西南交大大学英语I第1次作业题答案

西南交大大学英语I第1次作业题答案西南交大大学英语I第1次作业题答案西南交大大学英语I第1次作业题答案西南交大大学英语I第1次作业题答案编制仅供参考审核批准生效日期地址：电话：传真:邮编:本次作业是本门课程本学期的第1次作业，注释如下：大学英语I第1单元作业题一、单项选择题(只有一个选项正确，共40道小题)1.–Hi,Tom.Howiseverythinggoing

–

(A)

No,Idon’t.

(B)

Yes,please.

(C)

Thankyoualot.

(D)

Notbad.

D

[正确]正确答案：D解答参考：[第一单元]D当对方问“你最近怎么样”的时候，你应该直接回答，不能用yes或no来回答，一般也不直接道谢。2.–Longtimenosee.Howareyou

–

(A)

Yes,howareyou?

(B)

Thankyou.

(C)

Fine,thankyou.

(D)

I’mgladtoseeyou.你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C解答参考：[第一单元]C当对方说：“好久不见，你好吗？”的时候，你应该回答自己的状况。3.–Nicetomeetyou.

–

(A)

I’mok.

(B)

Nicetomeetyou,too.

(C)

Thankyou.

(D)

Nottoobad.你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B解答参考：[第一单元]B当对方说：“很高兴认识你”的时候，一般用同样的句子回答：“我也很高兴认识你”。4.–Howislife

–

(A)

Sameasever.

(B)

Thanks.Andyou?

(C)

Ihopeallgoeswellwithyou.

(D)

Itisnicemeetingyou!你选择的答案：

A

[正确]正确答案：A解答参考：[第一单元]A当对方问“最近怎么样”的时候，你应该根据自己的真实情况作答，而不是道谢或言他。5.–Howareyoudoing

–

(A)

You’rewelcome.

(B)

Justso-so.

(C)

Idon’tknow.

(D)

Idon’tlikeitatall.你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B解答参考：[第一单元]B当对方问“你好吗”的时候，你应该根据自己的真实情况作答。6.–Howareyougettingonwithyourstudy

–

(A)

Thanks.Andyou?

(B)

Ihopeallgoeswellwithyou.

(C)

Terrible.

(D)

Notatall.你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C解答参考：[第一单元]C当对方问“最近你学习怎么样”的时候，你应该告诉对方你的真实情况，而不是道谢或言他。7.–Howareyougettingon

–

(A)

Verywell.Thankyou.

(B)

You’rewelcome.

(C)

Notatall.

(D)

Idon’tknow.你选择的答案：

A

[正确]正确答案：A解答参考：[第一单元]A当对方问“你好吗”的时候，你可以直接回答后再道谢。B的意思是“不用谢”，C的意思是“没关系”，D的意思是“我不知道”。8.–Howdoyoudo

–

(A)

Howdoyoudo?

(B)

Ok.

(C)

No,thanks.

(D)

Nicetomeetyou,too.你选择的答案：

A

[正确]正确答案：A解答参考：[第一单元]A当对方问“你好吗”的时候，你可以直接回答后再道谢。B的意思是“不用谢”，C的意思是“没关系”，D的意思是“我不知道”。9.–Haven’tseenyouforages.How’sitgoing

–

(A)

Haven’tseenyouforages.

(B)

Yes,longtimenosee.

(C)

Howareyou?

(D)

Everythingisallright.你选择的答案：

D

[正确]正确答案：D解答参考：[第一单元]D当对方说：“好久不见。你好吗”的时候，我们一般根据真实情况作答。10.–Hello.I’mSusie.

–

(A)

You’rewelcome.

(B)

It’ssokindofyou.

(C)

Hi.I’mJack.Nicetomeetyou,Susie.

(D)

Fine,thankyou.你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C解答参考：[第一单元]C当对方说：“你好，我是苏珊”的时候，你也应该很有礼貌地告诉对方你的姓名并问候对方。A的意思是“不用谢”，B的意思是“你真是太好了”，C的意思是“你好，我叫杰克。很高兴认识你，苏珊”，D的意思是“我很好，谢谢”。11.Whenwelearnaforeignlanguage,weshouldholdthatnocultureisinferior_____theothers.

(A)

for

(B)

to

(C)

as

(D)

under你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B解答参考：[第一单元]B固定搭配beinferiorto的意思是“比……低等，低级”12.Canyouturndownthe_____oftheradioIhaveabadheadacheandwanttohaveasleep.

