《英语阅读二》考试试卷A及答案

1、号学：名姓：级班业专：系院线订装from it.英语阅读 II 考试试卷 AA. scrap B. eliminate C. abolish D. diminish适用于；考试日期：；试卷所需时间：120 分钟；闭卷；6. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _ quality,总分：100 分。hed tell them so.A. humble B. inferior C. minor D awkward.Part I True or False (10 points)7. Pos

2、tage rates depends upon several factors: the type of communication, the _,Section A the weight and the method of transportation.Directions: The following ten statements are details of plots adapted from the novels read A. destination B. destiny C. distribution D. termination during the semester. Rea

3、d and decide whether they are true or false, and mark a T for a 8. The winners of the football championship ran off the field carrying the silver cup true statement and an F for a false one. _.1. ( ) For most of the novel, Pip suspects Jaggers of being his secret benefactor. A. turbulently B. tremen

4、dously C. triumphantly D. tentatively2. ( ) In the novel Great Expectations, the two most important traits of Pip are his 9. Leaving the burn open to the air is the quickest way to _ it over.immature, romantic idealism and his innately good conscience. A. heal B. cure C. treat D. remedy3. ( ) The re

5、ason for Miss Havishams being mad and vengeful is the death of her 10. In my opinion, you can widen the _ of these improvements through your active husband on their wedding day. participation.century. A. dimension B. volume C. magnitude D. scope4. ( ) Charles Dickens Oliver Twist was written in late

6、 18th5. ( ) In novel Oliver Twist, Oliver is between nine and twelve years old when the main 11. Teachers can never give pupils any _ in exams where pupils must cope with all action of the novel occurs. the problems on their own.6. ( ) William Boldwood is a character that appears in Dickens Great Ex

7、pectations. A. access B. assistance C. assumption D. application7. ( ) In the novel Far From the Madding Crowd, two major characteristic of the 12. Language, culture, and personality may be considered _ of each other in protagonist Bathsheba Everdene is her vanity and spiritual dependence on others.

8、 thought, but they are inseparable in fact.8. ( ) In Wuthering Height , the major factor that drives Catherine to marry Edgar is her A. indistinctive B. separate C. irrelevant D. independent brothers approval. 13. Dont _ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.9. ( ) The most notable

9、physical feature of Heathcliffs is his eyes. A. release B. relieve C. relate D. retain10. ( ) The plight of the weak, equality in Marriage, wealth and Class are the major 14. My brother was _ from school because his bad behavior.themes in the novel David Copperfield. A. exceeded B. expelled C. banis

10、hed D. flushed15. There was a tent at the show where they had lots of rare _ of birds.Part II Vocabulary (20 points) A. breeds B. bleeds C. varieties D. categories Section A 16. The captive was _ in a dungeon.Directions: There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are fou

11、r A. restricted B. confined C. controlled D. restrained words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE word or phrase that best 17. His skill in negotiating earned him a reputation as a _ pletes the sentence. A. sly B. cunning C. prudent D. subtle1. The storage vessel has a _ of 10,000 liters

12、. 18. We were _ by the news that they were getting divorced; they got married just A. capacity B. capability C. ability D. faculty a month ago and were considered such a perfect match.2. The crippled man tried his best to _ his step to look normal. A. relieved B. dismayed C. startled D. mournedA. ad

13、just B. adapt C. manipulate D. coordinate 19. The weather is hot; the river is clean and cool. Joe felt it very hard to _ the 3. I _ to one daily newspaper and one weekly magazine. temptation to swim.A. prescribe B. subscribe C. describe D. transcribe A. resist B. indulge C. abandon D. hinder4. The

14、road is full of _ turns. 20. He is a (n) _ lawyer since he has passed the National Judicial Examination. A. accidental B. urgent C. abrupt D. swift A. qualified B. accorded C. deprived D. conferred5. She once again went through her composition carefully to _ all spelling mistakes第 1 页 共 5 页Part III

15、Reading Comprehension (55 points)Section A (10%)Directions: In this part there is one passage followed with five statements. Read thepassage and decide each of the statements is true or false, and mark a T for a truestatement and an F for a false one.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the follow

16、ing passage:Most people think of a camel as an obedient beast of burden, because it is best knownfor its ability to carry heavy loads across vast stretches of desert without requiring water. Inreality, the camel is considerably more than just the Arabian equivalent of the mule. It alsopossesses a gr

17、eat amount of intelligence and sensitivity.The Arabs assert that camels are so acutely aware of injustice and ill treatment that acamel owner who punishes one of the beasts too harshly finds it difficult to escape thecamels vengeance. Apparently, the animal will remember an injury and wait for anopp

18、ortunity to get revenge.In order to protect themselves from the vengeful beasts, Arabian camel drivers havelearned to trick their camels into believing they have achieved revenge. When an Arabrealizes that he has excited a camels rage, he places his own garments on the ground in theanimals path. He

