大学英语A5.doc

大学英语A5一、阅读理解1、Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior. Viewed biologically, the modern footballer is in reality a member of a hunting group. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey into a goalmouth. If his aim is accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the hunters triumph of killing his prey.To understand how this transformation has taken place we must briefly look at our forefathers. They spent over a million years evolving as cooperative hunters. Their very survival depended on success in the hunting field. Under this pressure their whole way of life, even their bodies, became greatly changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers, aimers, throwers and prey-killers. They cooperated as skillful male group attackers.Then about ten thousand years ago, after this immensely long period of hunting their food, they became farmers. Their improved intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life, was put to a new use-that of controlling and domesticating their prey. The hunt became suddenly out of date. The food was there on the farms, awaiting their needs. The risks and uncertainties of the hunt were no longer essential for survival.The skills and thirst for hunting remained, however, and demanded new outlets. Hunting for sport replaced hunting for necessity. This new activity involved all the original hunting sequences but the aim of the operation was no longer to avoid starvation. Instead, the sportsmen set off to test their skill against prey that were no longer essential to their survival. To be sure, the kill may have been eaten but there were other much simpler ways of obtaining a meaty meal.(1)、The author believes that sporting activities _. A：are forms of biological development B：have actually developed from hunting C：are essentially forms of taming the prey D：have changed the ways of hunting答案： B(2)、In a football game what is equal to the prey in hunting is _. A：any member of the opposing team B：the goal C：The goalmouth D：the football答案： C(3)、For over a million years, our forefathers were basically _. A：successful farmers B：cooperating hunters C：runners and jumpers D：skillful sportsmen答案： B(4)、The word operation (Paragraph 4) refers to _. A：sports activities B：hunting C：prey killing D：domesticating animals答案： B(5)、Which of the following best summarizes the idea of the passage? A：It is farming that gives human beings enough leisure time for sporting activities B：Farming is very important in human civilization because it saves human beings from risks and uncertainties of hunting for survival C：It is hunting that provides human beings with much simpler ways of obtaining meaty meals D：Sporting activities satisfy the desire of modern man to exercise hunting skills which his forefathers developed for survival答案： D2、Youre trying to control my life, says my nine-year-old son. I dont know why you think you can do that, but you cant. I received this bit of information after I asked Gabriele to put his dirty socks in the basket. And I get no sympathy from my mother, who says, You let him have his way from the beginning. Its true. I have always asked Gabrieles opinion, found out how he felt about things - treated him as my peer, not my child. And what have I got from my troubles? A lot of back talk. At least Im not alone; its a complaint heard among parents across the country. Its not just that were confused by the contradictory advice offered in parenting books. The fact is, in an effort to break away from how we were raised - to try something more liberal than our parents do it because I say so approach - our generation has gone too far. Todays parents want to be young, so they try to be friends with their children, says Kathy Lynn, a parenting educator. When it comes to discipline, our society has gone from one extreme to the other, says Ron Moorish, a behavior specialist. We used to use the strap, to intimidate. Then we had permissiveness, and now its about giving children choices and allowing them to learn from their own experiences. Real discipline, says Moorish, is about teaching. By correcting our children when they do something wrong, we teach them how to behave properly, he says. But this only works, he emphasizes, if parents regain their position of authority. Children will always be children. The key is for parents to choose to take the time to guide and teach their kids. Rita Munday, a mother of four children, couldnt believe the dramas that played out in the childrens shoe store she operated. She often saw children insist on having the high-priced, brand-name shoes. And even when the mother didnt want to spend the money, she would give in when the kid started acting up and throwing shoes around. Rhonda Radice, Mundays younger colleague, is one parent who has bucked the trend - and is proud of it. I dont negotiate with them. You cant. Ive seen parents come into the store and bribe their children to behave. You shouldnt have to buy love and respect.(1)、The authors way of treating her son _. A：is shared by many parents B：is encouraged by her mother C：proves to be quite successful D：shows little concern for the child答案： A(2)、It can be inferred from the passage that _. A：parents should learn to make friends with their children B：parents need to follow the advice of parenting books C：todays children enjoy more freedom than the previous generation D：todays parents are better at raising children than previous generation答案： C(3)、According to the passage, to have discipline means that parents should _. A：adopt the do it because I say soapproach B： teach their children to understand the rules C：negotiate with their children for a decision D：never allow their children to have their ways答案： B(4)、If Ronda Radice is the parent who has bucked the trend, which of the following can also be cited as the example forbucking the trend? A：Parents buy whatever their children want. B：Parents treat their children as their equals. C：Parents make decisions for their children. D：Parents maintain authority over their children.答案： D(5)、The main point of the passage is to _. A：compare different ways of raising children B：analyze the problems faced by todays parents C：explain the importance of understanding children D：point out the mistakes made by the older generation答案： B 二、词汇与语法1、We were so busy that we had to _ going on holiday for a month. A：put out B：put away C：put down D：put off答案： D2、I have such a bad cold that I have lost my _ of smell. A：degree B：still C：strength D：sense答案： D3、You _ look in the closet. Your birthday present is hidden there. A：cant B：dont have to C：must not D：may not 答案： C4、Id rather you _make any comment on the issue for the time being. A：dont B：wouldnt C：didnt D：shouldnt答案： C5、The weeds and tall grass in that yard make the house look as if it _ vacant for quite some time. A：were B：was C：had been D：has been答案： C6、It is generally considered unwise to give a child _ he or she wants. A：however B：whatever C：whichever D：whenever 答案： B7、_ pollution control measures are expensive, local governments hesitate to adopt them. A：Although B：However C：Because D：Moreover答案： C8、If we can _ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right. A：get off B：come across C：come over D：get over答案： D9、On hearing the news of _the examination, the boy was very happy. A：his having passed B：he passed C：his being passed D：to pass答案： A10、The worst thing _ television is that many people have become its slaves. A：about B：in C：with D：from答案： A 三、完型填空When do people decide whether or not they want to become friends? During their first four minutes together, according to a book 1 Dr. Leomard Zuninn. In his book, Contact: The First Four Minutes, he offers this advice to anyone 2 in starting new friendships: Every time you meet someone in a social 3 , give him your undivided attention for four minutes. A lot of peoples lives 4 change if you did just that.You may have noticed that the 5 person does not give his undivided attention to someone he has just met. He keeps looking over the other persons shoulder, as if 6 to find someone more interesting in another part of the room. If 7 has ever done this to you, you probably did not like him very much. When we are introduced to new people, the author