(A)

voice

(B)

noise

(C)

volume

(D)

amount你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C解答参考：[第一单元]CVolume意为“音量”，相当于amountofthesound。A.voice声音，B.noise噪音，D.amount量13.Theacademicachievementsarealwaysthestudents’_______concern.

(A)

minor

(B)

major

(C)

less

(D)

inferior你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B解答参考：[第一单元]B本题从意义上来选择：学生主要关注的当然是成绩，所以选B：主要的。A.minor次要的，C.less较少的，D.inferior较低级的14.Theemployeerequiresthathe______therighttoknowthesituationofthecompany.

(A)

have

(B)

has

(C)

having

(D)

had你选择的答案：

A

[正确]正确答案：A解答参考：[第一单元]Arequire之后的宾语从句要求用“（should+）动词原形”的形式15.Thekidsbehavethemselves______theirparents’presence.

(A)

with

(B)

at

(C)

in

(D)

on你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C解答参考：[第一单元]C固定搭配inone’spresence的意思是“当着某人的面”16.Inthefirstclassinthissemester,theteacherstarted______astorysheexperiencedduringthesummerholiday.

(A)

as

(B)

at

(C)

in

(D)

with你选择的答案：

D

[正确]正确答案：D解答参考：[第一单元]D固定搭配startwith的意思是“以……开始”17.Whenshegothomeafterschool,sheturnedontheTV______didherhomework.

(A)

but

(B)

not

(C)

than

(D)

ratherthan你选择的答案：

D

[正确]正确答案：D解答参考：[第一单元]Dratherthan相当于butnot。句子的意思是：她放学回家后没有做作业，而是打开了电视18.Humanbeingsaren’t______mistakes.AndIdecidedtoforgivehim.

(A)

with

(B)

above

(C)

without

(D)

within你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B解答参考：[第一单元]B“人都会犯错，所以我决定原谅他。”其中beabovemistakes的意思是“不会犯错的”19.Thethree______workingtelephonelinesarequitebusyfollowingtheearthquake.

(A)

remaining

(B)

remained

(C)

havingremained

(D)

remains你选择的答案：

A

[正确]正确答案：A解答参考：[第一单元]Aremain是不及物动词，remaining是形容词，意为“剩下的”20.Nobodycandenythatsuccessinstudy______intheflexiblemethodandpositiveattitude.

(A)

lay

(B)

lie

(C)

lies

(D)

lain你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C解答参考：[第一单元]C固定搭配liein的意思是“取决于”21.Notuntiltheygotmarried_______thatheisarudeman.

(A)

sheknew

(B)

hadsheknown

(C)

shehadknown

(D)

didsheknow你选择的答案：

D

[正确]正确答案：D解答参考：[第一单元]Dnotuntil引导的时间状语从句提到句首时，主句要进行部分倒装，系动词、助动词和情态动词提到主语之前。此句型的主句谓语一般不用完成时态22.Withherchildrenlivingabroad,shehasherhouse______everyDecember.

(A)

painted

(B)

paint

(C)

bepainted

(D)

tobepainted你选择的答案：

A

[正确]正确答案：A解答参考：[第一单元]Ahave…done的意思是“请某人做某事”23.Tomysurprise,Ifoundtheclassroomis______at8:00inthemorning.

(A)

bare

(B)

blank

(C)

empty

(D)

nothing你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C解答参考：[第一单元]Cempty表示“教室里面没人”，bare表示“没有被覆盖的，没有应该有的东西的”，blank表示“两维空间的缺空”24.Wheneveranearthquakeoccurs,seetoitthatthe______andgasareturnedoff.

(A)

electric

(B)

electrical

(C)

electronic

(D)

electricity你选择的答案：

D

[正确]正确答案：D解答参考：[第一单元]DA,B,C都是形容词，electricity是名词，意为“电”25.Withuser-______computer,peoplewithlittleeducationcanalsolearnhowtouseit.

(A)

friend

(B)

friendly

(C)

friendliness

(D)

friendship你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B解答参考：[第一单元]B此处需要形容词，B是形容词，user-friendly的意思是“方便用户使用的，友好的”26.Hisdevotion______thiscountrymadehimsupport20poorchildrentofinishschool.

(A)

in

(B)

for

(C)

at

(D)

to你选择的答案：

D

[正确]正确答案：D解答参考：[第一单元]Ddevote/devotion只与介词to搭配使用，表示“对……奉献”27.Theirdormitoryis______oursindecoration.

