2020自考学位英语模拟专项冲刺训练题-阅读理解8

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1、 The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn't know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea.

Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.

In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.

What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.

In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation and that air travel was useful.

(1)、Her engine went wrong when Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, she changed her direction and landed in Ireland.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(3)、According to the passage, Amelia Earhart's reason for making her flights was to show that aviation was not just for men.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、Amelia Earhart was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)、"A Dangerous Flight from North America to England" would be the best title for the passage.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

2、 Everyone knows what a needle is. Of course there are needles for sewing machines, needles for injection, you name it. But few people think of the wonder a needle works in the hands of those who practice acupuncture.

During the past ten years of so, I have been suffering from a terrible headache. It seems to be getting from bad to worse these days. Last night I got a sudden pain in my head. It was so terrible that I could hardly bear it. Although I swallowed all kinds of pain-killers, I didn't feel any better. It seemed that there was nothing I could do but phone for a doctor.

One of our neighbors happened to be with us. He was not a doctor, but he timidly offered his help, saying "Do you mind if I tried acupuncture on you? These needles may possibly do you some good." I agreed. In a moment, he had taken out a few needles from his purse. Without a moment's delay, he fixed a few needles into the skin on my head here and there. Before long, I felt thoroughly relieved.

Just then, the doctor sped through my house and said,"Where is our patient?"

"Sorry, Doctor, You are too late. It's killed!" I answered in delight.

It's a miracle, isn't it?

(1)、The word ''name'' in the first paragraph means to give a name to the needles.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(2)、The underlined phrase "from bad to worse" in the second paragraph refers to the state of the man's health.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(3)、According to the passage，soon after the acupuncture, the man was completely recovered.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、"You are too late. It's killed." means that the pain was killed because the doctor came late.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)、The passage tells us that the effect of acupuncture on the patient was unbelievable.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

3、There was once a man in South America who had a parrot(鹦鹉), a pet bird that could imitate(模拟) human speech. The parrot was unique. There was no other bird like him in the whole world. He could learn to say any word except one. He could not say the name of his native town, Cotano. The man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say "Cotano" but he never succeeded. At first he was very gentle with the bird, but gradually he lost his temper. "You stupid bird! Why can't you learn to say that One word! Say 'Cotano' or I'll kill you!" But the parrot would not say it. Many times the man screamed(大声叫), "Say 'Cotano' or I'll kill you!" But the bird would never repeat the name. Finally the man gave up. He picked up the parrot and threw him into the chicken house. "You are even more stupid than the chickens!"

In the chicken house, there were four old chickens waiting to be killed for Sunday's dinner. The next morning, when he went out to the chicken house, the man opened the door. He was shocked by what he saw. He could not believe his eyes and ears. On the floor lay three dead chickens, the parrot was screaming at the fourth, "Say 'Cotano' or I'll kill you!"

(1)、The reason why the parrot couldn't say the name of his native town is not mentioned in the story.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、The man lost his temper at the fact that the bird failed to say the name of the town.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(3)、The man in the kitchen killed the three chickens.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)、The bird managed to escape from the chicken house.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)、The man loved his parrot very much and always treated it kindly.

A：T

B：F

答案：B