19、arranges the clothing so that it appears to cover a mans body. When thecamel recognizes its masters clothing on the ground, it seizes the pile with its teeth, shakesthe garments violently and tramples on them in a rage. Eventually, after its anger has diedaway, the camel departs, assuming its reveng

20、e is complete. Only then does the owner of thegarments come out of hiding, safe for the time being, thanks to this clever ruse.1. ( ) The camel is more than an obedient beast of burden.2. ( ) The camel is insensitive but vengeful.3. ( ) Camels are generally vicious towards their owners.4. ( ) When a

21、n Arab realizes that he has excited a camels rage, hed better channel it toescape the camels revenge.5. ( ) It is dangerous to keep a camel as a domesticated animal.Section BDirections: In this section there are two passages followed by ten questions, each with foursuggested answers marked A, B, C a

22、nd D. Choose the ONE that you think is the bestanswer.Passage 2Questions 6 to 9 are based on the following passage:The destruction of our natural resources and contamination of our food supplycontinue to occur, largely because of the extreme difficulty in affixing legal responsibilityon those who co

23、ntinue to treat our environment with reckless abandon. Attempts to preventpollution legislation, economic in-centimes and friendly persuasion have been met bylawsuits, personal and industrial denial and long delays-not only in accepting responsibility,第 2 页 共 5 页but more importantly, in doing someth

24、ing about it.It seems that only when government decides it can afford tax incentives or production sacrifices is there any initiative for change. Where is industrys and our recognition that protecting mankinds great treasure is the single most important responsibility? If ever there will be time for

25、 environmental health professionals to come to the frontlines and provide leadership to solve environmental problems, that time is now.We are being asked, and, in fact, the public is demanding that we take positive action. It is our responsibility as professionals in environmental health to make the

26、 difference. Yes, the ecologists, the environmental activists and the conservationists serve to communicate, stimulate thinking and promote behavioral change. However, it is those of us who are paid to make the decisions to develop, improve and enforce environmental standards, I submit, who must lea

27、d the charge.We must recognize that environmental health issues do not stop at city limits, county lines, state or even federal boundaries. We can no longer afford to be tunnel-versioned in our approach. We must visualize issues from every perspective to make the objective decisions. We must express

28、 our views clearly to prevent media distortion and public confusion. I believe we have a three-part mission for the present. First, we must continue to press for improvements in the quality of life that people can make for themselves. Second, we must investigate and understand the link between envir

29、onment and health. Third, we must be able to communicate technical information in a form that citizens can understand. If we can accomplish these three goals in this decade, maybe we can finally stop environmental degradation, and not merely hold it back. We will then be able to spend pollution doll

30、ars truly on prevention rather than on bandages.6. We can infer from the first two paragraphs that the industrialists disregard environmental protection chiefly because _.A. They are unaware of the consequences of what they are doing.B. They are reluctant to sacrifice their own economic interests.C.

31、 Time has not yet come for them to put due emphasis on it.D. It is difficult for them to take effective measures.7. The main task now facing ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists is _ A. to prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and persuasionB. to arouse public awa

32、reness of the importance of environmental protectionC. to take radical measures to control environmental pollutionD. to improve the quality of life by enforcing environmental standards8. The word tunnel-versioned (Line 2, Para.4) most probably means _.A. narrow-mindedB. blind to the factsC. short-si

33、ghtedD. able to see only one aspect9. Which of the following, according to the author, should play the leading role in the solution of environmental problems?A. Legislation and government interventionB. The industrys understanding and supportC. The efforts of environmental health professionalsD. The

34、 cooperation of ecologists, environmental activists and conservationistsPassage 3Questions 10 to 14 are based on the following passage:Locusts, which can consume their own weight in food each day, have a large neuroncalled the locust giant movement detector (LGMD) located behind their eyes. The LGMD

35、releases bursts of energy whenever a locust is on a collision course with another locust or apredatory bird.A few years ago Rind and her colleagues studied the activity of the LGMD as locustswatched action scenes from the movie Star Wars. The team found that the LGMD releasesmore energy when somethi

36、ng is coming directly at the locust.These spikes of energy, called action potentials, prompt the locusts to take evasiveaction. The entire process from motion detection to reaction takes about 45 milliseconds-or45 thousandths of a second.“Locusts, like most insects, can see many more images per seco

37、nd than we do. Thismeans they can react in time to things that are approaching very rapidly and so make theirescape before collision,” Ring said.The locusts ability to see many more images per second than humans gives them aremarkable view of the world. For humans, it would be like watching everythi

38、ng go by inslow motion, Rind added.And because the insects only detect things that are on a collision course with them, thelocusts are ignorant of all other movements. Its a particularly useful trait, as the locuststravel in dense swarms akin to rush hour traffic.“The (LGMD) system is complemented b

39、y the b rain of the locust, which provides thenecessary experience and knowledge to really react according to the situation,” said JorgeCuadri, a project engineer with Spains National Center of Microelectronics. Cuadri ishelping to develop the circuitry for the locust-inspired crash avoidance techno

