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大学英语Ⅰ复习思考题11
《大学英语Ⅰ》复习思考题
PartI.ReadingComprehension
题目
答案及解析
Eddiewasacarpetfitter,andhehatedit.Fortenyearshehadspenthisdayssitting,squatting,kneelingorcrawlingonfloors,inhouses,offices,shops,factoriesandrestaurants.Tenyearsofhislife,cuttingandfittingcarpetsforotherpeopletowalkon,withoutevenseeingthem.Whenhisworkwasdone,nooneeverappreciatedit.Nooneeversaid"Oh,that'sabeautifuljob,thecarpetfitssoneatly."Theyjustwalkedalloverit.
Eddiewassickofit.
Hewasespeciallysickofitonthishot,humiddayinAugust,asheworkedtoputthefinishingtouchestotoday'sjob.HewasjustcuttingandfixingthelastedgeonahugeredcarpetwhichhehadfittedinthelivingroomofMrs.Vanbrugh'shouse.RichMrs.Vanbrugh,whochangedhercarpetseveryyear,andalwaysboughtthebest.RichMrs.Van-brugh,whohadneverevengivenhimacupofteaallday,andwhomadehimgooutsidewhenhewantedtosmoke.Ahwell,itwasfouro'clockandhehadnearlyfinished.Atleasthewouldbeabletogethomeearlytoday.Hebegantoday-dreamabouttheweekend,abouttheSaturdayfootballgamehealwaysplayedforthelocalteam,wherehewasknownas"EdtheHead"forhisskillinheadinggoalsfromcornerkicks.
Eddiesatbackandsighed.Thejobwasdone,anditwastimeforalastcigarette.Hebegantappingthepocketsofhisoveralls,lookingforthenewpacketofMarlborohehadboughtthatmorning.Theywerenotthere.Itwasasheswungaroundtolookinhistool-boxforthecigarettesthatEddiesawthelump.Rightinthemiddleofthebrandnewbrightredcarpet,therewasalump.Averyvisiblelump.Alumpthesizeofapacketofcigarettes.
"Blast!
"saidEddieangrily,"I'vedoneitagain!
I'veleftthecigarettesundertheblastedcarpet!
"
Hehaddonethisoncebefore,andtakingupandrefittingthecarpethadtakenhimtwohours.Eddiewasdeterminedthathewasnotgoingtospendanothertwohoursinthishouse.Hedecidedtogetridofthelumpanotherway.Itwouldmeanwastingagoodpacketofcigarettes,nearlyfull,butanythingwasbetterthantakingupthewholecarpetandfittingitagain.Heturnedtohistoolboxforalargehammer.
Holdingthehammer,Eddieapproachedthelumpinthecarpet.Hedidn'twanttodamagethecarpetitself,sohetookablockofwoodandplaceditontopofthelump.Thenhebegantobeattheblockofwoodashardashecould.Hekeptbeating,hopingMrs.Vanbrughwouldn'thearthenoiseandcometoseewhathewasdoing.Itwouldbedifficulttoexplainwhyhewashammeringthemiddleofherbeautifulnewcarpet.
Afterthreeorfourminutes,thelumpwasbeginningtoflattenout.Eddieimaginedthecigaretteboxbreakingup,andthecrushedcigarettesspreadingoutunderthecarpet.Soon,hejudgedthatthelumpwasalmostinvisible.Clearinguphistools,hebegantomovethefurniturebackintothelivingroom,andhewascarefultoplaceoneofthecoffeetablesovertheplacewherethelumphadbeen,justtomakesurethatnoonewouldseethespotwherehiscigaretteshadbeenlost.Finally,thejobwasfinished,andhecalledMrs.
Vanbrughfromthediningroomtoinspecthiswork.
"Yes,dear,verynice,"saidthelady,peeringaroundtheroombriefly.
"You'llbesendingmeabill,then?
"
"Yesmadam,assoonasIreporttotheofficetomorrowthatthejobisdone."Eddiepicked
uphistools,andbegantowalkouttothevan.Mrs.Vanbrughaccompaniedhim.Sheseemeda
littleworriedaboutsomething."Youngman,"shebegan,asheclimbedintothecabofhisvan,
layinghistoolboxonthepassengerseatbesidehim,"whileyouwereworkingtodav,youdidn'tbyanychanceseeanysignofArmand,didyou?
Armandismyparakeet.Abeautifulbird,justbeautiful,suchcolorsinhisfeathers...Ilethimoutofhiscage,yousee,thismorning,andhe'sdisappeared.Helikestowalkaroundthehouse,andhe'ssogood,heusuallyjustcomesbacktohiscageafteranhourorsoandgetsrightin.Onlytodayhedidn'tcomeback.He'sneverdonesuchathingbefore,it'smostpeculiar..."
"No,madam,Ihaven'tseenhimanywhere,"saidEddie,ashereachedtostartthevan.
AndsawhispacketofMarlborocigarettesonthedashboard,wherehehadleftitatlunchtime...
Andrememberedthelumpinthecarpet...
Andrealisedwhatthelumpwas...
Andrememberedthehammering...
Andbegantofeelrathersick...
1.WhydidEddiehatebeingacarpetfitter?
AThepaywastoolow.
BHedidn'tlikeworkingalone.
CNooneappreciatedhiswork.
DItwasbackbreakingwork.
2.WhywasEddiecalled"EdtheHead"byhisfriends?
ABecausehehadalargehead.
BBecausehewasaveryintelligentcarpetfitter.
Cbecauseofhisfootballskills.
DBecausehewasveryproudandself-important.
3.WhatdidEddiewanttodowhenhehadfinishedfittingthecarpet?
AHewantedtohaveacigarette.
BHewantedtohammerthecarpetflat.
CHewantedtolookforMrs.Vanbrugh'slostbird.
DHewantedtostartworkinthediningroom.
4.Whydidn'tEddieremovethecarpettotakeoutthethingthatwascausingthelump?
AHecouldn'ttakethecarpetuponcehehadfittedit.
BItwouldtaketoolongtoremovethecarpetandrefitit.
CHedidn'tneedthecigarettesbecausehehadsomemoreinthevan.
DHeintendedtocomebackandremovethelumpthenextday.
5.Mrs.Vanbrughwasworriedthat
Afittingthecarpetwasgoingtobetooexpensive
BEddiehadbeensmokinginthehouse
Cherbirdwasmissing
Dshecouldn'tfindherhusbandArmand
CCABC
In1933littlehadchangedintheeverydaylivesofthevastmajorityofruralTennesseeValleypeoplesincetheturnofthecentury.Electricitywasknownononlythreefarmsinahundredlightcamefromakerosene(煤油)lamp,refrigerationfromacoolspringorcellar,andheatfromafireplaceorwood-burningstove.
Thesimpleactofgettingwaterrequiredback-breakinglabor.Thefamilywithagoodspringnearthebackdoorwasfortunateindeed.Hand-dugwellsprovidedwaterformanyfamilies.Bucketsortubeshadtobeloweredtothebottomofthewell,30,40,or50feetdown,andthewaterpulledtothesurfacebyrope.Mondaywaswashday,andabusydayitwas.Gallonsofwaterhadtobecarriedfromtheclosestsource,oftenanearbystream.Firewasmadeunderacast-ironpottoboiltheclothes,whichwerethenscrubbedandrinsedbyhandbeforebeinghungouttodry.Thewarm,soapywaterleftoverwasusedtowashthespringhouse,outdoortoilet,animalquarters,oranythingelseneedingagoodcleaning.Therinsewaterwasusedontheflowers.Nothingsohardobtainedwaswasted.
Everymemberofthefamily,youngandold,hadworktodo.Womenwereresponsibleformostofthechoresaroundthehouse.Duringpeakplantingandharvestingseasons,theyalsojoinedtheirhusbandsandsonsinthefields.Thewell-offandthepoorsharedincommonmanyofthesamechores.
1.Accordingtothepassage,onlythreepercentoffamilieshad_____.
A.runningwaterB.refrigeratorsC.electriclampsD.bathrooms
2.Formanyfamiliesgettingwaterwas______.
A.helpedbygovernmentaid
B.ahardjob
C.easybecausewaterwasalwayscloseby
D.helpedbythebuildingofanewwatersystem
3.Therinsewaterformthewashingofclotheswasusedon_____.
A.gardeningB.thetoiletC.floorsD.automobile
4.Womenwereresponsiblefor_____.
A.theworkinthefieldsduringbusyseasons
B.mostofhouseworkduringharvestingseasons
C.bothhouseworkandfarmingduringbusyseasons
D.thehardworkinthefieldalltheyearround
5.“Thewell-offandthepoorsharedincommonmanyofthesamechores”means_____.
A.“Thepoorhadtodomoreeverydaytasks”
B.“Boththerichandthepoorhadtodothemostdifficultwork”
C.“Onlythepoorhadtodoasmanyofthesamechores”
D.“Boththerichandthepoorhadtodoasmanyofthesameeverydaytasks”
CBACD
Itwasbecauseofmyletters(whichMalcolmXwrotetopeopleoutsidewhilehewasinjail)thatIhappenedtostumbleuponstartingtoacquiresomekindofahomemadeeducation.
IbecameincreasinglyfrustratedatnotbeingabletoexpresswhatIwantedtoconveyinlettersthatIwrote...AndeverybookIpickeduphadfewsentenceswhichdidn'tcontainanywherefromonetonearlyallthewordsthatmightaswellhavebeeninChinese.WhenIskippedthosewords,ofcourse,IreallyendedupwithlittleideaofwhatthebooksaidIsawthatthebestthingIcoulddowasgetholdofadictionary--tostudy,tolearnsomewords.IrequestedadictionaryalongwithsomenotebooksandpencilsfromtheNor-folkPrisonColonyschool.
Ispenttwodaysjustturninguncertainlythepagesofadictionary.I'dneverrealizedsomanywordsexisted!
Ididn'tknowwhichwordsIneededtolearn.Finally,justtostartsomekindofaction,Ibegancopying.
Inmyslow,painstaking,raggedhandwriting,Icopiedintomynotebookeverythingprintedonthatfirstpage,downtothepunctuationmarks.Ibelieveittookmeaday.Then,aloud,IreadbacktomyselfeverythingI'dwritteninthenotebook.Overandover,aloud,tomyself,Ireadmyownhandwriting.Iwokeupthenextmorning,thinkingaboutthosewords--immenselyproudtorealizethatnotonlyhadIwrittensomuchatonetime,butI'dwrittenwordsthatIneverknewwereintheworld.Moreover,withalittleeffort,Ialsocouldrememberwhatmanyofthesewordsmeant.IreviewedthewordswhosemeaningsIdidn'tremember.Funnything,fromthedictionary'sfirstpagerightnow,thataardvarkspringstomymind.Thedictionaryhadapictureofit,along-tailed,long-eared,burrowingAfricanmammal,whichlivesofftermit
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