成人高考专升本《英语》全真模拟试卷(十)

4: 根据以下资料，回答18~21题。
It used to take Redwood City, California police hours to locate gunfire．Now, they have a new tool that helps them find the gunfire quickly．This new tool is called the Shot Spotter, The police began using the Shot Spotter in 1995．They wanted to cut down on gunfire in their city.
One Shot Spotter covers a square mile．Eight microphones are put on the roofs of buildings．These microphones pick up gunfire noise．It only takes seven seconds to report the gunfire to the police．Then a red dot on the police map shows where the action is.
The Shot Spotter really works well．It locates the gunfire within 20 to 40 feet plus or minus．Redwood City police are very happy with the Shot Spotter．They think it might have helped catch the D.C．sniper.
Shot Spotters cost a lot of money．One of them sells for $200,000．Despite the cost, Shot Spotters can be a big help in fighting crime.
Eight microphones placed on rooftops __.

8: 根据以下资料，回答13~16题。
The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball.
In ancient Egypt, as everywhere, pitching stones was a favorite children's game．But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child．Looking for something less dangerous to throw, the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls.

At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines．Later they were made of piece of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
Even though the Egyptians were warlike, they found time for peaceful games．Before long they had developed a number of ball games, each with its own set of rules．Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun．Ball playing was thought of mainly
A．throwing stones often caused injuries
B．throwing stones was not fun
C．games with stones did not have rules
D．rocks were too heavy to throw

14: 根据以下资料，回答8~11题。
Years ago, a cigarette commercial asked if you were smoking more, but enjoying it less．That describes the way many of us live today．We are doing more, but enjoying it less．And when that doesn't work, we get the problem．In our extremely hurried search for satisfaction, we try stuffing still more into our days, never realizing that we are taking the wrong approach.
The truth is simple; so simple it is hard to believe．Satisfaction lies with less, not with more．Yet, we pursue the myth that this thing, or that activity, will somehow provide the satisfaction we so desperately seek.

Arthur Lindman, in his very effective book, "The Harried Leisure Class," described the uselessness of pursuing more．His research focused on what people did with their leisure time．He found that as income rose, people bought more things to occupy their lei
If you would like to enjoy life more, I challenge you to experiment with me．How could you simplify your life? What could you drop? What could you do without? What could you stop pursuing? What few things could you concentrate on?    Th
Arthur Lindman wrote __.
A．a popular novel
B．a research paper
C．Ecclesiastes
D．The Harried Leisure Class