专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷102
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I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the celebrations in the small town where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not suffered much from the war there. But both at home and at school I had become accustomed to the phrases \\
1.Where did the author live before the Second World War?(A)
A. In London.
B. In a small town.
C. In Europe.
D. In the countryside.
解析：文章第一段最后两句意思是“战争结束后，我们要回到伦敦去……。我已记不清伦敦是什么样子了。”可知，二次大战前，作者居住在伦敦。
2.What kind of food had the author certainly not eaten during the war?(D)
A. Bread.
B. Butter.
C. Meat.
D. Ice-cream and bananas.
解析：文章第一段倒数第三句“战争前……我太小而弄不清原因，除了没有炸弹外，人们吃诸如冰淇淋和香蕉之类的东西，这些我只是听说过而已。”可判断出，战争年代，作者没有吃到过冰淇淋和香蕉。
3.The unmistakable figure with the moustache most probably represents______.(D)
A. those who died in the war
B. those who had won
C. an imaginary figure
D. the most hated person in the war—Hitler
解析：从文章第二段第三句可知，有人找些旧衣服给一个人的肖像穿上，又给他加贴上一小撮胡子，而且这个人一看就知道是谁。可以推断出，此人就是人们最痛恨的二次大战的罪魁祸首希特勒。
4.Which of the following statements is true?(B)
A. The author’s father built a bonfire on VE Day.
B. The author’s father had fought in the First World War.
C. The author’s father had fought in the Second World War.
D. The author’s father threw two chairs on the fire to keep it going.
解析：文章最后一段第三句“He had fought in the First World War…”与答案B一致。
5.By saying \\(C)
A. he wished people had not built the bonfire
B. he hoped people would not build any more bonfires
C. he hoped there would be no more wars in the world
D. he wished the Second World War had not happened
解析：句子中最后一个词one指代war。作者的父亲希望这次战争真的能成为最后一次战争，故选C。
At the first sight the planet Mars does not appear very welcome to any kind of life. It has very little oxygen and water, the temperature at night is below 50°C and winds of 100 miles per hour cause severe dust storms. However, the surface of the planet seems to show that water flowed across it some time in the past, and it is believed that there is enough ice at the poles to cover the planet with water if it melts. Although there is no life on the Mars now, some scientists think that there may have been some form of life long time ago. At that time, the planet had active volcanoes; the atmosphere was thicker and warmer; and there was water. In fact, in some ways the Mars may have been similar to the Earth, where life exists.
Some people believe that the Mars could support life in the future if the right conditions were produced. The first step would be to warm the planet using certain gases which trap the Sun\’s heat in the planet\’s atmosphere. With warmth, water and carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) , simple plants could begin to grow. These plants could slowly make the Mars more suitable for living. It is estimated that the whole process might take between 100,000 and 200,000 years. In the meantime, people could begin to live on the planet in special closed environments. They would provide a lot of useful information about conditions on the Mars and the problems connected with living there.
6.Some scientists think there may have been life on the Mars in the past because______.(D)
A. there is no life t
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