2020年成人高考专升本英语专项练习阅读理解二

　　第五篇

　　Romeo and Juliet was probably written in 1595, when Shakespeare was a young, successful playwright. He had already written comedies and history plays, but had not yet developed his skill at tragedy.The power of fate is strong in Shakespeare's play. Chance and evil eventually join to 命运女神). By the fascinations of Shakespeare is the way in which he put these ideas into the play.One of the most difficult things to decide about this play is the question of responsibility. Did irresistible fate bring tragedy to Romeo and Juliet, or were they themselves to blame?

　　The fact that this question is not resolved by the author also helps to make Shakespeare's Romeo and Julieta fascinating work.6. According to the passage, chance .

　　A. involves Juliet in a murder

　　B. sends Romeo and Juliet into evil-doing

　　C. causes late arrival of a message for Romeo

　　答案：C解析：问题几乎没有提供解题线索，只能分解为四个判断正误题，在文章里找依据句，用排除法进行排除。

　　第六篇

　　This is not a diet (减肥食谱) or a hard ~exercise program. Nobody can stick to those for long. Instead, it's a simple way to make weight loss a natural part of the life you already 第五篇Romeo and Juliet was probably written in 1595, when Shakespeare was a young, successful playwright. He had already written comedies and history plays, but had not yet developed his skill at tragedy.The power of fate is strong in Shakespeare's play. Chance and evil eventually join to bring tragedy. Chance involves Romeo in a murder; chance prevents a message from reaching Romeo in time; chance brings about a deadly meeting in a cemetery.Many Elizabethans were followers of astrology (星相术) and believed that the stars could control events. Thus, Romeo and Juliet are referred to as "star-crossed lovers" whose stars doomed (命中注定) them to disaster.Elizabethans also had a concept of fate in the person of Dame Fortune (命运女神). By spinning her wheel, she could raise the state of a beggar or lower that of a king. One of the fascinations of Shakespeare is the way in which he put these ideas into the play.One of the most difficult things to decide about this play is the question of responsibility. Did irresistible fate bring tragedy to Romeo and Juliet, or were they themselves to blame?

　　The fact that this question is not resolved by the author also helps to make Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet a fascinating work.

　　6. According to the passage, chance

　　A. involves Juliet in a murder

　　B. sends Romeo and Juliet into evil-doing

　　C. causes late arrival of a message for Romeo

　　D. leads to a happy meeting between Romeo and Juliet

　　答案：C解析：问题几乎没有提供解题线索，只能分解为四个判断正误题，在文章里找依据句，用排除法进行排除。

　　第六篇

　　This is not a diet (减肥食谱) or a hard ~exercise program. Nobody can stick to those for long. Instead, it's a simple way to make weight loss a natural part of the life you already live. And guess what? It's fun! You don't have to give up the foods you love or do regular exercises. It's about balancing calories(平衡卡路里) in tiny ways that add up to big benefits (好处). You just use some tricks the "naturally thin" people do. Pick the ones you like, stick with them, and you'll lose weight and be strong!Talk it UP. cEvery time you pick up the phone, stand up and walk around. aHeavy people sit on average two and h half hours more every day than thin people, according to a study.Get face time.bWe use e-mail so much that we've forgotten what our colleagues look like.Pick a colleague or two who sit farthest from you: and deliver 10 of those daily messages in person. And go out of your way: go to a bathroom or a copy machine on another floor and take the stairs, of course.Think about your drink. Consider beer or wine instead of a frozen drink. A glass of regular beer has 140 calories and a serving of wine has 126 calories, while a strawberry daiquirihas about 300 and a margarita 340. Reduce a total of 100 calories each day and you'll be able to lose about 10 pounds in a year. This is really not difficult to do.

　　7. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Thin people sit fewer hours daily than heavy people.

