2025年成人高等教育学士学位英语考试复习

成人高等教育学士学位英语

考试复习资料

一、考试题型

本考试包括5个部分：阅读理解、词汇和语法、完形填空、英译汉和写作。客观题目所有按

次序统一编号。考试时间为120分钟。

第一部分阅读理解(Readingcomprehension),共4篇短文，共20题，占总分的40%。

第二部分词汇和语法(VocabularyandStructure)，共40题，占总分的20%。

第三部分完形填空(Cloze)，共20题，占总分的10%。

第四部分英译汉(TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese)口一2个段落，占总分的15%。

第五部分写作(Writing),占总分的15%。

阅读理解专题练习

Passage1

Thesecretofbeingbornluckyisasummerbirthday,withMaybabiesmostI汰elyto

enjoyalifetime,sgoodfortune,accordingtoastudyofmorethan40,000people.The

timeofyearatwhichyouarebornhasanenduringinfluenceonlevelsofoptimismand

self-reportedluck,accordingtoaresearchbyBritishandSwedishscientists.Maywasthe

luckiestmonthinwhichtobeborn,with50percentofthosebornthenconsidering

themselveslucky,whileOctoberwastheleastluckymonth,withjust43percentclaiming

goodfortune.

Thefindingsaddtogrowingevidencethatthephenomenonofluckisnotalldownto

chance,butisaffectedbyaperson*sgeneraldisposition.Otherresearchhasshownthat

whetherpeoplethinkthemselvesfortunatedependslessonobjectivesuccessthanon

havinga"glasshalf-fulT/or“half-empty“approachtolife."Whatweareseeing

suggeststhatsomethingisinfluencinghowpeopleperceivetheirluckiness.My

hypothesisisthatpeoplecreatetheirownluckbytraitssuchasoptimism,thatluckisa

psychologicalphenomenonratherthanamatterofblindchance/saidProfessorRichard

Wiseman,wholedtheresearch.

Thepatternoftheresult,withthoseborninspringandinsummerreporting

themselvesluckierthanthoseborninautumnorwinter,couldhavetwopotential

explanations,ProfessorWisemansaid.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whetherpeoplethinkthemselvesluckyornotdepends

onthefollowingfactorsEXCEPT.

A.one'sobjectivesuccess

B.one'sgeneraldisposition

C.one'sattitudetolife

D.one'splaceofbirth

2.Accordingtothepassage,thosewhowereborninregardthemselvesas

themostfortunate.

A.MarchB.AprilC.MayD.October

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage

A.Optimisticpeopletendtobeluckier.

B.Devotedpeopletendtobeluckier.

C.Objectivesuccessismoreimportantthanone'sgeneraldispositioninfeeling

lucky.

D.Peopledrinkingmorewatertendtobeluckier.

4.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbebestreplacetheword“trait”(Line7,Para.2)

A.Quality.B.Expectation.C.Belief.D.Idea

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage

A.LuckisSomethingBorn

B.LuckisNotAllDowntoChance

C.LuckisaMatterofBlindChance

D.LuckandAge

Passage2

Manhasalwayswantedtofly.Someofthegreatestmeninhistoryhadthought

abouttheproblem.Oneofthem,forexample,wasthegreatItalianartist,LeonardoDa

Vinci.Inthe16thcenturyhemadedesignsformachinesthatwouldfly,buttheywere

neverbuilt.

Throughouthistory,otherlessfamousmenhadwantedtofly.Anexamplewasaman

inEngland800yearsago.Hemadeapairofwingsfromchickenfeathers.Thenhefixed

themtohisbodyandjumpedintoairfromatallbuilding.Hedidnotflyveryfar.Instead,

hefelltothegroundandbrokeeveryboneofhisbodyandrestedinpeace.

ThefirstrealsteptookplaceinFrance,in1783.Twobrothers,theMontgolfiers,made

averylarge°hotairballoon”.Theyknewthathotairrises.Whynotfillaballoonwithit

Theballoonwasmadeofclothandpaper.InSeptemberofthatyear,theKingandQueen

ofFrancecametoseetheballoon.Theywatcheditcarrytheveryfirstairpassengersinto

thesky.Thepassengerswereasheepandachicken.Wedonotknowhowtheyfeltabout

thetrip.Butwedoknowthatthetriplastedeightminutesandthattheanimalslanded

safely.Twomonthslater,twomendidthesamething.TheyroseaboveParisinaballoon

ofthesamekind.Theirtriplastedtwenty-fiveminutesandtheytraveledabout.