(A)

likelyto

(B)

similarto

(C)

familiarto

(D)

intendedto你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B解答参考：[第一单元]BA的意思是“可能做……”，B的意思是“与……相似”，C的意思是“与……熟悉”，D的意思是“打算做……”28.Thismethodis______whichsavesushalfofthetimeandeffort.

(A)

efficient

(B)

effective

(C)

influential

(D)

fruitful你选择的答案：

A

[正确]正确答案：A解答参考：[第一单元]AA的意思是“有效率的”，B的意思是“有效果的”，C的意思是“有影响的”，D的意思是“有成效的”29.Thestudents’preference______learningonlineurgetheteacherstolearnmoreaboutcomputerandnetwork.

(A)

with

(B)

to

(C)

in

(D)

for你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B解答参考：[第一单元]Bprefer/preference通常与to搭配使用，表示“对……的青睐”30.Inoneaspect,theseven-dayNationalDayHoliday______thestudents’distractionfromstudy.

(A)

asaresult

(B)

asaresultof

(C)

resultsfrom

(D)

resultsin你选择的答案：

D

[正确]正确答案：D解答参考：[第一单元]D句子缺少谓语，所以只能在动词短语C和D中选择，C的意思是“由原因导致的”，D的意思是“导致（结果）”31.Goodcommunicativeskillsare______importancetoagoodleader.

(A)

with

(B)

at

(C)

of

(D)

by你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C解答参考：[第一单元]C固定搭配beofimportance的意思是“对……至关重要”32.Beatintheeggs,one______.

(A)

atatime

(B)

atanytime

(C)

attimes

(D)

atonetime你选择的答案：

A

[正确]正确答案：A解答参考：[第一单元]Aatatime意为“每次，一次”；atanytime意为“任何时候（都可能会发生）”；attimes意为“有时”；atonetime意为(过去)有个时期;曾经,一度；同时33.______drippingofwaterwearsawayastone.

(A)

constancy

(B)

constant

(C)

inconstant

(D)

inconstancy你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B解答参考：[第一单元]B先从句子结构分析应该填入形容词，排除A和D；再按句意“滴水穿石”看，只能选择B34.We’dbetterfocusontheprogramthatcaters______theneedsofchildren.

(A)

on

(B)

with

(C)

for

(D)

in你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C解答参考：[第一单元]Ccaterfor为固定搭配，表示“迎合，投合”35.ThisMP3is______thatone.

(A)

astwiceexpensiveas

(B)

asexpensiveastwice

(C)

twiceasexpensiveas

(D)

twiceexpensiveas你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C解答参考：[第一单元]C表示倍数用twiceas...as36.Ihadmycar______.Wouldyoupleasepickmeuptomorrowmorning?

(A)

repair

(B)

repairing

(C)

toberepaired

(D)

repaired你选择的答案：

D

[正确]正确答案：D解答参考：[第一单元]Dhavesth.done的意思是“请某人做某事”37.Thereisnoreasonforyou______herhonesty.

(A)

notbelieve

(B)

notbelieving

(C)

nottobelieve

(D)

tonotbelieve你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C解答参考：[第一单元]Cthereisnoreasonforsb.todosth.是特殊句型，意思是“某人没有理由做某事”38.Wheneverhemeetswithanewword,hewill______adictionary.

(A)

lookitup

(B)

lookitin

(C)

lookitupin

(D)

lookitwith你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C解答参考：[第一单元]Clooksth.upinadictionary是固定结构，表示“查字典”39.Ididn’trealizehewasafamousfilmstar______hetookoffhisdarkglasses.

(A)

when

(B)

until

(C)

unless

(D)

once你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B解答参考：[第一单元]Bnot…until表示“直到……才”40.Due______technologicalchanges,ourlifebecomesmoreandmoreconvenient.

(A)

to

(B)

in

(C)

of

(D)

with你选择的答案：

A

[正确]正确答案：A解答参考：[第一单元]Adueto是固定搭配，表示“由于……”（注意：若有主观题目，请按照题目，离线完成，完成后纸质上交学习中心，记录成绩。在线只需提交客观题答案。)二、主观题(共1道小题)41.

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic“DifficultiesinStudyingEnglish”.Youshouldwritenolessthan80words.参考答案：主观题答案暂不公布，请先自行离线完成。三、阅读理解、完形填空题(共5道小题)42.

Howdoyouacquireconfidence

SpeakEnglishwithfriendsfirstbecausewiththemyoucanspeakfreelywithoutfeelingshy.

