2014全国成人高考专升本英语模拟试题一及答案
degraded by being forced to sit or sta nd in the rear of buses.
In 1960, a group of Black college students decided that they, as well as white persons, had the right to eat at a lunch counter in Gree nsboro, North Caroli na. This sit- in sparked an aggressive n ati onal moveme nt and, in the n ext few years, thousa nds of young men and wome n--Black and White, North and South--overtur ned local laws and customs that had maintained segregati on. Sit-i ns,
pray-i ns, freedom rides, freedom marches
2014全国成人高考专升本英语模拟试题一及答案
and dem on strati ons to ope n all schools to Black childre n took place across the n ati on.
40. Several importa nt acti ons took place to cha nge the status of black people
A. after World War II B. in 1954 C. before 1945 D. in 1960
41. In which city was the bus boycott orga ni zed? A. Georgia. B. Gree nsboro. C. North Caroli na. D. Atla nta.
42. Who are the first to make the success of sit-in true? A. Black college stude nts and whites. B. First-class citize ns. C. The Blacks of Atlanta.
D. Young men and wome n in Gree nsboro.
become
2014全国成人高考专升本英语模拟试题一及答案
43. The best title for this passage could be A. Black History
B. Educati onal Opport un ities for Blacks C. The Fight for Equality
D. Civil Rights Workers of the '60s Passage Three
People often speak of fire as though it were a living
creature--It grows, dances, needs oxygen, feeds on whatever it can find, and then dies. And when a forest fire rages out of con trol, threate ning huma n lives and homes, it must be fought like a \is often desperate, since
firefighters' hest efforts maybe dwarfed by the fury of a large fire. But the fire's own traits can be used against it.
The heated air above a fire rises in a pillar of smoke and burnt gases, pulling fresh air in from the sides to replace it.
Firefighters use this fact when they \well in front of the one which they are fight in g. In stead of traveli ng on in front of the huge fire, the smaller fire is pulled back toward it by the updrafts of the larger blaze. As it travels back to meet the large fire, the smaller backfire bur ns away the fuel that the forest fire n eeds to survive.
Even when a backfire has been well set, however, the fire maystill win the struggle.
The wi nd which the firefighters used
2014全国成人高考专升本英语模拟试题一及答案
to help them maynow becometheir enemy. Whenthe backfire meets the main fire, before both die for lack of fuel, there is treme ndous flame, great heat and wild win ds. A strong gust may blow the fire into the treetops beyond the area, giving the fire new fuel and a new life.
44. This passage focuses on A. how fires start B. damage caused by fire C. the fasc in ati on of fire D. fighti ng forest fires 45. A backfire is started A. beh ind a forest fire B. ahead of a forest fire C. on the sides of a forest fire D. all around a forest fire
46. This passage suggests that a fire will travel A. faster tha n a horse can run B. in all directi ons at the same speed C. i n whatever directi on the wi nd is blowi ng
2014全国成人高考专升本英语模拟试题一及答案
D. toward the n earest source of fuel
47. In the last paragraph, the writer again refers to the fire as a liv ing creature by say ing
that it
A. can be blow n around by the wind B. dwarfs man's best efforts C. heats the air above it D. may still win the struggle Passage Four
WhenAbrahamLincoln was a lawyer in rural Illinois,
he and
a certain judge in town once got to bantering with one another about horse trading. The upshot of the discussion was that they agreed that the next morning, at nine o'clock, they would meet in front of the general store and makea trade. Each would bring a horse, un see n by anyone up to that hour. If either backed out of the deal, he would forfeit $25. The money from each man was held by the local ban ker.
The next morning, at the appo in ted hour, the Judge, came up the dirt road, leadi ng the sorriest look ing specime n of a horse ever see n in those parts of Illi no is. The large crowd viewing the spectacle burst out
2014全国成人高考专升本英语模拟试题一及答案
