高级英语阅读试题及答案

1、高级英语阅读试题一. replace the italicized words with simple,everday words given below. 20%byers rich and costly fame plenty unawaredisaster idea sudden sharp feeling retrned mixingmeet with existence killed unalterable increasingsharp set up see attack characterized1. its creaks blending with the squeaking

2、and tumbling of grinding-wheels ( )2. the spice-market with itd pungent and exotic smells ( )3. and would-be purchasers arguing and bargaining ( )4. the most sumptuous dinner ( )5. with its profusion of rich colors ( )6. as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them ( )7. and experiencing a twi

3、nge of embarrassment at the prospect of meeting the mayor of hiroshima in my socks ( ) ( )8.where thousands upon thousands of people had been slain in one second ( )9. seldom has a cith gained such world renown. ( )10. the impact of the atomic cataclysm ( )11. your children will encounter prejudice

4、( )12. to chart the course of that inexorable change ( )13. with horizon defined by little hummocks ( )14. moreover,scientists established several years age that the temperature of the earth is steadily rising . ( )15. to witness humankinds assauly on the earth ( ) ( )16. they have completely transf

5、ormed our cumulative ability to exploit the earth for sustenance ( ) ( )17. he reverted to this theme ( )二. paraphrase 20%1then as you penetrate deeper into the bazaar, the noise of the entrance fades away, and you come to the muted cloth-market.2little donkeys thread their way among the throngs of

6、people.3serious looking men spoke to one anothas as if they were oblivious of the crowds about them.4 shall be strengthened not weakened in determination and in resources.5let us redouble our exertions, and strike with united strength while life and power remain.6my life is much simplified thereby.7

7、the prospects of a good catch looked bleak8he moved his finger back in time to the ice of two decades ago.9hich means we are silencing thousands of songs we have never even heard.10acre by acre , the rain forest is being burned to create fast pasture for fast-food beef.三. translate the following int

8、o chinese 10%1. the seller, on the other hand, makes a point of protesting that the price he is charging is depriving him of all profit, and that he is sacrificing this because of his personal regard for the customer.2. and secondly, because i had a lump in my throat and a lot of sad thoughts on my

9、mind that had little to do with anything a nippon railways official might say. the very act of stepping on this soil, in breathing this air of hiroshima, was for me a far greater adventure than any trip or any reportorial assignment id previously taken. was i not at the scene of the crime?3. he hope

10、s that he may once again repeat, upon a greater scale than ever before, that process of destroying his enemies one by one by which he has so long thrived and prospered, and that then the scene will be clear for the final act, without which all his couquests would be in vain namely, the subjugation o

11、f the westem hemisphere to his will and to his system.4. he wishes to destroy the russian power because he hopes that if he succeeds in this he will be able to bring back the main strength of his army and air force from the east and hurl it upon this island, which he knows he must conquer or suffer

12、the penalty of his crimes.四. translate the following into english 10%1 黄昏临近时，天渐渐地暗下来。2 我记不得他是怎么说的，但我肯定他讲话的大意是那样的。3 一看见纪念碑就想起了在战斗中死去的好友。4 土壤散发着青草的气味。5 他们的困难就是我们的困难，正如我们把他们的胜利看做是我们的胜利一样。 五. reading comprdhension 20%passage 1baseball, rather than american football or basketball, is the national game of

13、 the usa so it is quite natural that americans are proud of it and take it extremely seriously. it is hardly surprising to discover that in the past, english claims that baseball came from “rounders”,a game popular in england, succeeded in upsetting a lot of people. this was particularly because rou

14、nders was seen as a game for children not old enough to play englands national sport-cricket.the argument caused so much discussion that a special commission was set up in 1905 in america to look into the matter.it was decided by the commission that baseball had been born in new york in 1839. since

15、then, baseball has been taken up all over the world. in recent years, south american countries have come to lead the non-professional game. cuba, the island country off the southeastem coast of america, has won the championship over 17 times. professional baseball is strongest in north america.the g

16、ame also caught on in australia and japan. so much so that these countries have now got quite powerful teams. these developments resulted in one of the biggest blows to american sporting pride in 1984, when the japanese managed to beat the usa 6:3 in a well-knownmajor sporting event.1. this passage

17、is mainly to discuss the _.a. place where baseball started b. game of baseballc. way the game is played d. game of cricket2. what is the number one national game of the usa?a. football b. basketball c. baseball d. cricket3. in 1984, why was americas sporting pride hurt?a. they lost a lot of money af

18、ter the major event.b. they lost a baseball game to japan in major event.c. cuba beat them at baseball many times.d. they didnt win many prizes in 1984.4. which part of the world plays the most non-professional baseball?a. north america b. asia c. australia d. south america5. which of the following

19、shows that baseball has made progress around the world?a. america wins all international competitions.b. some foreign players play in americac. countries such as japan have excellent international teams.d. baseball players earn a lot of money in asia.passage 2breedlove, an american who was the first

20、 man to travel over 800 kilometers per hour (kph) while driving in a car, is one of the fastest men on wheels. on october 16, 1964 in the desert of the american west, he was racing his specially designed car that looks very much like a jet, except with wheels instead of wings.the track was only sixt

21、een kilometers (km) long and he had just completed his first run when he became the first man to drive over 804 kph. on his second run, because he wanted to improve his previous speed, he went even faster. traveling at almost 869 kph, he reached the eleven km mark when he tried to slow his vehicle b

22、y releasing a “drag-chute”（阻力伞）.this is used as part of the regular equipment on jet-like race cars because brakes alone will not reduce their speed. he watched as his drag-chute tore into small pieces and his car sailed another three kms.he then released another.drag-chute and watched the same thin

23、g happen to it. meanwhile, he found that applying pressure to his brakes did not slow him either.reaching the end of the track, his car sprung from the smooth track to the rough ground for nearly five kms while he tried controlling his car to avoid telephone poles and ditches.finally, he hit a pole

24、and slid into a salt-water pool. he swam to safety and asked how fast he was going did breedlove quit?since then he has traveled at more than 965 kph!1a good title for this passage would be _.a“swimming to safety” b“a record-breaking drive”c“driving and surviving” d“the love of a driver”2after he cr

25、ashed, breedlove_.awanted to know about his speed bfelt relaxedc.swam to safety and fainted dasked where he was3his car looks like_.aa wingless wheel ban airplane with wheelsc.a winged jet da wheels plane4the cars speed was reduced in all but the lollowing way_.aletting go a drag-chute bby brakingcr

26、unning into a pole dby releasing an umbrella5the reader can assume that the driver_.a is a man who likes challenge and risk bhas a poor driving recordc is an average american driver dought not to drive on highways答案一.1. mixing 2. sharp 3. buyers 4. rich and costly 5. plenty 6. unaware 7. sudden shar

27、p fooling , idea 8. killed 9. fame 10. disaster 11. meet with 12. unalterable 13. characterized 14. set up 15. see, attack16. increasing, existence 17. returned二.1. as you pass through a big crowd to go deeper into the market,the noise gradually disappears.2. the donkeys went in and out among the pe

28、ople and from one side to another.3 serious looking men were so absorbed in their conversation that they seemed not to pay any attention to the crowds around them.4. we shall be more determined and shall make better and fuller use of our resources.5 let us strengthen our unity and our efforts in the

29、 fight against nazi germany when we have not yet been overwhelmed and when we are still powerful.6. in this way, my life is made much easier.7. it was not at all possible to catch a large amount of fish.8. his fingers came to the place where the layer of ice was formed 20 years ago.9. thousands of birds which we hav