Thentryyourabilitywithyourteachersandwithforeignersifyouhaveanopportunitytomeetthem.Don’tbeafraidofmistakes.Nobodyisabovemistakes;anddon’tbeafraidtoaskquestionsaboutthingsyoudon’tknow.Thisisthewaytoacquireknowledge.

NotuntilyoubegintothinkinEnglishratherthanChinesecanyoubesaidtoknowthelanguage.Thisisnotasuperhumanachievement—onlyaquestionofpractice.ThinkinginEnglishwillhelpyoutotrulyunderstandhowthelanguageisspoken.

Readnovelstobuildvocabulary,thusgainingconfidence.Startwithsmallvolumesof30to40pages.Writedownanynewwordyoudiscoverandlookitupinyourdictionary.Learnhowtousethenewwordbymakingsentenceswithit.Bringthewordtoyourteachertohaveitexplainedmorefully.

Don’tbeangrywhenyoulearnanewwordtodayandforgetittomorrow.Toforgetisanaturalprocess;torememberisunnaturalandrequireseffort.Of10newwordslearntinaday,onlytwoorthreewillremaininthememory.Theothersyouwillforgetandhavetorelearn.

Whenlearningthemforthesecondtime,theywillcomemoreeasily,andthistimeyouprobablywillremembernearlyallofthem.Asmallminority,however,mayeludeyouagain,andhavetobelearntforathirdtime.Constantrepetitionisnecessary.

[共5题](1)YoucangainconfidencebyspeakingEnglishwiththefollowingpeoplebut______

(A)

foreigners

(B)

teachers

(C)

familymembers

(D)

friends你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C(2)WhencanyoubesaidtoknowEnglish?

(A)

WhenyouhaveconfidencewithEnglish.

(B)

Whenyouhavebuiltvocabulary.

(C)

WhenyoucanthinkinEnglish.

(D)

Whenyouarenotafraidtoaskquestions.你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C(3)Wecanbuildvocabularyinthefollowingwaysexcept______.

(A)

readingnovels

(B)

oftenspeakingwithforeigners

(C)

constantrepetitionofnewwords

(D)

lookingupthenewwordsinadictionary,makingsentenceswiththem,etc.你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B(4)Whataresuggestedtodoifyoualwaysforgetthenewwords?

(A)

Torelearnconstantly.

(B)

Topracticemore.

(C)

Toreadnovels.

(D)

Tobeangry.你选择的答案：

A

[正确]正确答案：A(5)What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

(A)

ThinkinginEnglish

(B)

LearningNewWords

(C)

WaystoGainConfidencewithEnglish

(D)

CommunicatinginEnglish你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C参考答案：

[第一单元];第5小题：C主旨题。选项A“用英语思考”只与第五段有关，选项B“学习新词”只与第六、七、八段有关，而选项D“用英语交流”则偏离了主题。文章第二段中“ThemedicineforitishavingconfidencewiththelittleEnglishyoucanspeak,andgettingridofyourshyness”就把主题带了出来。因此选C，在学习英语的过程中如何获得自信。43.

TheotherdayIaskedagroupofmystudentshowtheyliketolearnEnglish.ThefirstpersontospeakupwasMax.Thiswasnosurprise—unlikemanyHongKongstudents,Maxhasneverbeenreluctanttospeak.

“Iliketolearnbyspeaking,”saidMax.“IspeciallylovetospeaktonativeEnglishspeakerswhenIcanfindthem.ItrytotalktomyfriendsinEnglish,too.Um,whatelse

IliketowatchTVandmoviesinEnglish,andIliketolearnnewwordsbyhearingthem.”

“Howaboutyou?”IaskedVeronica.“Doyouliketolearnintheseways?”

“Oh,no,”shesaid,“Icouldneverlearnlikethat.Ineedtohaveatextbook,andIliketheteachertoexplaineverythingtome.Ihaveanotebook,andIwriteeverythingdown.Iliketostudygrammar,andIliketolearnbyreading.Maxsayshelikestolearnnewwordsbyhearingthem.Iliketolearnnewwordsbyseeing.”

Veronica’sclassmateJackiewasmoresimilartoMax.Shesaidshelikedtolearnbywatchingmoviesandvideos.Shealsolikedplayinggames,listeningtocassettes,talking

inpairsandpracticingEnglishoutsidetheclassroom.ThelastpersontogivehisopinionwasJoseph.

LikeVeronica,helikedtostudygrammar,althoughhedidn’tfeelthesameneedtohaveateacher.Helikedtolearnindependentlytofindhisownmistakes,andtoreadbooksandnewspapers.

