2020成人高考高起点《英语》精选习题及答案二_第3页

　　四、阅读理解(共15小题;每题3分,共45分)

　　阅读下列短文,然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳的-项。

　　A

　　The Peterborough Marriott is the only 4-star hotel in Peterborough, situated in 11-acres of　landscaped grounds on the edge of the. beautiful vllage of Alwalton. The hotel is fully air-　conditioned throughout. The most atractive is that when living there you can explore the　surrounding wonders of this hotel.

　　Flag Fen Archaeological Park

　　Flag Fen is one of the finest Bronze Age archaeological sites in Europe with the oldest wheel　in England and an ancient wooden track way streching across the Fens. Finds asociated with this　include an amazing clletion of Bronze Age swords posbly placed as oferings in the water. Take　a walk on the wild side around the mere(小湖) and fields, and marvel(惊奇) at the ancient　tools, jewellery and woodwork. Workshop places are limited and must be booked in advance.

　　Hands on acivies for all the family are run on selet days in the school holidays. Ample free　parking, refreshments and shop available for visitors. Pre-booked groups and school groups can　visit all year round.

　　Prices

　　Adults£ 6, Senior & 4. 5, Children & 3. 75, Students with student card & 3.75，Family　& 13.75 ( two adults and up to 3 children).

　　Pre booked groups, minimum of 12, are charged at & 5 per head with guided tours.

　　Peterborough Cathedral

　　Peterborough Cathedral is one of the finest Norman buildings suriving in Europe loday and

　　waseven voted as a top 10 UK Landmark in a 2007 Fujfilm users poll. Here you will find

　　information about is past, its present and our hopes for its future while also gaining an insight into

　　its life a8s a living church. I hope you will come and visit Peterborough Cathedral to discover its

　　wonders for yourself and receive a blessing at this magnificent Cathedral Church.

　　Tel: 01733 355300 E mail: andrew. watson@ peteborough-cathedral. org. uk

　　Prices

　　Free entry ; Donations welcome.

　　Open all the time ;Open all year.

　　Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre

　　Open all year there is something for everyone at Sacewell Farm, from friendly farm animals　a straw bale maze( 迷营) and the Shire Horse Centre to tractor nides. The Stables Restaurant is　open daily for home cooked farmhouse lunches, snacks and cakes as well as hot and cold drinks.

　　Special events held throughout the year including Lambing， Bread Making and Mlling,

　　Halloween Tours and Christmas ativities. Children's bithday parties, conferences, meetings and　many other events caterred for. Dogs allowed.

　　Prices

　　Aduls£ 6.50, Child£ 4. 85, OAPs £ 5. 50 and Family& 19. 95. Charges and access may　vary for special events so please check. No admission charge for the Stables Restaurant or Gift

　　Shop.

　　36. The purpose of the author is

　　A. to make a detailed description about the advantages of the Peterborough Marriott

　　B. to atract more and more visitors to the Peterborough Mariott

　　C. to show the Peterborough Marriot is only 4-star hotel in Peleborough

　　D. to introduce many places of interest near the Peterborough Marriott

　　37. If you are interested in archeology, you will choose to pay a visit to

　　A. Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre

　　B. Peterborough Cathedral

　　C. the Peterborough Marriott

　　D. Flag Fen Archaeological Park

　　38. Peterborough Cathedral is most suitable for a(n)

　　A. artist

　　B. Christian(基督徒)

　　C. teacher

　　D. architect

　　B

　　Crcde of Rice, Cydle 0f Life: A Story Of Sustainable Farming by Jan Reynolds is a　fascinating story of the cco-system and how rice has been grown for centuries on the island of Bali.

　　Thisis a very detailed book for older readers ages 7 to 12. The pictures are fantastie and it　provides many leaming opportunities and teaching points. I even learned many new things reading　this book.

　　Whar' s It Like, Lining Green? by Jjll Vandenvood ofers a unique way of teaching kids how　they live green. This is a good book intended for the pre-leen or teen child. I liked that they used　real life children's stories to show how one could better live green. They have examples and lots of　things to make the subjeet come alive. I's a good book for inspiration when you hear all these　　things that children have done. It may even inspire the parents reading over the children'　　shoulder.

　　1 Cherish Planer Earth Book and Matching Game by Lindsey Carmichael is a unique book　and a 48 piece of matching gamne for the whole family. This book is inspiring and spreads the　message of love for the Earth. The item itself is also eco-friendly made from reeycled paper and　printed with vegetable based inks and it is made in the USA too so it hasn't been shipped across　　the world to even get here.

　　10 Things 1 Can Do To Help My World by Melanie W alsh helps children to make a diference　in their everyday life by showing them what they can do to save the planet. This book has pages　that will draw the reader in and ofers everyday tips on how we can be kinder to the earth. These　tips are easy to put into our everyday lives and can be a good starting place for co-awareness for　younger children. This book is intended for pre scoolers through finst graders.　_is the author of the book10 Things I Can Do To Help My World.

