2018年河南专升本英语真题阶段测试——阅读8

Passage 1

Movies are the most popular form of entertainment for millions of Americans. They go to the movies to escape their normal everyday existence and to experience a life more exciting than their own. They may choose to see a particular film because they like the actors or because they have heard the film has a good story. But the main reason why people go to the movies is to escape. Sitting in a dark theater, watching the images on the screen, they enter another world that is real to them. They become involved in the lives of the characters in the movie, and for two hours, they forget all about their own problems. They are in a dream world where things often appear to be more romantic and beautiful than in real life.  

The biggest “dream factories” are in Hollywood, the capital of the film industry. Each year, Hollywood studios make hundreds of movies that are shown all over the world. American movies are popular because they tell stories and they are well-made. They provide the public with heroes who do things the average person would like to do but often can’t. People have to cope with many problems and much trouble in real life, so they feel encouraged when they see the “good guys” win in the movies.  

61. The Americans go to the movies mainly because they want ______.

A.  to enjoy a good story      B. to experience an exciting life  

C. to see the actors and actresses      D. to escape their daily life  

62. Which of the following is people’s normal response to the movies they watch?  

A.  They feel that everything on the screen is familiar to them.  

B. They try to turn their dreams into reality.  

C. They become so involved that they forget their own problems.  

D. They are touched by the life stories of the actors and actresses.  

63. It is obvious that real life is ______.

A.  less romantic than that in the movies

B. more romantic than that in the movies  

C. as romantic as that in the movies  

D. filled with romantic stories  

64. The American movies are popular because ______.

A.  they are well-made and the stories are interesting  

B. the characters in the movies are free to do whatever they like  

C. the heroes have to cope with many problems and frustrations  

D. good guys in the movies always win in the end  

65. People enjoy seeing the movies because they ______.

A.  are tired of their everyday lives  

B. feel inspired by the heroic deeds of the good guys  

C. want to see who win in the end  

D. have to cope with many problems in their lives  

Passage 2

We are all naturally attracted to people with ideas, beliefs and interests like our own. Similarly, we feel comfortable with people with physical qualities similar to ours.

You may have noticed how people who live or work closely together come to behave in a similar way. Unconsciously we copy those we are close to or love or admire. So a sportsman’s individual way of walking with raised shoulder is imitated by an admiring fan; a pair of lovers both shake their heads in the same way; an employee finds himself duplicating his boss’s habit of wagging (摇摆) a pen between his fingers while thinking.

In every case, the influential person may not consciously notice the imitation, but he will feel comfortable in its presence. And if he does notice the matching of his gestures or movements, he finds it pleasing he is influencing people: they are drawn to him.

Sensitive people have been mirroring their friends and acquaintances all their lives, and winning affection and respect in this way without being aware of their methods. Now, for people who want to win agreement or trust, affection or sympathy. Some psychologists recommend the deliberate use of physical mirroring.

The clever saleswoman echoes her lady customer’s movements, tilting her head in the same way to judge a color match, or folding her arms a few seconds after the customer, as though consciously attracted by her. The customer feels that the saleswoman is in sympathy with her, and understands her needs—a promising relationship for a sale to take place.

The clever lawyer, trying in a law-court to influence a judge, imitates the great man’s shrugging of his shoulders, the tone of his voice and the rhythm of his speech.

Of course, physical mirroring must be subtle. If you blind (眨眼) every time your target blinks, or bite your bottom lip every time he does, your mirroring has become mockery (嘲笑) and you can expect trouble. So, if you can’t model sympathetically, don’t play the game.

66. According to the passage, “ physical mirroring ” (Sentence 3, Paragraph 4) means ______.

A. the attraction to people with ideas, belief and interests like our own

B. the comfortable feeling about people with physical qualities similar to ours

C. the fact that people living or working closely together behave in a similar way

D. the imitation of the gestures or movements of those we are close to, or love, or admire

67. According to the author, all of the following EXCEPT ______ are the deliberate uses of physical mirroring.

A. a saleswoman tilts her head after her customer to judge a color match

B. a lawyer imitates the tone of the judge’s voice and the rhythm of his speech

C. sensitive people have been mirroring their friends all their lives

D. a naughty boy blinks every time the teacher blinks

68. Which of the following is true?

A. Sensitive people have been mirroring their friends and acquaintances because they want to win their affection and respect.

B. The clever saleswoman echoes her lady customer’s movements because she is unconsciously attracted by her.

C. The man who imitates the judge is trying to influence him.

D. Physical mirroring is always flattering to those who are imitated.

69. Physical mirroring can cause trouble if ______.

A. The person mirrored finds that people are drawn to him

B. the mirroring has become mockery

C. the lawyer shrugs his shoulders the way the judge does

D. it has been found to be deliberately used

70. The paragraph following this passage will most probably move on to ______.

A. some ways to prevent physical mirroring from offending

B. the mirroring has become mockery

C. the lawyer shrugs his shoulders the way the judge does

D. it has been found to be deliberately used

Passage 1

61. D    62. C    63. A    64. A    65. B

Passage 2

66. D    67. C    68. C    69. B    70. A