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英语精读试题及答案
Exercises(UnitsOne–Five)
I.Vocabularyandstructure
1.Onmywaytoschool,Isawpeople______advertisementsandsampleproducts.
A.conveyingB.creatingC.discardingD.distributing
2.TheprofessorthoughtthatIwasmakinggoodprogressinmystudiesandtoldmeto_____mygoodwork.
A.keepupB.goaheadwithC.holdbackD.comeupwith
3.Hismarkedchangesinpersonalitywere______byaseriesofunfortunateeventsinlife.
A.broughtoutB.broughttoC.broughtupD.broughtabout
4.Jane’sangercouldnotbe_____whentheconversationturnedtothecriticismofherownfather.
A.heldonB.heldoutC.heldbackD.heldup
5._____withthepicture,Marytoreittopieces.
A.DissatisfyingthoroughlyB.Todissatisfythoroughly
C.TobethoroughlydissatisfiedD.Beingthoroughlydissatisfied
6.BecausemyTVset_____Icouldnotwatchthefootballgamebroadcastlivelastnight.
A.brokeupB.brokeoffC.brokedownD.brokeout
7.Don’tforget_____whenyouarefinishedwiththeelectroniciron.
A.toturnitoffB.tohaveturneditoff
C.turningitoffD.havingturneditoff
8.Asacleaningwoman,her_____dutiesincludecleaningthedesksandmoppingthefloor.
A.continuousB.routineC.initialD.constant
9.Thisroadwillneverend,andit______goesallaroundtheworld.
A.possiblyB.probablyC.likelyD.could
10.ManyAmericanIndians____contactwithghosts,sotheydisposedofthebodiesofdeadrelativesimmediately.
A.frightenedB.dazzledC.dreadedD.scared
II.Cloze
Faces,likefingerprints,areunique.Didyou__1__wonderhowitispossibleforusto__2__peopleEvenaskilledwriterprobablycouldnotdescribeallthe_3__thatmakeonefacedifferentfromanother.Yetaveryyoungchild—__4__ananimal,suchasapigeon—canlearntorecognizefaces.Weall__5__thisabilityforgranted.
Wealsotellpeopleapart__6__howtheybehave.Whenwetalkaboutsomeone’spersonality,wemean__7__inwhichheorsheacts,speaks,thinks,andfeelsthat__8__thatindividualdifferentfromothers.
Likethehumanface,humanpersonalityisverycomplex.Butdescribingsomeone’spersonality__9__wordsissomewhateasierthan__10__hisface.Ifyouwereaskedtodescribewhata“niceface”lookedlike,you__11__haveadifficulttimedoingso.Butifyouwereaskedtodescribea“niceperson,”you__12__begintothinkaboutsomeonewhowaskind,__13__,friendly,warm,andsoforth.
Therearemanywordstodescribe__14__apersonthinks,feels,andacts.GordonAllport,__15__U.S.psychologist,foundnearly18,000Englishwords__16__differencesinpeople’sbehavior.Andmanyofususethisinformationasa__17__fordescribing,ortyping,a__18__.Hippies,bookworms,_19__,militarytypes—peoplearedescribedwithsuch__20__.
1.A.sometimesB.everC.alwaysD.anytime
2.A.spotB.locateC.knowD.recognize
3.A.featuresB.characteristicsCdistinctionsD.qualities
4.A.orevenB.andalsoC.andthenD.andtoo
5.A.haveB.useC.takeD.regard
6.A.inB.byC.fromD.with
7.A.themannersB.themeansC.thewaysD.thepatterns
8.A.causesBcauseC.makesD.make
9.A.withB.byC.inD.using
10.A.describeB.describing
C.todescribeD.descriptionof
11.A.willB.wouldC.shallD.should
12.A.mayB.canC.mightD.will
13.A.considerateB.considerableC.consideringD.concerned
14.A.whyB.whenC.howDwhat
15.A.aB.anCtheD.that
16.A.characterizingB.characterize
C.characterizedD.tocharacterize
17.A.baseB.foundationC.pointD.criterion
18.A.personB.personalityC.manD.woman
19.A.politiciansB.scholars
C.professionalsD.conservatives
20.A.nounsB.jargonC.nicknamesD.terms
III.Fillineachblankwithaprepositionoranadverb.
Somemenspendtheirwholelivestryingtoforecasttheweather.Suchpeoplecollectexactinformation
(1)_____theweather
(2)_____allparts(3)___theworld.Menaresent(4)____variousplaces(5)___theearth’ssurfacetocollectinformation(6)____thewinds,airpressure,changes(7)____temperature,rainfallandcloudiness.
Eachplacesendsitsinformation(usually(8)____wireless)(9)___certaintimeseachday(10)_____thecentralofficewheretheweatherinformation(11)______alltheseplacescanbeexamined.Theinformationreceivedisput(12)______(13)____amap(14)_____theworldcalledaweatherchart.(15)_____suchachart,itispossibletowork(16)______,say,thedirection(17)___whichawind-stormismoving.
Whentheweatherforecasthasbeenmade,thentheinformationisusuallysent(18)_____thenewspapersandthewirelessstations.Asscientistsdiscovermoreandmore(19)____theweather(20)_____everypartoftheworld,weatherforecastingwillbecomemoreandmorecertain.
