《大学英语(高起本)3》练习题

《大学英语（高起本）3》练习题

第一部分

PartI.ReadingComprehension

Directions:Therearesomepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby

severalquestions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,

Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PARTONE

Passage1

MostofthebigtownsinEasternEuropehaveseenalargeincreasein

populationoverthelast30years.Thishascausedextremehousingshortages,andthe

vastmajorityofpeoplelivingintownsrentflats.Bywesternstandards,theflatsare

rathersmall,withafamilyoffourlivingintwo-orthree-roomflatwithkitchenor

bathroom.ButcomparedwithWesternEurope,therentsareextremelylow.

AnEasternEuropeanspendsonaverageabout5percentofhisincomeonrent

andabout15percentontotalhousingcosts,includingfuelandfurniture.InWestern

Europe,theaverageworkerspendsatleast20percentofhisincomeonrentand

heatingcost.Ontheotherhand,theEasternEuropeanspendsahigherpercentageof

hisincomeonfood.Whereasbasicitemssuchasbreadareverycheap,otherthings

likemeatandcoffeeareextremelyexpensive.

CaringforpeopleisoneareawherethestatesofEasternEuropearefarin

advanceofotherpartsoftheworld.Mostmedicalandsocialservicesareprovided

free,andinsomecountriesworkersdonotevenhavetomakecontributionstothe

healthandinsurancefunds,sincethesecontributionsaremadebytheemployer.The

factoryinEasternEuropeprovidesmanyfacilitiesandserviceswhicharenotsupplied

inWesternEurope.Moreover,EasternEuropedoesnotsufferfromoneofthemajor

problemsofWesternEurope'seconomy-unemployment.Alltheconstitutionsof

theindividualcountriesstatethateverycitizenhasarightanddutytowork.

1.TheserioushousingshortageinbigtownsofEasternEuropehavebeencaused

mainlyby.

A.smallflats

B.extremelylowrents

B.anincreaseinpopulation

D.two-orthree-roomflatswithkitchenorbathroom

2.Accordingtothepassage,therentsinWesternEurope.

A.areratherhigh

B.areextremelylow

C.arealmostthesameasthoseinEasternEurope

D.arecomparativelylower.

3.TheaverageworkerinEasternEuropespends.

A.amuchhigherpercentageofhisincomeontotalhousingcosts

B.20percentofhisincomeonrentandtotalhousingcosts.

C.alargepartofhisincomeonfood.

D.onlyasmallpartofhisincomeonmeatandcoffee.

4.TheworkerinsomeEasternEuropeanstatesenjoybettermedicalandsocial

servicesbecause.

A.theydon'thavetopayverymuchforhealthandinsurancefunds.

B.itistheiremployerswhopayfortheirhealthandinsurancefunds.

C.theyneedtopayonlyalittleforhealthandinsurancefunds.

D.theyareprovidedwithmanyfacilitiesandservices.

5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.EasternEuropeisfreefromunemployment.

B.AlltheconstitutionsofEasternEuropestatethatallcitizenshavearight

andadutytowork.

C.UnemploymentisoneofthemajorproblemsinWesternEurope.

D.WesternEuropedoesnotsufferfromoneoftheseriousproblemsof

EasternEurope'seconomy.

Passage2

Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople's

attitudesandbehavior.Experimentshaveprovedthatinnoisysituations(even

temporaryones),peoplebehavemoreirritablyandlesscooperatively;inmore

permanentnoisysituations,manypeoplecannotworkhard,andtheysufferfrom

severeanxietyaswellasotherpsychologicalproblems.

However,psychologistsdistinguishbetween“sound”and"noise”.“Sound”is

measuredphysicallyindecibels."Noise“cannotbemeasuredinthesameway

becauseitreferstothepsychologicaleffectofsoundanditslevelof“intensity”

dependsonthesituation.Thus,forpassengersatanairportwhoexpecttohear

aeroplanestakingoffandlanding,theremaybealotofsound,butnotmuchnoise

(thatis,theyarenotbotheredbythenoise).Bycontrast,ifyouareataconcertand

twopeoplebehindyouarewhispering,youfeeltheyaretalkingnoisilyevenifthere

isnotmuchsound.Younoticethenoisebecauseitaffectsyoupsychologically.

