东北大学大学英语统考试题答案

东北大学大学英语（统考）在线练习题14(客观题)1ABDBC2CCABC3CDCBC4DACBA一、阅读理解（共

4

道试题，共

40

分。）V1.

PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishman’shomeishiscastle.Theymeanthatthehomeisveryimportantandpersonal.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhousesratherthanflats,andmanypeopleowntheirhomes.Thismeansthattheycanmakethempersonal,andchangetheminanywaytheylike.Mosthouseshaveagarden,evenifitisasmallone,andthegardenisusuallyloved.Thehouseandthegardenaretheprivatespaceofaperson.Inacrowdedcityapersonknowsthatheorshehasaprivatespacewhichisonlyforhimselforherselfandforinvitedfriends.

Peopleusuallyliketomarktheirspace.Ifyouareonthebeachyoumayhavespreadyourtowelsaroundyou;intherainyoumayhaveputyourcoatorsmallbagontheseatbesideyou;inalibraryyoumayspreadyourbooksaroundyou.

OnceIwastravelingonatraintoLondon.Iwasonasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasatablebetweenus.Themanoppositetomehadhisbriefcaseonthetable.Therewasnospaceonmysideofthetableatall.Iwasunhappy.Ithoughthethoughtthatheownedthewholetable.IhadbeenreadingabookaboutnonverbalcommunicationsoItookvariouspapersoutofmybagandputthemonhiscase!WhenIdidthishesuddenlybecameangryandhiseyesnearlypoppedoutofhishead.Ihadtakenuphisspace!AfewminuteslaterItookmypapersoffinordertoreadthem.Heimmediatelymovedhiscasetohissideofthetable.1).

WhatdoesthefirstsentenceinParagraph1mean?A.

ThehomemattersgreatlytoEnglishmen.B.Thecastleismoreimportantthanthehome.C.Thehomeismoreimportantthanthecastle.D.Englishmenusuallyliveinhomesinsteadofcastles.

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WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonformostBritishtoliveinhomes?A.Theycanmakechangesinhousesinwhichtheylive.B.Theylovehousesmorethangardens.C.Theycanownprivatespacelikethehouseandthegarden.D.Theycankeeptheprivatespacetothemselvesandfriends.

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分3).

AccordingtoParagraph2,ifyouspreadyourbooksaroundyouinalibrary,itmeans_______.A.

youwanttospreadyourtowelsaroundyoufurtherB.youwanttoputyourcoatonthetableC.youcanfindnospaceforyourbooksontheseatD.youwanttotellothersthespacebelongstoyou

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分4).

Howdidthemanoppositetothewritershowheownedthewholetable?A.Hesatinasectionforfourpeople.

B.HeplacedhisbriefcaseonthetableC.HewastravelingonatraintoLondon.D.Hewasreadingabook.

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分5).

Thewritertriedtogetbackhisspaceby______.A.movingthecaseoffthetableB.

takingallhispapersoutC.

takingupthespaceofthemanoppositeD.showingthebooksconcernedtotheman

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分2.

AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyandurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry(林业),andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas(largecitieswiththeirsuburbs)ofmorethanamillionpeopleeach----alargerproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics(统计)ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.ButmostandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.1).

IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureandforestry?A.About25million.B.Morethan25million.C.Lessthan25million.D.Lessthan225million.

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Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareas?A.UnitedStates.B.Germany.

C.France.D.England.

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What’sthemeaningoftheword“metropolitan”inthemiddleofthepassage?A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs.B.Ofsmallandlargetowns.C.Ofurbanareas.D.Ofruralareas.

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Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStates?A.Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded.B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother.C.

Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent.D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.

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分5).

Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb?A.Becausetheyarethesame.B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly.C.Becausetheprocessisgradual.D.

BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.

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分3.

AlbertEinsteinhadagreateffectonscienceandhistory,greaterthanwhatonlyafewothermenhaveachieved.AnAmericanuniversitypresidentoncecommentedthatEinsteinhadcreatedanewoutlook,anewviewoftheuniverse.Itmaybesometimebeforetheaveragemindunderstandsfullytheidentityoftimeandspaceandsoon---butevenordinarymenunderstandnowthattheuniverseissomethinglargerthaneverbefore.

By1994theyoungEinsteinhadgainedworldfame.HeacceptedtheoffertobecomeaprofessoratthePrussianAcademyofScienceinBerlin.Hehadfewduties,littleteachingandunlimitedopportunitiesforstudy,butsoonhispeaceandquietwerebrokenbytheFirstWorldWar.Einsteinhatedviolence.Themiseryofwaraffectedhimdeeply,andhesatunhappilyinhisofficedoinglittle.Helostinterestinhisresearch.Onlywhenpeacecamein1918washeabletogetbacktowork.

IntheyearsfollowingWorldWarIhonorswereincreasinglyheapedonhim.HebecametheheadoftheKaiserWhihemInstituteofTheoreticalPhysics.In1921hewontheNobelPrize,andhewashonoredinGermanyuntiltheriseofNazismwhenhewasdrivenfromGermanybecausehewasaJew.1).

ThemainideaofParagraph1is______.A.thetimewhenpeopleknowEinsteinB.thefeelingofanAmericancollegepresidentC.thechangeinhumanthoughtproducedbyEinsteinD.thedifficultyfacingteachersinunderstandingEinstein’sthought

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AccordingtotheAmericanuniversitypresident,______.A.everyoneunderstandsEinstein’stheorytodayB.EinsteinachievedmorethananyotherscientistsinhistoryC.thetheoryofrelativitycanbequicklylearnedbyeveryoneD.ourideasabouttheuniversearedifferenttodaybecauseofEinstein

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分3).

