IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points)

　　Directions:There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by fourquestions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Chooseone best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　Crocodiles(鱷魚) lay their eggs and leave them under leaves or sand. Baby crocodiles have spe-

　　cial sharp teeth with which to break their way out of the shells.

　　Crocodiles only live where it is hot. They are found in India, Australia, Africa and America.

　　They spend most of their time lying around in the mud or the rivers. The crocodile's long powerful tailis used when the animal is swimming. It is also an excellen~ weapon, becausel it can be swung withgreat speed and force. One blow will knock down a man or even a big animal at once. The crocodileis very well protected against its enemies by the hard bony plates which cover most of its body, butbecause of the way its neck is formed, it cannot turn its head from side to side and so it can only seein front of itself. The crocodile has its teeth cleaned by the crocodile bird. For its food this bird takesthe bits left in the crocodile's mouth. This helps the crocodile, which cannot clean its own teeth, for itcannot move its tongue up and down. With its rows of terrible pointed teeth it seizes its food, whichmay be a fish, an animal, or even a careless human being, and then holds it below the water until it isdrown to death.

　　The long-nosed crocodile is shy and timid and because of this, the people of West Africa whereit lives, sometimes catch it for food. Many, many centuries ago there were crocodiles in England. Weknow this because we have found their bones buried far down in the earth on which London is built.But the Britain of today is too cold for them to live in. Crocodiles may grow to over thirty feet inlength. When they lie floating in the water,ihey look like floating tree-trunks and it is often impossi-ble to tell that they are there.

　　36The female crocodile __________ .

　　A.buries her eggsB.sits on her eggsC.carries her eggsD.eats her eggs

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)第一段的段首句可知應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。

　　37The crocodile' kills its food __________ .

　　A.over the waterB.beside the waterC.under the waterD.on the water

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　第二段的最后一句話中“below thewater”表明鱷魚是在水下殺死自己捕獲的獵物的。

　　38The West Mricans catch the crocodile because it is __________ .

　　A.wild and cruelB.shy and timidC.stupid and slowD.slow and shy

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　第三段第一句中寫到“because ofthis”，其中this就是指“shy and timid”。

　　39Wild crocodiles are not seen in England now because __________ .

　　A.they have all been shotB.they are too dangerousC.they are all hiding under the earthD.they could not get used to the cold weather參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　第三段中寫道英國現(xiàn)在的氣候太冷不適合鱷魚居住。

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　Cirque du Soleil( Say it:Serk du So-lay)is being accused of out-dated thinking about the dan-gers of AIDS. It is a modern acrobatic circus from Canada that tours in the United States and othercountries.

　　Last April,the company fired Matthew Cusick because he was HIV positive. This was after he

　　spent four months learning his part in an act.

　　A spokesman for the circus said Cusick was fired for safety reasons. They said he was a danger to others. He disagreed.

　　Hundreds of people picketed a show in San Francisco. They said that firing him was not legal.Cusick says the company knew he was HIV positive when they hired him. It was not fair to lethim put so much time into learning his act, and then fire him before he performed.

　　He says he is not a danger to others..People can only get AIDS if infected blood contacts another

　　person's blood, or open wound.

　　The company says what their acrobats do is very, very dangerous. They perform tricks withoutnets. Someone might fall and get hurt. It could be bloody. They say it is too risky to let a person withHIV take part in an act.

　　People who run the circus say it hurts to be accused of discrimination.

　　Matthew Cusick says he feels hurt that he can't perform in the big blue and yellow tent.

　　Dozens of artists, actors, writers and entertainers got involved in protesting the firing of MatthewCusick. Some names you might know are: the Actors' Equity Union (45,000 members ), RosieO'Donnell, Rod McKuen, and Chad Alien. They also protested at a :showing in Orange County. Theysaid "HIV discrimination is unacceptable. "

　　40Matthew Cusick__________.

　　A.believes he was fired illegallyB.says he was not HIV positiveC.understands why he had to be firedD.lives in San Francisco

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　在第六段中，Cusick說馬戲團(tuán)在雇用他時就已經(jīng)知道他是艾滋病病毒攜帶者，因此在他花費(fèi)長時間的準(zhǔn)備之后，又沒有讓他登臺演出就解雇他是不公平的。

　　41Protestors claimed it was wrong to fire Matthew Cusick merely because he was__________.

　　A.a very good acrobatB.not sickC.unable to find other workD.HIV positive

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　最后一段說很多文藝界人士站出來聲明對艾滋病病毒攜帶者的歧視是不能接受的。

　　42Cirque du Soleil officials said their top concern was__________.

　　A.regulations against job discriminationB.the safety of other performers and the audiencesC.doing the right thingD.making a lot of money

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　第三段說，馬戲團(tuán)的發(fā)言人聲明解雇Cusick是為了保護(hù)其他人的安全。

　　43Acrobats and gymnasts are in danger of hurting themselves in Cirque du Soleil perform-ances because

　　A.they haven't practiced enoughB.the equipment is in need of repairsC.they perform risky acts without netsD.some are HIV positive參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　第八段說，馬戲團(tuán)的雜技演員在表演時沒有安全網(wǎng)，一旦受傷便會有出血的可能。因此與艾滋病病毒攜帶者共同演出是危險的。

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　Where did the movies begin? It is often said that they are an American invention. It is not en-tirely true. The motion picture has been the most international arts. Before the dawn of the twentiethcentury, inventors in France, England and the United States were among the dozens of men who weretrying to develop ways of using photographs to create the effect of motion.

　　Soon after 1889, when the famous inventor Thomas Edison first showed motion pictures througha device called the kinetoscope( 活動電影放映機(jī) L) , other devices for the same purpose appeared allover the world. Edison had solved certain problems, making it possible for other inventors move aheadwith their own devices. One other important contribution by Edison was the introduction of 35 mm asthe international standard film width.

　　44That the movies are an American invention is not entirely true. This means that___________.

　　A.it is entirely wrongB.to some degree,it is trueC.it is not true at allD.it is perfectly right

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　第一段第三句中的“not entirely true”意為“不完全正確”，也就是B項(xiàng)內(nèi)容。“to somedegree，it is true.”意為“在某種程度上，它是真的”。

　　45When did people try to develop ways of showing motion with photographs?

　　A.Before the twentieth century.B.Early in the beginning of the twentieth century.C.At the dawn of the first day of the twentieth century.D.After the dawn of the twentieth century.

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　文中第一段第五句“Before the dawnof the twentieth century…”表明是在二十世紀(jì)之前發(fā)生的。

　　編輯推薦：

　　臨考必看：2015年成人高考答題技巧匯總

　　考試吧獨(dú)家：2015年成人高考沖刺備考小專題

　　考試吧成人高考網(wǎng)：2015年成人高考考前溫馨提示

　　考試吧10月24日考后首發(fā)2015年成人高考試題及答案