大学生英语竞赛D类真题 阅读理解.docx
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大学生英语竞赛D类真题阅读理解
2010年大学生英语竞赛阅读理解
PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks):
SectionA(10marks)
Whenwethinkofgoodhealth,wealmostalwaysthinkabouteatinggoodfoodanddoingexercise.However,gettingenoughsleepanddreamingarealsopartofgoodhealth.Afterahecticdayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest,andsleepisthebody'sresponsetothisneed.Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.Duringthistime,thebodyrecoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.Therestthatyougetwhilesleepingenablesyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday.
Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeperthantheonebefore.Whenyousleepyourmusclesrelaxlittlebylittle.Yourheartbeatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsdown.Afteryoureachthefourthlevel,yourbodyshiftsbackandforthfromonelevelofsleeptoanother.
Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyouwilldream.Scientistswhostudysleepsaythatwhendreamingoccurs,youreyeballsmovemorequickly(althoughyoureyelidsareclosed).ThisstageofsleepiscalledREM,whichstandsforrapideyemovement.Notonlyallhumans,butallmammalshavebeenshowntoexperiencethisREMstage.Dreamingisanormalandnecessarypartofagoodsleepingpattern,butnooneknowswhywedream.
Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,thereareafewpossiblewaysofsolvingthisproblem.Somepeoplerecommendbreathingveryslowlyandverydeeply.Otherpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwarnmilkwillhelpmakeyoudrowsy.Thereisalsoanoldsuggestionthatcountingsheepwillputyoutosleep!
Questions56—57:
ReadthequestionsandfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD,anddecidewhichisthebestchoiceaccordingtothepassage.
56.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedashavingtodowithgoodhealth?
A.Eatinggoodfood.B.Doingexerciseeveryday.
C.Gettingenoughsleepanddreaming.D.Havingmedicalexaminationsregularly.
57.Afteryoureachthefourthlevelofsleep,____fromoneleveltoanother.
A.yourmusclesrelaxgraduallyB.yourbodyshiftsbackandforth
C.yourheartbeatsmoreslowlyD.yourbrainslowsdown
Questions58—60:
Completeeachofthefollowingstatementswithnomorethansixwordsaccordingtothepassage.
58.Scientistsfindthat_________one'seyeballsmovemorequicklyalthoughtheireyelidsareclosed.
59.Noonehasanyidea_________,thoughdreamingisanormalandnecessarypartofagoodsleepingpattern.
60.Breathingslowlyanddeeply,drinkingwarmmilkor_________helpapersontofeeldrowsyandgotosleep.
SectionB(10marks)
TheSunningdaleHotel
TheSunningdaleHotelwasbuiltin1910andopenedbyPrincessLouise.Ithasprovidedexcellentserviceforpeoplefromallovertheworldandpeopleofallagesandnationalitieshavestayedhere.Duringthepast100yearsover50,000guestsfrom174differentcountrieshavevisitedSunningdale.
Thehotelisononeofthemain.roadsleadingtothetowncenter.Itisabout20minutesbybusfromthecenteroftown,andbusestomanyotherpartsofthetownstopoutsidethehotel.GuestsshouldbecarefulnottotravelonbuseswiththebluesignExpressonthefrontbecausetheydonotstopnearourhotel.Anundergroundstationislessthan100metersaway.
Themainbuildinghas200well-furnished,centrally-heatedsinglerooms,eachfittedwithhotandcoldwaterbasins.Showers,bathsandtoiletsareattheendofallcorridors.
Thehotelhasashop,sittingrooms,fourtelevisionrooms,tabletennisroom,libraryandlaundry.Therearealsoeightpianosavailableforguests'use.Therearespacestoparkcarsinthehoteldrive.
Dailynewspapersareprovidedfreeandstampscanbeboughtattheoffice.Guestswhostayforlongperiodsmustpayfortheiraccommodationweeklyinadvanceandoneweek'snoticeisrequiredfordepartures.Shortorlongtermguestsarewelcomebutlongtermguestsareofferedroomsfirst.
Noanimalsofanydescriptionorfiresofanytype(eitherforheatingfoodorheatingtheroom)areallowed,andguestsarerequestedtorespectthecomfortofothers.IfyouhavetapesorCDs,pleasetrytokeepthenoiseleveldowntoaminimum,especiallybetweenthehoursof11pmand8am.
Guestsareadvisedtousetaxistogettothehoteliftheyarrivebytrainbecausewearesomedistancefromthemainrailwaystation.
Questions61—63:
Readtheaboveadvertisementcarefully,andthentellwhetherstatements61to63aretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.
61.Anexpressbuswilltakeyoufromthehoteltothecenterofthetown.
62.Thehotelprovidesfacilitiesforwashingclothes.
63.Thehoteloffersbetterservicetoguestswhostayforalongtime.
Questions64-65:
Completeeachofthefollowingstatementswithnomorethansixwordsaccordingtothepassage.
64.Youshouldnotplayloudmusicinthehotel,especiallyduringthehours_____________.
65.Ifyouarriveinthetownbytrain,you'dbetter____________tothehotel.