Bothsoundandnoisecanhavenegativeeffects,butwhatismostimportantis

ifthepersonhascontroloverthesound.Peoplewalkingdownthestreetwith

earphones,listeningtomusicthattheyenjoy,arereceivingalotofdecibelsofsound,

buttheyareprobablyhappyhearingsoundswhichtheycontrol.Ontheotherhand,

peopleinthestreetwithoutearphonesmusttoleratealotofnoisewhichtheyhaveno

controlover.Itisnoisepollutionthatweneedtocontrolinordertohelppeoplelive

morehappily.

6.Accordingtotheselection,people.

A.cannotworkbetterinanoisysituation

B.willsufferfromcompletedeafnessbecauseofnoisepollution.

C.canbepsychologicallyaffectedbyworkinginverynoisyfactories.

D.maycooperatewellinanoisysurrounding.

7.“Sound"，asdefinedbypsychologists,.

A.canbemeasuredinthesamewaythat“noise"ismeasured

B.maybeextremelyharmfultohealth

C.isnotatalldifferentfrom“noise'.

D.canbemeasuredbymachines.

8.Peoplewaitingatanairport.

A.enjoyhearingaeroplanestakingoffandlanding.

B.areusuallynottroubledbythenoise.

C.caneasilytellsoundfromnoise

D.areoftenphysicallyaffectedbythenoise.

9.Peopleenjoylisteningtomusic.

A.though,infact,theyarereceivingalotofdecibelsofsound.

B.becauseitdoesnothaveanynegativeeffect.

C.becausetheydonothavetotoleratethenoisearoundthem.

D.eventhoughitissometimesunpleasanthearingstrangesounds.

10.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatweneedtocontrolnoisepollutionif

A.wewanttostaybothpsychologicallyandphysicallyhealthy.

B.wedon'twanttobephysicallydeaf.

C.wewanttocooperatewell.

D.wedon'twanttobeanxious.

Passage3

EversinceWilliamHarveydefinedananimafsheartas“thesovereignof

everythingwithinthem,thesumoftheirmicrocosm,inDeMotuCordisin1628,the

hearthasbeenoneofthemostwidelystudiedorgansofthebody——andfortunately

so,giventhatheartdiseaseistheworld'sleadingcauseofdeath.

Eachyear,around8millionpeoplediefromheartattacksandmanymillionsmore

sufferfrom,andeventuallysuccumbto,heartdiseasessuchascongestiveheartfailure

andarrhythmia（心律不齐）.Globalfiguresarerising,yetcalculationssuggestthat

thisnumbercouldbeslashedbyaround50percentifsmokingwereremovedfrom

theequation.However,decreaseswouldbeoffsettosomedegreeastheworld's

populationages,dietsbecomemorefat-ladenandlifestylesmoresedentary（久坐的）,

asallthesefactorsareharmfultoahealthyheart.

Althoughscientificstudyoftheheartbeganfourcenturiesago,thepastfew

decadeshaveseenaparadigm（范例J）shiftinresearch.Wearenowabletomonitor

theprocessofcontractionandrelaxationthatunderliesthegrossfunctionoftheheart

atclosequartersbytrackingthemovementofcalcium（钙）andotherions（离子）

withinmyocytes（肌细月包）.Andgeneticinformationisusedintrialheartgenetherapy.

Aswithalldiseases,understandingtheprocessesinvolvedatthemolecularand

geneticlevelisenablingustomakeinroadsinpreventingandtreatingheartdisease.

11.Ifthereisnoonesmoking,peoplesufferingfromheartdiseasescanbereduced

A.byaboutonefourthB.byaboutonethirds

C.byabouthalfD.tonone

12.Accordingtothepassage,isharmfultoourhearts.

A.drinkingcoffeeB.long-timesitting

C.livingamobilelifeD.noteatingregularmeals

13.Scientificstudyoftheheart.

A.beganafewdecadesago

B.beganbeforeHarvey'stime

C.isdifferentfromwhatitusedtobe

D.focusesontheageingproblemofthesociety

14.Atthemolecularlevel,researchersstudytheheart.

A.bytrackingthemovementofcalciumandotherionswithinmyocytes

B.bymonitoringtheprocessofcontractionandrelaxationoftheheart

C.bydoingtrialheartgenetherapy

D.byobservingtheheartbeatofthesubjects

15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Smokingusedtobetheonlyfactorcontributingtoheartdiseases.

B.Eatingtoomuchfatisnotgoodfbryourheart.

C.Heartisoneofthemostwidelystudiedorgansofthebody.

D.Heartdiseasehascausedmanydeaths.