AccordingtoParagraph2,AlbertEinstein_______.A.wasafamouschemistB.headedaresearchinstituteC.wasfamousintheworldD.enjoyedreadingaboutwar

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Accordingtothepassage,Einsteindidhisgreatestwork_______.A.duringWorldWarIB.whenhewasyoungC.whenNazismroseD.between1906and1915

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分5).

Itmaybeconcludedthat______.A.

AlbertEinsteinwasforcedtoserveintheGermanarmyB.AlbertEinsteinhadnootherinterestsbesidesscienceC.GermansusuallyhaveahighrespectforscienceD.hisreputationwasruinedbecauseofhisworkduringWorldWarI

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分4.

Ifyouhavebeenjoiningchatroomconversations,ortradinge-mailwithnetpals,youhavebecomeoneofthemillionswhowriteinaspecial,shortformofEnglish.

Throughouttheworld,everynightchildrenandtheireldersaretalkingonline---manyofthemaretalkingatthesametime.

It’sfast:tryingtalkingtosixpeopleonce.It’sconvenient:threeorfourwordsperexchange.Ittakescleverness,concentrationandquickfingers.

Anditrequiresverysimplelanguage.Thereisneithertimenorspaceforexplanations.WhywasteprecioustimetellingsixfriendsyouhavetoleaveforamomenttotakecareofyourlittlebrotherwhenBRB(=berightback)willdo?

Wanttoenteraconversation?JusttypePMFJI(=pardonmeforjumpingin).

Interestedinwhomyou’retalkingto?TypeA/S/L,thecommonrequesttoknowyourpal’sage,sexandlocation.Youmayget15/M/NYasareplyfromyourpal.

Ifsomethingmakesyoulaugh,sayyou’reOFT(=onthefloor),orLOL(=laughingoutloud),orjoiningthetwointoROTEL(=rollingonthefloorlaughing).

Andwhenit’stimetogetbacktoworkorgotobed,youtypeGTG(=gottogo)orTTYL(=talktoyoulater).

Peoplewanttowriteasfastaspossible,andtheywanttogettheirideasacrossasquicklyastheycan.Capitallettersareleftinthedust,exceptwhenexpressingfeelings,asittakesmoretimetoholddownthe“shift”keyandusecapitals.1).

Whenpeopleareonline,theytalkby______.A.usingbodylanguage

B.

drawingsimplepicturesC.makingphonecalls

.

D.usingespeciallyshortformofEnglish

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分2).

TheInternetmakesmanypeopleintheworld______.A.talkatthesametime

B.discovertheirfriendsC.

pickoutgoodthingstobuy

D.findoutsocialproblems

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分3).

Thesentence“Thereisneithertimenorspaceforexplanations”means______.A.peopleshouldusewordsproperly

B.peopleshouldknowthetimewhiletalkingC.peopleonlinehavetoexpressthemselvesinasimpleway

.

D.peopleshouldtalkinafunnyway

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分4).

Ifyouget15/M/HKasananswertoyourA/S/L,itmeans______.A.thepersonwhoistalkingtoyouis15fromHongKong

B.youaretalkingtoaboywhois15yearsoldandlivesinHongKongC.youaretalkingto15boysfromHongKong

atthesametime

D.theboyfromHongKonghasbeenonlinefor15minutes

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分5).

Accordingtothepassage,timeonlinecanbesavedby______.A.usingfewercapitalletters

B.drawingpicturesC.usingthemouseinsteadofthekeyboardD.usingboththemouseandthekeyboard

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分

Itisbelievedthatmusicwillhelpus______.A.relaxedB.worriedC.relaxD.worry

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分2.

Peoplewere______theideaofawell-balancedlife.A.

interestedfor

B.interestingin

C.

interestedinD.interestingfor

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分3.

Wecanpaintanarrowhereto_______therightpath.A.seeB.walk

C.indicate

D.describe

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分4.

Besureto______thelightsbeforeyougotobed.A.

turnonB.putoffC.turndownD.putout

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分5.

WearegoingtoFloridaassoonas________takingourfinalexams.A.wefinishB.we’llfinish

C.wefinished

D.we’dfinish

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分6.

----Wouldyoumindchangingseatswithme?

----________________.A.Yes,youcan

B.Ofcourse,IliketoC.No,Idon’tmind

D.Certainly,pleasedo

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分7.

Johnalwaysenjoysjogging(慢跑)inthemorning,_________sometimesitrains.A.eventhoughB.while

C.since

D.so

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分8.

—Thisbookisreallyexcellent.Ienjoyitverymuch.

—_____________A.Ihavejustfinishedanovel.B.Whatisitabout?C.Ifounditinasmallbookstore.D.

Whendidyoustartreading?

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分9.

—Couldyouhelpmewithmyhomework,please?

—__________________.A.No,nowayB.No,Icouldn’tC.No,Ican’tD.Sorry,Ican’t.Ihavetogotoameetingrightnow

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分10.

Weneedahuge_____ofmoneytobuildanewhighschoolforthechildreninthisarea.A.number

B.amountC.pieceD.kind

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It______outthatfindingajobisaseasyasmakingaCV.A.turnsB.makes

C.pointsD.works

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分12.

HespendstwohourseverydaysurfingtheInternettolearnaboutthe______developmentsinthefield.A.late

B.laterC.latter

D.latest

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分13.

Thenursetoldthepatientto______medicinethreetimesaweek.A.makeB.doC.countD.take

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分14.

—DoyoumindifItakeacoupleofhour