郑州成人大学网络教育英语专升本入学测试解析（10）

郑州成人大学网络教育英语专升本入学测试解析（10）

Like many other birds, the ostrich swallows small stones that stay inside its “ gizzard.” The gizzard is a bird’s second stomach .It is where the food is ground up. The small stones help to grind up the food so it can be digested. They do chewing, because birds don’t have teeth. In the case of the ostrich with the diamonds, the bird simply had expensive taste in rocks. He used the diamonds to help digest his dinner.
Diamonds and stones aren’t all that an ostrich will swallow. If there are no stones around, it will eat just about anything. Sadly for ostriches in zoos this can be a fatal habit. The tendency to swallow anything it sees has caused the death of many an ostrich. Creel or careless people often throw things into the bird’s living space. They throw keys, coins, even large objects such as horseshoes. The ostrich swallows them without hesitation. Coins can be the worst. Inside the ostrich they wear down to a razor sharp edge. They will cut open the bird’s gizzard from the inside. One young zoo ostrich died with 484 coins, weighing more than eight pounds, in its gizzard.

48. Ostriches eat stones because they don’t have        .
A.. enough food                B. bird seed
C. teeth                      D. diamonds
49. The ostrich is not smart enough to        .
A. digest its own food          B. eat only diamonds
   C. avoid eating harmful objects   D. escape from the zoo
50.The phrase “they do the chewing ”makes the rocks seem as though they are          .
A. important                  B. alive
C. dangerous                  D. uncomfortable
51.“Fatal”is another word for        .
A.. foolish                     B. careless
C. deadly                     D. cruel
Passage Five
Sports have always been ruled by the weather. Rain, sleet, snow and cold called the plays. Baseball fans have often sat in the rain without cover, waiting for the sun to come out and the game to begin. Football lovers sometimes took days to warm up after sitting through a freezing cold Sunday game. For both sports fans and players, the domed stadium was like something out of a dream. A huge plastic bubble kept out rain and snow. There was heat to keep things comfortable year round.
Domed stadiums have clearly changed the course of sports. Still, they did have their problems at first. Most of these problems were discovered and solved at the Houston Astrodome. This was the world’s first stadium with a lid. For the fans, it was great. But there were some problems for the players. Baseball outfielders had the most difficult time. At first this was almost as difficult as playing in the dark. The glass of the roof was light roof blended too well with the white baseball. Fly balls seemed to drop out of nowhere. Even skilled fielders were making errors. Finally, the decision was made to paint the glass of the roof dark. The problem was solved. But what about the grass? Well, the real grass was dug up and replaced with artificial turf!
52. This passage is about       .
A. baseball games             B. cold weather
C. how to play outfield         D. domed stadiums
53. Domed stadiums must have        .
A. artificial grass             B. bright sunlight
C. stained glass roofs          D. bright lighting
54. Based on the passage, domed stadiums are        .
A. a thing of the past       B. a passing fashion
C. revolutionizing sports    D. expensive to keep up
55. The underlined word “course” in paragraph 2 means    .
A. a place for a race       B. a school of study
C. the direction            D. part of a meal

V. Daily Conversation(15 points)
Directions: Pick out the appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues by blackening thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
A. see you tomorrow           B. I have your name
C. check in                   D. I have one
E. to take a look               F. you want
G. .are you interested in         H. I have to put you in the waiting list

Blanca: Hello. I’m calling about the apartment you advertised.
Manager: Yes. What kind of apartment           ?

Blanca: I’m interested in a one-bedroom. Do you have any available?
Manager: Yes.        .When do you need it ?
Blanca: Sometime around next week. May I come over tomorrow           ?
Manager: Sure. What time would you like to come?
Blanca: How about 10 am?
Manager: Good. May    ,please?
Blanca: My name is  Blanca.
Manager: Blanca. I’ll         .

VI.Writing(25 points)
Directions: For this part ,you are supposed to write a letter in 100～200 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
61. 你（Finder）拾到一个学生包。写一份失物招领启事。启事内容如下：
（1） 拾包的时间、地点；
（2） 包中大体内容；
（3） 联系方式。

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