PARTTWO

Passage1

AniniholdsthesingulardistinctioninIndiaofbeingtheonlydistrictcapital

withoutanall-weatherroadprovidingbasictransportation.Now,inwhatisbelieved

tobethemostremotecybercenterinallofIndia,anewstate-of-the-artcomputer

centerhasputAninionthe''informationsuperhighway.^^

Thefacilityisoneof487freecommunityinformationcentersthatthe

GovernmentofIndiahasbeeninstallingthroughoutnortheasternIndia.TheUS$75

millionproject,whichhaswidepoliticalsupport,ispartofaplanbytheMinistryof

InformationTechnologytobridgethedigitaldivideinisolatedcomersofthisvast

nation,whichisaboutathirdaslargeastheUnitedStatesandhasslightlymorethan

abillionpeople,apopulationsecondonlytoChina's.Peopleintheregionhailthe

computercenterasthefirststepinwhattheyhopewillbeapermanentroadlinking

themwiththeoutsideworld.

Untilrecently,therewasnoroadatallleadinginandoutofAnini.Thesix

Pentiumcomputersandaccessoriesprovidedforthenewcommunityinformation

centerhadtobetransportedonelephantback.Aboutayearago,thefederal

government'sBorderRoadsOrganizationopenedpartofa228-kilometer(141-mile)

roadthat,whenfinished,willextendfromAninitothenearestroadlink,atRoeing.

Muchasit'sneeded,thenewunpavedroadisonlyastart.

1.WhichdescriptionofAniniistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ItistheonlydistrictcapitalinIndia.

B.Itboaststhebestcomputercenterintheworld.

C.IthasthelargestpopulationinIndia.

D.Ithasverybadtransportationconditions.

2.Aninigotitsnewcomputercenter.

A.becauseofitsimportantgeographicsituation

B.thankstopoliticalsupport

C.becauseofitspoorconditions

D.tofacilitatethenationalelection

3.Thenewcomputercenter.

A.iswarmlywelcomedbythelocals

B.istheonlyoneinnortheasternIndia

C.helpssolvetheproblemoftransportationinAnini

D.willbefinishedsoon

4.Thecomputersandaccessories.

A.werecarriedtoAninibyelephants

B.aresecond-handedones

C.weretransportedtoAninibycamel

D.aredenotedbytheU.S.

5.The141-mileroad.

A.hasnotbeenfinished

B.makesitconvenienttotransportthecomputersandaccessories

C.willbethefirstroadinAnini

D.issponsoredbytheMinistryofInformationTechnology

Passage2

It'sverynecessaryforCanadatosetupeffectivetransportationsystembecauseof

itsenormoussizewithitssparselypopulateddistribution.Itisalsoverydifficultto

maketransportationconstructiononthesurfaceofthecountryduetoitsharshlong

winteranditsmountainousterrain.It'sreallyamazingforthiscountrytosetupa

transcontinentalrailroadsincelastcentury.Until1990,theroutelengthwasmorethan

86,880kilometers.Mostofthecountry'sfreightaretransportedbyCanadianNational

RailwayandCanadianPacificRailway.Butnowadaysfewerandfewerpeopletravel

bytrain.

Watertransportationwasveryimportantbeforerailwayconstruction.Although

passengertravelbywaterislessimportantthanbefore,waterwaysremainimportant

forcargotransporting.Waterwaysincludelakes,riversandseacoastlines.Oneofthe

mostsignificantwatertransportationsystemisSt.LawrenceseawayfromtheAtlantic

OceantothewestofLakeSuperior.

Becauseoftheincreasingnumberofautomobiles,Canada'sroadtransportation

developsveryquickly.In1991,roadlengthhasbeenmorethan849,400kilometers.

Roadsystemisbecomingmoreandmoreimportant.Truckscarrynearlyhalfofthe

totalfreighttransportedinCanada.Earlyin1962,CanadahadTrans-CanadaHighway

withthelengthofmorethan7.7kilometers,extendingfromSt.Johns,New

BrunswicktoVictoria,BritishColumbia.

Withthedevelopmentoftransportation,airplanesbecameanothernecessary

vehiclessinceaeroplanescouldbetheonlyaccesstosomeareasofthefarnorthern

region.Canadiantransportationsystemdevelopsveryquicklywiththeincreasingly

advancedscienceandtechnology.Theaimofthetransportationistousesubstitute

fuelsandtoproducemoreefficienttransportationfacilities.

6.Despiteits,Canadanowboastsatranscontinental

railroad.

A.sparselypopulatedareasB.abundantnaturalresources

C.largeacreofdesertD.harshlongwinter

7.Nowadays,theCanadianrailwayismainlyusedto.

