大学英语阅读训练五篇.doc

Passage 1There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in a traditional classroom. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom. But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of student. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their schools. You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want some structure in their classes. They want to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.1.Open education allows the students to _.A. grow as the educatedB. be responsible for their futureC. develop their own interestsD. discover subjects outside class2. Open education may be a good idea for the students who _.A. enjoy learningB. worry about gradesC. do well in a traditional classroomD. are responsible for what they do in life3. Some students will do little in an open classroom because _.A. there are too few rulesB. they hate activitiesC. open education is similar to the traditional educationD. they worry about the rules4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?_A. Some traditional teachers do not like it.B. Many teachers do not believe in open education.C. Teachers may have problems in open classrooms.D. The teachers feelings and attitudes are important to the students.5. Which of the following best summarizes the passage?_A. Open education is a really complex idea.B. Open education is better than traditional education.C. Teachers dislike open education.D. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea in practice.Passage 2Sleep is part of your daily activity cycle, but there are several different types or stages of sleep, and they too occur in cycles. If you are an average sleeper, your sleep cycle will go something like this: When you first drift off into sleep your eyes will roll about a bit, your temperature will drop slightly, your muscles will relax, and your breathing will slow and become quite regular. Your brain waves slow down a bit too. This is called Stage 1 sleep. For the next half hour or so, as you relax more and more, you will drift down through Stage 2 and Stage 3 sleep. The lower your stage of sleep, the slower your brain waves will be. Then, about 40-60 minutes after you lose consciousness, you will have reached the deepest sleep of all. Your brain waves will show the delta rhythm. This is Stage 4 sleep. You may think that you stay at this deep fourth stage all the rest of the night, but that turns out not to be the case. Instead, about 80 minutes after you fall into sleep your activity cycle will increase slightly. The delta rhythm will disappear, to be replaced by the activity pattern of brain waves. Your eyes will begin to move around under your closed eyelids as if you were looking at something occurring in front of you. This period of Rapid Eye Movements lasts for some 8-15 minutes and is called REM sleep. During both light and deep sleep, the muscles in your body are relaxed but capable of movement. However, as you slip into REM sleep, a very odd thing occurs - most of the voluntary muscles in your body become paralyzed. Although your brain shows very rapid bursts of neural activity during REM sleep, your body is incapable of moving.6. The lower the stage of sleep, _.A. the greater the alpha waves will beB. the greater the activity pattern of the brainC. the slower the brain waves will appearD. the closer one is to the initial Stage 1 sleep7. Before one reaches the deepest sleep, _.A. muscular inhibition occursB. loss of consciousness has already occurredC. ones body muscles become paralyzedD. ones eyes begin to move as if looking at something8. REM sleep is characterized by _.A. a lack of body movementB. a drop in temperatureC. the appearance of delta wavesD. a loss of consciousness9. Muscular relaxation, a temperature drop, and breath regularity are characteristics of _.A. Stages 2 and 3 sleepB. REM sleepC. delta rhythmsD. Stage 1 sleep10. An increase in the activity cycle indicates _.A. one is waking upB. the beginning of the Rapid Eye Movement stageC. a relaxing of body musclesD. an increase in the bodys rhythmPassage 3How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of word that mean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.11. The origin of language _.A. is reflected in sounds and lettersB. is handed down from generation to generationC. dates back to the pre-historic periodD. is a problem not yet solved12. According to the passage, words are _.A. visual lettersB. represented by soundsC. represented either by sounds or lettersD. signs called letters13. The power of words lies in their _.A. beautyB. accuracyC. associationsD. charm14. The secret of a writers success is the use of words that _.A. recall to us the glad and sad events of our pastB. are arranged in a creative wayC. are as beautiful as musicD. agree with certain literary style15. The author of the passage advises us _.A. to use words carefully and accuratelyB. not to use silly and vulgar wordsC. to become a master of wordsD. to use emotional wordsPassage 4One silly question I simply cant stand is How do you feel?. Usually the question is asked of a man in action - a man on the go, walking along the street, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? Hell probably say, Fine, Im all right, but youve put a bug in his ear - maybe now hes not sure. If you are a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, or his walk, that he overlooked that morning. It starts him worrying a little. First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, How do you feel? Every question has its time and place. Its perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask How do you feel? if youre visiting a close friend in the hospital, But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to make a train, or sitting at his desk working, its no time to ask him that silly question. When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him How do you feel? Shaw put him in his place. When you reach my age, he said, either you feel all right or youre dead.16. According to the writer, greetings, such as How do you feel? _.A. show ones consideration for othersB. are a good way to make friendsC. are proper to ask a man in actionD. generally make one feel uneasy17. The question How do you feel? seems to be correct and suitable when asked of _.A. a man working at his deskB. a person having lost a close friendC. a stranger who looks somewhat worriedD. a friend who is ill18. The writer seems to feel that a busy man should _.A. be praised for his effortsB. never be asked any questionC. not be botheredD. be discouraged from working so hard19. George Bernard Shaws reply in the passage shows his _.A. cheerfulnessB. clevernessC. abilityD. politeness20. “Youve put a bug in his ear ”means that youve _.A. made him laughB. shown concern for himC. made fun of himD. given him some kind of warningPassage 5I was due to take my driving test at 11: 30 a. m. It was a rainy morning with low clouds and as I approached the driving school at 9: 50 a. m. my heart sank. My driving instructor, Stan, said something, trying to drive away my fears, but I was not impressed. We set off for the test centre with an hour to go. I wanted a run round the test circuit, but we got stuck in a traffic jam, and could only creep forward. We arrived at the test centre at 11 a. m. Stan made me watch a group of six learners emerging from the building with their respective (各自的) examiners. Their instructors were peering out from two windows. We watched them drive off. They must have been feeling very nervous. Stan took me round the probable test circuit, pointing out the traps. The weather became even gloomier. It seemed to deaden my nerves. I had developed a couldnt-care-less mood, and was almost calm. We returned to the test centre in time to see the six unfortunates returning. Their nerves must have been in a terrible state. I