2017年湖北成人学位英语考试深度押密试题及答案（二）
Part 1I Reading Comprehension (40 points)
根据下面资料，回答下面试题
Many of the most damaging and life threatening types of weather, such as torrential rains and severe thunderstorms, begin quickly, strike suddenly, and disappear rapidly, destroying small regions while leaving neighboring areas untouched. Conventional(传统的) computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short-lived local storms because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to see clearly the small atmospheric changes that come before these storms. In most nations, for example, weather-balloon observations are taken just once every twelve hours at location typically separated by hundreds of miles. With such limited data, conventional forecasting models do a much better job predicting general weather conditions over large regions than they do forecasting specific local events.
Until recently, the observation-intensive approach needed for accurate, very short range forecasts, or "now casts", was impracticable. The cost of equipping and operating many thousands of conventional weather stations was extremely high, and the difficulties involved in rapidly collecting and processing the raw weather data from such a network were beyond overcoming. Fortunately,scientific and technological advance have overcome most of these problems. Radar systems, auto-
mated weather instruments, and satellites are all capable of making detailed, nearly continuous observations over large regions at a relatively low cost. Communication satellites can transmit data around the world cheaply and immediately, and modem computers can quickly compile and analyze this large volume of weather information. Meteorologists(气象学家) and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment capable of transforming raw weather data into words, symbols, and vivid graphic displays that forecasters can interpret easily
and quickly. As meteorologists have begun using these new technologies in weather forecasting offices, now casting is becoming a reality.
第21题 What is the best title of the passage?
A.Severe Thunderstorms and Damages. B.Weather Forecasting and Life-threatening.
C.Science Advances and Nowcasts. D.Available Data and Nowcasts.
第22题 Nowcasts are_____
A.local forecasts B.Short-range forecasts
C.medium-range forecasts D.long-range forecasts
第23题 Nowcasts used to be impracticable because_____
A.there were no conventional computers
B.the cost of the equipping and operating was sky-high
C.there were no difficulties in data processing
D.there were not enough meteorologists
第24题 Things have been changed by the following EXCEPT_____
A.the use of radar systems and automated weather instruments
B.the use of communication satellites and modem computers
C.the joint work of meteorologists and computer scientists
D.weather information volume is large enough to compile and analyze
第25题 The dream of nowcasts will come true when_____
A.the cost is lowered
B.people need it to reduce damages
C.meteorologists can make full use of the new technologies
D.conventional weather forecasts are got rid of
根据下面资料，回答下面试题
The faces of elderly, happily-married people sometimes resemble each other. Dr. Aiken studied a number of couples who had been married for at least twenty-five years. Each couple provided four photographs-one photo of each partner at the time of their marriage and another photo of each partner twenty-five or more years later. All background was cut from the photos to remove any clues. The photos were then displayed in groups: a random grouping of the persons at the time of their marriage and another random grouping of the same persons who took photographs later. Some testees were asked to pick out the partners. They failed totally with the first group. Their judgments were no better than chance. But with the photos taken twenty-five or more years after the marriage, the testees were quite successful in deciding who was married to whom. They were particularly successful with the most happily-married couples.
Dr. Aiken believes there are several reasons why couples grow alike. One reason has something to do with imitation. One person tends to copy or do the same as someone else without knowing it. He says human begings to imitate the expressions of the faces of their loved ones. Another possible reason, be says, is the common experience of the couples. There is a tendency for people who have the same life experience to change their faces in similar ways. For example, if a couple suffered from a lot of sad experiences, their faces are likely to change in a similar way.
第26题 The main purpose of the passage is to_____
A.tell how couples like each other
B.show the life experience of husband and wife
C.explain why couples grow alike
D.describe the study on a number of married people
第27题 In the testing, Dr. Aiken cut the background from those photos for the purpose of_____
A.grouping those couples again B.leaving no trace for the testees
C.imitating those couples' life D.leaving the testees more chances
第28题 The testees failed to_____
A.tell couples by looking at their photos taken when they got married
B.distinguish happily-married couples from sadly-married couples
C.discover the difference of each partner
D.understand Dr. Aiken's study thoroughly
第29题 It can be inferred from the study that_____
A.life experiences tend to change one' s expression
B.shared experiences may leave good impressions
C.couples may learn from each other in sharing experiences
D.couples tend to love and hate the same thing in life
第30题 From the passage we can draw a conclusion that_____
A.happily-married couples are often richer than other couples
B.couples who look alike can live longer
C.the influence between couples can be quite strong
D.all couples have been proved to grow alike