1.LeonardoDaVinci.

A.saidthatmanwouldflyintheskyoneday

B.builtakindofmachinewhichneverflew

C.madedesignsforflyingmachines

D.drewmanybeautifulpicturesofbirds

2.EighthundredyearsagoanEnglishman.

A.madeakindofflyingmachine

B.triedtoflywithwingsmadeofchickenfeathers

C.wantedtobuildakindofballoon

D.triedtoflyonalargebird

3.Infact,theEnglishmanwhotriedtofly.

A.gotbadlywoundedB.succeededinflying

C.losthislifeD.flewonly8minutes

4.Theveryfirstairpassengersintheballoonwere.

A.twoanimalsB.theMontgolfiers

C.twoFrenchmenD.theKingandQueen

5.WhendidtwoFrenchmenriseaboveParis

A.InDecember1783.B.InSeptember1783.

C.Inthe17thcentury.D.InNovember1783.

Passage3

Dietingtoloseweighthasbecomeverypopularinrecentyears.Peoplehavebecome

morehealthconsciousandtrytotakebettercareoftheirbodiesbyeatingmore

nutritiously（有营养的）andexercisingmoreregularlytoloseanyunnecessaryfatthat

theymayhave.

Notonlyarepeoplebeingmorecarefulaboutwhattheyeat,theyarealsoconcerned

withhowtheyeatandhowtheirmealsareprepared.Peoolearetakingmoretimefor

eachmeal.Manyavoidthesocalled“plastic“fast-foodhamburgersandchoosetoeat

asaladorasandwichofmorehealthfulingredients（成分）inaquietrestaurantwithamore

leisurelyatmosphere.Athome,theyalsotrytotakeenoughtimetoeatarelaxingdinner

withoutphoneorTVinterruptions.

Whiledietingmaybeviewedasbeneficial,ithasalsobecomeaseriousproblemfor

Americans,particularlyforyoungwomen.Dietingforthemhasactuallybecomea

psychologicaladdiction（依赖）.Theyeatsolittlethattheycanloseasmuchasfiftypercent

oftheirtotalbodyweight,andalthoughtheylooklikeskeletons,theystillinsistthatthey

arefat.

Thecurrentwavesofexercising,dietingandtheproblemsproducedhavecaused

manyorganizationstobegineducatingthepublic.Manyschools,hospitals,health

organizations,newspapersandmagazines,forexample,areofferingclasses,printing

bookletarticles,etc.toinformthepublicofthewaytoexerciseanddiet,ofthedangersof

dietingtoorapidly,andoftheplacespeoplecangoformedicalhelpiftheyfind

themselvesontheroadto“dietaddiction".

1.Thesedayspeoplearedietingmorebecause.

A.theyhavebecomefatterandfatter

B.theyhaverealizedthedangerofeating

C.theyhavebecomemorehealthconscious

D.theyhavetakenbettercareofthemselves

2.Whatchangeshavepeoplemadeintheatmosphereofmealtime

A.Theyaretakingmoretimeforeachmeal.

B.Theyareeatinginquietrestaurantswithmoreleisurelyatmosphere.

C.AthometheyareeatingwithoutphoneorTVinterruptions.

D.Alloftheabove.

3.“Theylooklikeskeletons"inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans

A.theyareverypretty

B.theyareveryugly

C.theyaretoothin

D.theyarestarving

4.Themainideaofthelastparagraphisabout,

A.howtheorganizationstrytohelppeoplewithdietingaddiction

B.whatkindofmediacanbeusedtoeducatethepublic

C.wherepeoplewithdietingaddictioncangotoaskforhelp

D.whatcausestheorganizationstobegineducatingthepublic

5.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthattheatmosphereofeatinghas

somethingtodowith.

A.dietingB.mannersC.healthD.exercising

Passage4

DoyouknowwhoBenjaminBannekerwasandwhathedidBenjaminBannekerwasa

self-educatedscientistatatimewhenmostAfricanAmericanswereslaves.Bornafree

blackmanintheBritishColonyofMarylandin1731,hereceivedsomeformaleducation,

buthemostlyborrowedbooksandtaughthimselfscienceandmathematics.At22,he

borrowedapocketwatch,andwithoutanytraining,figuredouthowtocarveaworking

woodenclockthatchimedeachhour.Becauseofthisclock,hebecamewellknownand

peoplewouldvisithimjusttoseehiscreation.

