高职高专英语应用能力考试模拟试题三(2)

All animals must breathe oxygen to stay alive. They must breathe out a waste gas called carbon dioxide.

Some animals breathe through lungs. Lungs take oxygen out of air. Cattle, dogs, cats, whales, people, and other mammals breathe through lungs. Birds and reptiles also breathe air through lungs.

Lungs cannot take air from water. Seals, whales, dolphins, and other mammals that live in water breathe through lungs. They can stay underwater a long time because they can hold their breath for a long time.

Sharks and other fish breathe through gills. Gills take oxygen out of water. Snails, slugs, clams, squids, octopuses, and other mollusks breathe through gills. Crabs, crayfishes, lobsters, and shrimp have gills. Gills cannot take oxygen out of air.

Some animals breathe through their skin. Insects have small holes in their bodies called spiracles. Air comes in through the holes. Oxygen from the air goes through tubes to all parts of an insect’s body.

Amphibians, animals that live on land and in water, can also breathe through their skin.

Amphibians also may have lungs or gills or both.

41. According to the passage, which of the following animal doesn’t breathe through lungs? A. Cattle B. Whale C. Dog D. Shark

42. What kind of gas do the animals breathe out?

A. Oxygen B. Hydrogen C. Carbon Dioxide D. Dioxide

43. Why can some animals stay underwater for a long time without being drowned? A. Because they can breathe under water.

B. Because they don’t need oxygen under water. C. Because they can hold their breath under water. D. Because they can get oxygen from water.

44. According to the passage, which of the following statement is not TRUE? A. Not all animals need to breathe oxygen to stay alive. B. Gills take oxygen out of water. C. Squids breathe through gills.

D. Amphibians may have lungs or gills or both. 45. Which is the best title to the passage？ A. How animals breathe?

B. How many types of animals?

C. Why some animals can breathe through skin? D. How amphibians breathe？ Task 3

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 unfinished statements or questions, numbered 46 through 50. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England, on February 12, 1809. He came from a wealthy family and never had to work. He studied medicine and theology. In 1831, he had the chance to go on a scientific expedition. He sailed as a volunteer scientist aboard the HMS Beagle.

Everywhere the Beagle stopped, Darwin made observations of plants and animals. In the Galápagos Islands, Darwin noted that each island had its own form of tortoise, mockingbird, and finch. Each species on each island was slightly different. Darwin wondered if there were links between the similar species.

For the next 20 years Darwin thought about what his observations might mean. He decided that the young of any species must compete for food in order to survive. Those with traits best suited to survival would grow up and reproduce offspring with those traits. Eventually, a new species would evolve. Darwin also thought that all species were descended from common ancestors. In 1859, he wrote a book called On the Origin of Species.

Many scientists did not believe his theory until modern genetics—the study of inherited traits—began in the early 1900s. Most attacks on Darwin’s ideas came from religious opponents. They thought that evolution denied the divine creation of human beings and made people and animals equal.

Darwin spent the rest of his life writing about his theory. He died on April 19, 1882. 46. Where was Charles Robert Darwin born?