A.transportfreightB.carrypassengers

C.carrytouristsD.transportsoldiers

8.Nearly50%ofthetotalfreighttransportedinCanadaisaccomplishedby

A.trainsB.cars

C.trucksD.ships

9.AirplanesareimportantintransportationinCanada.

A.becausetheycanflyveryhigh

B.becausetheycancarrylargerfreighttothedestinationwithinshortertime

C.becausetheyarethenewestformoftransport

D.becausetheycangotosomeareasthatcannotbereachedbyothertransports

10.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.thehistoryofCanadiantransportation

B.thedifferentformsoftransportinCanada

C.theconditionoftransportationinCanada

D.theadvancementofCanadiantransportation

Passage3

Studentsgraduatingfromcollegestodayarenotfullypreparedtodealwiththe

“realworld”.Itismybeliefthatcollegestudentsneedtobetaughtmoreskillsand

informationtoenablethemtomeetthechallengesthatfaceeveryoneindailylife.The

areasinwhichstudentsneedtrainingareplayingthecreditgame,planningtheir

personalfinancialstrategy,andconsumerawareness.

Learninghowtoobtainandusecreditisprobablythemostvaluableknowledgea

youngpersoncanhave.Creditisadangeroustoolthatcanbeoftremendoushelpifit

ishandedwithcaution.Havingcreditcanenablepeopletoobtainmaterialnecessities

beforetheyhavethemoneytopurchasethemoutright.Butunfortunately,many,many

youngpeoplegetcarriedawaywiththeirhandyplasticcreditcardsandawakeone

daytofindtheyareinseriousfinancialdebt.Learninghowtousecreditproperlycan

beaverydifficultandpainfullessonindeed.

Ofequalimportanceislearninghowtoplanapersonalbudget.Peoplehaveto

knowhowtocontrolmoney;otherwise,itcancontrolthem.Studentsshouldleave

collegeknowinghowtoallocatetheirmoneyforlivingexpenses,insurance,savings,

andsoforthinordertoavoidthe"Oh,no!I'mflatbrokeandIdon'tgetpaidagainfor

twoweeks!”anxietysyndrome.

Alongwithlearningaboutcreditandpersonalfinancialplanning,graduating

collegestudentsshouldbetrainedasconsumers.Theconsumermarkettodayis

floodedwithavarietyofproductsandservicesofvaryingqualityandprices.Ayoung

personenteringthe“realworld“issuddenlyfacedwithdifficultdecisionsabout

whichproducttobuyorwhoseservicestoengage.Heisusuallyunawareofsuch

thingsasreturnpolicies,guarantees,orrepairprocedures.Informationofthissortis

vitalknowledgetoeverydayliving.

Foranewlygraduatedcollegestudent,the“realworld^^canbeascaryplacetobe

whenheorsheisfacedwithsuchissuesashandlingcredit,planningabudget,or

knowingwhattolookforwhenmakingapurchaseandwhomtopurchaseitfrom.

Enteringthis“realworld^^couldbemadelesspainfulifpersonwereeducatedin

dealingwiththeseareasofdailylife.Whatbetterplacetoaccomplishthisthanin

college?

11.Accordingtothewriter,graduatingstudents.

A.willfindithardtogetajobwithonlyknowledgegainedfromcollege

B.haveinsufficientskillsandknowledgeanddonotdeserveacollegediploma

C.willnotbeabletoearnenoughmoneytosupportthemselves.

D.donothavethenecessaryknowledgeandskillstodealwiththerealitiesoflife.

12.Thewriterpointsoutthatmanyyoungpeople.

A.fallintodebtduetoill-adviseduseofcreditcards

B.havetodependoncredittopurchasesomematerialnecessities

C.donotknowthepowerofcreditandeasilyrunintoseriousfinancialdebt

D.startbuyingtoomuchoncreditbeforetheygetapaidjob

13.Studentssufferfromananxietysyndromebecause.

A.theydonothavetheirparents9financialsupport

B.theyareworriedthattheydon'tgetpaidontime

C.theyrunoutofmoneyandcan'tcovertheirlivingexpenses

D.theycan'taffordtobuyinsuranceforthemselves

14.To“trainstudentsasconsumers^^meanstoenablethemto.

A.handletheircreditwithcaution

B.plantheirspendingcarefullysothattheydon'tgobroke

C.makewisepurchasingdecisionsandbeinformedaboutconsumer

services

D.copewithseriousfinancialproblems

15.Byasking“Whatbetterplacetoaccomplishthisthanincollege?^^thewriter

meansthat.

