2021-2022年辽宁省本溪市成考专升本英语学校:_ 班级:_ 姓名:_ 考号:_一、阅读理解(30题)1. When was the hammock invented and by whom?A.The Indians had invented the hammock long before they came to South America.B.The Indians had invented the hammock long before the Europeans came to South America.C.The Europeans invented the hammock after they made acquaintance with the Indians.D.The Europeans had invented the hammock before they went to South America.2. We can conclude from the passage that _.A.the clues in Masquerade are easy to decipherB.Kit Williams has many artistic talentsC.many people bury treasures in BritainD.Kit Williams said he would pay $35,000 to whoever found the treasure3. Which of the following ideas is not conveyed in the passage? _.A.Remembered history, compared with written history, is less reliableB.Written records of the past plays a most important role in our learning of the human historyC.A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer any questionsD.Where there are no written records, there is no history4.Many animals may be trained to do simple jobs if they know_. 查看材料A.who their trainers areB.they will be praised by theft trainersC.they will get a rewardD.something dangerous will happen to them5. The information above is particularly useful for those_.A.who want to apply for Boston CollegeB.who want to know about Boston CollegeC.whove been admitted to Boston CollegeD.whove decided to pay a visit to Boston College6.This passage provides us with _.A.a piece of scientific informationB.a normal lessonC.an interesting testD.a piece of news7. Examples in the last paragraph are meant to _.A.illustrate the techniques of drawing conclusionsB.demonstrate the skills in making conclusionsC.offer the reasons for building up argumentsD.show the particular ways to support ones arguments8.In the authors opinion， teachers can only be promoted depending on_. 查看材料A.how well they give their lecturesB.how well they get along with the studentsC.how many papers and books they have publishedD.how well they conduct their academic researches9. The writer of this article may agree with which of the following?A.The guest who ate his peas with a knife.B.The other guests who were amused or shocked.C.The host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same way.D.None of the above.10.Passage TwoOne day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket toNew Yorkand the girl in the ticket office said, Im sorry, I cant sell you a ticket.Our computer is down.If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.I cant write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, What do all you people do?We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.So when it goes down, you go down with it.Thats good, sir. How long will the computer be down? I wanted to know.I have no idea. Theres no way we can find out without asking the computer.After the girl told me they had no backup (备用) computer, I said.Lets forget the computer.What about your planes? Theyre still flying, arent they?I wouldnt know, she said, pointing at the dark screen.Only ITknows. Itcant tell me.By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines.The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.36. The best title for the article is_.A. When the Computer Is DownB. How to buy a ticketC. The Computer of the AirportD. Asking the Computer11.The word develop is used to mean_.A.become larger B.create C.train D.acquire12. Which of the following words best describes Mum?A.Polite. B.Patient. C.Changeable. D.Clever.13. He was on his way refers to the fact that _ .A.he gave up and returned homeB.he began to work towards successC.he took a journey to HollywoodD.he had difficulties in playing the small part14.根据下列短文，回答下列各题。The cars，trucks，and campers cause many problemsThe cars make too much noisePeople cannot hear each other talkThe best view of Yosemite Fails is from the parking lotThe new plan is to keep most ears out of the parkSome people come only for one dayThey will have to leave their cars outside the parkThey will have to ride buses into the parkSome people have reservations at hotels or campgrounds at YosemiteThey can bring in theirCars，but they will have to leave them in the parking lotThe new plan will include removing some roadsIt will include removing bridges over the fiverIt will include m