2022年成人高考专升本《英语》仿真模拟题及答案1-6

Passage Two

Would you eat a bacon,lettuce and love apple sandwich?You probably have eaten many of them.

Love apple was the name used many years ago for the tomato.

The tomato is originally an American plant.It was found in South America by early Spanish explorers.The word tomato comes from the native Nahuatl word tomatl.But when it moved north,the plant earned a different name.Remarkably,the settlers in North America thought it was poisonous.

They believed that to eat it was surely to die.It was said that deserted suitors would threaten to eat a tomato to cause their coldhearted lovers regret.Because of this legend,the settlers called the tomato a'love apple.'While people enjoyed other native plants such as corn and sweet potatoes,everyone avoided the tomato.

No one knows who first dared to eat a tomato.Perhaps someone was brave enough,or lovesick enough,to try out the truth of the rumors.Of course,whoever ate this fruit was perfectly safe.No one died from eating a love apple.Still,it was many years before the people fully believed that the tomato was a safe,and even good food.But its use did become common,and the plant was sent across the ocean to become part of many traditional European dishes.

40.The language from which we derived the word tomato is

A.Portuguese

B.Spanish

C.Nahuatl

D.European

41.North American people didn't eat tomatoes at first because__________.

A.they had too much other food

B.they mistakenly thought they were poisonous

C.settlers ate only traditional European foods

D.no one liked the taste

42.The underlined word'suitor'in the second paragraph means__________.

A.boyfriend

B.launderer

C.tailor

D.explorer

43.A good title for this passage would be__________.

A.Life in Early America

B.What Happens to the Brokenhearted

C.The History of the Tomato

D.Vegetables in Our Diet

第二篇

【答案】

40.C 41.B42.A43.C

【解析】

40.第二段。Tomato这个词来源于纳华族文字的tomatl。选项C是正确的。

41.第二段。北美人认为这个植物是有毒的，他们认为吃了它肯定会死。选项B是正确的。

42.第二段。Desexed被抛弃的。原句的意思是：被抛弃的suitor会威胁说吃西红柿使情人悔恨。提到情人，可以断定suitor是相爱双方的一方。Suitor追求者，通常指男性。选项A是正确的。

43.从love apple到tomat0，从最初的纳华族到世界各地，从无人敢尝试这最普通的食物，文章讲了西红柿的历史。选项C是正确的。

【原文大意】

你吃腊肉、莴苣和爱情果三明治吗?你可能吃过很多。很多年前人们把西红柿叫爱情果。

西红柿最初是美洲的植物。早期的西班牙探险者在南美发现了它。西红柿的名字最初来源于纳华族的tomatl。但当这个植物移居到北部，就有了不同的名字。不可思议的是，北美的移居者认为西红柿是有毒的。他们认为吃了它肯定就会死。据说，被抛弃的追求者会威胁说要吃西红柿，以便使心肠冷酷的情人感到悔恨。基于这个传说，移居者就把西红柿叫“爱情果”。但是，人们却非常欣赏其他当地的植物，如玉米、甜薯等等，每个人都对西红柿敬而远之。

没有人知道谁是第一个敢于尝试西红柿的。也许有人如此胆大或相思得如此痛苦，以至于要证实传说的真实性。当然，吃了这个果实的人很安全。没人因为吃了爱情果而死亡。过了很多年人们才完全相信西红柿是安全的，甚至是很好的食物。而它的用途也极为普通，这个植物被送往大海的另一边成了欧洲许多国家的传统菜肴。

成人高考有疑问、不知道如何选择主考院校及专业、不清楚成考当地政策，点击立即了解》》

热点推荐：

2022年全国成人高考报名时间及报名入口

2022年全国成人高考报名条件

2022年全国成人高考报名费用