2017年成人学位英语考试阅读理解强化练习及答案二_第2页

　　Hillary Rodham Clinton released the first television spot of her Senate campaign this morning, a 30-second commercial that will begin airing statewide on Thursday. The spot, titled "First," uses numerous still photos to highlight landmarks in Mrs. Clinton's career, while the voiceover says she is "more than a fist lady."

　　There is no mention of Mrs. Clinton's rival for New York's Senate seat, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

　　Clinton campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said the ad was "positive" and "biographical," instead of focusing on the first lady's opponent.

　　Mrs. Clinton has previously aired radio ads, but has generally stayed with a strategy of making extensive campaign appearances instead of using television spots, while Giuliani has already run statewide TV ads.

　　Text of Hillary Commercial:

　　First she became a lawyer, named one of the top hundred in America.

　　Her first cause was children, fighting abuse and chairing the board of the Children's Defense Fund.

　　Her first priority was public schools, helping to establish teacher testing.

　　More than a first lady. For 30 years, she's fought for children and families.

　　As New York's senator, she'll fight for better schools and heath care for children.

　　Hillary, Put her to work for all of us.

　　11. What does the word "air" in the first sentence mean?

　　A. dry

　　B. express

　　C. breathe

　　D. broadcast

　　参考答案：D

　　考点：该题是一个词汇题

　　解析：本题提问的是第一段中的"air"是什么意思。由这句话我们可以得知，希拉里今天早晨发表了她竞选纽约州议员的电视宣传;为时30分钟的电视宣传将于星期二开始进行全国播放。由该句的意思我们可以猜出“air”的意思为“播放”。所以，答案为D.而其他三个词A(晒干)，B(表达)和C(呼吸)均与原义不符，故不能入选。

　　12. What does "more than first lady" in the first paragraph suggest?

　　A. Hillary is not a first lady.

　　B. Hillary does much more than what a first lady is expected to do.

　　C. There are more women in America who does better than Hillary does.

　　D. Hillary is doing better than her husband.

　　参考答案：B

　　考点：这是一个理解判断题。

　　解析：本题提问的是第一段里"more than first lady"是什么意思。在世界各地，第一夫人作为国家元首的妻子，是一国之母，她的形象一般是一个帮助总统处理好家务，并且进行一些妇女活动和慈善事业，借此来提高元首的形象。但是，希拉里作为第一夫人，她所做的超出了第一夫人的职责。她不但在社会活动中经常露脸，而且直接参与政事，开始竞选起议员来了。所以，选项B应该是该题的答案。

　　13.Which of the following statement is true regarding the Senator campaign according the passage?

　　A. Hillary has appeared on TV shot for mumerous times.

　　B. Hillary rarely makes her public appearance.

　　C. Giuliani has made TV advertisement for himself.

　　D. Hillary has a bigger chance to win the campaign.

　　参考答案：C

　　考点：这是一个对原文事实的理解题。

　　解析：本题提问的是对此次参议院竞选，以下哪一个说法是正确的。文章的第四段告诉我们，希拉里以前曾经在广播上作过宣传，但是她一直采取的战略是频频在公众场合出现，而不是使用电视宣传;与她不同的是，Giuliani已作过全国电视宣传。由该段可知，选项C为正确答案。从文章的第一句话我们可以得知，这是希拉里第一次在电视上为自己作宣传，所以，选项A和B不符合原文;此次议员竞选，花落谁手尚未分晓，所以，选项D也不能入选。

　　14. Hillary's campaign focuses on all the flooowing except_____.

　　A. children's health care

　　B. school education for children

　　C. combating child abuse

　　D. family planning policy

　　参考答案：D

　　考点：这是一个对原文细节的分析判断题。

　　解析：本题提问的是以下哪一下不是希拉里的竞选重点。希拉里的竞选广告在文章的最后几段里;它的重点是学校教育;作者评论道，在过去的30年里，希拉里一直都在为儿童和家庭的幸福斗争。将来当了纽约的参议员，她会为孩子们的良好教育和健康保险而努力;由此我们得知，选项A(儿童健康保险)B(儿童的学校教育)和C(打击虐待儿童现象)都是她的竞选重点，只有选项D(计划生育政策)与原文不合，所以，D为本题答案。

　　15.Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?