A.thebestplacetotrainstudentstodealwithpersonalfinancialissuesisin

college

B.studentsshouldbetrainedtoentertherealworldaftertheygraduatefrom

college

C.studentscanbestbetrainedinbusinessandeconomicsincollege

D.studentsshouldbetaughttocopewiththedifficultproblemstheywillbe

facingaftergraduation

PARTTHREE

Passage1

Therearemanywaysofputtingoutafire.

Youmayhaveseenpeopleputoutburningcigarettesbysteppingonthem.

Steppingonaburningcigaretteshutsofftheairandputsoutthefire.

Manyfiresareputoutwithwater.Watercoolsthematerialthatisburning.It

helpssmotherafire,too.Someofthewaterischangedintosteamwhenitstrikesthe

hotfire.Thestemshutsoffairfromthefireandhelpsputitout.

Somefirescannotbeputoutwithwater.Theyhavetobesmotheredwithsandor

withchemicalsofsomekind,suchasthoseusedinsomefireextinguishers.Supposea

tankfullofgasolineisonfire.Gasolineislighterthanwater.Ifyoupouredwaterinto

thetankofgasoline,thewaterwouldsinktothebottomofthetank.Thegasoline

wouldfloatontopofthewaterandwouldprobablykeeponburning.Ifyoukeepon

puttingwateronthefire,thegasolinewouldflowovertheedgeofthetank.Thenthe

firewouldspread.

1.Whatarethemajorwaysofputtingoutfiresasmentionedinthepassage?

A.Withwaterandwithsandandchemicals.

B.Withwaterandwithsandandsteam.

C.Withwaterandwithsteam

D.Withwaterandmaterialsandchemicals.

2.Watercanputoutafirebecause.

A.wateriscoldandcool.

B.wateristheonlywaytoputoutafire.

C.watercoolsthematerialonfireandthesteamshutsoffair.

D.watercanbechangedintosteam.

3.Gasolinefirescannotbeputoutwith.

A.sandBwaterC.chemicalsD.extinguishers

4.Ifyouputwaterintothetankofgasoline,.

A.gasolinewouldsinktothebottomofthetank.

B.gasolinewouldbemixedwithwater

C.waterwouldfloatonthetopofgasoline.

D.waterwouldnotbemixedwithgasoline.

5.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe.

A.Water,SandandChemicalsB.HowtoPutOutaFirewithWater

C.HowtoPutOutaFire.D.Don'tUseWatertoPutGasolineFires.

Passage2

Itisnotnecessarytowriteinordertosendmessages.Intheolddays,peoplewho

couldnotwriteusedtosendmessagestooneanotherinmanydifferentways.

TheIndiansusedsmoketosendsignals.Theymadeafireandputwetgrassonit.

Thentheycoveredthefirewithawetblanket.Afterafewmoments,theytookthe

blanketawayagain.Thismadeacloudofsmoke.Theycouldsendsimplemessagesin

thisway.Onecloudofsmokemeant,“Danger”.Twocloudsmeant,“Everythingisall

right.^^Threecloudsmeant,"Help”.

InthethickforestofAfrica,itusedtobedifficulttotravelfromvillagetovillage.

Butdrumscouldbeheardfrommanymilesaway.Peopleinthispartoftheworld

discoveredthattheycouldusetheirdrumsforsendingmessages.Theydidnotusea

specialcodeliketheMorseCode.Theymadetheirdrums“speak”likepeople.They

didthisbyplayingtunesthatsoundedlikesimplesentencesintheirlanguages.

TheIncasofSouthAmericaneverdevelopedawayofwritingtheirlanguage,but

theyusedtosendmessagesbytryingknotsinrope.Menusedtorunwithsuch

knottedropesfromtowntotownalongtheIncaroads.Manyoftheseropemessages

havebeenfound,butnobodycanunderstandwhattheymean.

6.Intheolddays,people.

a.couldn'twriteb.wroteinordertosendmessages

c.useddifferentwaystosendmessagesd.couldn'tsendmessages

7.WhichofthefollowingtookplacefirstwhenIndiansusedsmoketosend

messages?

a.Theyputawetblanketonthefire.b.Theycoveredthefirewithwetgrass.

c.Theyremovedtheblanketd.Theyusedsmoketosendmessages

8.usedtosendmessagesbyplayingtunesondrums.

a.Africansb.Indiansc.Incasd.Peopleintheolddays

9.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

a.PeopleinforestsofAfricauseddifferentwaystosendmessages.

b.TheIndiansuseddrumstosendmessages.

c.TheIncasofSouthAmericaonlydevelopedawayofsendingmessages

withdrums.

d.NobodynowcanunderstandwhattheIncasmeantbytryingknotsinrope.