(21)____thesedays(22)____aeroplanes,menstudytheweatherhigh(23)____(24)____thesky,sothattheycantellwhetheritissafe(25)_____aeroplanestotravel(26)____acertaindirection.Theystudytheclouds,thespeed(27)___thewinds(28)___theclouds,andthechanges(29)____airpressure(30)____theclouds.
IV.Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenverb,usingamodalauxiliarywherenecessary.
Menusually
(1)_____(want)tohavetheirownway.They
(2)_____(want)tothinkand(3)_____(act)astheylike.Noone,however,(4)_______(have)hisownwayallthetime.Aman(5)______(notlive)insocietywithoutconsideringtheinterestsofothersaswellashisowninterests.“Society”(6)______(mean)agroupofpeoplewiththesamelawsandthesamewayoflife.Peopleinsociety(7)_____(make)theirowndecisions,butthesedecisions(8)______(notbe)unjustorharmfultoothers.Oneman’sdecision(9)_____soeasily_____(harm)anotherperson.Forexample,amotorist(10)_____(be)inahurrytogettoafriend’shouse.He(11)_____(set)out,drivingatfullspeedlikeacomputerinarace.There(12)_____(be)othervehiclesandalsopedestriansontheroad.Suddenlythere(13)______(be)acrash.There(14)_____(be)screamsandconfusion.Onecarelessmotorist(15)______(strike)anothercar.Thecollision(16)_______(injure)twoofthepassengersand(17)______(kill)thethird.Toomanyroadaccidents(18)_____(happen)throughthethoughtlessnessofselfishdrivers.Ifmotorists(19)_____(drive)morecarefully,there(20)_______(notbe)somanytrafficaccidents.
V.ReadingComprehension
PassageOne
Inwhatnowseemsliketheprehistorictimesofcomputerhistory,theearth’spostwar(战后)era,therewasquiteawide-spreadconcernthatcomputerswouldtakeovertheworldfrommanoneday.Alreadytoday,lessthan40yearslater,ascomputersarerelievingusofmoreandmoreoftheroutinetasksinbusinessandinourpersonallives,wearefacedwithalessdrasticbutalsolessforeseenproblem.Peopletendtobeover-trustingofcomputersandarereluctanttochallengetheirauthority.Indeed,theybelieveasiftheywerehardlyawarethatwrongbuttonsmaybepushed,orthatacomputermaysimplymalfunction(失误).
Obviously,therewouldbenopointininvestingacomputerifyouhadtocheckallitsanswers,butpeopleshouldalsorelyontheirowninternalcomputersandcheckthemachinewhentheyhavethefeelingthatsomethingmayhavegonewrong.
Questioningandroutinedouble-checksmustcontinuetobeasmuchapartofgoodbusinessastheywerepre-computerdays.Maybeeachcomputershouldcomewiththewarning:
forallthehelpthiscomputermayprovide,itshouldnotbeseenasasubstituteforfundamentalthinkingandreasoningskills.
isthemainpurposeofthispassage
A.Tolookbacktotheearlydaysofcomputers.
B.Toexplainwhattechnicalproblemsmayoccurwithcomputers.
C.Todiscourageunnecessaryinvestmentincomputers.
D.Towarnagainstamentallylazyattitudetowardscomputers.
2.Accordingtothepassage,theinitialconcernaboutcomputerswasthattheymight_____.
A.changeourpersonallivesB.takecontroloftheworld
C.createunforeseenproblemsD.affectourbusiness
3.Thepassagerecommendsthosedealingwithcomputersto____.
A.bereasonablydoubtfulaboutthem
B.checkalltheiranswers
C.substitutethemforbasicthinking
D.usethemforbusinessonly
passagesuggeststhatthepresent-dayproblemwithregardtocomputersis_____.
A.challengingB.psychologicalC.drasticD.fundamental
5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwoulddisproveof_____.
A.investmentincomputers
B.theuseofone’sinternalcomputer
C.double-checkoncomputers
D.completedependenceoncomputersfordecision-making
PassageTwo
Intheworldofentertainment,TVtalkshowshaveundoubtedlyfloodedeveryinchofspaceondaytimetelevision.Andanyonewhowatchesthemregularlyknowsthateachonevariesinstyleandformat.Butnotwoshowsaremoreprofoundlyoppositeincontent,whileatthesametimestandingoutabovetherest,thantheJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshows.
JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingof""trashtalk(废话)"".Thetopicsonhisshowareasshockingasshockingcanbe.Forexample,theshowtakestheever-commontalkshowthemesoflove,sex,cheating,guilt,hate,conflictandmoralitytoadifferentlevel.Clearly,theJerrySpringershowisadisplayandexploitationofsociety'smoralcatastrophes(灾难),yetpeoplearewillingtoeatuptheintriguingpredicaments(困境)ofotherpeople'slives.
LikeJerrySpringer,OprahWinfreytakesTVtalkshowtoitsextreme,butOprahgoesintheoppositedirection.Theshowfocusesontheimprovementofsocietyandanindividual'squalityoflife.Topicsrangefromteachingyourchildrenresponsibility,m
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