Bannekerranhisfamilyfarmfrommanyyears,butwhenhewasinhislate50s,a

neighbor1ssonlenthimatelescope.Hebecameinterestedinastronomy,thestudyof

theplanetsandstars,andagaintaughthimselfanewscience.Hemadecalculationsof

tides,sunrisesandsunsets,andevenpredictedaneclipse.Forseveralyearshepublished

analmanacofthesecalculations.Today,heisbestknownforpublishingsixalmanacs,

called“BenjaminBanneker'sAlmanac"between1792and1797.

Inthe1790s;BannekeralsohelpedsurveyandlayoutthelandforWashington,D.C.,

whichbecamethenation'scapital.ForalookatBanneker*samazinglife,visitthe

BenjaminBannekerHistoricalPark&MuseuminEllicottCity,Maryland.

1.WhatwasthestatusofmostAfrican-AmericansatBanneker7stime

A.MostAfrican-Americanscouldhaveformaleducation.

B.MostAfrican-Americanscouldbeself-educated.

C.MostAfrican-Americanshadfreedom.

D.MostAfrican-Americanswereslaves.

2.WhatsubjectsdidBenjaminteachhimself

A.Scienceandmathematics.

B.Science,mathematicsandastronomy.

C.Astronomyonly.

D.SixAlmanac.

3.Hebecamefamousattheageof22becauseof.

A.awatchB.atelescopeC.abookD.aclock

4.Theword“almanac”(Line5,Para.2)probablymeans,

A.abookB.anobjectC.asurveyD.adiary

5.WhichofMr.Banneker1sworksisbestknown

A.Eclipseprediction.

B.Helpingsurveyingthecapital.

C.BenjaminBanneker'sAlmanac.

D.Awoodenclock.

Passage5

Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.Everyonewasinbed

exceptme.Underthestronglight,Ilookedsadlybeforemeatahugepileofthat

troublesomestufftheycall“books".

Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday."WhencanIgotobed"Iasked

myself.Ididn'tanswer.Infact,Idarenot.

Theclockstrucktwelve."Oh,dear!”Icried."TenmorebookstoreadbeforeIcan

gotobed!”Wepupilsarethemostwretchedcreaturesintheworld.Daddoesnotagree

withmeonthis.Hedidnothavetoworksohardwhenhev/asaboy.

Theclockstrokeone.Iwasquitedesperatenow.IforgotallIhadlearned.Iwastoo

tiredtogoon.IdidtheonlythingIcould.Iprayed,“Oh,God,pleasehelpmepassthe

examtomorrow.Idopromisetoworkhardafterwards,Amen.°

MyeyesweresoheavythatIcouldhardlyopenthem.Afewminuteslater;withmy

headonthedesk,Ifellasleep.

1.Whentheauthorwasgoingoverhislessons,alltheothersinthehousewere

A.quietlylaughingathimB.outside

C.workinginbedD.asleep

2.Theunderlinedword“wretched"inPara.3probablymeans.

A.veryhappyB.veryunhappy

C.disappointedD.hopeful.

3.Reviewinghislessonsdidn'thelphimbecause.

A.hehadn,tstudiedhardbeforetheexamination

B.hewasverytired

C.hiseyeslidweresoheavythathecouldnrtkeepthemopen

D.itwastoolateatnight

4.Whatdoyousupposehappedtotheauthor

A.Hewenttochurchtoprayagain.

B.Hefailedintheexam.

C.Hepassedtheexambysheerluck.

D.Hewaspunishedbyhisteacher.

5.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe.

A.ASlowStudent

B.WorkingFarintotheNight

C.TheNightbeforetheExamination

D.GoingoverMyLessons

Passage6

Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleuse

moneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundredsofotherstheyneedorwant.

Whentheywork,theyusuallygetpaidinmoney.

Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalprpaper.Butpeopleusedtouseallkinds

ofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.Shellswerenottheonly

thingsusedasmoney.InChina,clothandkniveswereused.InthePhilippineIslands,rice

wasusedasmoney.InpartsofAfrica,cattlewereoneoftheearliestmoney.Otheranimals

wereusedasmoneytoo.

ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquareholein

thecenter.Peoplestrungthemtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace.Different

countrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney.Thefirstcoinsin

Englandweremadeoftin.SwedenandRussiausedcoppertomaketheirmoney.Later,

othercountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.

Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.

AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.Theybegantousepapermoney.

Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanpaper

moneyusedtoday.

Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbecitedasanexampleoftheuseofmoneyinexchange

forservices

A.Tosellabicyclefor$20.

B.Togetsomemoneyforoldbooksatagaragesale.

C.Tobuythingsyouneedorwant.

D.Togetpaidforyourwork.

2.Wherewereshellsusedasmoneyinhistory

A.InthePhilippines.B.InChina.

C.InAfrica.D.Wedon'tknow.

3.WhydidancientChinesecoinshaveasquareholeinthecenter

A.Becauseitwouldbeeasiertoputthemtogetherandcarrythemaround.

B.Becauseitwouldbelighterforpeopletocarryfromplacetoplace.

C.Becausepeoplewantedtomakeitlooknicer.

D.Becausepeoplewantedtosavetheexpensivemetaltheyweremadefrom.

4.Whydoestheauthorsaythatevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadto

buysomethingexpensive

A.Becausetheyaredifficultforpeopletoobtain.

B.Becausetheythemselvesareexpensive,too.

C.Becausetheyarenoteasytocarryaround.

D.Becausetheyareeasytosteal.

5.Whichdoyouchooseasthebesttitleforthispassage

A.MoneyandItsUse

B.DifferentThingsUsedasMoney

C.DifferentCountries,DifferentMoney

D.TheHistoryofMoney

Passage7

InDenmark,parentsareallowedtosetupanewschooliftheyaredissatisfiedwith

theschoolintheareawheretheyareliving.Althoughtheseschoolshavetofollowthe

nationalcourse,theyareallowedalotofchoicesindecidingwhattoteach.

Someofthesenewschoolsarecalled“smallschools“becauseusuallythenumber

ofpupilsinthemisonlysixty,butaschoolhastohaveatleasttwenty-sevenpupils.

CooleenbridgeSchoolinIreland,isasmallschoolsimilartotheonesinDenmark,itwas

setupbyparentswhocamefromHolland,Germany,Czechoslovakia,Englandandother

partsofIreland.Theycamebecausetheywantedtoliveinthecountrysideandtogrow

theirownfood.InJune1986,theydecidedtostartaschool.Theymanagedtogetanold,

disusedprimaryschoolbuildingandstartedwithtwenty-fourchildrenagedfromfourto

twelve.

Theteacherssay,“Theimportantthinginschoolisdoing,notsitting."Andsothe

coursesincludeyoga,cooking,knitting,kite-making,music,fishing,dramaand

environmentalriverstudies,aswellasreading,writing,mathsandscience.

1.WhataretherulesforsettingupanewschoolinDenmark

A.Parentsareallowedtosetuptheirownschool.

B.Theschoolhastofollowthenationalcourses.

C.Theschoolhastohaveatleast27students.

D.Alloftheabove.

2.ThewritertellsabouttheCooleenbridgeSchoolintheIrelandbecause.

A.itwassetupbyparentswhoarenotpeopleofDenmark

B.itwastakenasanexampleofthiskindof“smallschool”

C.thereareonlytwenty-fourchildren

D.thepupilstherewereagedfrom4to12

3.Whatmakesthiskindofschoolspecial

A.Itissetupbyparentsnotbygovernment.

B.Itisfreetodecidewhattoteach.

C.Thenumberofpupilsinitisonlysixty.

D.Ithastohaveatleast27pupils.

4.“Theimportantthinginschoolisdoing,notsitting/Whattheteacherssay

actuallymeans.

A.whatweshoulddoisteachingintheclassroom,notsittingintheoffice

B.childrenshoulddomorehomeworkathome,notjustsitinclasstolistentothe

teachers

C.childrenshouldlearnbythemselvesnotrelyonteachers

D.childrenshouldlearnthroughpracticenotjustfrombooks

5.Thecoursesinclude.

