专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷69.pdfVIP

专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷69

一、阅读理解本（题共25题，每题7.0分，共25分。）

Asprotectorofherfamilyshealth,thepioneerwomanconfrontedsituationsshenever

imaginedbeforecrossingtheMississippi.FewwomencameWestpreparedtodealwith

desertsunburn,rattlesnakebites,orarrowwounds.Evenwhendoctorswereavailable,

theywereoftennomoreknowledgeablethantheirpatients.Andmostpatentmedicines

werenomorereliablethanthetravelingmerchantswhosoldthem.Incertaincases,a

womancoulddrawuponthefolkwisdomandremediesshehadlearnedbackhome.

Westernmosuitoes,forexample,provedtobeasrepelledbyapasteofvinegarandsalt

asweretheirEasterncousins.Moreoften,however,awomanwasguidedonlybyher

ownskillinpreparingtonics,powders,poisons,andpolishesfromwhatevershehadat

hand:saltmadeapassabletoothpaste;gunpowderwasappliedtowarts,andturpentine

toopencuts;goosegrease,skunkoil,andtheever-presentlard(猪油)werebasic

liniments(•)察齐ll);medicinalteasandtonicsweremadefromsunflowerseedsandroots.

1、Accordingtothepassage,whyweredoctorsintheWestsometimesunabletohelp

theirpatients?

A、Theydidnotknowhowtotreattheunfamiliarillnesses.

B、Theyknewlittleaboutmedicine.

C、Theywerenotgenuinedoctors.

D、Theywereoftenovercomebydiseases.

标准答：A

知识点解析：文章第一段第三句说到Evenwhendoctorswereavailable,theywere

oftennomoreknowledgeablethantheirpatients.唧:医生不比病人知道得多。此句

中“nomoreknowledgeable”和选项A吊的didntknow”是同义替换。

2、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutpatentmedicines?

A、Theywerenotavailable.

B、Fewdoctorsknewhowtousethem.

C、Theydidnotworkverywell.

D^Themerchantswhosoldthemwerereliable.

标准答：C

知识点解析：从文章第一段最后一句中“Andmostpatentmedicineswerenomore

reliable…”可知这些药的效果也不是很好。故C正确。

3、Itcanbeinferredthatmosto