　　B. People deliver messages to their colleagues in person.

　　C. More people walk around when they talk on the phone.

　　D. Heavy people make longer phone calls than thin people.

　　答案：A解析：找出每个选项的依据句，没有依据句的选项即为答案。

　　第七篇

　　A woman heads into a popular New York City coffee shop on a cold winter rooming. Justahead of her, a man drops a few papers. The woman pauses to help gather them. A clerk at a busy store thanks a customer who has just bought something. "Enjoy" the young woman says, smiling widely. "Have a nice day." She sounds like she really means it. These are the common situations we may see every day.There are certainly plenty who would agree with her. According to one recent study, 70 percent of the U.S. adults (成年人) said people are ruder now than they were 20 years ago.Is it really true? We decided to find out if good manners are really hard to see.a In this politeness study, reporters were sent to many cities in the world. They performed threeexperiments: "door tests" (would anyone hold the door open for them?); "paper drops" (who would help them gather a pile of "accidentally" dropped papers?); and "service tests" (which salesclerks would thank them for a purchase [购物]?)cIn New York, 60 tests (20 of each type) were done. Along the way, the reporters met alltypes of people: men and women of different races, ages, professions (职业), and income levels. And guess what? In the end, four out of every five people they met passed their politeness test making bNew York the most polite city in the study.

　　8. What is TRUE about the politeness study discussed in the passage?

　　A. The study was reported in many cities of the world.

　　B. New York was the most suitable city for the experiment.

　　C. Sixty tests were designed to see if people are polite to each other.

　　D. Experiments were performed to see if common good manners exist.

　　答案：D解析：找出每个选项的依据句，没有依据句的选项即为答案。

　　第八篇

　　Last fall was a first-of-its-kind season. I did not arrange (安排) any after-school classes for my children. No swimming. No music lessons. No play dates. Nothing.Once they finished their homework, they were free to do what they pleased, but only one hour of TV. In the beginning, my sons, Ben, 11, and Nick, 9, were anxious about this sudden, unplanned freedom. I had to, push them out of the door with a ball, a bike, and so on. "Play? I ordered.I learned that this new plan takes time, patience and a lot of faith in the theory that having excellent grades isn't really important. When my older kids, now in college and high school, were young, I brought in the rules of modern parenting. They are unspoken, but followed carefully. First, you must let your chihave a variety of activities. After all, you never know where you'll find a genius (天才). Second, if the child shows the slightest talent (才能), the activity must be pushed with lessons, special coaching (辅导) and practice of several days a week. Every minute should be taken and every minute has a purpose. That was really too much for my children.Now with the new plan, we told stories, we listened to music. And the kids played with bikes, balls, and whatever was handy. Nobody kept score. In fact, the boys played outside so much that the lawn was worn down to the soil in places. They've made friends with those who come from all over the neighborhood to play games.We like those peaceful evenings. Ben and Nick have a good time this fall, Maybe that'sbecause the time off has allowed us to enjoy each other's company.

　　9.From the passage we learn that

　　A. children like story telling more than bike-riding

　　B. parents should teach their children how to make a plan

　　C. children should have time to enjoy themselves after school

　　D. parents can enjoy their evenings when children play with others

　　答案：C解析：找出文章关键词和主题句，用排除法。

　　第九篇

　　After working long hours on her feet everyday in the operating room, Taryn Rose knew alot about foot pain. But unlike most of her colleagues(同事),she turned her pain into money: Today she is the boss of Taryn Rose International, a $528 million company that makes nice and comfortable shoes.

　　At the beginning, Rose realized the only thing that could stop her was fear of failure. "I could hear my friends and family saying, 'Why did you leave a good job?' If I failed, would I be okay facing them? And I thought, 'So what? I can go back for further study in medicine.' I started to accept that it would be okay to say, 'I failed, but I tried.' Once I was comfortable with that the fight, the fear came to an end. I realized I feared regret more than failure. And after you turn to the path you choose, there is nothing acceptable but Success.

　　Now, Rose has no regrets about leaving medicine. "What I'm doing is not all that differentfrom what I was doing as a doctor. The goal is the same: to relieve (减轻) pain. A former professor told me: 'You're helping hundreds of thousands of women with your shoes. As a doctor, you would have helped only the few who went to your office. You're having a much greater effect.'Looking back, Rose admits she caught a couple of lucky breaks. "To me, luck is about being prepared for those opportunities (机会) that come knocking. You have to have an open mind, the right skill is and all your senses working to see what opportunities present themselves.Luck can open the door, but you still have to walk through it."

　　10. Which of the following can best explain the last sentence in the passage?

　　A. You have to do what you can after luck brings you opportunities.

　　B. You should open the door when opportunities come to you.

　　C: You have to be prepared for walking through the door.

　　D. You should open your eyes to see opportunities clearly.

　　答案：A解析：抓住全文的开头段和结尾段，了解文章主题和大意，结尾句往往起概括作用。然后再用排除法。

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