2021年成人高考专升本英语每日一练练习试题（八）

    The dog has always been considered man's best friend. Always noted for being particularly faithful in watching over children, he also has his place by the fireside, in the cow pasture, on the sheep range(放牧区) ,and beside the hunter in forest. He is easy to train, works hard, and often performs astonishing feats. And in the frozen polar regions he was once the principal motive power, before being lately displaced by the plane and helicopter.

    Because he howls or whines in the presence of impending death, the dog was once thought to have supernatural powers and believed to be capable of seeing gods and ghosts invisible to men. Actually , the basis for these beliefs lies in the hound's sensibility to people's feelings and his superior hearing ability and sense of smell, which enable him to detect signs hidden from human observation. His record of saving lives is outstanding, for he often gives warning of fire and other dangers not noticed by his master.

    The dog's major contribution, however, has been to medical research. Both his diet and his structure are comparable to those of the human being, and so he has been the subject of countless demonstrations and experiments. Open-heart surgery has been made possible largely because of the dog.But his sacrifice has repaid his own species as well by safeguarding it from rabies (狂犬病) , distemper, and other diseases.

1. The dog has always been noted for        .

A. protecting children 

B. assisting shepherds

C. helping hunters 

D. herding cattle

2. In the polar regions, the dog mainly          .

A. carried supplies 

B. provided companionship

C. tracked prey 

D. herded caribou (驯鹿)

3. Dogs are similar to human beings in        .

A. size 

B. structure 

C. temperament 

D. appearance

4. The article does not say whether the scientists ' experiments with dogs have         .

A. benefited animals other than dogs 

B. served man

C.helped other dogs 

D. contributed to medical knowledge

    Deep inside a mountain near Sweetwater in East Tennessee is a body of water known as the Lost Sea.It is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest underground lake.The Lost Sea is part of an extensive and historic cave system called Craighead Caverns.

    The caverns have been known and used since the days of the Cherokee Indian nation. The cave expands into a series of huge rooms from a small opening on the side of the mountain. Approximately one mile from the entrance, in a room called "The Council Room" , many Indian artifacts have been found. Some of the items discovered include pottery, arrowheads, weapons, and jewelry.

    For many years there were persistent rumors of a large underground lake somewhere in a cave, but it was not discovered until 1905. In that year, a thirteen-year-old boy named Ben Sands crawled through a small opening three hundred feet underground. He found himself in a large cave half filled with water.

    Today tourists visit the Lost Sea and ride far out onto it in glass-bottomed boats powered by electric motors. More than thirteen acres of water have been mapped out so far and still no end to the lake has been found. Even though teams of divers have tried to explore the Lost Sea, the full extent of it is still unknown.

5. The Lost Sea is unique because it is .

A. part of a historical cave system

B. the biggest underground lake in the world

C. listed in the Guinness Book of World Records

D. the largest body of water in Tennessee

6. Who located the Lost Sea in recent times?

A. The Cherokee Indians. 

B. Tourists.

C. Ben Sands. 

D. Scientists.

7. What was found in " The Council Room"?

A. A small natural opening. 

B. A large cave.

C. Another series of rooms. 

D. Many old Indian objects.

8. It can be inferred from the passage that the Craighead Caverns presently serve as   

A.an underground testing site 

B. an Indian meeting ground

C. a tourist attraction 

D. a motor boat race course

【参考答案】

1.【答案】A

【考情点拨】事实细节题。

【应试指导】文章第一段第二句前半句指出，狗总是以特别忠实地照看孩子而出名。 

2.【答案】A

【考情点拨】事实细节题。

【应试指导】文章第一段最后一句指出，在寒冷的极地，在飞机和直升机出现之前，狗曾是主要的动力。也就是说，人们主要用狗去驮运物品。

3.【答案】B

【考情点拨】事实细节题。

【应试指导】文章第三段第二句前半句指出，狗的饮食和身体结构与人类很接近。

4.【答案】A

【考情点拨】事实细节题。

【应试指导】文章最后指出，科学家们对狗的实验使狗免于犬瘟、狂犬病之类的疾病，而没有提及对其他动物有益。故选A。

5.【答案】B

【考情点拨】事实细节题。

【应试指导】由第一段第二句可知.The Lost Sea是作为世界上最大的地下湖而闻名的。

6.【答案】C

【考情点拨】事实细节题。

【应试指导】由第三段第二句可知答案为C。

7.【答案】D

【考情点拨】事实细节题。

【应试指导】由第二段最后两句可知答案为D。

8.【答案】C

【考情点拨】推理判断题。

【应试指导】由最后一段可知，Craighead Caverms现在已成为一个旅游胜地。

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