全国攻读工商管理硕士学位研究生入学考试英语预测试题参考答案及详细解答(1-6)
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PART II Reading Comprehension (50%)
Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Although no one is certain why migration occurs, there
are several theories. One theory is based upon the premise
that prehistoric birds of the North Hemisphere were forced
south during the Ice Age,when glaciers covered large parts
of Europe, Asia, and North America. As the glaciers melted,
the birds came back to their homelands, spent the summer,
and then went south again as the ice advanced in winter. In
time, the migration became a habit, and now, although the
glaciers have disappeared,the habit continues.
Another theory proposes that ancestral home of all
modem birds was the tropics. When the region became
overpopulated, many speci.es were crowding north. During
the summer, there was plenty of food, but during the winter
scarcity forced them to return to the tropics.
A recent theory, known as photoperiodism (光周期现
象 ), suggests a relationship between increasing daylight
and the stimulation of certain gland in the birds bodies
that may prepare them for migration. One scientist has been
able to cause mid-winter migration by exposing birds to
artificial periods of daylight. He has concluded that
changes occur in the bodies of birds due to seasonal
changes in the length of daylight.
36. According to one theory, when the glaciers
disappeared, birds
A. stopped migrating B. continued migrating
C. began migrating again D. migrating south and
stay there
37. The author states that the birds left the tropics
because
A. there was not enough food there in the winter
B. there were too many birds
C. there were too many glaciers
D. there was too much daylight
38. Why did one scientist expose birds to artificial
daylight?
A. to test the relationship between daylight and a
disease of the glands common to birds
B. to test the relationship between daylight and
migration
C. to test the relationship between migrating and
temperature
D. to test relationship between daylight and changes
in the season
39. According to the theory of photoperiodism
A. birds should migrate in the middle of winter
B. longer days cause changes in the bodies of birds
C. seasonal changes in the length of days do not
affect migration
D. increasing daylight increases the distance of
migration
40. This passage supports the belief that
A. exact reasons for migration are not known
B. birds migrate because of change of temperature
C. the ancestral home of all birds was the tropics
D. glaciers caused birds to migrate
参考答案:
36. B 本题测试段落细节的理解。第一段告诉我们一种理论认为长期以来鸟类因气候的原因而被迫迁徙,已形成习惯,所以现在尽管冰川已消失但习惯未改。
37.B 本题测试词义理解。第二段中的overpopulated的意思是having too many people or birds,etc.over-是常用的前缀,表示“过分…”。
38.B 本题测试段落综合理解力。文章末段说明了使用人工光是为了测试光对鸟类迁徙的影响。因为这种理论认为增加光照时间能刺激鸟类体内的某种腺体。
39.B 本题测试段落概括能力。文章末段谈了光周期现象,最后一句说有科学家得出结论认为由于季节性的光照长度的变化,产生了鸟体内的变化。
40.A 本题测试文章的综合概括分析能力。文章第一句说道尽管没人知道迁徙的原因,但目前出现了几种理论。然后文章着重叙述了几种不同的理论。
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