大学英语进阶：Famous Universties

一、填空题

Directions:Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.

Changetheformwherenecessary.注意：请在答题处填入单词！需

要时变换词形!

sustaintransformdistinct

rewardingprejudice

pursuechallengeexploit

minimumrestrict

1、Theyhopedtotheclaimthatheneverslept.

正确答案：challenge

2、Thefiveyearsthathespentontheshiphimfrom

aboytoaman.

正确答案：transformed

3、Therunnerwasableto_______thesamepaceforhours.

正确答案：sustain

4、Youmusteveryopportunitytolearnnewthings.

正确答案：exploit

5、AtouroftheGreatWal1isanimmenselyexperience.

正确答案：rewarding

6、rvespentalifetimefightingagainstracismand

正确答案：prejudice

7、Hewasbythedoctortofivecigarettesaday.

正确答案：restricted

8、Thisbookisdividedintotwoparts.

正确答案：distinct

9、Whydosomepeoplehigherpayingbutdemanding

careers?

正确答案：pursue

10、Employersfrequentlypayworkersbelowthewage,

andsomeemployersdonotpaytheirworkersatall.

正确答案：minimum

二、选词填空

Directions:Inthispartthereisapassagewithtenblanks.

Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalist

ofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuse

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.注意：请在答题处

填入相应的字母编号！字母一定要大写！

Myfirstsuggestionistogettoknowthefaculty,whohave

chosentopursuetheacademiclifebecauseoftheirpassionfor

learningandtheirdesiretosharetheirknowledgewithothers.

Wehavean1________faculty-gettoknowthemanddiscover

whytheyarepassionateabouttheirscholarly2________.

Overthenextfewyears,youwillgettoknowstudentswhose

backgrounds,culturesorbeliefsaredifferentfromyours.You

mayfindthatyourvalues—andyourprejudices—are3_______

Ihopethatyouwilldiscoveranewunderstandingandforthe

pluralisticsocietyinwhichweliveandfindconstructiveways

to4_______totheworld.Theopportunitytolearnfromyour

fellowstudentsisanimportantpartofaStanford

education.Youhavechosentoattendauniversitythatisnot

onlyagreateducationalinstitutionbutisalsoagreat

researchinstitution.Iencourageyoutotake5_______ofthat.

Takecoursesandattendseminarsthat6thefrontiers

offieldswherenewknowledgeandunderstandingarebeing

created.Forme,7inresearchasanundergraduateled

mefrommymajorinelectricalengineeringtomygraduatemajor

incomputerscience,anditignitedapassionforbeingonthe

8edgeofdiscovery.Thispassionsustainedmethrough

myPhDandcontinuesto9meaftermorethan30years

asaStanfordfacultymember.Beingattheforefrontof

discoveryandtakingpartinthecreationofnewknowledgeis

an10_______rewardingandlife-alteringexperience.

A.pursuits

B.contribute

C.eligible

D.explore

E.immensely

F.advantage

G.appreciation

H.extraordinary

I.attribute

J.leading

K.excite

L.challengedM.critical

N.participating

0.desired

1.

正确答案：H

2、

正确答案：A

3、

正确答案：L

4、

正确答案：B

5、

正确答案：F

6、________

正确答案：D

7、________

正确答案：N

8、________

正确答案：J

9、________

正确答案：K

10、_______

正确答案：E

三、阅读理解

Directions:Inthispartthereisapassagefollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoice.Americansarepoundoftheirvarietyand

individuality,yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethan

auniform,whetheritistheuniformofanelevatoroperator

ortheuniformofafive-stargeneral.Whyareuniformsso

popularintheUnitedStates?

Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatin

theeyesofmostpeopletheylookmoreprofessionalthan

civilian(百姓的)clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedto

expectsuperiorqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.The

televisionrepairmanwhowearsuniformtendstoinspiremore

trustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithinthe

skillofagaragemechanicisincreasedbyauniform.What

easierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,abarber,ora

waitertoloseprofessionalidentity（身份）thantostepout

ofuniform?

Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalbenefits.Theysaveonother

clothes.Theysaveonlaundrybills.Theyaretax-deductible

（可减税的）.Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmoredurable

thancivilianclothes.Primaryamongtheargumentsagainst

uniformsistheirlackofvarietyandtheconsequentlossof

individualityexperiencedbypeoplewhomustwearthem.Though

therearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofanyparticular

typeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,until

retirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,theytendtothink,speak,

andactsimilarly,onthejobatleast.Uniformsalsogiverise

tosomepracticalproblems.Thoughtheyarelong-lasting,often

theirinitialexpenseisgreaterthanthecostofcivilian

clothes.Someuniformsarealsoexpensivetomaintain,

requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthehome

launderingpossiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.

1.ItissurprisingthatAmericanswhoworshipvarietyand

individuality.A.stilljudgeamanbyhisclothes

B.holdtheuniforminsuchhighregard

C.enjoyhavingaprofessionalidentity

D.willrespectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralin

uniform

正确答案：B

2>Peopleareaccustomedtothinkthatamaninuniform

.A.suggestsqualitywork

B.discardshissocialidentity

C.appearstobemorepractical

D.lookssuperiortoapersonincivilianclothes

正确答案：A