind tunnel sections are larger than others because

　　________.

　　A. they are used large planes 　　 B. stronger wind can be

　　produced in them

　　C. they are built to meet a higher speed test D. the wind used

　　in them flows at a lower speed

　　53.Which of the following shows the right way of feeding air

　　to a wind tunnel section usually

　　used for a high speed test?

　　( ← = wind flow = test section)

　　54. "This fact" in paragraph 4 of the text refers to _______.

　　A. the wing are not good enough 　　B. it costs a lot to test a

　　plane

　　C. some problems are found with the plane D. many people will

　　die in a plane accident

　　55. A wind tunnel can be used to find out ______.

　　A. how fast a plane can rise 　　 B. how smooth a plane's

　　surface is

　　C. if a plane can land in a very strong wind D. if a plane

　　will drop when flying at a low height