2015年成人高考高升本《英语》临考摸底试题(3)

At least how many tests were carried out by the scientists referred to in this passage?

• A.Three
• B.Two
• C.Only one
• D.No one knows

1.一些人喜欢住在城市，因为城市生活有许多便利。

2.但有些人喜欢住在农村。

3.我认为，……

According to the passage, we may conclude that the whiter a room is ________.

• A.the longer people like to stay in it
• B.the sooner people in it will leave
• C.the more active people in it will become
• D.the more excited people

This passage provides us with _______.

• A.a piece of scientific information
• B.a normal lesson
• C.an interesting test
• D.a piece of news

What is referred to as the “general appearance” in this passage is ________.

• A.how many broad windows a room has, through which sunlight might come in
• B.the size of a room
• C.whether there are beautiful walls in a room
• D.what the room looks like

On the basis of this passage, what may be concluded about the real origin of stories “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella”?

• A.They were invented by Elizabeth Vergoose.
• B.They were invented by Thomas Fleet.
• C.They were invented by Charles Perrault.
• D.Their writers are unknown.

根据以下内容回答下列各题,

• At the University of Kansas art museum, scientists tested the effect of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. Movement of each group was fo
• A.People in beautiful rooms tend to give higher marks to photos of faces than people in ugly rooms
• B.The color and general appearance of a room have a deeper effect on the behavior. of the people in it
• C.The University of Kansas has studied the effects of the color of room on peoples behavior
• D.Beautifully furnished, light-coloured rooms make people more comfortable than ugly, dark rooms

Most scholars consider Mother Goose to be _________.

• A.a real person
• B.a book written by a little old woman
• C.a collection by Elizabeth Vergoose
• D.a translation from French

When Perrault published the first book in 1679, _______.

• A.no story of the book had been known to people
• B.some stories of the book were already well known
• C.few people were interested in the stories of the book
• D.stories like “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella” became popular

The name used in the first book published in 1679 is supposed to have been _______.

• A.Mother Goose
• B.Mere I Oye
• C.Elizabeth Vergoose
• D.Charles Perrault