2020年成人高考专升本《英语》模拟试题及答案三

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四、阅读理解

PassageThree

KeyJames,SecretaryofHealthandHumanResourcesintheVirginiaState government,lovestoturnthetablesonthosewhodon'tthinkit'spossibleto bemiddle-class,conservative,educatedandstillbetrulyblack.Once,duringan Abortiondebate,awomanintheaudienceangrilytoldJamesshewasso middle-classshedidn'thaveaclueaboutrealAfricanAmericanlife."Ifyou understoodwhatthesewomengothrough,"thewomansaid,"youwouldrealizethat abortionistheironlychoice."

Jamesthenaskedthewomantoconsiderapoorblackmotheronwelfare.She alreadyhasfourchildrenandanalcoholichusbandwhohasallbutabandonedthe family.Nowshediscoversanotherchildisontheway.Howwouldyoucounsel thatwoman,askedJames.

"Haveanabortion,"thewomanresponded."Thatchildwouldhaveaverypoor qualityoflife."

"Ihaveavestedinterestinyouranswer,"Jamessaid."ThewomanIdescribed wasmymother.Iwasthefifthofsixchildrenbornintopoverty.And,incase you'reinterested,thequalityofmylifeisjustfine!"

Answerquestionsaccordingtotheessays：

44.James'familyleda__lifewhenshewasborn.

A.miserable

B.happy

C.well-off

D.hardly

参考答案：A

45."Tomovethetables"means__.

A.tomovethetables

B.tocarrythetablesaway

C.togaincourage

D.togainanadvantageafterhavingbeenatadisadvantage

参考答案：D

46.James'mother__.

A.waseducated

B.wasconservative

C.waspoor

D.AandB

参考答案：C

47.James'father__.

A.divorcedhiswife

B.likedtodrink

C.desertedhisfamily

D.BandC

参考答案：D

PassageFour

Evenplantscanrunafever,especiallywhenthey'reunderattackbyinsects ordisease.Butunlikehumans,plantscanhavetheirtemperaturetakenfrom 3,000feetaway--straightup.Adecadeago,adaptingtheinfrared(红外线)scanning technologydevelopedformilitarypurposesandothersatellites,physicist StephenPaleycameupwithaquickwaytotakethetemperatureofcropsto determinewhichonesareunderstress.Thegoalwastoletfarmersprecisely targetpesticide(杀虫剂)sprayingratherthanrainpoisononawholefield,which invariablyincludesplantsthatdon'thavepest(害虫)problems.Evenbetter, Paley'sRemoteScanningServicesCompanycoulddetectcropproblemsbeforethey becamevisibletotheeye.Mountedonaplaneflownat3,000feetatnight,an infraredscannermeasuredtheheatemittedbycrops.Thedataweretransformed intoacolor-codemapshowingwhereplantswererunning"fevers".Farmerscould thenspot-spray,using50to70percentlesspesticidethantheyotherwisewould. ThebadnewsisthatPaley'scompanycloseddownin1984,afteronlythree years.Farmersresistedthenewtechnologyandlong-termbackerswerehardto find.Butwiththerenewedconcernaboutpesticidesonproduce,andrefinements ininfraredscanning,Paleyhopestogetbackintooperation.Agriculture expertshavenodoubtthetechnologyworks~"Thistechniquecanbeusedon75 percentofagriculturallandintheUnitedStates",saysGeorgeOertherofTexas A&M.RayJackson,whorecentlyretiredfromtheDepartmentofAgricultrue, thinksre-moteinfraredcropscanningcouldbeadoptedbytheendofthe decade.ButonlyifPaleyfindsthefinancialbackingwhichhefailedtoobtain 10yearsago.

Answerquestionsaccordingtotheessays：

48.Theapplicationofinfraredscanningtechnolgytoagriculturemetwith somedifficultiesdueto__.

A.thelackofofficialsupport

B.itshighcost

C.itsfailuretohelpincreaseproduction

D.thelackoffinancialsupport

参考答案：D

49.Inordertoapplypesticidesprayingprecisely,wecanuseinfrared scanningto__.

A.locatetheproblemareas

B.drewacolor-cededmap

C.measurethesizeoftheaffectedarea

D.estimatethedamagetothecrops

参考答案：A

50.Plantswillemitanincreasedamountofheatwhentheyare__.

A.sprayedwithpesticides

B.inpourphysicalcondition

C.facinganinfraredscanner

D.exposedtoexcessivesunrays

参考答案：B

51.Farmerscansaveaconsiderableamountofpesticideby__.

A.transformingpoisonedrain

B.consultinginfraredscanningexperts

C.resortingtospot-spraying

D.detectingcropproblemsatanearlydate

参考答案：C