专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷65
阅读理解
Oceanography has been defined as \\
1.The passage implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly______ .(C)
A. for oceanographic studies
B. for military purposes
C. for business considerations
D. for investigating the depths of the oceans
解析：文章第三段第二句中提到“The first time that the question ‘What is at the bottom of the oceans?’ had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed．”其中“had to be answered with any commercial consequence”即是选项中的“for business considerations”，故选C。
2.It was________that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.(D)
A. the American Navy
B. some early intercontinental travelers
C. those who earned a living from the sea
D. the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable
解析：文章第四段第一句说到“It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned，in 1853，for information on this matter．”其中“turn to Maury”即是选项中的“asked Maury for help”，而寻求帮助的对象是the Atlantic company，也同D项表述相近，故选D。此题的关键是读懂原文中的强调句型。
3.The aim of voyages Maury encouraged in the 1840 s was________.(D)
A. to make some sound experiments in the oceans
B. to collect samples of sea plants and animals
C. to estimate the length of cable that was to be made
D. to measure the depths of two oceans
解析：文章第四段第二句说到“In the 1840s，Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings(探测)were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans．”其中“investigate”是测量的意思，与选项中的“measure”相对应。故选D。
4.\\(C)
A. doubted
B. gave proof to
C. challenged
D. agreed to
解析：解决这类题的关键在于根据“defied”前后句的意思来进行推测，前句中有“it was found to be covered in living growths”，而后句中“there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea”，由前后句的对比可知，只有选项C符合此意。
5.The passage is mainly about________.(A)
A. the beginnings of oceanography
B. the laying of the first undersea cable
C. the investigation of ocean depths
D. the early intercontinental communication
解析：通读全文可看出，文章中心与主题在首段首句。因此选A。其他三项均是细节，不能用细节作为主旨大意题的答案。
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6.The statement \\(C)
A. The business institutions in America are concerned with commerce
B. Business problems are of great importance to the American government
C. Business is of primary concern to Americans
D. America is a great power in world business
解析：关键在于理解第一段的含义。Business有“商业”的意思，还有“事务、职责”的意思，第一个“business”指“头等大事”，第二个“business”指“生意、商业”。通读全文也可看出商业经济是美国人非常关注的事情。故选C。
7.Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only________.(D)
A. when given equality of opportunity
B. through doing business
C. by protecting their individual freedom
D. by ways of competition
解析：解答此题的关键信息在第二段，由第二段最后一句“Competition is not only good in itself，it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom，equality of opportunity， and hard work is protected．”可推断出竞争可以使美国人实现他们的个人价值，故选D。
8.Who can benefit from business competition?(B)
A. Honest businessmen.
B. Both businessmen and their customers.
C. People with ideals of equality and freedom.
D. Both business institutions and government.
解析：从文章第三段讲述中可推断出竞争在保护顾客利益
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