2022年广东成人高考专升本《英语》练习试题兼答案（10）

2022年广东成人高考专升本《英语》练习试题兼答案（10）

四、阅读理解(共15小题，每题3分，共45分)

阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳的一项。

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On Christmas Eve--the night before Christmas Day--children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep.Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.

Father Christmas is very kind and hearted.He lands on the top of each house and climbs down the chimney and out of the fireplace.Then he fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.

Of course,Father Christmas isn't real.In Jim and Kate's house,'Father Christmas'is really Mr.Green.Mr.Green doesn't climb down the chimney.He waits until the children are asleep.Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents.When they were very young,Mr Green sometimes wore a red coat.But he doesn't do that now.The children are no longer young,and they know who'Father Christmas'really is.But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.

36.Christmas Eve is__________.

A.the night of Christmas Day

B.the evening of Christmas Day

C.Christmas Day

D.the night before Christmas Day

37.When the children were very young,__________.

A.they didn't know who Father Christmas was

B.they knew that Father Christmas wasn't real

C.they thought their father was Father Christmas

D.they knew who put the presents into their stockings

38.When the children are older,they__________.

A.know that Father Christmas is real

B.ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents

C.know that Father Christmas is really their father

D.know that Father Christmas is really their friend

四、阅读理解

【短文A：文章大意】

短文介绍了圣诞节前夜圣诞老人为孩子们送礼物的习俗。每逢圣诞节前夜，孩子们入睡前都会将袜子放在床尾，早上起来就会看到圣诞老人送来的礼物。随着年龄的增长，他们都知道了圣诞老人其实就是自己的父母，他们会趁自己熟睡的时候将礼物放到袜子里。然而每逢圣诞节，他们还是会把袜子放在床尾。

36.【答案】D

【解题指要】本题是常识题。题干问的是：圣诞节前夕是哪一天?根据常识可知：圣诞节前夕是平安夜，即圣诞节的前一个夜晚。故本题选择D。

37.【答案】A

【解题指要】本题是细节题。题干问的是：当孩子小的时候，他们怎么了?A说他们不知道圣诞老人的真实身份。B说他们知道圣诞老人不是真实的。C说他们认为自己的父亲就是圣诞老人。D说他们知道是谁把礼物放到了袜子里面。根据文章内容，当孩子们小的时候，他们不知道圣诞老人的真实身份。因此本题选择A。

38.【答案】C

【解题指要】本题是细节题。题干问的是：当孩子们长大了以后，他们怎么了?A说他们知道圣诞老人是真实存在的。B说他们问自己的母亲谁是圣诞老人。C说他们知道了圣诞老人其实是自己的父亲装扮的。D说他们知道圣诞老人其实是他们的朋友。根据文章内容，当孩子们长大了以后，他们知道圣诞老人其实是自己的父亲装扮的，为他们送上圣诞节的礼物。因此本题选择C。

【短文B：文章大意】

短文介绍了卫星可以帮助我们预测天气状况。通过卫星传回来的图片，气象学家可以预测出未来的天气变化。