C. D.
have all the meals outside the college each week live in college for their final year of the course.
35. People found it hard to drive through Cambridge at five minutes to the hour in the
morning because of . A. B. C. D.
Passage 2
If you want stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most our brains are not getting enough exercises—and as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon.
Professor Taiju Matsuzaws wanted to fine out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ageing could be slowed down.
With a team a colleague at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and varying occupations.
“Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intellect（智能）and emotion, and determine the human character.” The rear section of the brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing, does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional facilities.
Contraction of front and side parts—as cells die of—was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty-and seventy-year-olds.
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Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple remedy to the contraction normally associated with age—using the head.
The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm workers, bus drivers and shop assistants.
Matsuzawa’s findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to maintain good blood circulations is through using the brain,” he says, “Think hard and engage in conversation. Don’t rely on pocket calculators.”
36. The team of doctors wanted to find out .
A. how to make people live longer B. the size of certain people’s brains C. which people are most intelligent D. why certain people age sooner than others 37. On what are their research findings based?
A. A survey of farmers in northern Japan. B. The study of brain volumes of different people. C. Tests performed on a thousand old people. D. The latest development of computer technology.
38. The doctor’s tests show that . A. our brains shrink we grow older
B. the front section of the brain does not shrink C. sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-olds
D. some people’s brains have contracted more than other people’s
39. The word “subjects” in the sentence of paragraph 5 “Contraction of front and side
parts—as cells die off—was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty-and seventy-year-olds.” means . A. something to be considered B. branches of knowledge studied
C. any member of a state except the supreme ruler D. persons chosen to be studied in an experiment
40. According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others?
A. Shop assistants, lawyers, and professor. B. Farmers, doctors and clerks. C. Clerks, professor and farmers. D. Lawyers, professor and doct
Passage 3
When we turn on a tap to get water, or press a switch to get electricity, we do not think of all the pipes and wires which bring these main services to our homes.
The water is brought from the waterworks to each street by a large underground pipe—a water main. The water in this pipe is then forced by pressure into the smaller pipes which carry it to storage tanks at the tops of the buildings. Other pipes bring the water down from the storage tank to the kitchens and bathrooms in the building.
When the water has been used, it is taken away from the building by drainpipes. These take the waste water to another large pipe under the road—the main sewer. The waste water then flows along the sewer to the sewage works where it is cleaned. This “clean” water is then poured into the sea or into a river, or in some countries, sent back to the waterworks to be used again.
Electricity is also brought to the house by a main, in this case a cable. This cable may be underground or, in country districts, it may hang above ground on pylons. The cable is connected to a meter in the building. This meter measures the amount of electricity that is used in the building. Near the meter there is a master switch which can cut off the supply of electricity. There are also fuse boxes between the master switch which can cut off the supply of electricity. There are also fuse boxes between the master switch and the wires which take the electricity to each of the switches in the building. All these wires, fuses and switches are the “wiring circuit.”
41. It can be inferred from this passage that .
A. B. C. D.
water and electricity are the only main services in our homes the pipes bringing water to our homes are unimportant water is less significant than electricity in our homes
we are unaware of how water or electricity is brought to our homes
42. We call water, electricity and sewer .
A. wiring circuit B. pipes, cables and drains C. main services D. underground services 43. How is clean water brought to our homes?
A. B. C. D.
Through pipes from the sewage works. Through underground main pipes. Through pipes from storage tanks. Through small pipes under the road.
44. What happens to the waste water?
A. B. C. D.
It is kept in a large storage tank. It flows away through drains to a sewer. It flows away through a water main. It is returned to the waterworks.
45. Between a main cable and the master switch in our homes is . A.a light switch B.a pylon C. a fuse box D.a meter
Passage 4
How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other, and later they agreed on certain signs. These signs were called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds and could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words.
The power of words, then, exists in their associations—the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience, and the longer we live, the more certain words remind us of the glad and sad events of our past, and the more we read and learn, the more number of words increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words, which deeply attract our minds and emotions. This skilful use of words is called “literary style”. Above all, a real poet can express his meaning in words, which sing like music and can move men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them properly, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
46. The origin of language is . A. treasure handed down from the past B. a matter that is hidden or secret C. a problem not yet solved D. a question difficult to answer
47. One of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and
actions was that .
2004年河南专升本-公共英语-真题及答案
