答案：C
41. The author would agree that __________.
A. more money should be spent on the prevention of heart disease B. heart surgery has helped most patients improve their conditions C. modern technology has made heart surgery more risky than before D. the public have known a great deal about the causes of heart disease 答案：A
42. What would be the best title for the passage? A. The Greatest Killer in the West B. Heart Disease:Treat or Prevent
C. Modern Technology and Heart Surgery
D. Heart Surgery:Advantages and Disadvantages 答案：B
The Americans believe that anybody can become President of the United States. In a recent Hollywood comedy( 喜剧), that is exactly what happens.
Dave Kovic, played by Kevin Kline, is a kind-hearted man who runs a business that finds people jobs. He leads a typical(典型的)American way of life, except for one thing--he looks exactly like the President, Bill Mitchell. In fact, the only thing that makes him different from the nation's leader is that he is very nice!
The president has started using look-alikes during some public appearances. Dave is offered a chance to\wrong. The President becomes very ill and Dave ends up acting as the President forever.
Director Ivan Reitman,who made the popular and successful comedies like Twins, Ghostbusters and Legal Eagles, could have gone for easy laughs by making fun of the American government. In-stead,Dave is an attractive comedy about an ordinary man in extraordinary situations. Kevin Kline gives a double performance as Dave and the President, and Sigourney Weaver is at her best as his First Lady. The love story that develops between her role and Dave is a real classic(经典).
The film is 100% American. However, if you've ever felt that anybody could do a better job run-ning the country than the people in power, then you'll enjoy Dave!
43. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To tell the reader about the American government. B. To discuss the Americans' ideas about the President. C. To make a comparison between Dave and other films. D. To introduce a new film to the reader. 答案：D
44. Who plays the role of the President in the film? A. Sigourney Weaver. B. Kevin Kline.
C. Bill Mitchell. D. Ivan Reitman. 答案：B
45. The underlined word \ A. the President B. the director
C. an actor D. a look-alike 答案：D
46. Which of the following is best supported by the text? A. The author makes fun of the President. B. The author thinks highly of the film.
C. The author is a fan of Hollywood comedies.
D. The author wishes to become the American President. 答案：B
You might think that \warming\means nothing more than a rise in the world's tempera-ture. But rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation (撤离)of an island na-tion-the citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.
During the 20th century,sea level rose 8 -12 inches. As a result,Tuvalu has experienced low-land flooding of salt water which has polluted the country's drinking water.
Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official, reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years. Many scientists con-nect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.
Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol,an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emis-sioins,which are a main cause of global warming. \refusing to sign the agreement, the US has effectivly taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years,\
Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries.
Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable( 易受影响的 )to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an \
47. The text is mainly about__________.
A. rapid changes in earth's temperature B. bad effects of global warming
C. moving of a country to a new place
D. reasons for lowland flooding 答案：B
48. According to scientists,the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is____. A. greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations B. higher surface water temperatures of the sea C. continuous global warming D. rising sea levels 答案：B
49. Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not ______. A. agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions B. sign an agreement with Tuvalu
C. allow Tuvaluans to move to the US
D. believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real 答案：A
50. The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is __________.
A. Australia B. New Zealand
C. the Maldives D. the United States 答案：C
Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American. When he died in l931，Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him. One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total black-out.All electric power would be shut off in homes streets and factories.
Perhaps this suggestion made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions meant to them.Electric power was too important to the country.Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion.A black—out was out of the question.
On the day of Edison's funeral，many people silently dimmed their lights.In this way they honored the man who had done mroe than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen's fingertips.
36.People decided to honor Edison when_________.
A.he made the first electric light B.electric power was l00 years old
C.the country realized electricity's importance D.he died in 1931 答案：D
37.The suggestion was to_______.
A.turn off the lights in factories and schools B.observe a few minutes of total silence C.dim all electric lights
D.shut off all electricity for a short time 答案：D
38.Americans fully realized what Edison's inventions meant when they________.
A.heard of his death
B.heard of the plan to honor him C.first used electric power D.tried to carry out the plan 答案：B
39.The plan was never carried out because_________. A.not everyone wanted to honor Edison B.it was too diffcult
C.electric power Was too important to the country
D.it honored only one of Edison's inventions 答案：C
The human body naturally prevents attempt(企图)to lose or gain weight.Thus the best way to lower your weight is to do some exercise daily.Although scientists don’t agree exactly how this works to lower the“setpoint”，they do know that exercise helps your body work with you and not against you in at least the following ways： 1.Exercise burns calories(卡路里)：if you walk two miles every day，you use an extra 1400 calories a week—and lose about a pound in two weeks. 2.Exercise helps to bum fat and build muscle：since muscle requires more calories than fat does，the more muscle you have，the faster you will bum calories.
3.Finally exercise speeds up your metabolism(新陈代谢)，not just while you’re exercising，but for several hours after exercise ends.
A program of light-to-moderate exercise done for only a half-hour a day is enough to keep your“setpoint”lowered，and thus helps you lose weight and keep it off.If you need to lose more than five pounds，combine regular exercise with a moderate reduction in calories until you reach your goal(目标).
40.Scientists don’t________.
A.think exercise helps people's bodies work against them B.agree exercise helps to lower people's weight C.bilieve in exercise at all
D.think exercise helps people's bodies work with them 答案：A
41.Exercise helps you________.
A.save calories and gain weight B.save calories but lose weight
C.bum calories and lose weight D.burn calories but gain weight 答案：C
42.When you walk________.
A.slowly，the fat in your body increases B.1ess，you build more muscles B. faster，you bum less calories
C. D.fast，the fat in your body reduces D. 答案：D
43.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.A man of more muscles burns calories faster. B.Exercise speeds up your metabolism even after it.
C.An hour and a halls exercise is not enough to keep your“setpoint”lowered. D.To lose more than 5 pounds，just doing exercise is not enough. 答案：C
成人高考英语专升本阅读理解40篇及答案
