湖南成人教育學位英語【閱讀理解】
練習和答案解析（1）

 

（一）Save Your Big Pounds

 
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46. The passage is an advertisement for _____.
A.a publishing company
B.a mail order club
C.a city library
D.a street book store
 
47. One of the many features of World Books is ____.
A.discounts are often 80 per cent.
B.There are more benefits the longer you belong to the club
C.You have chances to win large prices
D. You get a free magazine
 
48. World Books seems to appeal mostly to ____.
A.average families
B.science fiction lovers
C.people with academic interests
D.such people as pop singers or baseball fans
 
49. First year members of World Books _____.
A.have to buy books each month
B.must buy more than six books in the year
C.are entitles to a number of free books
D.have to buy a minimum number of books
 
50. How can members receive their special offer?
A.By competing a printed form.
B.By writing an application letter to World Books
C.By filling your coupons into boxes.
D.By sending a personal checks.
 

（一）答案及分析：

 
1. B
分析：該題考察考生推理判斷的能力。原文中有種種跡象表明World Book是一個郵購書的俱樂部。如：第二段提到了…plus a total of $1.95 towards postage and packing…我們知道postage(郵資)和packing(包裹)都是郵寄物品時才用到的詞。從第三段的第二句話也可以看出來。
2. D
分析：此題考察的是細節。答案就在上題中提到的第三段第二句話。另外也可以用排除法：A提到了折扣，課文提到的是never less than 25 per cent,并不是選項中的often 80%. B, C都沒有在文中提及，注意識別這類干擾項。
3. A
分析：此題考察考生判斷推理的能力。大家可以看第五段第三句，這句話中提到：the lasted on cookery, gardening, and other popular hobbies,從這句話可以推斷一般的家庭會對這些書籍感興趣。
4. D
分析：此題有一定的難度。我們采取排除法。A 的錯誤之處在于并不是每個月，而是千半年的每個月；B這種情況不一定，假設前半年每個月至少買一本書（all we ask is that you choose at least one book a month during your first six months）,有可能以后每個月都不買（after, it’s up to you how many, or how few, you choose）,也就是說不買也是允許的，如果是這種情況，這一年買的書就不是more than 6了；D屬于典型的無中生有的干擾項，文中并未提及。所以D是正確選項。意思是：World Book的會員在第一年一定要買夠最低限度的書。
5. B
分析：這又是一個細節題。從最后一段第一句可以找到答案。
 

（二） Fighting Against Water

 
    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.
 
1. 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
 
2. “Netherlands” means ____.
A.high land
B.land of water
C.low land
D.land of dykes
 
3. 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
D. many passages the three rivers have cut across the country
 
4. 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
 
5. 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
 
6. The word “polder” means ____.
A.a piece of newly-claimed land
B.a small island
C.a newly built dyke
D.a long canal
 
內容提示與分析：
 
本文主要介紹了荷蘭人與洪澇災害斗爭的情況。第一段講述荷蘭大部分地區的海拔都在海平面以下，所以經常遭洪災，損失慘重。第二段講述三條大河也是一大問題。第三段講述荷蘭人通過占有或重新收回水下的土地來擴大領土。第四段講述荷蘭人如何重新收回水下的土地。第五段講述水泵必須不停的工作，以確保荷蘭的安全。第六段講述重新收回的土地（即開拓地）起著重要的作用。
 

（二）答案及分析：

 
1. 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.他們主要的敵人就是海洋。國家大部分地區都在海平面以下。故答案為B.
2. C
分析: 第一段中提到：… Netherland which means “low land”.由此可以得出結論，所以選C.
3. B
分析: 第二段開頭提到：Three large rivers are also part of the problem.三條大河也是一個問題。所以選B
4. B
分析: 第三段開頭提到：The battle against the water never end, but they have made Holland a bigger and bigger county.與洪水的斗爭一直沒有停，但這使荷蘭成為越來越大的國家。所以選B.
5. D
分析：第五段開頭提到：Because the land is so low, water from the sea and rivers can rise up through the ground. 選項D正是這句話的改寫。
6. A
分析: 最后一段提到：A piece of reclaimed land is called polder.重新收回的土地叫開拓地。所以答案是A.
 
 

（三）Beautiful Wuyishan Mountain

 
  “The beauty of Wuyishan Mountain will amaze you,” my Chinese friends said when told I would visit the nature reserve of Wuyishan Mountain. While I was impatient to verify their comments, I was skeptical (懷疑的). As a Canadian I am accustomed to large acres of greenery and vast forest.
 
