大学英语统考在线练习题18(客观题)答案Word文件下载.doc

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1）.C2）.B3）.A4）.B5）.D

一、阅读理解（共4道试题,共40分）

1.PeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993,theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscovered,totheirhorror,thattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestonecliffsonwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblem,thehotelandseveralhousesdisappearedaltogether,slidingdownthecliffandintothesea.

Erosion（侵蚀）ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeabandonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeople,forecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea.

AngryownershavecalledontheGovernmenttoerectseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes.Governmentsurveyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcases,thisisimpossible.Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsgofurtheralongthecoast,shiftingtheproblemfromoneareatoanother.Thedangerislikelytocontinue,theysay,untilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrockwhichwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis.Meanwhile,ifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfuture,applytoahouseagentinoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland.Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome.1）.WhatisthecauseoftheproblemthatpeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandface?

A.Therisingofthesealevel.

B.Theexperts’lackofknowledge.

C.Thewashing-awayoflimestonecliffs

D.Thedisappearanceofhotels,housesandgardens.

满分：

2分

2）.TheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthofEngland__________.

A.willsoonbecomeaproblemforpeoplelivingincentralEngland

B.hasnowbecomeathreattothelocalresidents

C.canbestoppedifpropermeasuresaretaken

D.isquicklychangingthemapofEngland

3）.Theexperts’studyontheproblemoferosionto__________.

A.warnpeoplewhosehomesareindanger

B.provideaneffectivewaytoslowitdown

C.headtoitseventualsolution

D.leadtoitseventualsolution

4）.Itisnotfeasibletobuildseadefensestoprotectagainsterosionbecause__________.

A.houseagentsalongthecoastdonotsupporttheidea

B.itistoocostlyandwillendangerneighbouringareas

C.thegovernmentistooslowintakingaction

D.theywillbeeasilyknockeddownbywavesandcurrents

5）.Accordingtotheauthor,whenbuyingahousealongthesouthcoastofEngland,peopleshould_________.

A.takethequalityofthehouseintoconsideration

B.guardagainstbeingcheatedbythehouseagent

C.examinethehousecarefullybeforemakingadecision

D.beawareofthepotentialdangerinvolved

2.Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitandaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall“rememberedhistory”.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.

1）.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage?

A.“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.

B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinour