成人本科学位英语模拟试卷127
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England is not a big country • from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across. But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate. People who have never visited England, or who have visited only one part of it, often make the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands. In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire from a job in the north they often prefer to move down to the milder south.
Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of the counties of Devon and Cornwall. The warm Gulf Stream flows across the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico and makes the coastal regions of the southwest quite warm. Palm trees, bamboo (ff) and many semi-tropical (亚热带的) plants grow well in the southwest of England. Flowers and vegetables ripen(成熟) as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the area obtain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of England\’ s most popular holiday areas.
1.The distance from the centre of England to the south coast is about________.(C)
A. one hundred miles
B. three hundred miles
C. one hundred and fifty miles
D. six hundred miles
解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一句，英格兰从北到南，从东到西都是大约300英里。若将英格兰看成一个圆，那么它的直径就是300英里，半径150英里。从英格兰的中心（相当于圆心）出发到任何一条海岸线的长度都相当于半径长150英里。所以选C。
2.England is a country________.(D)
A. with a cold and wet climate
B. with a surprising climate
C. with a pleasant climate
D. with a variety of climates
解析：事实细节题。文章第二句提到英格兰气候有“a surprising range”，意即气候多种多样，让人惊奇。
3.According to the passage,________.(A)
A. flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier
B. farmers in the southwest grow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhere
C. people in the southwest have to pay a higher price for vegetables and flowers
D. vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers
解析：事实细节题。第二段第四句提到西南部的蔬菜和鲜花要比别处的早一个月，所以A对；但文章只提到了蔬菜和鲜花早熟的问题，并未提到种植多少的问题，所以B文章没有提及，我们无从知道；文章第二段第五句提到西南部农民们可以卖出更高的价格，而不是付出更高的价格，所以C不对；文章是将西南部的蔬菜和鲜花和别处的相比，而不是将西南部的蔬菜和西南部的鲜花相比，所以D文章也未提到。所以选A。
4.In the north of England and the Midlands, ________.(D)
A. it is cold and wet all the year round
B. the climate is pleasant as a whole
C. it is warm most of the time in a year
D. only the summer is not cold or wet
解析：事实细节题。根据文章第一段第四句，除了夏天，英格兰北部其余时候都是又冷又潮湿。
5.In winter, people in Devon and Cornwall________.(A)
A. seldom see snow
B. never see any snow
C. may have several feet of snow
D. often see snow
解析：推理判断题。见文章倒数第二句，在冬天，英格兰其他地区可能下了几英尺厚的雪，但在西南部却可能根本见不到雪。说明西南部很少下雪，但并非从不下雪。所以选A。
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