mouthful浙江省专升本大学英语试题和答案

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Format 1

To hear most recent research tell it, coffee is a miracle drink. The magic beans will ward off skin cancer and

Alzheimer’s(

老年痴呆症

), reduce

heart

failure

and

diabetes

（糖尿病）

risks, heighten

focus, and maybe

even

protect

liver

health.

Oh,

and

decrease

suicide

risk,

according

to

the

newest

study

that

validates

our

coffee

addictions.

According to a study performed by the Harvard School of Public Health and published this month in The

Worl d Journal of Biological Psychiatry, people who drink two to four cups of java each day are less likely to

commit suicide than those who don’t drink coffee, drink decaf, or drink fewer than two cups each day. The study

followed ove r 200,000 people for at least 16 years. And it’s not just a

weak link: the researchers found that the

suicide risk was cut by around 50 percent for coffee addicts.

This isn’t

the

first time

that

researchers have

discovered

that

coffee

and

smiles

might

go

hand

-in-hand.

A

2011 study found that women who drink coffee cut their risk of depression by 15 percent compared to those who

don’t. Michel Lucas, the head researcher of the most recent study, told The Huffington Post that coffee addicts

can thank caffeine for the good news. The drug may actually act like a mild anti- depressant by tweaking levels of

happy hormones .

Of course, there’s plenty of research out there that doesn’t look so kindly upon coffee drinkers. Recently,

the New Yorker published an article arguing that while coffee may heighten focus, that means it also puts a

squeeze on

creativity. And of course, coffee’s well

-known negative effects like insomnia(

失眠症

) and disturbed sleep cycles

still hold.

Regardless, we’ll raise our mugs to this most recent study for justifying our coffee addictions once again.

1 . Which of the following is not mentioned as a possible benefit of drinking coffee

A.

reducing heart failure risks

B.

protecting liver health

C.

preventing

skin

cancer eyesight

2 . According to a study performed by the Harvard School of Public Health , people are less likely to commit

suicide if they________

A.

drink fewer than two cups of coffee each day

B.

drink more than four cups of coffee each day

C.

drink two to four cups of coffee each day

D.

don ' t drink any coffee each day

3 . The reason why coffee can cut the suicide risk lies in that _________

can heighten focus

B.

it can cure skin cancer

C.

it may help to prevent depression

D.

it may make people less creative

A.

costs a lot of money

B.

disturbs sleep

C.

makes people fat

D.

causes coffee addictions

4 . One of the negative effects of coffee is that it__________

5 . What might be the writer ' s attitude toward coffee drinking

A.

Positive

B.

Hostile

C.

Indifferent

D.

Tough

Passages 2

Polar

bears

are

classified

as

marine

mammals(

哺乳动物

),

like

a

seal

or

a

whale,

which

might

come

as

a

surprise given that they're usually pictured on polar bears spend a lot of their time in the waters of the Arctic(

北

极

),fi shing or swimming among the sea may look awkward in the water , but no creature

with paws is a better swimmer.

They'd better sea ice is declining fast,robbing the polar bear of its prime habitat and forcing them to swim

longer and longer distances to reach solid ground . No other animal seems to be such a direct victim of warming,

which is one reason why the polar bear has emerged as the symbol of climate change . ( Another is that they look

so cute and cuddly . )It ' s a simple narrative to grasp :carbon warms the climate , Arctic sea ice melts and baby

polar bears down.

But it turns out it might not be that simple .A new study by scientists at the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS )

underscores the fact that polar bears really are amazing swimmer. In fact they are so good that biologists were

able to document 5 0 swims that cover an average length of 96 miles. the research provides clues that polar bears

may

be able to keep treading(

踩

) water even as climate change melts their habitat.

The

researchers

published

their

work

in

the

Canadian

journal

of

zoology .

they

followed

52

female

polar

bears in the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska from 2004 to 2009,using radio collars that could track the movements of

the animals . They then compared the paths taken by the bears with maps of shifting sea ice over the same period

of time , and found that the polar bears were world - class marathon swimmers and those long , long dips in the

ocean weren't outliers

——

while the really long -distance sw ims wer e re l ativel y ra t e, 3 8 % of th e be a rs

surve ye d took at lea s t on e such mara thon swi m . 6 . People may feel surprised to know that polar bears are

classified as marine mammals because______

A.

polar bears cannot live in the sea

B.

polar bears have paws and can walk

C.

polar bears are usually seen on land

D.

polar bears are rarely pictured by people

7 . what does the writer mean saying

A.

polar bears are the best swimmers in the world

B.

polar bears swim better than other animals with paws

C.

no other creatures with paws can swim

D.

creature with paws can swim better than any fish

8 . The second paragraph is mainly about___________

A.

the danger the baby polar bears will face

B.

the reason why polar bears are so popular

C.

the causes of climate change

D.

the effects of warming on polar bears

9 . The underlined word

h3 ) is the closest in meaning to“___________”

A. emphasizes

B.

denies

C.

understand

D.

accepts

10 . What did the researchers use to track the movements of the 52 female polar bears

A.

GPS

B.

Airplanes

C.

Radio Collars

D.

Maps of shifting sea ice

Passage 3

How many hundreds of heroes go unheralded

（未宣布的）

from the days of the Underground Railroad

While

we

celebrate

such

important

figures

as

Harriet

Tubman

and

Frederick

Douglass,

numerous

others

were

needed to make the operation of the

and

from

search

parties.

The

tale

of

this

awesome

phenomenon

is

one

of

cooperation,

coordination,

and

brotherly love.

The Underground Railroad operated as a secret organization dedicated to assisting runaway slaves from the

South.

The

Railroad

should

not

be

thought

of,

however,

as

one

cohesive

body.

It

was

in

fact

an

ever-evolving

organization

devoted

to

one

cause:

protection

of

one's

fellow

men

and

women.

It

actually

began

during

the

colonial

, it reached its heigh

t in the decades preceding the American Civil War. Acts such as the “Fugitive

Slave Act of 1850”

（

1850

年逃奴追缉法案）

increased railroad activity and popularity. The ultimate goal of the

Underground Railroad was to accomplish the safe arrival of runaway slaves to Canada where the long arm of the

law

could

not

reach

them.

Laws

such

as

the

Fugitive

Slave

Acts

of

1793

and

1850

allowed

slave

owners

to

recapture escaped slaves and bring them back to bondage in the South.

Some historians believe this courageous organization was began by Quakers(

贵格会教徒

) in Pennsylvania

and

New

time,

the

backbone

of

this

organization

became

the

numerous

free

blacks

of

the

North.

They

were

essential to the successful operation of the Underground Railroad. In most cases, fleeing slaves traveled by any

means necessary and often on their own in an effort to reach freedom in the North. After arriving in the North the

people

of

the

Underground

Railroad

would

provide

assistance

and

supplies

in

an

effort

to

get

them

to

the

guaranteed freedom of Canada.

11 . Which of the following statements about the underground railroad is true

A.

It was a railroad built underground like subway

B.

It was a railroad operated by the us government

C.

It operated as a secret organization to help runaway slaves

D.

It

served

as

a

secret

route

only

known

to

slave

owners

in

the

south

12

.

From

paragraph

2

,

we

know

that

the

runaway

slaves________.

A.

could not afford to buy their train tickets .

B.

could be recaptured by slave owners

C.

could not get any shelter from bad weather

D.

might reach Canada with the help of search parties

13

. The Underground Railroad began_________

A. during the American Civil War

B.

after

the

declaration

of

independence

.

C.

during

the

colonial

period

D. between 1793 and 1850

14

.

Who

were

essential

to

the

successful

operation

of

the

underground

railroad A. Slaves in the South

B. Quakers in Canada

C.

White

people

of

the

south

D.

Free

blacks

of

the

North

15

. The tone of the passage can be described as________

A.

objective

B.

delightful

C.

pessimistic

D.

humorous

Passage 4

We are in the midst of a heated public debate over the benefits of online education.

I think that the incidents of cheating have increased for two interconnecting reasons .The first is the trend of

packing as many students as possible into course sections as a means of saving money .The second is the structure

of

the

online

courses

themselves .

It

is

evident

that

these

two

intertwining(

结

)

trends

can

serve

to

produce

academic cheating and plagiarism(

剽窃

).

In the wake of the Great Recession and the following budget crisis , the dean of one of the colleges I teach in

increased

class

size

by

as

many

as

50

students

in

an

attempt

to

save

of

the

non

-

online

courses

I

teach

was

intended for 32 to 35 pupils . But when I taught the course last semester , it was composed of 82 students.

Online courses serve to exacerbate(

加剧

)the trend toward larger class primary motive for the increase in

online

courses

is

that

they

do

not

require

physical

classroom

space .This

allows

campus

administrators

t

o

cut

costs

by

increasing

the

number

of

students

enrolled

in

a

particular

course

section

even

if

they

don

'

t

have

classrooms .

What's

more,when students

take classes

online,the professor does

not

have

face-to- face

contact

with

the

vast majority of the students enrolled in the a result , one can never be sure that the students are doing their own

work

for there

is

little

to stop

them

from

paying

another

student

to

take their

exams

for

is

evident

that

both

increased

class

sizes

without

any

accompanying

teaching

assistance

and

the

structure

of

online

courses

by

themselves , makes it easier for students to cheat . This not only cheapens the college but also makes the whole of

a college education meaningless.

16 . The writer of this passage is most probably a__________.

A.

student

B.

journalist

C.

campus administrator

D.

professor

17.

In the writer’s opinion , one reason for the increase in academic dishonesty is that_________.

A. students want to save money

B. class sizes are too large C.

classrooms are very small

D. dishonest students are not punished

18.

The primary motive for the increase in online courses is that__________.

A.

they are new and modern

B.

they can improve the education quality

C.

they do not need physical classroom space

D.

they are convenient for both students and teachers

19 . One form of the academic dishonesty mentioned in the passage is that____________.

A.

students copy term paper without being notice

B.

students don’t do any homework

C.

students don ’t attend classes regularly

D.

students can ask someone else to take exams

w

riter’s altitude toward on line education is___________.

A.

negative

B.

friendly

C.

neutral

D.

supportive

Format 2

Here

are

job

interview

tips

to

help

prepare

you

to

interview

effectively.

Proper

preparation

will

help

alleviate

some

of

the

stress

involved in

job

interviews,

and the more

you

prepare,

the more

comfortable

and

successful you will be .

Practice

Practice your responses to the typical job interview questions and answers most employers ask. Think

of concrete examples you can use to highlight your skills. 21) ______.

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