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第1页共3页同济大学继续教育学院2012学年春季学期期终考试专升本课程考试题（复习卷）学号应考班级级专业考试形式卷姓名题号总分得分第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Passage1MelJordanhasn’teateninalmostaweek,butyoushouldn’tfeelsorryforhim.Hefeelsfineashegoesaboutinhisdailylife,stoppingeveryfewhourstodrinkaglassoffreshjuice.“Idothistwiceayear,”hesaysofhisfoodlessweek.“Fastinggetsridofallthegarbagethat’sbuiltupinmybodyoverthepasssixmonths,leavingmefeelingfreshandfullofenergy.”Goingwithoutfoodforafullweekmightbealittleextremeformostpeople,butdoctorshavelongunderstoodthat,ifdonecorrectly,fastingcanbegoodforyourhealth.“Fastingisawaytogiveyourbodyachancetocatchuponitswork,”saysDrNinaSheerin.“Thefoodsweeattaketimetodigest,andweeatsooftenthatthebodydoesn’thaveenoughtimetogetitdone.”Haveyouevernoticedthatyoutendtoloseyourappetitewhenyou’resick?Sheerinandotherdoctorsbelievethat’sthebody’swayoftellingyoutostopeating,soitcanfocusonhealingitself.Butoftentheexactoppositehappens:concernedfamilyandfriendscramuswithfood“tokeepupourstrength..”Differentpeoplehavedifferentfastinghabits.Some,likeMel,gocompletelywithsolidfood,whileotherslimitthemselvesfruitandothereasilydigestedfoods.Generally,tohavethedesiredcleansingeffect,afastneedstolastseveraldays,butmulti-dayfastingisn’tthekindofthingyoudoforfun.“Youneedtobeprepared,andunderadoctor’sguidance,”saysSheerin.“Whilegoingwithoutfoodforafewdayswon’thurtanormal,healthyperson,itcanbeverydangerousforsomeonewithachronicillness.”1.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat“fasting”mostprobablymeans______.A.gettingridofthegarbageB.noteatingfoodforaperiodoftimeC.awaytobuildupthebodyD.awaytomakepeoplefeelfreshandfullofenergy2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMel’sfastinghabit?A.Hedrinksaglassoffreshjuiceeveryfewhourswhilefasting.B.Hehasafasteverysixmonths.C.Hisfastlastsafullweek.D.Hestopsworkingwhilefasting.3.Whatdodoctorsthinkoffasting?A.It’stooextremeformostpeople.B.Itgivespeopleachancetocatchupontheirwork.C.Itgivesthebodyenoughtimedigestthefood.D.Itisnotdonecorrectlybymanypeople.4.Whydoesapersonloseappetitewhenheissick?A.Becausethebodycan’tdigestanyfood.B.Becausethebodyhastofocusonhealingitself.C.Becausethedoctortellshimtostopeating.D.Becausethefamilyandfriendscramhimwithtoomanyfoodstokeepuphisstrength.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutfasting?A.Peoplewhoarefastingcannoteatanykindoffoodbutfruit.B.Itneedstobedoneunderadoctor’sguidance.C.Itwon’thurtanormal,healthyperson.D.Itisdangerousforpeoplewithachronicillness.Passage2Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone’smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike“Iwaswrongaboutthat,”anditisevenhardertosay,“Iwaswrong,andyouwererightaboutthat.”Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.HetoldmehehadbeenthatmanagerofacertaingrocerystoreintheneighborhoodwhereIgrewup,andheaskedmeifIrememberedtheeggcartons.ThenherelatedanincidentandIbegantoremembervaguelytheincidenthewasdescribing.Iwasabouteightyearsoldatthetime,andIhadgoneintothestorewithmymothertodotheweeklygroceryshopping.Onthatparticularday,Imusthavefoundmywaytothedairyfooddepartmentwheretheincidenttookplace.Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasanimpressivedisplayofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.Thecartonswerestackedthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontofadisplaytoadmirethestacks.Justthenawomancamebypushinghergrocerycartandknockedoffthestacksofcartons.Forsomereasons,Idecideditwasuptometoputthedisplaybacktogether,soIwenttowork.Themanagerheardthenoiseandcamerushingovertoseewhathadhappened.Whenheappeared,Iwasonmykneesinspectingsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebroken,buttohimitlookedasthoughIwastheculprit.Heseverelyreprimandedmeandwantedmetopayforanybrokeneggs.Iprotestedmyinnocenceandtriedtoexplain,butitdidnogood.EventhoughIquicklyforgotallabouttheincident,apparentlythemanagerdidnot.6.Howoldwastheauthorwhenhewrotethisarticle?A.About8B.about18C.about23D.about157.Whowastoblameforknockingoffthestacksofcartons?A.TheauthorB.ThemanagerC.AwomanD.Theauthor’smother8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.Thewomanwhoknockedoffthestacksofcartonswasseriouslycriticizedbythemanager.B.Theauthorwasseverelycriticizedbythemanager.C.Awomancarelesslyknockedoffthestacksofcartons.D.Itwastheauthorwhoputthedisplaybacktogether.9.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?第2页共3页A.It’shardertoAdmitOne’sMistakeB.IWasOncetheCulpritC.IRememberanIncidentD.ACaseofMistakenIdentity10.Thetoneofthearticleexpressestheauthor’s______.A.admirationforthemanager’swillingnesstoadmitmistakesB.angertothemanagerforhiswrongaccusationC.indignationagainstthewomanwhoknockoffthestacksofcartonsD.regretforthemistakehemadeinthestorePassage3Aspriceandbuildingcostskeeprising,thedo-it-yourself(DIY)trendintheU.S.continuetogrow.Weneededfurnitureforourlivingroom,saysJohnRoss,andwejustdidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyit.Sowedecidedtotrymakingafewtablesandchairs.Johngotmarriedsixmonthsago,andlikemanyyoungpeoplethesedays,theyarestrugglingtomakeahomeatatimewhenthecostoflivingisveryhigh.TheRossestooka2-weekcoursefor$28