2011年春季学期英语专业阅读(2)期末考试复习自测题答案版.doc

2011年春季学期淮阴师范学院外国语学院英语专业阅读（2）期末考试复习题2011年春季学期英语专业阅读（2）期末考试复习自测题unit 1 Part 1( b )1. In the beginning, Chaos, an amorphous, gaping void encompassing the entire universe (para.1)a. controlling b. surroundingc. causing( c )2. Also born out of Chaos were Gaia, called Earth, or Mother Earth, and Uranus, the embodiment of the Sky and the Heavens(para.3)a. abstract concept b. personification c. concrete representation ( a )3. This satisfied Cronus, and Gaia was able to spirit the baby Zeus away to be raised in Crete, far from his grasping father. (para.6)a. take away secretly b. inspirit c. blow( c )4. Zeus needed his brothers and sisters help in slaying the tyrant (para.7) a. murdering b. defeating c. killing ( b )5. Metis, Zeuss first wife, found a way of administering an emetic to Cronus (para.7)a. managingb. givingc. tendering ( b )6. The results were that all of his children, led by Zeus, vanquished Cronus forever into Tartarus domain (para.7)a. won b. defeated c. disappeared( c )7. All the others were left to fend for themselves in lands below Mount Olympus. (para.8)a. raise b. fight c. look after( c )8. feasted endlessly on steaming hot game from the surrounding forests (para.9)a. wild animals b. pastime c. meat of hunted animals ( b )9. thus greatly improving their lot in life. (para.11)a. luck b. fate c. living( a )10. Impelled by her natural curiosity, Pandora opened the jar, and all the evils that plague men flew out and spread over the earth. (para.13)a. driven b. stirred c. movedPart 2( a )1. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths. (para.2)a. formal promises b. offensive expressions c. declarations( a )2. Zeus courted her unsuccessfully. (para.4)a. tried to gain the love of b. sought c. flattered( b )3. Hestia, the eldest sister of Zeus, is the goddess of the hearth fire, hence presiding over domestic life. (para.5)a. performing b. controlling c. directing ( c )4. People traveled to it from all over the Greek world to divine the future. (para.10)a. guess b. know c. foretell( c )5. In addition to her natural gifts she has a magical girdle that compels anyone she wishes to desire her. (para.12)a. frees b. makes c. forcesPart 4( c )1. He therefore committed the child to the care of a herdsman with orders to destroy him. (para.1)a. referred b. performed c. entrusted( a )2. Oedipus was not daunted by these alarming accounts. (para.3)a. frightened b. nervous c. bothered( a )3. Man, who in childhood creeps on hands and knees, in manhood walks erect. (para.3)a. upright b. direct c. raised( b )4. The Sphinx was so mortified at the solving of her riddle that she cast herself down from the rock and perished. (para.3)a. disciplined b. humiliated c. miserable( c )5. The gratitude of the people for their deliverance was so great that they made Oedipus their king, giving him in marriage their queen Jocasta. (para.4)a. liberation b. salvation c. rescue Part 5( a )1. Echo by her talk contrived to detain the goddess till the nymphs made their escape. (para.1)a. delay b. fool c. cheat( c )2. Nor did the mountain goats resort to it, neither was it defaced with fallen leaves or branches (para.6) a. removed b. appeared c. deformed ( c )3. He stood gazing with admiration at those bright eyes, the glow of health and exercise over all. (para.6) a. carrying out b. piece of work c. physical activity( b )4.he cherished the flame that consumed him (para.7)a. destroyed b. engaged fully c. used up( c )5. He was transfixed; (para.7) a. fixed fast b. impaled c. unable to movePart 6( b )1. So she summoned her son, Cupid, telling him to put a spell on Psyche.(para.1)a. letter b. magic power c. word( a )2. Always obedient, Cupid flew down to earth with two vials of potions. (para.2)a. willing to obey b. rebellious c. pious( b )3. Accidentally, he pricked her with one of his arrows, which would make someone fall in love instantly. (para.2)a. stung b. pierced slightly c. stabbed( b )4. Psyche roamed about looking for her husband but in vain, and eventually in desperation she went to the temple of Venus and prayed for help. (para.7)a. walked b. wandered c. strayed( a )5. Venus was livid, knowing well that Psyche could never have done this alone! (para.10)a. extremely angry b. black-and-blue c. ashen unit 2 part 1( b )1. Within it, the perfectly opposed principles of Yin and Yang became balanced . (para.1)a. practically b. completely c. in a perfect way( a )2. In some versions of the story, Pangu is aided in this task by the four most prominent beasts. (para.2)a. views b. translations c. accounts ( a )3. After the 18,000 years had elapsed, the sky became very high; the earth, dense and Pangu, extremely tall. (para.2)a. passed b. returned c. continued( c )4. His body dissolved and his head became the mountains(para.2)a. melted b. disappeared c. broke uppart 2( b )1. The Three Sorvereigns are ascribed various identities in different Chinese historical texts. (para. 3)a. described b. referred to c. given( a )2. They retired to Kunlun Mountians where the diving being approved their union and the siblings set about procreating the human race. (para. 4)a. producing b. originating c. creating( b )3. He instituted marriage and offered the first open air sacrifices to haven. (para. 4)a. advanced b. established