2012年专插本历届真题试题及答案集2(6)

41. Magicians’ successful tricks mostly depend on the fact that they can ______. A.create any animals mysteriously B.eat a lot of eggs C.cut their wives in two D.perform tricks quickly 42. Enrich Weiss used the name Harry Houdini because ______. A. his father had this as his family name

B. he respected another magician Robert Houdini very much C. he got the name because of his success

D. he learned his art from Robert Houdini and was named after him 43. Harry Houdini’s best art was perhaps that ______. A. he could use a steel needle-like tool instead of a key B. he could invent all kinds of knots and locks in a minute C. he could free himself quickly while bound or locked up D. he made a close study of all types of lock

44. Harry Houdini was once locked in prison, being bound in chains, as ______. A. he was accused of crimes and was arrested by police in Chicago B. he wanted to show to the police how skillful he was at escaping C. the police wanted to know whether their prison was secure

D. the police wanted to see whether he could escape with nothing on 45. The best title of this passage might be ______. A. Harry Houdini, the Great Magician B. The History of Magicians C. Why People Like Magicians So Much D. How Magicians Work Passage 3

I lose so many things that I was sure they just get up and walk. Perhaps I have never admitted it—even to myself, but I am extremely jealous of people who are so orderly that they never lose anything. Most of my friends always seem to have a place for everything and everything is in its place. I hate comparing myself with them. They have special cupboards for tools, hooks to hang things on and drawers to put things in . It is quite impossible for me to compete.

Some things have a terrible habit of disappearing the moment I need them. Pencils and ballpoint pens are never anywhere near the telephone when it rings, no matter how much care I take. Screw-drivers and tin-openers always manage to walk into the garden and, as a result, screws remain loose, and tins remain unopened. Boxes of matches move under the radio, and needles disappear every time I want to sew a button on a shirt.

The situation was getting so much out of control that I decided to organize myself. I had a large cupboard put into the kitchen. On the shelves I neatly arranged a number of boxes and tins, the contents of which I clearly printed in ink on the outside. I had one box for pins, another for nails, and a special place for screw-drivers. There was a new address book in one corner so that I could make a note of telephone numbers and addresses. Before this I had always written addresses on bits of paper——which I quickly lost. Soon everything was tidily arranged in its place, from pairs of scissors to cakes of soap and spare lamps. Having made such a sincere attempt to prevent things from running away, I felt very proud of myself. But it was not long before the matches disappeared and the hammer decided to hide itself in the waste-paper basket. I soon got my revenge, however. I had a lock fitted to the cupboard and thus made sure that nothing could escape. This was an admirable solution——until I lost the key to the cupboard. 46. This passage is something written to ______. 10

A. tell readers a joke

C. teach readers some tricks B. complain about his tools D. criticize himself humorously

47. The author loses so many things because ______. A. the things can really get up and walk B. other people never lose anything C. he doesn’t have special cupboards for tools D. he can not organize himself well

48. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. The author’s things will escape when they are needed.

B. When the author needs to take notes, he can’t find his pencils. C. You can often find screw-drivers and tin-openers in the kitchen. D. Boxes of matches often stay where they should not be.

49. After the author decided to improve the situation, he did everything below except that ______. A. he had different boxes for different tools B. he put some boxes and tins on the shelves

C. he wrote telephone numbers and addresses on paper pieces D. he had a large cupboard put in the kitchen

50. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Ever since his new arrangement, everything was brought under control. B. The offorts he made turned out to be a failure.

C. He had a lock fitted to the cupboard, which proved to be an effective measure. D. He was very proud of himself for his clever measure. Passage 4

While the history of technology can be traced along many lines, one of the most intriguing （引人入胜的） development is that photo technology, the technology of light. From the prehistoric invention of fire to laser beams （激光束） and fiber optics （光纤）, light has “continually occupied the minds of inventors.” Their inventions fall into two groups: the use of light to aid vision and, more interestingly, the use of light for purposes of communication.

The use of light for communication is one of the major directions that technology has taken ever since the middle of the nineteenth century. From still （静态的）photography to movies to television (with a development from black-and-white to color imagery in each), photo technology has had a great effect upon mass communication and mass education. Unlike the printed word, visual images have more impact because they are more immediate: They copy reality in a way that the printed word cannot. Unlike letter shapes, they are not abstract; unlike words, they require no symbolic interpretation by the mind. Combined with the widespread and uniform spreading of such images, phototechnology affects the thinking of vast audiences and …… 此处隐藏：7577字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……