10.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe—.

a.DifferentPeoplesb.Differentways

c.Smoke,DrumsandRopesd.SendingMessages.

Passage3

Areyouawarethatyouactuallypossesssixsenses?Thesixthisamuscular

senseresponsiblefordirectingyourmusclesintelligentlytotheexactextentnecessary

foreachactionyouperform.Forexample,whenyoureachforanobject,thesensory

nerveslinkingthemusclestothebrainstopyourhandatehcorrectspot.Thisautomatic

perceptionofthepositionofyourmusclesonrelationtotheobjectisyourmuscular

senseinaction.

Musclesarestringybundlesoffibersvaryingfromonefive-thousandthofaninch

toaboutthreeinches.Theyhavethreeuniquecharacteristics:theycanbecomeshorter

andthicker;theycanstretch;andtheycanretracttotheiroriginalpositions.Undera

high-poweredmicroscope,muscletissueisseenaslong,slendercellswithagrainy

texturelikewood.

Morethanhalfaperson'sbodyiscomposedofmusclefibers,mostofwhichare

involuntary-inotherwords,workwithoutconsciousdirection.Thevoluntarymuscles,

thosethatwemoveconsciouslytoperformparticularactions,numbermorethanfive

hundred.Womenhaveonly60to70percentasmuchmuscleasmenfortheirbodymass.

Thatiswhyanaveragewomancan'tliftasmuch,throwasfar,orhitashardasan

averageman.

11.Accordingtotheselection,themuscularsenseisresponsiblefor.

A.theefficiencyofourmuscles

B.thenormalbreathingfunction

B.directingourmusclesintelligently

D.theworkofonlyourinvoluntarymuscles.

12.Intelligentuseofthemusclesmeansthat.

A.onealwaysknowswhathismusclesaredoing.

B.oneperformssimpleactionswithoutworking

C.one'smusclesareusedonlytotheextentnecessaryforeachactionthey

perform.

D.oneimprovesmuscularactionconsciously

13.Musclesareuniquefibersinthattheycan

A.contractB.stretchC.retractD.alloftheabove

14.Accordingtotheselection,morethanhalfofaperson'sbodyiscomposedof

A.voluntarymusclesB.involuntarymuscles

C.musclefibersD.sensorynerves

15.Anaveragewomanisweakerthananaveragemanbecauseshehas.

A.morevoluntarymusclesthananaverageman

B.only60to70percentasmuchmuscleasamanforherbodymass

C.60to70percentlessmuscleforherbodymass

D.lessmusclefiberforherbodyweight

PARTFOUR

Passage1

ItwasyearssinceIhadvisitedmyhometownandIwasdeterminedtoenjoymy

stay.Iwenttoseemyoldfriend,TomClark,who,amongotherthings,wasamember

oftheLocalCouncil.AtthetimeTomwasbusymakingarrangementsfora

distinguishedwritertogiveatalkonmodemliteratureatthetownlibrary.Asthe

subjectinterestedmeagreatdeal,IgladlyacceptedTom'sinvitationtogowithhim.

Tomwasgoingtointroducetheguestspeakerandthateveningwewenttothe

librarytomeethim.Sincehehadnotyetarrived,IleftTomandwenttotheReading

Roomwherealargeaudiencehadalreadygathered.IwasdisappointedtofindthatI

didnotknowasinglepersonthere.Justbeforethetalkwasduetobegin,IsawTom

wavingtomefromthedoorway.Iwenttohimimmediately,ashelookedvery

worried.Heexplainedthathehadjustreceivedatelephonemessagefromthewriter9s

secretary.Ourguesthadmissedthetrainandwouldbeunabletocome!Whilewe

werethinkingabouttheproblem,TomsuddenlyaskedmeifIwouldmindactingasa

speaker.IhardlyhadtimetothinkaboutthematterwhenIfoundIwasbeingledinto

theReadingRomtoaddressthewaitingaudience!

1.Theauthor'soldfriend,TomClark,was

A.amemberofaclubnamedLocalCouncil

B.asecretaryofthelocalgovernment

C.adistinguishedwriter

D.alocal