c. set forth( c )4. He is also considered to have been a determining influence in establishing Chinese social order, in that allocated a name to each family. (para. 7)a. ascribed b. classified c. designatedpart 4( a )1. Mencius was a Confucian follower who made major contributions to the spread of humanism in Confucian thought, declaring that man, by nature, was inherently good. (para.3)a. naturally b. particularly c. normally( b )2. he asserted that goodness is attainable only through education and conduct befitting ones status. (para.4) a. specific b. achievable c. measurable( a )3. the only way to preserve the social order was to impose discipline from above, and to strictly enforce laws. (para.5)a. force b. order c. put( a )4. The Legalists exalted the state above all, giving its prosperity and martial prowess priority over the welfare of the common people. (para.5)a. outstanding ability b. art c. skill( c )5. Mozi advocated frugality, condemning the Confucian emphasis on ritual and music, which he denounced as extravagant. (para.8)a. declared b. informed c. strongly criticized Part 7( a )1. The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in ones deliberations (para.2)a. long and careful considerations b. slow movements c. careful thoughts ( b )2. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler(para.2)a. agreementb. obedience c. subject( b )3. Which of the two sovereigns is imbued with the Moral Law? (para.3)a. enough b. filled c. spread( a )4. On which side is discipline most rigorously enforced? (para.3)a. strictly b. severely c. precisely( a )5. Hold out baits to entice the enemy. (para.4) a. tempt b. persuade c. attemptunit 3part 1( c )1. During the few weeks at a time when he was at home, he would shuffle around the house making it nice and cozy for Sophie and her mother. (para.7)a. drag his feet around b. move about c. rearrange( a )2. Sophie slung her schoolbag on the floor and put a bowl of cat food out for Sherekan. (para.14)a. threw b. put c. laid( b )3. The girl in the mirror did not react with as much as a twitch. (para.21)a. sudden convulsive movement b. sudden quick movement c. sudden pain ( b )4. Sophie;s father was not condemned to living with this straight dark hair. (para.26)a. sentenced to b. forced into c. doomed to( a )5. Her mother always went on about her difficult labor. (para.26) a. the process of giving birth to a baby b. the supply of work c. physical work( a )6. The mysterious letters had made Sophies head spin. (para.46) a. become dizzy b. shake c. turn round quickly ( c )7. Clutching the two envelopes in her hand, Sophie ran through the garden, crouched down on all fours, and wormed her way through the hedge. (para.52)a. lowered b. crawled c. squatted( c )8. Sophie tried to console herself with the thought that this was probably the best solution to the whole problem. (para.58)a. convince b. argue c. comfort( c )9. Who had jolted Sophie out of her everyday existence and suddenly brought her face to face with the great riddles of the universe? (para.64)a. awaked b. moved c. startled ( b )10. Her mind was in turmoil. (para.67)a. in excitement b. in confusion c. in doubtPart 2( b )1. For the first time she began to feel that at school as well as everywhere else people were only concerned with trivialities. (para.3)a. insignificance b. unimportant things c. important things( b )2. Sophie noticed the touch of bitterness in Joannas tone. (para.14)a. note b. trace c. style( c )3. Philosophers search for the truth resembles a detective story. (para.38)a. represents b. sounds c. is like( b )4. What the dark side of the moon looks like was once shrouded in mystery. (para.39)a. blackened b. covered c. stayed( a )5. We are not enthralled. We have seen a dog before. (para.59)a. very fascinated b. exhausted c. excited ( c )6. It is obviously unlikely that you will ever stumble upon a creature from another planet. (para.65) a. stamp upon b. step upon c. run into( b )7. It all has to do with habit. (para.73) a. needs looking into b. is connected with c. must belong to ( a )8. Only philosophers embark on this perilous expedition to the outermost reaches of language and existence. (para.82)a. start b. set up c. come into ( a )9. When Sophies mother got home later that afternoon, Sophie was practically in shock. (para.85)a. almost b. especially c. sensibly( b )10. They had let themselves be lulled into the enchanted sleep of their humdrum existence once and for all. (para.96)a. sound b. charmed c. happyunit 4( c )1. Sports offer a unique arena in which children can successfully exert their talents. (para.1)a. put b. show c. exercise ( a )2. all facets are engaged harmoniously in striving toward peak fulfillment. (para.1)a. aspects b. units c. features( c )3. Second, sports involve youths working in an ongoing community composed of their peers as well as their peers families. (para.1)a. existing b. developing c. continuing ( a )4. the incidence of obesity has increased by more than 50 percent among Americas children and teens since 1976 and continues to grow at a staggering rate. (para.2)a. surprising b. falling c. wavering( a )5. Learning a skill entails a recognition (para.4) a. involves b. limits c. restricts( a )6. People can find their internal drive through training and hard work, but adversity really brings it out. (para.7) a. difficulties b. problem c. fortune( b )7. They can reinforce values such as fair play, teamsmanship, hard work, mental preparation by speaking up when appropriate and setting a good example. (para.9)a. reward b. strengthen c. excite( a )8. Athletes learn the fundamental lesson of sacrificing immediate gratification for long-term gain. (para.12)a. pleasure b. demand c. requirement( c )9. On a team, kids learn about cooperation, camaraderie, give-and-take. (para.15)a. friendship b. familiarity c. mutual trust and friendship( b )10. I think the earlier the message is instilled about the good of the larger whole, the better for kids in the long run.