Thesefourpeoplecorrespondtofourlearner“types”thataformercolleagueofmine,KenWilling,foundinastudyhedidsomeyearsago.Maxcanbeclassifiedasa“communicative”learner,Veronicaas“authority-oriented”,Jackieasa“concrete”learner,andJosephasan“analytical”one.

[共5题](1)MaxlikestolearnEnglishby______.

(A)

alwaysspeakinginEnglish

(B)

learningnewwordsbyhearingthem

(C)

watchingTVandmoviesinEnglish

(D)

Alloftheabove.你选择的答案：

D

[正确]正确答案：D(2)WholikestolearnEnglishbywatchingmoviesandvideos?

(A)

VeronicaandJoseph

(B)

JackieandMax

(C)

JackieandVeronica

(D)

JosephandMax你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B(3)What’sthesimilaritybetweenVeronicaandJosephinlearningpreferences?

(A)

Neitherlikestostudygrammar.

(B)

Neitherlikesateachertoexplainwhattheyarelearning.

(C)

Bothliketostudyindependently.

(D)

Noneoftheabove.你选择的答案：

D

[正确]正确答案：D(4)IfNancylikestolearnEnglishbylisteningtotapes,watchingmovies,talkingtoothersandplayinggames,whattypedoesshebelongto?

(A)

Communicative.

(B)

Authority-oriented.

(C)

Concrete.

(D)

Analytical.你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C(5)What’sthemainideaofthispassage?

(A)

Howtofindthewayyoureallyliketolearn.

(B)

FourdifferenttypesofEnglishlearner.

(C)

Howwilltheteachersdowiththefourtypesoflearner

(D)

Ienjoyteachingmystudents.你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B参考答案：

[第一单元];第5小题：B主旨题。文中作者先列举了四种学习者类型及各自的学习偏好，最后指出了解学习者类型对于教师和学生自己的意义。因此选B最合适。44.

Satellitesareanimportantpartofourordinarylives.Forexample,theinformationforweatherforecastsissentbysatellite.SomesatelliteshavecameraswhichtakephotographsoftheEarthtoshowhowcloudsaremoving.Satellitesarealsousedtoconnectourinternationalphonecalls.

ComputerconnectionsoftheWorldWideWebandInternetalsousesatellites.ManyofourTVprogramscometousthroughsatellites.Airplanepilotsalsosometimesuseasatellitetohelpthemfindtheirexactlocation.

Weusesatellitestosendtelevisionpicturesfromonepartoftheworldtoanother.Theyareusually35,880kilometersabovetheequator.Sometimeswecanseeasatelliteintheskyanditseemstostayinthesameplace.Thisisbecauseitismovingaroundtheworldat11,000kilometersanhour—exactlythesamespeedthattheearthrotates.AsatellitemustorbittheEarthwithitsantennae(天线)facingtheEarth.Sometimes,itmovesawayfromitsorbit,sotherearelittlerocketsonitwhichareusedtoputthesatellitebackintherightposition.Thisusuallyhappensabouteveryfiveorsixdays.

Spaceisnotempty!Everyweek,moreandmoresatellitesaresentintospacetoorbittheEarth.Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10-12years.SatelliteswhicharebrokenaresometimesrepairedbyastronautsorsometimesbroughtbacktoEarthtoberepaired.Often,veryoldorbrokensatellitesareleftinspacetoorbittheEarthforaverylongtime.Thisisveryseriousbecausesomesatellitesusenuclearpower(核动力)andtheycancrashintoeachother.

[共5题](1)WhichofthefollowingisNOTdonebysatellitesaccordingtothepassage?

(A)

Sendinginformationforweatherforecasts.

(B)

TakingphotographsoftheEarth.

(C)

SendingTVpictures.

(D)

Providingfoodforairplanepilots.你选择的答案：

D

[正确]正确答案：D(2)What’sthespeedtheEarthrotatesat?

(A)

35,880kilometersperhour.

(B)

335,880kilometersperhour.

(C)

11,000kilometersperhour.

(D)

111,000kilometersperhour.你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inparagraph3referto?

(A)

Asatellite.

(B)

Alittlerocket.

(C)

Asatelliteseemstostayinthesameplaceinthesky.

(D)

Thesatelliteputstherocketsintherightposition.你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C(4)Howwouldtheveryoldandbrokensatellitesbedealtwith?

(A)

Theywillberepairedbyastronauts.