A.yoga,cooking,knitting,kite-making,music,fishing,dramaandenvironmentalriver

studies,exceptwriting,mathsandscience

B.eitheryoga,cooking,knitting,kite-making,music,fishing,dramaand

environmentalriverstudies,orreading,writing,mathsandscience

C.notonlyreading,writing,mathsandscience,butalsoyoga,cooking,knitting,

kite-making,music,fishing,dramaandenvironmentalriverstudies

D.mainlyyoga,cooking,knitting,kite-making,music,fishing,dramaand

environmentalriverstudies,andsupplemental（补充的）writing,mathsandscience

Passage8

IntheUnitedStates,30percentoftheadultpopulationhasaweightproblem.To

manypeople,thecauseisobvious:theyeattoomuch.Butscientificevidencedoeslittle

tosupporttheidea.

GoingbacktotheAmericaofthe1910s,wefindthatpeoplewerethinnerthantoday,

yettheyatemorefood.Inthosedayspeopleworkedharderphysically,walkedmore,

usedmachinesmuchlessanddidn'twatchtelevision.

Severalmodernstudies,moreover,haveshownthatfatterpeopledonoteatmoreon

averagethanthinnerpeople.Infact,someinvestigations,suchasthe1979studyof3,545

Londonofficeworkers,reportthat,onbalance,fatpeopleeatlessthanslimmerpeople.

Studiesshowthatslimpeoplearemoreactivethanfatpeople.Astudybyaresearch

groupatStanfordUniversitySchoolofMedicinefoundthefollowinginterestingfacts:

Themorethemenrun,themorebodyfattheylost.Themoretheyran,thegreater

amountoffoodtheyate.Thus,thosewhorunthemostatethemost,yetlostthegreatest

amountofbodyfat.

1.ThephysicalproblemthatmanyadultAmericanshaveisthat.

A.theyaretooslim

B.theyworktoohard

C.theyaretoofat

D.theylosetoomuchbodyfat

2.Accordingtothearticle,given500adultAmericans,willhaveaweight

problem.

A.30B.50C.100D.150

3.Isthereanyscientificevidencetosupportthateatingtoomuchisthecauseofa

weightproblem

A.Yeszthereisplentyofevidence.

B.Ofcourse,thereissomeevidencetoshowthisistrue.

C.Thereishardlyanyscientificevidencetosupportthat.

D.Wedon*tknowbecausetheinformationisnotgiven.

4.IncomparisonwiththeadultAmericanpopulationtoday,theAmericansofthe

1910s.

A.atemorefoodandhadmorephysicalactivities.

B.atelessfoodbuthadmoreactivities

C.atelessfoodandhadlessphysicalexercise

D.hadmoreweightproblems

5.Modernscientificresearchershavereportedtousthat.

A.fatpeopleeatlessfoodandarelessactive

B.fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeopleandaremoreactive

C.fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeoplebutarelessactive

D.thinpeoplerunless,buthavegreaterincreaseinfoodintake

Passage9

Massmedia,thetoolsofcommunication,canbedividedintotwogroups:print

mediaandelectronicmedia.Byprintmedia,wemeanbooks,newspapersandmagazines.

Electronicmediaincludetelevision,computer;radioandmovie.Massmediaallowusto

recordandpassinformationrapidlytoalarge,scatteredaudience.Theyextendourability

totalktoeachotherbyhelpingusovercomebarrierscausebytimeandspace.

Massmediamakedailylifeeasierforusinvariousways.Firstly,theyhelpuskeepa

watchonourworld.Theygatherandpassoninformationwewouldbeunlikelyorunable

toobtainonourown.

Secondly,massmediahelpusarrangeourtimeandlife.Whatwetalkaboutandwhat

wethinkaboutaregreatlyinfluencedbythemedia.Whenpeoplegettogether,theytend

totalkaboutcertainhappeningsinnewspapersoronTV.Becauseweareexposedto

differentpointsofviewthroughdifferentkindsofmediaeveryday,weareableto

evaluateallsidesofacertainissue.

Thirdly,themediaareusedtopersuadepeople.Newspapers,magazinesandTVare

filledwithallkindsofcolorful,persuasiveadvertisements.Thoughmanyadvertisements

maynotsayopenlythattheywantyoutobuyacertainproduct,theydescribetheir

productsinsuchawaythatyoumaywanttobuythem.

Fourthly,themediaalsoentertain.Allmediamakeeffortstoentertaintheiraudience.

Forinstance,eventhoughthenewspaperisaprimemediumofinformation,italso

containsentertainmentfeatures.Television,motionpicture,someradiostationsand

magazinesaredevotedmainlytoentertainment.Itisestimatedthatinthefuture,the

entertainmentfunctionofmassmediawillbecomeevenmoreimportantthanitisnow.