(para.15) a. impressed b. imparted gradually c. entered( c )11. clubs or youth leagues not affiliated with schools . (para.16) a. accepted by b. associated with c. attached to( b )12.the need for which seems to be hard-wired into the human brain.(para.17)a. connected by cables b. made automatic c. innate( b )13. As with most spheres of human endeavor, the benefits of sports can easily turn into deficits.( para.19)a. inadequacy b. disadvantages c. lost scores ( c )14. An athlete who is not playing well or makes a mistake may feel humiliation and shame.(para.20)a. loss b. degradation c. disgrace( b )15. The job of parents and coaches of young athletes is to maximize the benefits and minimize the deficits of youth sports by keeping a long-term perspective and helping kids do the same. (para.20)a. technique b. evaluation c. aspectunit 5Part 2 ( a )1.where the swish of bicycles and the chatter of wandering children drowned out the occasional distant motor. (para.3)a. a shot that goes b. a rapid swinging movement c. a hissing or rustling sound( c )2. Automobiles are the linchpin of suburbs, where middle-class families from Chicago to Shanghai tend to make their homes. (para.5)a. a fastener b. a locking pin c. an essential element( b )3. But its basic precepts are being adopted around the world in attempts to make suburbs more compact and more accessible to public transportation, . (para.6)a. concise b. dense c. close( b )4.where emissions from an increasing number of private cars owned by the burgeoning middle class are choking cities. (para.8)a. retarding b. suffocating c. overcrowded( c )5.he “cant wait to move in” and hopes that Quarry Village will allow his family to reduce its car ownership from two to one, and potentially to zero. (para.11)a. perhaps b. assumably c. probably( b )6. Besides, convincing people to give up their cars is often an uphill run. (para.12)a. triumphant b. tough c. upward( a )7. People in the U.S. are incredibly suspicious of any idea where people are not going to own cars (para.12) a. extremely b. strangely c. amazingly( b )8. Stores, restaurants, banks and schools are more interspersed among homes than they are in a typical suburb. (para.15) a. put b. scattered c. supplied( b )9. In the past few years, Vauban has become a well-known niche community, even if it has spawned few imitators in Germany. (para.22)a. engendered b. produced in large numbers c. gave rise to( a )10. But if it doesnt work, his back-up proposal is to build a development on the same plot that permits unfettered car use. (para.24)a. unrestrained b. unfounded c. released Part 3( b )1. Europe, where the car market is also quite mature, may be in for a similar shift. (para.4)a. be ready for b. be going to experience c. prepare for( b )2. while spending on Net and mobile-phone subscriptions rose by 39 percent (para.7) a. fees b. advance payments c. charges( a )3. While surging exports, particularly to emerging markets, have more than offset the decline in domestic sales so far (para.9) a. increasing suddenly b. swelling c. moving( b)4. A racing game for Sonys PlayStation offers players the chance to virtually drive the companys latest sporty model (para.9) a. almost b. using virtual reality technology c. practically( a )5. a new marketing approach to create buzz and tempt them into buying cars. (para.9) a. excitement b. rumour c. a continuous soundPart 4( a )1. To relax, they kick back in a giant “sofa” made of tree stumps and twigs. (para.1)a. relax b. fight c. kick off( c )2. The concept is sparking interest far afield (para.6) a. shining b. glowing c. exciting( b )3. Studies also suggest that they are less adept than other children at distinguishing colors, forms and sizes. (para.8)a. adequate b. skillful c. adopt( c )4. The children improvise instead with what the woods have to offer. (para.14)a. make b. provide c. do with whatever is at hand( a )5. Still, many German indoor kindergartens take children to nearby forests once a week to tramp around. (para.16)a. walk a long way b. tread heavily or noisily c. stroll unit 6Part 1( b ) 1. By criticizing, we do not make lasting changes and often incur resentment. (para.2)a. produce b. bring upon ourselves c. arouse ( c )2. The resentment that criticism engenders can demoralize employees, family members and friends, and still not correct the situation that has been condemned. (para.3)a. originates b. gives rise to c. effects( a ) 3he attacked his opponents openly in letters published in the newspapers. (para.6)a. adversaries b. competitors c. rivals( a )4. That was the most lurid personal incident