英语2020年密押卷5.pdfVIP

年 专升本 英 考前 套 押预测 请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上 选择题部分 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题 纸规定的位置上。 2. 每小题选出答案后，用2B 的铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动， 用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。 Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(60point, 60minutes) SectionAPassageReading(每小题2 分,共50分) FormatI Directions: There are 4 passages in this part .Each passage isfollowed by some questions or unfinished statements .For each of them there arefour choices markedA, B, C,and D.You should decideon thebestchoiceandblacken thecorresponding letter on TheAnswerSheet. (40points) Passageone Questions 1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage: Unlesswe spendmoney to spot（认出，发现）andprevent asteroids（小行星）now,onemight crash intoEarth anddestroy life asweknow it,say some scientists. Asteroidsarebigger versionsofthemeteoroids （流星体）thatraceacrossthenight sky.Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us.But there are also thousands of asteroidswhose orbitsputthem on acollision coursewith Earth. But $500 million worth of new telescopes right now, then spend $10 million a year for the next 25years to locate most ofthe space rocks.By the time we spot a fatal one,the scientists say, we’llhaveaway tochangeitscourse. Isit worth it?Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudging anyrisk are（1）How likely the event is; （2）How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare but if one did fall.It wouldbetheend oftheworld.“Ifwedon’t take careofthesebid asteroids,they’lltake care ofus,” saysone scientist.“it’sthat simple.” The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets （舰队，车队）of nuclearweaponssitting aroundon Earth?“theworldhaslessfear from doomsday （毁灭性）rocks than from agreatnuclear fleet set against them.” Said aNewYorkTimesarticle. 1. What doesthepassage say about aste