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1、大学英语练习题测试题2试卷PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)1.A)Theyaretwins.B)Theyareclassmates.C)Theyarefriends.D)Theyarecolleagues.2.A)ThemanisplanningatriptoAustin.B)ThemanhasnotbeentoAustinbefore.C)ThemandoesntlikeAustin.D)ThemanhasbeentoAustinbefore.3.A)Thesizeoftheroom.B)Longworkinghours.C)Thehotweath

2、er.D)Thefanintheroom.4.A)Themanhaschangedhisdestination.B)Themanisreturninghisticket.C)ThemanisflyingtoNewYorktomorrowmorning.D)ThemancantmanagetogotoNewYorkasplanned.5.A)Itisdifficulttoidentify.B)Ithasbeenmisplaced.C)Itismissing.D)Ithasbeenborrowedbysomeone.6.A)Lookingforatimetable.B)Buyingsomefurn

3、iture.C)Reservingatable.D)Windowshopping.7.A)Coldandwindy.B)Snowwillbereplacedbystrongwinds.C)Itwillgetbetter.D)Rainyandcold.8.A)Itisnolongeravailable.B)Ithasbeenreprintedfourtimes.C)Thestoredoesnthaveitnow,butwillhaveitsoon.D)Theinformationinthebookisoutofdate.9.A)Henrydoesntlikethecolor.B)Someonee

4、lsepaintedthehouse.C)Therewasnoladderinthehouse.D)Henrypaintedthehousehimself.10.A)Inacottonfield.B)Atarailwaystation.C)Onafarm.D)Onatrain.Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)Theyinvitedhimtoaparty.B)Theyaskedhimtomakeaspeech.C)Theygaveaspecialdinnerforhim.D)Theyinvitedhiswifeto

5、attendthedinner.12.A)Hewasembarrassed.B)Hefeltgreatlyencouraged.C)Hefeltsad.D)Hewasdeeplytouched.13.A)SamswifedidnotthinkthatthecompanywasfairtoSam.B)Samswifewassatisfiedwiththegoldwatch.C)Samdidnotlikethegoldwatch.D)Thecompanyhadsomefinancialproblems.Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejusthe

6、ard.14.A)Thenumberofstudentstheytakeinislimited.B)Theyreceivelittleornosupportfrompublictaxes.C)Theyareonlyopentochildrenfromrichfamilies.D)Theyhavetopaymoretaxes.15.A)Privateschoolsadmitmorestudents.B)Privateschoolschargelessthanreligiousschools.C)Privateschoolsrunavarietyofprograms.D)Privateschool

7、sallowstudentstoenjoymorefreedom.16.A)Thechurches.B)Theprogramdesigners.C)Thelocalauthorities.D)Thestategovernment.Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17.A)Shewasfoundstealinginabookstore.B)Shecaughtsomeoneintheactofstealing.C)Sheadmittedhavingstolensomething.D)Shesaidshewaswronglyac

8、cusedofstealing.18.A)Abook.B)$3,000.C)Ahandbag.D)AChristmascard.19.A)Shewasquestionedbythepolice.B)Shewasshutinasmallroomfor20minutes.C)Shewasinsultedbytheshopperaroundher.D)Shewasbody-searchedbythestoremanager.20.A)Theyrefusedtoapologizeforhavingfollowedherthroughthetown.B)Theyregrettedhavingwrongl

9、yaccusedherofstealing.C)Theystillsuspectedthatshewasathief.D)Theagreedtopayher$3,000damages.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)PsychologistGeorgeSpilichandcolleaguesatWashingtonCollegeinChestertown,Maryland,decidedtofindoutwhether,asmanysmokerssay,smokinghelpsthemto“thinkandconcentrate.Spilichputy

10、oungnon-smokers,activesmokersandsmokersdeprived(被剥夺)ofcigarettesthroughaseriesoftests.Inthefirsttest,eachsubject(试验对象)satbeforeacomputerscreenandpressedakeyassoonasheorsherecognizedatargetletteramongagroupingof96.Inthissimpletest,smokers,deprivedsmokersandnon-smokersperformedequallywell.Thenexttestw

