08年06级高招英语期末泛读试卷B.doc

08年06级高招英语期末泛读试卷B 阅读理解（每小题4分，共100分）. (A)Moods, say the experts, are feelings that are likely to become fixed, having effects on ones outlook (way of looking at things) for hours, days or even weeks. Thats great if your mood is a pleasant one, but a problem if you are sad, anxious, angry, or simply lonely.Perhaps the best way to deal with such moods is to talk them out; sometimes, though, there is no one to listen. Modern pharmacology(药理学) offers a lot of tranquilizers(镇静剂) and anti-anxiety drugs. What many people dont realize, however, is that scientists have discovered the effectiveness of several non-drug methods to make you free from an unwanted mood. These can be just as useful as drugs, and have the added benefit of being nonpoisonous. So next time you feel out of sorts, dont head for the drug storetry the following method.Of all the mood-changing self-help techniques, aerobic exercises (有氧运动) seem to be the best cure for a bad mood. “If you could keep the exercise, youd be in high spirits,” says Kathryn Lance, author of Running for Health and Beauty.Researchers have explained biochemical and various other changes that make exercises compare favorably to drugs as a mood-raiser. Physical work such as housework, however, does little. The key is aerobic exercises running, cycling, walking, swimming, or other repetitive and sustained activities that increase the heart rate and circulation(循环), and improve the bodys use of oxygen. Do them for at least 20 minutes a time, three to five times a week.1. What is the main subject of the passage?A. How to beat a bad mood. B. How to talk bad moods out.C. How to do physical exercises. D. How to do aerobic exercise.2. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. when one is in a bad mood, he or she may not work very well.B. the best way to overcome a bad mood is to talk to oneselfC. some drugs are more effective than physical exercisesD. taking drugs is at risk of being poisonous3. The phrase “feel out of sorts”, as is used in the second paragraph, could be bestreplaced by _.A. put things in orderB. are in a bad moodC. search for tranquilizersD. want a mood-raiser4. Which of the following best describes the organization of this passage?A. An exercise and its importance are explainedB. A problem is examined and solutions are givenC. Two different views of a problem are presentedD. Recent developments in medicine are described5. According to the passage, all of the following are true except _.A. moods can have an effect on peoples feelingsB. aerobic exercise can help people better use oxygenC. scientists have provided people with many tranquilizersD. swimming, walking, or running is an effective cure for a bad mood (B)Michael, a typical American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesnt talk to any other human beings, and he doesnt see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his life style is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings. The world of business is one area in which technology is isolating us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants could do their jobs at display terminals in their own homes. They would never have to actually see the people theyre dealing with. In addition, the way employees are paid will change. Workers salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts, making paper checks unnecessary. No workers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts. Another area that technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for instance, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing, too. Movies used to be social events. Now fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living rooms. 6. After work, Michael likes to _.A. listen to music at the concert hall B. watch a movie in his living roomC. run a program on his computer in his office D. play baseball with his workmates 7. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Clerks will be able to work at home. B. One can play baseball on the computer.C. One can listen to music without disturbing others.D. One can borrow books from libraries at home.8. The sentence “Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible” means _. A. Michael is a person full of imagination and he can make his dreams come true B. Michael is not a real person but the lifestyle does exist C. Michael has ambitions but he cant make his dreams come true D. Michael is a person full of imagination and his lifestyle is common nowadays 9. What will the author most probably discuss after the last paragraph? A.Games and sports. B.Personal banking. C. Music and films. D.International business. 10. What is the main idea of the passage? A. We may no longer need to communicate with other human beings. B. Modern technology seems to be separating human being. C. We may no longer need to work in the office. D. Modern technology makes it possible for us to work and entertain ourselves at home. (C) When I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts, so I used to go camping every summer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explain. We were camping in a place above the river. After arriving, we all rushed down to the river and had a swim. Standing by the river, we noticed that it was surrounded by cliffs. If someone wanted to reach the river at the point, he had to walk past our camp. Several days later, the scoutmaster had to be away for a day. That afternoon, we had supper early. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river, we all felt that this man looked very strange, but, because each of us was afraid of looking very stupid, no one said anything. We ate rather slowly, talking as long as possible. After finishing, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them. But no one moved towards the riverwe stood looking at each other ashamed. Then all shouting at once, we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he looked and we wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passing through our camp. An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we should creep down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow, we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one there, so we ran down to the bank, looking everywhere carefully. We could not understand where the man had gone. When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We told the scoutmaster what had happened in the evening. Smiling, he doubted that we had seen the man, but finally suggested we go and look again. We did, but there was no one there. Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see? I do not know. 11. The writer in the text mainly tells us _. A. the story of his childhood B. a strange camping experience C. about a stranger by the river D. about a good place for camping 12. Why did the boys eat their supper slowly? A. They wanted to delay going to the river bank. B. They were waiting for their scoutmaster. C. They had a supper earlier than usual. D. They were talking while eating. 13. The word “bewildered” in the text probably means _. A. ashamedB. nervous C. unable to understandD. eager to know something 14. When he heard what had happened, the scoutmaster _. A. realized who the man was B. started to worry about the man C. went back to look for the man D. felt it hard to believe the boys 15. The writer still remembers the event because _. A. the boys acted foolishly B. the camping place is beautiful C. there has been no explanation for the event. D. He particularly enjoyed his camping that summer(D) Wind Tunnel TestA wind tunnel is used for testing planes or plane models. In a wind tunnel, air is blown over a plane or a model plane in a test section. Wind tunnel test sections are different in size, depending on airflow speed requirements. Some low-speed tunnels have test sections large enough for a complete small plane. In the very high-speed tunnels used for space testing, however, the model may be as small as a pencil. There are two ways of feeding air to the test section. In the constant(连续的) flow tunnel, airflow is produced by electric fans. The airflow is forced through the tunnel to the test section, then through another tunnel to the other section, going back to the starting point or reuse. The other way is that the storing high-pressure air is involved in a box, and it is sent out by the controlling device to pass through the tunnel and test section into another box. This way is usually used for a very short period of high-speed air-flow.Wind tunnels are usually used to test planes before they are flown. Problems in a plane can be found when it meets the high-speed air-flow in the tunnel. For example, if the wings of it are built so poor that they would be weak at high speeds, this fact can be discovered in the tunnel, and then many lives and millions of dollars can be saved.In a wind tunnel, scientists find out how different planes will act with different speeds. They also find out such things as how the air is divided by the wing surfaces, how slowly a plane can fly before it starts to drop, and how fast it can climb.16. Some wind tunnel sections are larger than others because _.A. they are built to meet a higher speed test B. they are used for large planesC. stronger wind can be produced in them D. the wind used in them flows at a lower speed17. Here are four pictures below. Choose which way of feeding air to a wind tunnel section is usually used of a high-speed test 18. The underlined words “this fact” means _.A. the wings are not good enough B. many people will die in a plane crashC. some problems are found in the plane D. it costs a lot to test a plane19. A wind tunnel can be used to find out _.A. how smooth a planes surface is B. if a plane can land in a very strong windC. how fast a plane can rise D. if a plane will drop when flying at a low height20. 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