(B)

TheywillbeleftinspacetoorbittheEarthforaverylongtime.

(C)

TheywillbebroughtbacktoEarthtoberepaired.

(D)

Theywillbemadetocrashintoeachother.你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B(5)What’sthepropertitleforthispassage?

(A)

TheABCaboutSatellites

(B)

SatellitesUsingNuclearPower

(C)

TheSpeedofSatellites

(D)

HowtoDealWithSatellitesWhenTheyareOldandBroken

你选择的答案：

A

[正确]正确答案：A参考答案：

[第一单元];第5小题：A主旨题。文章谈及了卫星的基本功用，维修及处理等基础知识，因此选A。选项B只涉及了文章的最后一句话；选项C则只与第三段的部分句子有关系；选项D也只与第四段有关，所以这三个选项均不能概括全篇文章的主题。45.

Experiencedriderswhoarenottoolargeandfancytakingpartinsomeofthefestiveseason’smostfamousracemeetingscouldbeinforanunexpectedsurprise.

Thisyear’snationalhuntracingseasoncouldbeovershadowedbecausethesport’sshortestathletesarefacingashortageofadifferentkind.Thenumberofnationalhuntjockeys(职业赛马骑师)hasfallenfrom123in1995to70—butthenumberofmeetingshasincreased.NowofficialsareissuingapleatoanykeenriderstoapplytotheJockeyClub,racing’sgoverningbody(理事会),foralicensetotakepartinsomeofthecountry’sleadingmeetings.

Whilemeetingsareunlikelytobeabandoned,someracesmightonlyinvolvethreehorses.Racingofficialsfearthatjockeysmightnotbeabletogettoallofthemeetingsintime,particularlyonBoxingDay,whentherewillbenine,andonNewYear’sDay,whentherewillbesix.

Nationalhuntracingisopentoprofessionalandamateur(业余的)jockeys.Thosewhothinktheyhavetherelevantcredentials(证明书)needtohaveextensiveridingexperience,weighunder10stone(63kg)andstandataround5ft8in(173cm).OncetheJockeyClubhasapprovedthelicensetheridersarefreetotakepartinanynationalhuntraceandpit(使竞争)theirwitsagainstthelikesofTonyMcCoy.RacingofficialsbelievethattheshortagehasconeaboutbecauseBritonsaregettingbiggerandtherearefewerpeoplewhomeetthesport’sheightandweightrequirements.

AspokesmanfortheJockeyClubsaid:“Therearefewerjockeyswhoaregettingagreaternumberofridesbutatleastthatmeanstheyareabletoearnagoodliving.”Headded:“Wearekeepinganeyeonthesituation.Anysportthrivesonnewbloodandyoungtalentcomingthrough.”Itisnotacaseofhorseracingbeinglessfashionablebutbeingajockeyisaverydemandinglifestyle,particularlyintermsoftruingtokeepyourweightdown.Peoplearenowheavierandbiggerandmaybesomejustfindittoohardtobeajockey.

[共5题](1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overshadow”inparagraph3mean?

(A)

Tomaketheracingfieldcool.

(B)

Tofaceashortageofhorseracingathletes.

(C)

Tomakethenationalhuntracinglessenjoyablebymakingpeoplefeelworried.

(D)

Tobetallerthantheathletes.你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C(2)Accordingtothepassage,whomaygetalicensefromtheJockeyClub?

(A)

Tony—168cm—61kg

(B)

Joe—178cm—63kg

(C)

Lee—169cm—64kg

(D)

Michael—172cm—62kg你选择的答案：

D

[正确]正确答案：D(3)What'sTonyMcCoy?

(A)

Akinkofhorsewhichishardtocontrol.

(B)

Averyfamousjockeyinhistory.

(C)

ThemanageroftheJockeyClubwhoisnotkindtotherider.

(D)

AJockeyClub.你选择的答案：

B

[正确]正确答案：B(4)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

(A)

Horseracingisnownotasfashionableasbefore.

(B)

Thenumberofnationalhuntjockeyshasfallenaswellasthemeetings.

(C)

Thejockeysmaynotbeabletogettoallofthemeetingsintimebecausetheremaybemanymeetingsatthesametime.

(D)

Itisnecessarytohavealicenseandpayalittlemoneytotakepartinallofthecountry'sleadingmeetings.你选择的答案：

C

[正确]正确答案：C(5)Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

(A)

Thisyear’snationalhuntracingseasoncouldbeovershadowed.

(B)

Peoplearegettingheavierandbigger.

(C