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大一英语试题1

. ReadingComprehension（2x20=40POINTS）

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage（s）carefullyanddothemultiple-choicequestions.

Text1 

WhenIwasin7thgrade,Ihadalotoftroubleinreading.Mymotherusedtositbymyside,andexplaineachparagraphofeachschoolreadingassignmenttomebecauseIdidn'tunderstandwhatIwasreading.Shewouldhavetoreadeachparagraphtome,andthenaftereachparagraph,shetoldmethegeneralmeaningofwhatwejustread.

Inclass,ItriedtohidethefactthatIcouldn'tread.Myteachersgaveusthelast10minutesofclasstostartourreadinghomework,andIwouldsitthereforthelasttenminutesofclassstaringatthepage,pretendingIwasreadingit.Irememberaterriblefeelingofnotwantingtogetintotroublefornotbeingabletounderstand.IhadtowaituntilIgothomesomymothercouldexplainittome.HowdidIevergetintoCornellUniversity?

ByeighthgradeIstartedunderstandingalittleonmyown,butIwasreadingataveryslowspeed.Ineighthgrade,IgotholdofallthespeedreadingbooksIcouldgetmyhandson.Ireadthemallveryslowlyatthetime.Ievenwentoutandtookacourseonspeed-reading.ThenIdevelopedmyownwaywhichwaseasierandproducedquickerresults.Istartedpracticingthesetechniqueseveryday,andasIstartedtoreadfaster,myunderstandingincreased.IfoundthatIstoppeddaydreamingandthinkingaboutotherthingswhileIwasreading,andstartedgettingthelargermeaning.Iwasreadingfasterandcomprehendingbetter.

Ifoundthatwhenyoureadslowly,wordbyword,yougetlostinthewords,losethebiggerpicture,andyourcomprehensiondrops.Whenyoureadfaster,yourcomprehensiongoesupbecauseinsteadofgettinglostinthewords,youseethegeneralpicture.

31. 

Themaindifficultythewriterhadinreadinginher7thgradewasthat__________.

A）sheoftenforgotherschoolreadingassignments

B）shehaddifficultyreadingwithcomprehension

C）shehadapoorvocabularyandverybadgrammar

D）shealwayslookedelsewherewhenaskedtoread

32. 

Thewriterwouldpretendtobereadinginthelast10minutesofclassbecause________.

A）shewasafraidofbeingfoundout

B）thereadingclasswasterrible

C）shehadtodowhatothersweredoing

D）hermothertoldhertodoso

33. 

Thewriter'sreadingabilityimprovedagreatdealmainlybecause__________.

A）sheenteredCornellUniversity

B）shetookacourseonspeedreading

C）hermothermanagedtohelpherout

D）shedevelopedherownwayofreading

34. 

Fromherownexperience,thewriterfoundthat_______.

A）one'scomprehensiondropsifonereadstooslowly

B）inordertounderstandbetter,onehastoreadslowly

C）onedoesnotpayenoughattentiontoinformationifonereadsfast

D）manypeoplereadfastinordertosavetime

35. 

Afterreadingthispassage,wethinkthatthewriterwrotethepassageinorderto_______.

A）provetoreaderstheimportanceofhighereducation

B）tellastoryinhonorofhermother

C）giveadetaileddescriptionofdifferentreadingskills

D）provetheimportanceoffastreading

Text2 

TheAIDSvirusiscarriedinaperson'sbodyfluids（体液）.Theviruscanbepassedduringsexwithaninfectedpartnerorbysharinginstrumentsusedtotakeintravenous（静脉注射的）drugs.Italsocanbepassedinbloodorfluidsmadefrombloodorfromapregnant（怀孕的）womanwithAIDStoherdevelopingbaby.

ManystoriesaboutthespreadofAIDSarefalse.YoucannotgetAIDSbyworkingorattendingschoolwithsomeonewhohasthedisease.Youcannotgetitbydrinkingglassesorotherobjectsusedbysuchpersons.OfficialssaynoonehascaughtAIDSbylivingwith,caringforortouchinganAIDSpatient.

ThereareseveralwarningsignsofbeinginfectedwithAIDS.Theyincludealwaysfeelingtired,unexplained（无法解释的）weightlossanduncontrolledexpulsion（排泄）ofbodywastes.Otherwarningsignsaretheappearanceofwhiteareasonthemouth,darkredareasofskinthatdonotgoawayandahigherthannormalbodytemperature.

However,justbecauseyouhaveoneormoreoftheseconditionsdoesnotmeanyouhaveAIDS.Alwaysgotoadoctororhealthcenterforacompleteexamination.ThedoctormaygiveyouanAIDSbloodtest.

Whenavirusentersthebody,thebody'sdefensesagainstdiseaseproduceantibodies（抗体）tofightthevirus.ThetestshowsifthebodyhasproducedantibodiestotheAIDSvirus.Resultsofthetestareknownafterafewhours.ThetesttellsonlyifyourbodyhasproducedAIDSantibodies.ItcannottellifyouhaveAIDSorifyouwillevergetthedisease.InDecember（1988）,theUnitedStatesgovernmentapproved（批准）asimplerandfasterAIDSbloodtest.Thenewertestcanconfirm（证实）thepresence（出现）oftheAIDSantibodiesinaboutfiveminutes.