2013年江西省学位英语真题及答案（一）

2013年11月江西省成人本科学士学位英语统一考试试题及答案解析

第一部分:阅读理解(共20题，40分考试时间为35分钟)

Long long ago people made fires from lightning(闪电)。But they had to keep the fire burning, for
they couldn' t start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Them people also learned to make a fire by rubbing. They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.

As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from
sun. they held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.

About two centuries ago, people began to make matches (火柴). Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fire. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is more useful.

1. A spark can _____

A. fire any leaves

B. burn anything

C. burn dry leaves

D. keep fires burning

2. We can also get a fire by _____

A. making a hole on a big piece of wood

B. putting a smaller stick into the hole

C. turning the stick hard for a while

D. doing all the above together

3. Matches have been used _____

A. for about two thousand years

B. for about two hundred years

C. since people began to use fire for cooking

D. since people used the heat from the sun.

4. From this passage we know _____

A. using matches is the easiest and most useful way to make fires

B. people don’' t use matches any more since they had electric fire starters

C. today there are only two ways to make fires

D. some forest fires happen from lightning

5. Choose the right order of the ways to make fires people got to know _____

a.with a match  b. from the sun  c.from lightning  d.by rubbing  e.with an electric fire starter.

A.d,b,c,a,e

B.d,c,b,a,e

C.C,d,b,a,e

D.c,b,d,a,e

答案及解析

1. 【答案】C [解析]细节题。根据第四行The spark could fire dry leaves.说明C正确。

2. 【答案】D [解析]细节题。根据第-段最后三行判断They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole.They turned the stick again and again.说明ABC都是具体步骤，D是最全面。

3. 【答案】B [解析]细节题。根据最后-段第一句About two centuries ago,可知B正确。

4. 【答案】D [解析]推理题。根据文章第-句Long long ago people made fires from lightning(闪电)。说明
有时候闪电会导致火，那么也有可能导致森林大火。故D正确。

5. 【答案】C [解析]排序题。根据文章内容，人们先是通过闪电，接着摩擦生火，然后是通过阳光，后来是火柴，最后是an electric fire starter,故C正确。