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函授本科班综合英语（二）自测题1 How much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists and psychologists are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effects of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior patterns and even their health perceptibly change. They cannot sleep and eat well, and signs of fear and tension become obvious. The more crowed they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is adequate space not only desirable, but essential for human survival? 1. This passage is mainly about _.A. living space and behavior B. population and living conditionsC. interesting experiments on rats D. a natural law for human society 2. What is the purpose of the experiments described in the passage?A. To determine how much living space a rat needs.B. To see what happens when rats live in a limited space.C. To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings.D. to find out the relationship between population and living conditions. 3. Which is NOT a result of being too crowded for rats?A. They become nervous. B. they cannot get enough rest.C. They eat less. D. They become less active. 4. The passage suggests that overcrowded conditions _.A. are directly related with population B. may cause an increase in violenceC. may lead to high birth rate D. may bring about pollution problems 5. The author seems to imply that _.A. human society is very similar to that of ratsB. birth control is essential fro a better lifeC. efforts should be made to improve living conditionsD. rats are not social animals 2 In the past two years, millions of Americans have suddenly taken an interest in the bicycle as if it were a starting new invention. Annual bike sales doubled between 1960 and 1970, and there are nearly 70 million bikes in the United States today. Thats more than two for every three automobiles. Of course, the bike has been around for more than 150 years, and this isnt Americas first bicycle boom(兴旺). A wave of bike enthusiasm swept the land in the late 1800s and bicycle production hit two million units in 1897. Then with the coming of the auto, bicycling declined, and for decades remained popular only with children and a few adults. Now, national concern with air pollution and physical fitness has brought the bike back to the forefront-particularly with adults. More than eight million bikes were sold in the United States last year and a third of them went to adults. The year before, only 15 percent of new sales were for adults. 6. In the United States, the bicycle is _.A. becoming popular again B. creating traffic problemsC. popular chiefly with children D. replacing the family car 7. According to the passage, there are _.A. more bicycles than automobiles in the United StatesB. more automobiles than bicycles in the United StatesC. as many bicycles as automobiles in the United StatesD. fewer automobiles than bicycles in the United States 8. We can infer from the passage that Americans are _.A. quick to follow the example of others B. interested in comfort and luxuryC. concerned with the quality of their livesD. easy to accept new things 9. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. More and more adults are beginning to accept bicycle.B. The bicycle has been existing for more than 150 years.C. The automobile once affected bicycle production.D. Americans have found the bicycle a better means of transportation. 10. It can be concluded that if people continue to concern themselves with air pollution and physical fitness _.A. stricter air standard will be enforced B. fewer automobiles will be soldC. Americans will enjoy better health D. bicycle sales will continue to rise 3 In every school there is a top crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their example. Lets say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters(运动衫). Pretty soon everybody is wearing bright red sweaters. There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that for some people bright red is rather unsuitable. The suitable can even become dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people who follow the example are endangering their very lives. They are like sheep being led to the slaughter(屠宰). Now, it is likely that you have come across situations like these more than once in your life. In face, it is likely that at one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying, Gee, the crowd does it. Well, let the crowd do it, but dont do it yourself. Learn to say No. Develop your own standards and your own judgments. If you know the crowd is planning something of which you disapprove, have the courage to bow out gracefully. Youll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet. 11. The main idea of this passage is that _.A. in every school there is a top crowd that sets paceB. it is a mistake to follow the top crowd blindlyC. at one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrongD. people who follow the top crowd are endangering their very lives 12. The author disapproves of wearing red sweaters if _.A. the crowed is wearing them B. you cant afford themC. you dont look good in red D. it is against school regulations 13. People who follow the top crowd blindly _.A. are rebels(叛逆者) without a causeB. have no respect for their parentsC. good for nothingD. sometimes do things against their better judgment 14. The phrase to bow out may probably mean _.A. not to take part B. to make an excuseC. to feel sorry D. to be ashamed 15. The author urges the reader to _.A. follow the crowd B. take the advice of his eldersC. be independent D. do whatever he wants 4 A four-year study conducted by the Infant(婴儿) Testing Center in San Francisco, California, suggests that babies feel more comfortable around other babies than with strange adults. According to the study, babies benefit by being with their fellow infants daily. Whereas a baby might show fear of an adult stranger, he is likely to smile and reach out for an unfamiliar infant. By the time babies are one year old, they have begun to form friendships of a sort. The above findings, based on observation of 100 babies aged three months to three years, might prove interesting to working parents who must find day care for their babies. Family care in a private home, with several babies together, is probably the idea way to care for babies under three. Dr. Benjamin Spock, well-known pediatrician(儿科医生) and author of books about babies, supports the idea. He says that family day care is better in theory than hiring a housekeeper or a babysitter. 16. What would be a good title for the passage?A. How to Test Infants B. Parents and ChildrenC. Day Care for Babies D. Choosing a Babysitter 17. A baby is likely to feel more at ease with _.A. a housekeeper B. an infant C. an adult stranger D. teenage children 18. What does Dr. Benjamin Spock do?A. He recommends babysitters. B. He writes baby books.C. He conducts studies on infants. D. He directs a testing center. 19. According to the passage, how should working parents provide care for their babies?A. Find a private home with other babies. B. Take their babies with them to work.C. Hire an adult to come into the home. D. Search for a large nursery with a good reputation. 20. The author is talking to _.A. babies under three B. researchers on infantsC. pediatricians D. working parents 5 In 1752, three years after two Scotsmen, Alexander Wilson and Thomas Melville, fastened thermometers to kites to record the temperature of clouds, Benjamin Franklin made his famous experiment with a kite, a string, and a key. Franklin hoped to show that natures tremendous displays of electricity in lightning were the same thing as the feeble electric sparks scientists of the day were producing in their laboratories. He built a square kite to which he attached an iron wire. He flew the kite with a hemp string(麻线), and near the base of the string he tied a large brass key. The kite rose into a dark thundercloud, where the iron wire picked up electrical charges. Franklin noticed that the strands of the string(绳串) were beginning to stand up with electricity. As rain wet the string, it conducted more electricity. Standing in the shelter of a shed, Frank