2023年专升本英语阅读理解训练
2023年专升本英语阅读理解训练
一
Many people think,“If I had more money,I’d be happy!” But is this true?Dan Gilbert,a professor from Harvard University,has been researching this issue,and his conclusions are very interesting.Gilbert found that if a person’s basic needs are met,the happiness he or she gets from having more money is really very small.
Gilbert’s first reason is based on a personality trait(性格特征) that we all share:an ability to change in different environments.
For example,if a person moved to a hot country,he or she would feel very hot at first,but in time,the heat would feel normal.In the same way,when a person has more money,he or she can buy exciting new things and is happy.In time,the person sees these things as normal,not exciting,but the memory of excitement remains.The person tries to buy new things to create that feeling again.
Having more money suddenly also causes stress.After a person buys an expensive car,new clothes,or a big house,he or she worries about keeping it.There are always more things to worry about.For most people who didn’t always have money,
there is a fear of losing it or being unable to keep expensive things.These people aren’t able to enjoy the things if they think too much of the worry or the loss.Many people also feel that others want what they have,and this causes more stress.
So,the next time someone says,“I’d be happy if I had more money,” you will know the truth!
【要点导读】这是一篇探讨金钱与快乐的关系的文章。
1.When people’s basic needs are satisfied,more money brings .
A.pleasant weather
B.a wonderful trip
C.very little happiness
D.very little friendship
答案及解析：C 由“Many people also feel that others want what they have,and this causes more stress.”可知当人们的基础需求得到满足后，再多的钱会给人们带来不必要的压力。
2.The example of a person moving to a hot country shows that .
A.it is exciting to have more money
B.people have different personalities
C.people can change in a different environment
D.it is difficult to feel normal in a hot country
答案及解析：C 由第二段开头的“we all share:an ability to change in different environments.For example…”可知人们在不同的环境会改变。
3.People with more money keep buying new things in order to feel .
A.safe again
B.excited again
C.normal again
D.relaxed again
答案及解析：B 由第二段的最后一句“The person tries to buy new things to create that feeling again.”可知人们用更多的钱不停地买新东西的目的是要再有高兴、激动的感觉。
4.The underlined word stress in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A.strong excitement
B.big disappointment
C.deep sadness
D.great worry
答案及解析：D 猜测词义题。根据整篇文章,可推测“stress”的意思是压力。
5.The author’s purpose of writing this passage is .
A.to warn people against the danger of having more money
B.to tell us the relation between happiness and money
C.to discuss methods of keeping more money
D.to teach people to become rich quickly
答案及解析：B 主旨大意题。这篇文章的目的是要告诉我们幸福与金钱之间的关系。
二
Football is,I suppose,the most popular game in England:one has only to go to one of the important matches to see this.Rich and poor,young and old,one can see them all there,shouting and cheering for one side or the other.
One of the most surprising things about football in England to a stranger is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have.He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams,he has the photos of them and he knows the results of large numbers of matches.He will tell you,with a great air of authority,who he expects will win such and such a match,and his opinion is usually as valuable as that of men three or four times his age.
Most schools in England take football seriously—much more seriously than nearly all the other European schools,where lessons are all-important and games are left for private arrangements.In England,it is believed that education is not only a matter of filling a boy’s mind with facts in a classroom.
Education also means character training,and one of the best ways of training character is by means of games,especially team games,where the boy has to learn to work with others for his team instead of working selfishly(自私地) for himself alone.The school therefore arranges games and matches for its pupils.
Popular,healthful and cheap,football is a good team game which needs skills and a quick mind.As a result,it is the school’s favorite game in winter.
【要点导读】这是一篇介绍足球运动在英国的地位，足球在英国很普遍和流行。
1.According to the author,football in England is .
A.expensive B.dangerous C.attractive D.difficult
答案及解析：C 本题考查对全文的理解把握，通篇从各个角度展现足球在英国的受欢迎。
2.It is surprising that even the smallest boy in England .
A.knows which team will win
B.knows a lot about football
C.is an authority of football
D.is a good football player
答案及解析：B 本题考查细节总结，由第二段的“even the smallest boy seems to have.He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams,he has the photos of them and he knows the results of large numbers of matches.”可知即使是小男孩也知道很多关于足球的事情。
3.Most schools in other European countries pay more attention to .
A.team games B.outdoor activities
C.character training D.classroom teaching
答案及解析：D 根据倒数第三段“Most schools in England take football seriously—much more seriously than nearly all the other European schools,where lessons are all-important and games are left for private arrangements.”可知英国重视足球教育，其他的欧洲学校则没有如此重视，lessons占了更多的比重。
4.Most schools in England train their pupils’ character by .
A.providing more equipment
B.giving them more knowledge of football
C.organizing games and matches
D.inviting football stars to the school
答案及解析：C 根据倒数第二段“one of the best ways of training character is by means of games,especially team games”可知学校训练孩子们足球的最好的一个方式就是组织足球比赛。
5.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A.Popular Games in England
B.Team Games in England
C.Football in England
D.Sports in England
答案及解析：C 本题考查对整篇文章主旨的把握，全篇文章就是围绕着英国足球展开的。