11、asmorecomplex,requiringalltoscansequencesof20identicallettersandrespondtheinstantoneoftheletterstransformedintoadifferentone.Non-smokerswerefaster,butunderthestimulationofnicotine(尼古丁),activesmokerswerefasterthandeprivedsmokers.Inthethirdtestofshort-termmemory,non-smokersmadethefewesterrors,butdepri

12、vedsmokerscommittedfewererrorsthanactivesmokers.Thefourthtestrequiredpeopletoreadapassage,thenanswerquestionsaboutit.Non-smokersremembered19percentmoreofthemostimportantinformationthanactivesmokers,anddeprivedsmokersbestedthosewhohadsmokedacigarettejustbeforetesting.Activesmokerstendednotonlytohavep

13、oorermemoriesbutalsohadtroubleseparatingimportantinformationfrominsignificantdetails.“Asourtestsbecamemorecomplex,sumsupSpilich,“non-smokersperformedbetterthansmokersbywiderandwidermarginsHepredicts,“smokersmightperformadequatelyatmanyjobs-untiltheygotcomplicated.Asmokingairlinepilotcouldflyadequate

14、lyifnoproblemsarose,butifsomethingwentwrong,smokingmightdamagehismentalcapacity.21.ThepurposeofGeorgeSpilichsexperimentsis_.A)totestwhethersmokinghasapositiveeffectonthementalcapacityofsmokersB)toshowhowsmokingdamagespeoplesmentalcapacityC)toprovethatsmokingaffectspeoplesregularperformanceD)tofindou

15、twhethersmokinghelpspeoplesshort-termmemory22.GeorgeSpilichsexperimentwasconductedinsuchawayasto_.A)compelthesubjectstoseparatemajorinformationfromminordetailsB)putthesubjectsthroughincreasinglycomplextestsC)checktheeffectivenessofnicotineonsmokersD)registerthepromptresponsesofthesubjects23.Theword“

16、bested(Line3,Para.5)mostprobablymeans_.A)beatB)enviedC)caughtupwithD)madethebestof24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A)Activesmokersingeneralperformedbetterthandeprivedsmokers.B)Activesmokersrespondedmorequicklythantheothersubjects.C)Non-smokerswerenotbetterthanothersubjectsinperformingsimpletas

17、ks.D)Deprivedsmokersgavetheslowestresponsestothevarioustasks.25.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat_.A)smokersshouldnotexpecttobecomeairlinepilotsB)smokinginemergencycasescausesmentalillnessC)noairlinepilotssmokeduringflightsD)smokersmayproveunequaltohandingemergencycasesQuestions26to30arebasedonthef

18、ollowingpassage.Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork,justasweexpectthematleasttounderstandthattheinternal-combustionengine(内燃机)hassomethingtodowithburningfuel,expandinggasesandpistons(活塞)beingdriven.Forpeopleshouldhavesomebasicideaofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheyd

19、o.Further,studentsmightbehelpedbyacoursethatconsidersthecomputersimpactonsociety.Butthatisnotwhatismeantbycomputerliteracy.Forcomputerliteracyisnotaformofliteracy(读写能力);itisatradeskillthatshouldnotbetaughtasaliberalart.Learninghowtouseacomputerandlearninghowtoprogramonearetwodistinctactivities.Acase

20、mightbemadethatthecompetentcitizensoftomorrowshouldfreethemselvesfromtheirfearofcomputers.Butthisisquitedifferentfromsayingthatalloughttoknowhowtoprogramone.Leavethattopeoplewhohavechosenprogrammingasacareer.Whileprogrammingcanbelotsoffun,andwhileoursocietyneedssomepeoplewhoareexpertsatit,thesameist

21、rueofautorepaidandviolin-making.Learninghowtouseacomputerisnotthatdifficult,anditgetseasierallthetimeasprogramsbecomemore“user-friendly.Letusassumethatinthefutureeveryoneisgoingtohavetoknowhowtouseacomputertobeacompetentcitizen.Whatdoesthephrase“learningtouseacomputermean?Itsoundslike“learningtodriv

22、eacar,thatis,itsoundsasifthereissomesetofdefiniteskillsthat,onceacquired,enableonetouseacomputer.Infact,“learningtouseacomputerismuchmorelike“learningtoplayagame,butlearningtherulesofonegamemaynothelpyouplayasecondgame,whoserulesmaynotbethesame.Thereisnosuchathingasteachingsomeonehowtouseacomputer.O

23、necanonlyteachpeopletousethisorthatprogramandgenerallythatiseasilyaccomplished.26.Tobethecompetentcitizensoftomorrow,peopleshould_.A)trytolayasolidfoundationincomputerscienceB)beawareofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydoC)learntouseacomputerbyacquiringacertainsetofskillsD)understandthatprogrammingac

24、omputerismoreessentialthanrepairingacar27.Inthesecondparagraph“violin-makingismentionedtoshowthat_.A)programmingacomputerisasinterestingasmakingaviolinB)oursocietyneedsexpertsindifferentfieldsC)violin-makingrequiresasmuchskillascomputerprogrammingD)peoplewhocanuseacomputerdontnecessarilyhavetoknowco

25、mputerprogramming28.Learningtouseacomputerisgettingeasierallthetimebecause_.A)programsarebecominglesscomplicatedB)programsaredesignedtobeconvenienttousersC)programmingisbecomingeasierandeasierD)programsarebecomingreadilyavailabletocomputerusers29.Accordingtotheauthor,thephrase“learningtouseacomputer

26、(Lines3-4,Para.3)meanslearning_.A)asetofrulesB)thefundamentalsofcomputerscienceC)specificprogramsD)generalprinciplesofprogramming30.Theauthorspurposeinwritingthispassageis_.A)tostresstheimpactofthecomputeronsocietyB)toexplaintheconceptofthecomputerliteracyC)toillustratetherequirementsforbeingcompete

27、ntcitizensoftomorrowD)toemphasizethatcomputerprogrammingisaninterestingandchallengingjobQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thewaypeopleholdtothebeliefthatafun-filled,painfreelifeequalshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness,iffunandpleasureareequaltohappinessthenpa

28、inmustbeequaltounhappiness.Butinfact,theoppositeistrue:moreoftenthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiouscommitment(承

29、当的义务),self-improvement.Askabachelor(单身汉)whyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventure,excitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdisti

30、nguishingfeatures.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenightssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idontknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.Butcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknowthejoysofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchild.Understandingandacceptingthattruehapp

31、inesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstand

32、thatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.31.Accordingtotheauthor,abachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause_.A)heisreluctanttotakeonfamilyresponsibilitiesB)hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingleC)hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriageD)hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisf

33、unadventureandexcitement32.Raisingchildren,intheauthorsopinion,is_.A)amoraldutyB)athanklessjobC)arewardingtaskD)asourceofinevitablepain33.Fromthelastparagraph,welearnthatenvysometimesstemsfrom_.A)hatredB)misunderstandingC)prejudiceD)ignorance34.Tounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust_.A)haveasmuchrun

34、aspossibleduringoneslifetimeB)makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompainC)putupwithpainunderallcircumstancesD)beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfun35.Whatistheauthortryingtotellus?A)Happinessoftengoeshandinhandwithpain.B)Onemustknowhowtoattainhappiness.C)Itisimportanttomakecommitments.D)Itispainthatlead

35、stohappiness.Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itsveryinterestingtonotewherethedebateaboutdiversity(多样化)istakingplace.Itistakingplaceprimarilyinpoliticalcircles.HereattheCollegeFund,wehavealotofcontactwithtopcorporate(公司的)leaders;noneofthemistalkingaboutgettingridofthoseinstrumentsthatpro

36、ducediversity.Infact,theysaythatiftheircompaniesaretocompeteintheglobalvillageandintheglobalmarketplace,diversityisanimperative.Theyalsosaythattheneedfortalented,skilledAmericansmeanswehavetoexpandthepoolmeanspromotingpoliciesthathelpprovideskillstomoreminorities,morewomenandmoreimmigrants.Corporate

37、leadersknowthatifthatdoesntoccurinoursociety,theywillnothavetheengineers,thescientist,thelawyers,orthebusinessmanagerstheywillneed.Likewise,Idonthearpeopleintheacademysaying.“Letsgobackward.Letsgobacktothegoodolddays,whenwehadameritocracy(不拘一格选人才)“(whichwasnevertrue-weneverhadameritocracy,althoughwe

