[专升本类试卷]河北专接本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷8
0      For most people, life is easier and more comfortable than ever before. Convenience foods from the supermarket simplify shopping and cooking. Household appliances like the vacuum cleaner and the washing machine have taken the drudgery out of housework. Released from these household chores, many wives have found jobs outside the home. Women are achieving economic independence.
    Families, too, are simpler today. In America, it is not customary for parents to live with their married children. With our greater mobility, relatives have scattered, the parents retiring to Florida or Arizona and the young people, after they marry, going wherever their jobs or their parents or their interests take them.
    Young adult women have new freedom, too. While attending college, they live away from home, sometimes far from their parents or their relatives. After college, they move to the city, find a job, and set up a 'bachelor' apartment. This is the era of women's liberation.
    But all this freedom and affluence(富裕) have had an unforeseen and in some respects a devastating(破坏的)effect on marriage.
1  In the U.S., families are becoming______.
（A）bigger
（B）smaller
（C）easier
（D）freer
2  Why are women able to achieve economic independence?
（A）Because they have their own salary.
（B）Because convenience foods are available.
（C）Because they are free away from drudgery.
（D）Because they are attending college.
3  Hard housework was taken away by__ .
（A）liberated women
（B）retired parents
（C）supermarkets
（D）modern equipment
4  Which of the following statements is not true according to the text?
（A）Women's liberation has made it possible for them to study.
（B）Comfortable' life adversely influences marriage in America.
（C）Adults can go wherever they wants'
（D）Women prefer to be bachelors.
5  The text implies that the author______.
（A）highly praises the liberation of women
（B）heartily enjoys this freedom and affluence
（C）strongly recommends such kind of social life
（D）greatly worries about the bond of marriage
5      Why play games? Because they are fun, and a lot more besides. Following planning your acting as a hese are all "game" ideas that you will come across throughout your life.
    Think about some off the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games arc entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating (合作) .
    Many children's games have a practical side Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones. Which sharpens the hand-eye coordination (协调) needed in hunting.
    Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.
    Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer. He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.
    Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.
6  Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to______
（A）be a team leader
河北专升本（B）obey the basic rules
（C）act as a grown-up
（D）predict possible danger
7  The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can______.
（A）describe life in an exciting way
（B）turn real-life experiences into a play
（C）make learning life skills more interesting
（D）change people's views of sporting events
8  According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?
（A）It inspires people's deep love for the country.
（B）It proves the exceptional skills of the winners.
（C）It helps the country out of natural disasters.
（D）It earns the winners fame and fortune.
9  Iribarne's goal of forming the foundation is to______.
（A）bring fun to poor kids
（B）provide soccer balls for children
（C）give poor kids a chance for a better life