SectionC(10marks)
Novels,magazines,andnewspapers-manypeoplereadtheseintheirsparetime.Thesedaysitiseasyformostofustogetholdofthelatestbooksormagazines.Wecangotobookstores,orderthemthroughtheInternet,orborrowthemfromthelocallibrary.Nowimaginehavingtowalkmilesandmilesthroughahotsandydesertjusttoborrowabook.ThisistherealityforpeoplelivinginthevillagesoftheGarissaregionofKenyainEastAfrica.
In2006,librarianWycliffeOluochusedtospendeachdaywaitingforpeopletocometoborrowsomeofthe24,000booksinhislibraryinGarissa.Thelibraryhadnoshortageofbooks,butpeopleweren'tcorningtoreadthem.Itwastoomuchefforttowalkthroughthedesertjusttoborrowbooks.Oluochrackedhisbrainforwaystoattractpeopleintothelibrary.Afteralotofthought,hehituponagreatidea.Ifpeoplewouldn'tcometothelibrary,thenhewouldhavetotakethelibrarytothem.OluochstrappedboxesofbooksontothebacksofcamelsandinventedtheMobileCamelLibrary.
Startingwiththreecamelsin2006,butmorerecentlyexpandingtheservicetosixcamels,theMobileCamelLibraryservesoveronemillionpeople.Twiceamonth,thecamellibrarycanbeseencarryingbooksallaroundtheGarissaregion.Thesehard-workinganimalsneedlittlewaterandcanaltogethercarryupto1,200kilogramsofbooksacrossthesands.Alibrarian,alibraryassistant,aherdsmanandalookoutalltravelwiththecamels.Thelookouthelpsprotectthebooksfromthieves.
ThechildrenofGarissalovethecamellibraryandappreciateOluoch'sefforts.Eleven—year—oldMohamudMohamedreadshislibrarybookscarefullyandalwaysreturnsthemontime.HeknowstheGarissalibrarypunishespeopleforlosingbooks,justlikeanyotherlibrary.However,thepunishmentisverystiffcomparedtothatofotherlibraries.Ifsomeoneinavillagelosesabook,thecamellibrarystopsvisitingthevillage.
Readtheabovepassagecarefullyandanswerquestions66to70.Completeeachanswerwithnomorethan10words.
66.Whydidn'tpeoplevisitthelibraryinGarissa?
67.Howmanykilogramsofbooksdoeseachcamelcarry?
68.Whatmakescamelsgoodanimalstocarrybooksthroughthedesert?
69.What'stheresponsibilityofthelookoutintheMobileCamelLibrary?
70.What'sthepunishmentifapersonlosesabook?
SectionD(10marks)
Afewyearsago,peopleinEnglandvotedforthegreatestpersonofalltimefromtheircountry.Theywerenotjustvotingforthemostfamouspersonever.Theywerevotingforthepeoplewhohadanimpactonhistory.Duringthisvote,anyonecouldaddaperson'snametothelist,sothefinallistofnameswasquitelong.Itincludedpeoplewhowerefamousandunknown,richandpoor,lovedandhated.
Beforethefinaldeadline,aboutonemillionpeoplefilledoutthissurvey.TheBrits(英国人)onthefinallistincludedmanypeoplefamousnotonlyfromEngland,butaroundtheworldaswell.Forexample,PrincessDiana,TonyBlair,JohnLennon,andShakespearewerefourfamouspeopleonthelist.Althoughthreeofthesepeoplerankedhighonthelist,nonewaschosenasthegreatestBrit.Intheend,thewinnerwasWinstonChurchill,whoreceivedmorethan400,000votes.
WhydidsomanypeoplethinkChurchillwasgreat?
HeledEnglandasPrimeMinisterduringWorldWarII.Duringthewar,GermanysentplanestobombEngland,andatthetime,manypeoplewereafraidGermanywouldwinthewar.ButChurchillgavethepeopleinEnglandhopethroughhisspeeches.HealsoworkedwithRooseveltintheUnitedStatesandStalininRussiatowinthewaragainstHitler,sohebecameanimportantmaninworldhistoryaswell.
Churchillisquitefamousforthingsthathesaidandwrote.Infact,hewontheNobelPrizeinliteratureforhiswriting.SomethingsChurchillsaidwerehumorouswhileotherthingswereserious.AlsosomethingshesaidhavebecomecommonsayingsinEnglish.Forexample,hewasthefirstpersontousethewords"theIronCurtain"totalkaboutRussia'scontrolofEasternEurope.SomeofChurchill'smostfamousquotesare"Itisnousesaying,'We'redoingourbest.'Youhavegottosucceedindoingwhatisnecessary,"and"Never,never,nevergiveup."ManyquotesfromWinstonChurchillcanbefoundinbooksliketheOxfordDictionaryofQuotations.
Readthepassagecarefullyandthencompleteeachspaceinthesummary,usingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassage.
Summary:
TherewasasurveyinEnglandtofindthegreatestBrit71SomeofthefamousnamesonthelistincludedPrincessDianaandShakespeare,butmorethan400,000people72forWinstonChurchillasthegreatestBrit.Churchill73EnglandduringWorldWarII.Heisalsofamousnotonlyforwhathedidbutalsoforwhat
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