2024年6月19日发(作者：)

普通高校专升本外语模拟题2020年(2)

(总分98,考试时间120分钟)

Reading Comprehension

一、阅读理解

A job is more than a job, especially to the old. "It' s not the money that matters, but the sense

of self-worth," 56-year-old Cheng Wenlan said. So, every day Ms. Cheng carries a bag of parcels,

letters and documents and does her rounds in North Point. She' s a courier(快递员).

Five years ago, Ms. Cheng was a nurse at a private clinic. She had worked there for 30 years

but was jobless when the doctor migrated. It was difficult for her to find another job as a nurse.

"People do not trust my ability when they learn how old I am," she said. After two years of

searching, she eventually found another nursing job. But then after two years, she quit. Why?

" My colleagues were young and they didn' t understand me because of my age. They often

asked me 'You are so old. What are you working for?' I was very unhappy," she said. So while the

rest of her family left for work, she was left to lonely boredom at home. Then her neighbours told

her about Employees' Retraining Board (ERB) offering retraining courses for older people. These

courses are specifically designed to encourage older people back to work.

"I was interested in courier work. I didn't think my age was a barrier because I was fit," she

said. Upon graduating, Ms. Cheng was offered a job by the Speeding Shuttle Courier Service

Company. But then Ms. Cheng was faced with a conflict: she was caught between honour and

employment. "I felt embarrassed about carrying and delivering letters and parcels," she said. It

took Ms. Cheng 24 hours to make up her mind: there was nothing wrong or embarrassing about

doing the job. So she went off to work as a courier.

Ms. Cheng' s employer, Anthony Chong, who is delighted with her responsible attitude, said, "

I hired older people because they were able and reliable. Age is not an important factor but attitude

is. Many old people will not run away from difficulties but the young ones will. "

1. was it difficult for Ms. Cheng to find another nursing job?

A. Nursing clinics were hard to find.

B. She found it difficult to trust others.

C. People thought she was too old to work.

D. People didn't think she had enough work experience.

2. . Cheng left her second nursing job because______.

A. she was bored with the job

B. it was too difficult

C. she was too old to do the job

D. the other staff made her feel uncomfortable

3. ees' Retraining Board is a plan for______.

A. finding jobs for older people

B. teaching new skills to older people

C. training older people to be healthier

D. providing older people with chances to earn money

4. ing to Anthony Chong, young people______.

A. are more likely to give up than the older ones

B. are less experienced than the older ones

C. are fitter and stronger than the older ones

D. are able and reliable

5. the passage, we can infer that______.

A. the life of the old is miserable

B. there is a generation gap between the young and the old

C. job-hunting is hard for older people

D. the old are looked down upon in society

Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had no legs but stumps(残肢) that could be fitted

with a kind of special boots. People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and

called him "Ape Man(猿人)" because his arms practically dragged on the ground.

Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to

finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way

through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During

all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even

the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheelchair.

Hank felt he himself got cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he

could be fitted with artificial legs (假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when

Hank stood up before the mirror: for the first time he saw himself as what he had always wanted

to be—a man full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.

Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room, and

marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up

and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to

dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.

When World War E came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular

training. He marched and trained along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This

was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.

6. en laughed at Hank and called him "Ape Man" because______.

A. he didn' t talk to them

B. he kept away from them

C. his arms touched the ground when he moved

D. he couldn' t use his arms

7. can be inferred from the story that the five-foot-eight-inch height is______.

A. an average height for a fully grown person

B. too tall for an average person

C. too short for an average person

D. none of the above

8. sentence "he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job" (Para. 5) implies that the Red

Cross______.

A. was only glad to give him a job

B. gave him a job because he was a good soldier

C. gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization

D. was not willing to give him a job at first

9. writer suggests that Hank Viscardi______.

A. had no friends

B. never saw himself as different from others

C. was very shy

D. was too proud to accept help from others

10. Hank marched and trained along with the other soldiers, he______.

A. did everything the other soldiers did

B. did most of the things the other soldiers did

C. did some of the things the other soldiers did

D. took some special training

二、阅读理解

The pollution of the earth' s soil and water has become an issue of great concern. Until recently,

most of that concern has focused on the land【B1】______of the planet, where pollution directly

affects people in their daily lives. Now, however, we have begun to realize that marine pollution is

【B2】______important. According to S. A. Patin, marine pollution is the situation that occurs

when people introduce into the seas substances【B3】______to life, health, resources, activities or

comforts. Marine pollution is far from new. For over a million years, people have thought of the

sea as a【B4】______place to throw their garbage. And it is true that the sea has a great【B5】

______for absorbing organic wastes. Some of these wastes are eaten directly by the larger fishes.

Others quickly【B6】______into a kind of organic soup that provides food to【B7】______species

of single-celled plant and animal life.

As civilizations grew, more different pollutants were released into the seas. Still, this pollution

did not really threaten the marine environment. The seas seemed capable of【B8】______with

anything that people could throw at them. This situation changed, however, when suddenly

factories began pouring enormous quantities of materials into the seas. Especially in some coastal

areas near large cities, ocean pollution began to【B9】______marine life. For the first time, the

oceans began to fail in their ability to【B10】______humanity' s wastes.

A. equally D. positive G. coping J. harmful M, threaten

B. effect E. support H. convenient K. capacity N. countless

C. portion F. lose I. approximately L. recycle O. dissolve

11. 11.【B1】

12. 12.【B2】

13. 13.【B3】

14. 14.【B4】

15. 15.【B5】

16. 16.【B6】

17. 17.【B7】

18. 18.【B8】

19. 19.【B9】

20. 20.【B10】

三、Cloze

Have you ever had a dream? I' m not talking about a dream you have when you sleep. I' m

talking about a conscious dream【C1】______you would like to see a new future, a different choice

of employment, and a business of your own.

Several years ago, I had a dream about inventing a board game that would【C2】______my

fortune. After many revisions, a board game was developed. Our dream seemed to come true with

sales starting to accumulate, and **pany was also established.【C3】______, another new board

game suddenly came into the market and made great progress in sales. Eventually, **pany was

dissolved.

Perhaps for game developers, the【C4】______emotion " it was never meant to happen" will

discourage their future dreams of【C5】______a different life. But for me, maybe I didn' t succeed

to the level I desired, but at the very least I turned my dream【C6】______reality. It may take many

【C7】______, but success will be achieved. Once dreams are【C8】______action, former failure

becomes a better action plan in the future. The important point here is that success **es by

realizing that【C9】______are only stepping stones to final success. After many attempts, failures,

lessons and false starts, learn【C10】______lessons from failure, turn dreams into reality, and don'

t let a dream only be a dream, and then success will arrive at last.

21. 21.【C1】

A. what B. where

C. when D. how

22. 22.【C2】

A. destroy

B. realize

C. change

D. create

23. 23.【C3】

A. Unfortunately

B. Unfortunate

C. Fortune

D. Fortunately

24. 24.【C4】

A. subtle

B. negative

C. trivial

D. positive

25. 25.【C5】

A. having lived