1.Whatmakesitpossibleforpeoplelivingindifferentplacestocommunicatewith

eachother

A.Printedmedia.B.Massmedia.

C.Electronicmedia.D.Computers.

2.WhichofthefollowingfunctionsofmassmediaisNOTmentioned

A.Tomakepeoplewellinformedabouttheworld.

B.Toamuseandentertainpeople.

C.Tohelppeoplearrangetheirtimeandlife.

D.Togivepeopleasenseofhonor.

3.CertainmattersinnewspapersoronTVtendtobetalkedaboutwhenpeopleget

togetherbecause.

A.peoplearecuriousaboutthem

B.peopleareinfluencedbythosemassmedia

C.itisfashionableforpeopetodoso

D.itiseasyforpeopletocommunicateinthisway

4.Howdoesadvertisementmakepeoplepurchasecertaingoodsaccordingtothe

passage

A.Bygivinganattractiveaccountofthegoods.

B.Byaskingpeopletobuythem.

C.Byforcingpeopletobuythem.

D.Bygivingpeoplesomethingextra.

5.Whichofthefollowingmediaismainlydevotedtoinformationaccordingtothe

passage

A.TV.B.Magazine.

C.Motionpictures.D.Newspapers.

Passage10

Manhasalwayswantedtofly.Someofthegreatestmeninhistoryhadthought

abouttheproblem.Oneofthem,forexample,wasthegreatItalianartist,LeonardoDa

Vinci.Inthe16thcenturyhemadedesignsformachinesthatwouldfly,buttheywere

neverbuilt.

Throughouthistory,otherlessfamousmenhadwantedtofly.Anexamplewasaman

inEngland800yearsago.Hemadeapairofwingsfromchickenfeathers.Thenhefixed

themtohisbodyandjumpedintoairfromatallbuilding.Hedidnotflyveryfar.Instead,

hefelltothegroundandbrokeeveryboneofhisbodyandrestedinpeace.

ThefirstrealsteptookplaceinFrance,in1783.Twobrothers,theMontgolfiers,made

averylarge“hotairballoon”.Theyknewthathotairrises.Whynotfillaballoonwithit

Theballoonwasmadeofclothandpaper.InSeptemberofthatyear,theKingandQueen

ofFrancecametoseetheballoon.Theywatcheditcarrytheveryfirstairpassengersinto

thesky.Thepassengerswereasheepandachicken.Wedonotknowhowtheyfeltabout

thetrip.Butwedoknowthatthetriplastedeightminutesandthattheanimalslanded

safely.Twomonthslater;twomendidthesamething.TheyroseaboveParisinaballoon

ofthesamekind.Theirtriplastedtwenty-fiveminutesandtheytraveledabout.

1.LeonardoDaVinci.

A.saidthatmanwouldflyintheskyoneday

B.builtakindofmachinewhichneverflew

C.madedesignsforflyingmachines

D.drewmanybeautifulpicturesofbirds

2.EighthundredyearsagoanEnglishman,

A.madeakindofflyingmachine

B.triedtoflywithwingsmadeofchickenfeathers

C.wantedtobuildakindofballoon

D.triedtoflyonalargebird

3.Infact,theEnglishmanwhotriedtofly

A.gotbadlywoundedB.succeededinflying

C.losthislifeD.flewonly8minutes

4.Theveryfirstairpassengersintheballoonwere,

A.twoanimalsB.theMontgolfiers

C.twoFrenchmenD.theKingandQueen

5.WhendidtwoFrenchmenriseaboveParis

A.InDecember1783.B.InSeptember1783.

C.Inthe17thcentury.D.InNovember1783.

Passage11

Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.

Weencourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforethey

graduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled"OneOnOne"helpselementarystudents

who'vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecause

itofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinMathandEnglish.

You'dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosehelpa

childwithMath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourof

eachsubjecttwodaysaweek.

ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors——he'IIbeavailabletohelpyou

withlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesday

andThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthe

tutoringnextweek.

rmsureyouwillenjoythiscommunityserviceandyou*IIgainvaluableexperience

atthesametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou'vehad

experiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou*dliketosign

up,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge'sofficethisweek.

1.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage

A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.

B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.

C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.

D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.

2.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthepassagedescribes

A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.

B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.

C.Tooffertutorialstoelementarysc