  But now, I must confess my impression was wrong. I was not aware that a nature reserve could embody such splendid scenery and offer such starting glimpse of history and ancient culture, in a country of 1.2 billion inhabitants, I have discovered the marvel of a nature coexists in harmony and where modern life does not disrupt (打斷)the rhythm of nature.
 
  The reserve is divided into four zones foe protection and conservation which offer unique characteristics: the conservation zone of the Jiuquxi River in the center, the natural and cultural zone in the east, and finally, the ruins of the imperial Minyue City of the Han Dynasty in the village of Chengcun. These zones formed a total environment, which since 1987 has been recognized as part of the global network Man and Biosphere. To further promote preservation of this site, china has requested that Wuyishan Mountain reserve be listed as a Natural and Cultural World Heritage site of UNESCo (聯合國教科文組織).
 
1. What’s the author’s reaction after he heard that “the beauty of Wuyishan Mountain will amaze you”?
A. Eager to verify but doubtful.
B. Eager to appreciate the beauty.
C. Doubtful of its real beauty.
D. Indifferent and skeptical.
 
2. What does the word “confess” mean?
A. Conclude
B. Confer
C. Accept
D. Admit
 
3. According to the passage, what is the characteristic of Wuyishan Mountain?
A. Greenery and vast forests
B. Harmonious coexistence of man and nature
C. Splendid scenery
D. Rhythm of nature
 
4. What’s the zone in the west known for?
A. Nature beauty
B. Cultural diversity
C. Ecological conservation
D. Conservation of biodiversity
 
5. What does the word “biosphere” mean?
A. Atmosphere
B. Circumstance
C. Nature
D. Ecology
 
內容提示與分析：
 
作者以一個加拿大人的視角繼續了自己游武夷山的感受。他抱這熱切卻懷疑的心態游覽了武夷山保護區，發現武夷山不但景色優美而且重視了歷史。作者認為武夷山景區是自然與現代生活的和諧共存體。保護區根據其不同特色分為四個部分：西部的生物多樣性保護帶；中部的九曲溪生態保護帶；東部的自然文化帶以及程村的漢代皇家民樂城遺址。中國政府已經申請將武夷山保護區列入聯合國教科文組織的世界自然文化遺產名錄。
 

（三）答案及分析：

 
1. A
分析：本題是文章原句的改寫。第一段的“While I was impatient to verify their comments, I was skeptical.”意思是“詞是我就迫不及待的想驗證他們的話，我有點懷疑。”選項A是這句話的一個概括。根據這句話，作者并不是急著想去欣賞武夷山的美，而只是想去驗證朋友的話是否正確，故B錯。作者是有點懷疑，但同時還是很急切的，所以C只說對了其中的一個方面，說法并不全面。作者去游武夷山的心情還是很急切的，并不是indifferent漠不關心，所以D錯。故答案是A.
 
2. D
分析：confess意思是“承認，坦白”，顯然admit是它的同義詞。A conclude結束，終止，做出結論；B confer授予（稱號，學位等），贈與，把…贈與，協議；C accept接受，所以答案是D。
 
3. B
分析：本題也是原文的改寫。第二段的“I have discovered the marvel of a nature coexists in harmony and where modern life does not disrupt the rhythm of nature.”意思是“我發現了現代生活與自然的節奏和諧共存的奇跡。”選項A意思是“草木和廣袤的森林”，明天不符合文意；選項C“秀美的景色”雖然也是武夷山的特點，但是不夠準確；D“自然的節奏”顯然沒有切中要點，只有B“人與自然的和諧共存”是原文的改寫，最為全面準確。
 
4. D
分析：本體在原文中也可以找到答案，即“the conservation zone of biodiversity in the west.”意思是“西部的生物多樣性保護帶”。對應的選項就是D. Conservation of biodiversity.“生物多樣性的保護”。A 自然之美；B 文化的多樣性；C 生態保護
 
5. C
分析：biosphere意思是“生物圈”，顯然nature是最接近的選項。前問題到武夷山時是一方面講人文，一方面講自然環境。而biosphere所在的句子中出現的是“Man and Biosphere”;所以說biosphere涉及的是自然環境。A atmosphere大氣層；B circumstance環境；D ecology生態學。故答案為C。
 
 

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