　　A. Jan Reynolds

　　B. Jill Vanderwood

　　C. Lindsey Carmichael D. Melanie Walsh

　　40. If you want your children to leam something of farming, which of the fllowing may be the best　choice?

　　A. Cycle 0f Rice, Cyele 0f Life

　　B. What's It Like, Living Green?

　　C. I Cherish Planet Earth Book and Matching Game

　　D.10 Things I Can Do To Help My World

　　41. Wha' s It Like, Lining Green? is a book

　　A. written for parents to read

　　B. based on real stores

　　C. dealing with how to tell colors

　　D. teaching kids how to leam subjects better

　　42. All the books are

　　A. stories for bedtime

　　B. eo-friendly and made from reeycled paper

　　C. green family books witen for children

　　D. picture books for children's living

　　C

　　They are the sort of friends who are so close they trust each other with their lives. If one flls,　the other is there to catch him.

　　They are Wellman，whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rock-climbing　accident , and Corbett an experienced rock climber. Together , they climbed up Half Dome . the　famous 2 ,00-o0 rock in the Yosemite National Park , through one of the most dificult routes(路线).

　　During the clinb, Corbett lok the lead, hit in the melal spikes (尖状物)that guided the　ropes and climbed up. Then, ater Wellman pulled himself up the rope, Corbett went down to　　remove the spikes and elimbed中again. This proces was repeated time and agin inch by inch,　for 13 days.

　　Wellman's job was not easy either. He got himself up the rope through upper body strength　alone. In all, Wellman figured that he had done 5 ,00 ull-ups up the rope on the elimb.

　　However, when the two men finst met, they never talked about elimbing,“He knew that was　how I got in-jured" ,W elman sid. Until one day Wellman deeided that he wanted to elimb again　and they started training.

　　Their climb of Hal Dome was not all smooth. Al one point, pices of rock gave way, and

　　Corbett dropped down quickly. Wellman locked their rope in place, sopping the fall at 20 feet.

　　His quick action probably saved his friends life.

　　Your partner can save your life- you can save your partner's life," Wellman said as the pair

　　received congratulations from friends. "There are real close ties. ”

　　43. Which of the fllowing was a callenge for Corbett in elimbing Half Dome?

　　A. To climb up to remove the spikes.

　　B. To eclimb it twice.

　　C. To do 5 ,000 pll-up u the rope.

　　D. To lock the rope in place.

　　44. Why did the two men never tlk about elimbing when they fint met?

　　A. Corbett was poorly trained.

　　B. Wellman had lost interest in eclimbing.

　　C. Corbett didn't want to hurt Wellman.

　　D. Wellman hadn't decided whether to elimb again.

　　45. What do we know about Wellman?

　　A. He elimbed Half Dome by himself.

　　B. He was disabled in a taffie accident.

　　C. He stopped rock-elimbing for some time.

　　D. He was saved by Corbett during the climb.

　　46. The main idea of the text is that

　　A. two heads are better than one

　　B. friendship is precious in life

　　C. the disabled should never give up

　　D. a man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated

　　D

　　Couch potatoes who spend most of their time before TV often find it difcult to exercise, and　they may lack speeifie genes, a study has found.

　　cientits working on mice renoved two of the genes in muscle ncessary for exercise and　the otherwise healthy animals could not run as far器unchanged mice.

　　Mice love to run," said study leader Profesor Gregory Steinberg, at MeMaster University　ada. "While the normal mice could run for miles, those without the genes in their muscle　only run the same distance as dowm the hall and back. h was remankable. The mice loked　me as their brothers or sisters, but within seconds we knew which ones had the genes and　ones didn't.”

　　he genes removed from the mice contollel a protein alled AMPK, an enzyme(酶)that is　ed on when you exercise.

　　he researchers found the mice without the muscle AMPK genes had lower levels of　londria - the ell's energy provider - and a poor ability for their muscles to take up glucose　(糖) during exercise.

　　When you exercise you get more

　　mitochondria growing in your muscle. If you don't　se, the number of mitochondria goes down. By remoing these genes we found the key　tor(管理者)of the miochondria is the enzyme AMPK," said Profcsor Steinberg.

　　He alo said the findings are important for individuals who find it dificult to exercise。such

　　ple who are obese and those in whelchairs, as their inbilily to exercise may lead to other　ms such as diabetes and heart disease.

　　As we remove activity frorm our lives due to emerging tehnology。the base level of fiuness in　pulation is going down and that is reducing the mitochondria in pople's muscles. This in　　akes it much harder for people to start exereising," Professor Steinberg said.　such potatoes probably refer to those who　. epend a lot of time siting and watching television

　　.find it difceult to exercise in their spare time

　　. are planted and harvested inside the house

　　. have a very active life in their spare time

　　cording to the study , the mice without the genes in their musele　. could look a litle unhealthy

　　B. could not run as fast as before　. could only run a short distance

　　D. could have diferent appearances　he removal of the muscle AMPK genes may lead to　. the higher levels of glucose

　　B. their disability to tuke exercise。the lower levels of mitochondria

　　D. their disability to use their muscle　he text is most probably about　。science news report

　　B. health news report　. latest rescarch report

　　D. science fietion story