2010年10月湖南自考专升本学士学位英语考试模拟试题（7）

Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)

Directions; There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single Line through the center.

Pass age One

Doyou find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved thateveryone has a daily energy cycle.

During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you're "hot". T hat's true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body tem- perature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoom For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues (白言自i~) as: Get up Johnl You'II be late for work againl The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature and energy peak in the evening. M.uch family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.

You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help. Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract cxt抉) your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up late than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won't change your cycle, but you'II get up steam and work better at your low point.

Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn (哈欠)and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out at night before. When- ever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.

16. If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should C

A. change his energy cycle B. overcome his laziness

C. get up earlier than usual D. go to bed earlier

17. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will A

A. help to keep your energy for the day's work '

B. help you to control your temper early in the day

C. enable you to concentrate on your routine work

D. keep your energy cycle under control all day

18. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably D

A. he is a lazy person

B. he refuses to follow his owri energy cycle

C. he is not sure when his energy is low

D. he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening

19. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?

A. Unawareness of energy cycles.____A___

B. Familiar monologues.

C. A change in a family member's energy cycle.

D. Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.

20. Which of the following statements in NOT true?__B___

A. Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one's energy.

B. Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of the 

day.

C. Habit helps one adapt to his own energy cycle. .

D. Children have energy cycles, too.

Passage Two

"High tech" and "state of the art" are two expressions that describe very modern tech- nology. High tech is just a shorter way of saying high technology. And high technology describes any invention, system or device that uses the newest ideas or discoveries of sci- ence and engineering.

What is high tech? A computer is high tech. So is a communications satellite.

A mod- ern manufacturing system is surely high tech.

High tech became a popular expression in the United States during the' early 1980s. Because of improvements in technology, people could buy many new kinds of products in America'n stores, such as home computers, microwave ovens, etc.

"State of the art" is something that is as modern as possible. It is a product that is based on the very latest methods and technology. Something that is "state of the art" is the newest possible design or product of a business or industry. A state of the art television set, for example, uses the most modern electronic design and parts. It is the best that one can buy.

"State of the art" is not a new expression. Engineers have used it for years to describe the best and most modern way of doing something. Millions of Americans began to use the expression in the late 1970s. The reason was the computer revolution

Every computer company claimed that its computers were "state of the art". Computer technology changed so fast that a state of the art computer today might be old tomorrow. The expression "state of the art" became as common and popular as com- puters themselves. Now all kinds of products are said to be "state of the art".

21. The best title for the passage is B

A. Computer Technology B. High Tech and State of the Art

C. Most Advanced Technology D. Two New Expressions

22. What can we infer from the'passage?___B___

A. American stores could provide the people with new kinds of products.

B. High tech describes a technology that is not traditional.

C. "State of the art" is not as popular as "high tech"

D. A cart pulled by horses is "state of the art".

23. Which of the following statements is NOT true?__D___

A. Since the computer revolution, the expression of "state of the art" has become popular.

B. "State of the art" means something that is the best one can buy.

C. With the rapid development of computer technology, a state of the art comput- er may easily become out of date.

D. A11 kinds of products are i'state of the art" nowadays

24.of the passage?___C___

A. To tell how "high tech" and "state of the art" have developed.

B. To give examples af high tech.

C. To tell what "high tech" and "state of the art" are.

D. To describe very modern technology.

25. All of the following examples are high tech EXCEPT C

A. a microwave oven B. a home computerC. a hand pump D. a satellite