40、logy.Cuadri and his colleagues are responsible for adapting the locust collision-avoidancesystem to the automotive environment.Their adapted system is based on a single, integrated step that combines visual opticsand electronics. The conventional way of doing this would involve two steps: First, aca

41、mera would capture the image. Second, a digital processor would analyze it.The two-step approach, which uses radar images, is expensive and currently limitedonly to luxury cars, Rind said.（357 words）10. One of the reasons why human beings are unable to react in time to avoid car collisionsthemselves

42、 is that _.A. They have no LGMD behind their eyes. B. Cars are not advanced enough yet.C. Their visual is too limited. D. Their brain is never good at functioning in this way.第 3 页 共 5 页11. What would immediately happen if human beings were endowed with the power to see a good many images in quite a

43、 short instant?A. Every movement would become so easily observable that it is just like in slow motion. B. Human beings would be ignorant of all other movements except things that are on a crash route with them.C. Everything around would pass by at a lower speed.D. Human beings would be very sensiti

44、ve to those cars that are about to bump.12. In the 7th paragraph, what does “complement” mean here?A. Combine B. Extend C. Expand D. Complete13. What kind of field is covered when Cuadri adapts the locust collision-avoidance system to the automotive environment?A. Visual optics and electrics B. Elec

45、tronics and visual opticsC. Visual optics and visual electronics D. Physics and chemistry14. The passage will most probably be followed by a discussion of _.A. how to decrease the price of this adapted systemB. how to derive new methods from other insectsC. what problems researchers would face and t

46、he future development of crash-avoidance circuitryD. the further analysis of LGMDSection CDirections: In this section there are two passages followed by nine questions. Answer each question with one or more statements.Passage 4Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Imagine a world in

47、which there was suddenly no emotion-a world in which human beings could feel no love or happiness, no terror or hate. Try to imagine the consequences of such a transformation. People might not be able to stay alive: knowing neither joy nor pleasure, neither anxiety nor fear, they would be as likely

48、to repeat acts that hurt them as acts that were beneficial. They could not learn: they could not benefit from experience because this emotionless world lacks rewards and punishments. Society would soon disappear: people would be as likely to harm one another as to provide help and support. Human rel

49、ationships would not exist: in a world without friends or enemies, there could be no marriage affection among companions, or bonds among members of groups. Societys economic underpinnings would be destroyed: since earning $10 million would be no more pleasant than earning $10, there would be no ince

50、ntive to work. In fact, there would be no incentives of any kind. For as we will see, incentives imply a capacity to enjoy them.In such a world, the chances that the human species would survive are next to zero, because emotions are the basic instrument of our survival and adaptation. Emotions struc

51、ture the world for us in important ways. As individuals, we categorize objects on the basis of our emotions. True, we consider the length, shape, size, or texture, but an objectsphysical aspects are less important than what it has done or can do to us-hurt us, surprise us, anger us or make us joyful

52、. We also use categorizations colored by emotions in our families, communities, and overall society. Out of our emotional experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain things and actions are good and others are “bad”, and we apply these categories to every aspe

53、ct of our social life-from what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promises and which people our group will accept. In fact, society exploits our emotional reactions and attitudes, such as loyalty, morality, pride, shame, guilt, fear and greed, in order to maintain itself. It gives

54、 high rewards to individuals who perform important tasks such as surgery, makes heroes out of individuals for unusual or dangerous achievements such as flying fighter planes in a war, and uses the legal and penal system to make people afraid to engage in antisocial acts. 15. Why might people not be

55、able to stay alive in a world without emotion?16. According to the passage, why are peoples learning activities are possible in an emotional world?17. According to the passage, what is the economic foundation of society dependent on?carbon dioxide intake. Actually, because of wind and other factors,

56、 the loss of water in proportion to carbon dioxide intake may be even greater than the relative concentrations of the two gases. Also, not all of the carbon dioxide that enters the leaf is synthesized into carbohydrates (碳水化合物).19. What does a growing plant need water for?20. What is the essential f

57、unction of photosynthesis in terms of plant needs?21. What is the essential idea the second paragraph use facts to develop?22. How does carbon dioxide enter the plant?23. What factors result in the total amount of water vapor lost is many times the carbon dioxide intake?Part IV Summary Writing (15 p

58、oints)Direction: There is one passage in this section. Read the passage and write a summary of it within 150 words.Those who distrust pills will take satisfaction in recent news from America s National18. Why are emotions significant for mans survival and adaptation?Institute of Health. On January 1

59、8ththe NIH announced the results of two studies of thePassage 5Questions 19 to 23 are based on the following passage:Most growing plants contain much more water than all other materials combined. C. R.Barnes has suggested that it is as proper to term the plant a water structure as to call a housecom

60、posed mainly of brick a brick building. Certain it is that all essential processes of plantgrowth and development occur in water. The mineral elements from the soil that are usableby the plant must be dissolved in the soil solution before they can be taken into to the root.They are carried to all pa