　　A. First Lady's Senator Campaign

　　B. Hillary's TV Advertisement

　　C. A Rivalry for New York's Senate Seat

　　D. The Focuses of Hillary Campaign

　　参考答案：A

　　考点：该题是一个主旨题，考的是文章的题目应该是哪一个。

　　解析：本文从第一夫人希拉里-克林顿为其入选纽约参议员拉开序幕讲起，对目前的竞选状况作了一个大概介绍，并且对希拉里的竞选内容作了一个介绍，同时，作者表达了他自己的观点;整篇文章以介绍她的竞选情况为主，所以，选项A(第一夫人竞选参议员)用以概括全文最为全面，因此，为正确答案。

　　For centuries Dutch engineers have been fighting a war against water. Their main enemy is the sea. A large part if the country is below sea level. In fact, Holland is also called the "Netherlands" which means "low land." Very tall and strong walls, called dykes, have built to keep out the sea. But in very rough weather the sea may suddenly burst through a dyke. Great damage can be caused by floods when this happens.

　　Three large rivers are also part of the problem. These rivers are the Rhine, the Maas and the Scheldt. They flow through Holland into the North Sea. They have cut many passages across the country. At low tides, the rivers flow into the sea as usual. But at high tide, the sea can flow into the rivers! This is because the land is so low.

　　The battles against the water never end, but they have made Holland a bigger and bigger country. In order to prevent floods, the engineers take, or reclaim, land that was under water. The Dutch have been reclaiming land for seven hundred years.

　　Land is usually reclaimed from a passage between islands. Two dykes are built across the passage, so they block the water between them. Then the engineers dig long canals and pump the water into them. At low tide, the canals empty the water into the sea.

　　Because the land is so low, water from the sea and rivers can rise up through the ground. For this reason, the pumps continue working even the land has been drained (that is, when the water has been pumped away). The dykes contain gates, and through these the water is pumped out. In many parts of Holland, pumps must be working all the time. If they stopped, there will be very bad floods.

　　A piece of reclaimed land is called polder, and Holland has thousands of polders. Some are very large, but others are quite small. There are farms on many of the polders. Corn and other crops grow well on the drained land, and it gives good grass for cattle. Many small towns and villages stand on polders. Even Amsterdam's great airport, Schiphol, was built on reclaimed land. This land used to be under the old Lake Haarlem.

　　16.Water is the main threat to Holland because _____.

　　A. the sea is too rough

　　B.the land is lower than the sea

　　C.the high and strong dykes can not keep the floods out

　　D.the weather is too rough

　　参考答案：B 分析：第一段中提到：Their main enemy is the sea. A large part of the country is below sea level. 他们主要的敌人就是海洋。国家大部分地区都在海平面以下。故答案为B.

　　17."Netherlands" means _____.

　　A.high land

　　B.land of water

　　C.low land

　　D.land of dykes

　　参考答案：C 分析：第一段中提到：...Netherland which means "low land"。由此可以得出结论，所以选C.

　　18.Holland is threatened not only by the sea, but also by _____.

　　A.the floods from broken dykes

　　B.the three rivers

　　C.the sea tides

　　参考答案：B 分析：第二段开头提到：Three large rivers are also part of the problem. 三条大河也是一个问题。所以选B

　　D.many passages the three rivers have cut across the country

　　19.The Holland claim land from the sea in order to _____.

　　A.prevent floods

　　B.make their country larger

　　C.make their country more beautiful

　　D.have more farmland

　　参考答案：B 分析：第三段开头提到：The battle against the water never end, but they have made Holland a bigger and bigger county. 与洪水的斗争一直没有停，但这使荷兰成为越来越大的国家。所以选B.

　　20.If pumps stop working there will be very floods because _____.

　　A.the water will run back at high tide

　　B.the sea may break the dykes in rough weather

　　C.the battle against water will never end

　　D.the land is too low and water can rise up through the drained land

　　参考答案：D 分析：第五段开头提到：Because the land is so low, water from the sea and rivers can rise up through the ground. 选项D正是这句话的改写。

　　21.The word "polder" means ____.

　　A.a piece of newly-claimed land

　　B.a small island

　　C.a newly built dyke

　　D.a long canal

　　参考答案：A 分析：最后一段提到：A piece of reclaimed land is called polder. 重新收回的土地叫开拓地。所以答案是A.