38、vecomeclosetoitinthelast30years).IrecentlyvisitedagreatlittlecollegeinNewYorkwherethecampushaddoubleditsminoritypopulationinthelastsixyears.ItalkedwithanAfricanAmericanwhohasbeenaprofessorthereforalongtime,andsheremembersthatwhenshefirstjoinedthecommunity,therewerefewerthanahandfulofminoritiesoncamp

39、us.Now,allofusfeeltheuniversityisbetterbecauseofthediversity.Sowherewehearthisdebateisprimarilyinpoliticalcirclesandinthemedia-notincorporateboardroomsoroncollegecampuses.36.Theword“imperative(Line5,Para.1)mostprobablyreferstosomething_.A)superficialB)remarkableC)debatableD)essential37.Whichofthefol

40、lowinggroupsofpeoplestilldifferintheirviewsondiversity?A)Minorities.B)Politicians.C)Professors.D)Managers.38.Highcorporateleadersseemtobeinfavorofpromotingdiversitysoasto_.A)lowertherateofunemploymentB)winequalpoliticalrightsforminoritiesC)becompetitiveintheworldmarketD)satisfythedemandsofagrowingpo

41、pulation39.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_.A)meritocracycanneverberealizedwithoutdiversityB)AmericanpoliticalcircleswillnotacceptdiversityC)itisunlikelythatdiversitywilloccurintheU.S.mediaD)minoritiescanonlyenterthefieldswherenodebateisheardaboutdiversity40.Accordingtothepassagediversitycanbeachi

42、evedinAmericansocietyby_.A)expandingthepoolofpotentialemployeesB)promotingpoliciesthatprovideskillstoemployeesC)trainingmoreengineers,scientistslawyersandbusinessmanagersD)providingeducationforallregardlessofraceorsexDPartIIICloze(15minutes)Thetaskofbeingacceptedandenrolled(招收)inauniversitybeginsear

43、lyforsomestudents.Long_71_theygraduatefromhighschool.TheseStudentstakespecial_72_toprepareforadvancedstudy.Theymayalsotakeoneofmoreexaminationsthattesthow_73_preparedtheyarefortheuniversity.Inthefinalyearofhighschool,they_74_applicationsandsendthem,withtheirstudentrecords,totheuniversitieswhichtheyh

44、opeto_75_.Somehighschoolstudentsmanybe_76_tohaveaninterviewwithrepresentativesoftheuniversity.Neatly,_77_,andusuallyveryfrightened,theyare_78_toshowthattheyhaveagoodattitudeandthe_79_tosucceed.Whenthenewstudentsarefinally_80_,theremaybeonemoresteptheyhaveto_81_beforeregisteringforclassesand_82_towor

45、k.Manycollegesanduniversities_83_anorientation(情况介绍)programfornewstudents._84_theseprograms,theyoungpeoplegettoknowthe_85_forregistrationandstudentadvising,universityrules,the_86_ofthelibraryandalltheother_87_servicesofthecollegeoruniversity.Beginninganewlifeinanewplacecanbevery_88_.Themoreknowledge

46、studentshave_89_theschool,theeasieritwillbeforethemto_90_tothenewenvironment.However,ittakestimetogetusedtocollegelife.71.A)asB)afterC)sinceD)before72.A)coursesB)disciplinesC)majorsD)subjects73.A)deeplyB)widelyC)wellD)much74.A)fulfillB)finishC)completeD)accomplish75.A)attendB)participateC)studyD)bel

47、ong76.A)acquiredB)consideredC)orderedD)required77.A)decoratedB)dressedC)coatedD)worn78.A)decidedB)intendedC)settledD)determined79.A)powerB)abilityC)possibilityD)quality80.A)adoptedB)acceptedC)receivedD)permitted81.A)makeB)undergoC)takeD)pass82.A)gettingB)puttingC)fallingD)sitting83.A)offerB)affordC)grantD)supply84.A)ForB)AmongC)InD)On85.A)processesB)proceduresC)projectsD)provisions86.A)applicationB)usageC)useD)utility87.A)majorB)prominentC)keyD)great88.A)amusingB)misleadingC)alarmingD)confusing89.A)beforeB)aboutC)onD)at90.A)fitB)suitC)