大学英语精读考试试卷(第一册)

大学英语精读考试试卷（共计100分，时间90分钟）一、选词填空（每题3分，共45分）decreasetypicalwhatsoeverenclosedgapneighborhoodrelievequalificationsworthwhilelaundryfindingsproposalcurrentboringrecognized1、A2、Thehousesinour3、Itistruethattheseherbs（药草）canbeusedto4、Theyaremakingfurthereffortstothecostofproduction.5、Mybrothertoldmethathehadmetwithnodifficultysummerdayinthatareaishotanddry.areveryexpensive.pain.inlearningEnglishgrammar.6、ThelecturewassothatIcouldn’thelpyawning（打哈欠）.7、Wehopethatthemanagementwilltakenoteofthe地）.andimprovetheirproductsaccordingly（相应8、Ihadnotseenhimfor16years,butIhimimmediately.9、Enidconsideredteachingacareer（职业）.10、Thegovernmentistakingeffectivemeasurestoovercomedifficulties.11、Themayorputforwarda12、Iamafraidthatthebetweenrichandpoorisstillwideninginourcountry.13、Momtoldmetoputmydirtyclothesinthe14、FrankaletterwiththeEnglishnovelwhichhesenttome.toimprovepublictransportation.basket.15、DoyouthinkHelenhastherightforthejob?二、完形填空（每题0.5分，共计10分）Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeopleare___1___dangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcoursetherehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohave___2___adventure—thosewhohaveclimbedthe___3__mountains,exploredunknownpartsoftheworldor_4_insmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewholookforanimmediatepleasurefroma___5___activitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesoreven___6___.Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.You___7__fromahighplaceabout200metersabovethegroundwithanelasticrope___8___toyourankles.You___9___atupto150kilometersanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufrom___10___theground.Itissaidthat2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenow___11___bungeejumping.Otheractivities,___12___mostpeoplewouldsayareasdangerousasbungeejumping,___13___jumpingfromtallbuildingsand___14___intotheseafromthetopofhighrocks.Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologists(心理学家)suggestthatitisbecauselifein___15___societieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,people’sliveswereconstantlyunder___16___.Theyhadtogooutandhuntfor___17___,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeoffers___18___excitement.Theyliveandworkinrelativelysafecondition;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalsto___19___themiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleisto___20___dangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.1.A.escapingfromB.takingpartinC.goinginD.takingin2.A.lookedupB.lookedintoC.lookedforD.lookedaround3.A.lowestB.highestC.beautifulD.wild4.A.sailedB.swamC.jumpedD.crossed5.A.safeB.excitedC.funnyD.dangerous6.A.yearsB.secondsC.hoursD.days7.A.jumpB.runC.walkD.cross8.A.followedB.tiedC.broughtD.took9.A.goB.runC.fallD.fly10.A.fallingB.runningC.flyingD.hitting11.A.triedB.lookedforC.foundD.studied12.A.thatB.whichC.itD.what13.A.holdB.includeC.findD.contain14.A.swimmingB.runningC.divingD.sailing15.A.oldB.modernC.pastD.formal16.A.safetyB.imperfectionC.dangerD.perfection17.A.animalsB.foodC.waterD.dangers18.A.fewB.littleC.muchD.many19.A.lookatB.lookintoC.lookforD.lookafter20.A.lookforB.lookafterC.exploreD.find三、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）ACulturaldifferencesinbusinessentertainingincludeproblemssuchaswhomoneentertainsandwhereandhowoneentertains.Incountrieswherestatusisimportant,itisnotadvisabletoinvitepeopleofdifferentstatusestothesamedinnerparty.Americanswillofteninvitepeopletotheirhomes.Howeverinsomesocietiesthehomeisconsideredtooprivate,unworthy,ortoosmalltoserveasaproperplaceforbusinessentertaining.Insomecountriesthereisa“helpyourself”methodofentertainingdoneinthehome.Thismethoddoesnotworkwellwhenentertainingpeoplewhosecultureteachesthemtowaittobeaskedthreetimesbeforeacceptinganofferoffood.Inoneinstance,aChineseguestwenthungryalltheeveningwithouteatingthoughhewasquitehungrybecausehewastooshytotakefoodafteronlybeingaskedtodosoonce.Inanothercase,anAmericanwomanexecutive（负责人）wasbeingentertainedinLondon.Afterhavingtheteaserved,theAmericanwomanhelpedherselftocreamandsugarratherthanwaitingtobeserved.TheEnglishhostesswasupsetbythethoughtthatshewasnotservingquicklyenough.Asageneralrule,asmallgiftfromyourhomecountryisOK.Agiftthatistiedtotheparticularinterestofthepersonisespeciallygood.Giftsforchildrenarealsowellreceived.Becarefulthatthe“hometown”giftyouarebringingtoSingaporewasnotmadeinHongKong.Becausemanygiftscarrysymbolicmeanings,itisalwaysbesttoseektheadviceofaculturalinformationbeforeselectinggifts.Thegivingoflargegifts,orpaymentsforspecialservice,shouldonlybecarriedoutaftertalkingwithlegaldepartmentinthehomeandhostculture.1.Itisnogoodinvitingpeopleofdifferentsocialpositionstothesamepartyinthecountrywhere______.A.peopledon’tpayanyattentiontoyourpositionsB.peoplecaremuchabouttheirstatusesC.entertainmentisimportantD.entertainmentisnotadvisable2.TheChineseguestistakenforanexampletoshow______.A.thatofferingfoodshouldnotbemadetooearlyB.a“helpyourself”methoddoesworkwellinthiscaseC.thatacceptinganofferoffoodshouldbemadelaterD.a“helpyourself”methoddoesnotworkwellinsomecases3.ThepassageinfersthatAmericanwomenlike______.A.a“helpyourself”methodB.waitingtobeservedC.aslowserviceD.creamandsugarBIfyouhavebeenjoininginchatroomconversations,ortradingemailwithwebpals（网友）,youhavebecomeoneofthemillionswhowriteinapeculiarlyshortformofEnglish.Andyou’vegotasenseofhumoraboutshortformslikeSOHF（=senseofhumorfailure）todescribeInternetnewcomerswhodon’tunderstandyou.Acrosstheglobe,everynightteenagersandtheireldersaretalkingonline,manyofthemalltalkingatthesametime.It’sfast:trytalkingtosixpeopleatonce.It’sbrief:threeorfourwordsperexchange.Ittakeswit,concentration,andquickfingers.Anditrequirestremendouslinguisticeconomy.There’sneithertimenorspaceforexplanations.Whyconsumepreciouskey-strokestellingsixfriendsyouhavetoleaveforamomenttotakecareofyourlittlebrotherwhenBRB（=berightback）willdo?Wanttoenteraconversation?JusttypePMFJI（=pardonmeforjumpingin）.Interestedinwhomyouaretalkingto?TypeA/S/L,thenearlyuniversalrequesttoknowyourpal’sage,sexandlocation.Youmayget15/M/NYasaresponsefromyourpal.Ifsomethingmakesyoulaugh,sayyouareOTF（=onthefloor）,orLOL（=laughingoutloud）,orcombingthetwointoROTFL（=rollingonthefloorlaughing）.Andwhenitistimetogetbacktoworkorgotobed,youtypeGTG（=gottogo）orTTYL（=talktoyoulater）.Peoplewanttowriteasfastaspossible,andtheywanttogettheirideasacrossasquicklyastheycan.Capitallettersareleftinthedust,exceptwhenexpressingemotion,asittakes,moretimetoholddownthe“shift”keyandcapitals.Punctuation（标点）isgoing,too.4.ManypeopletalkontheInternet______.A.bysendingshortemailsB.byusingaparticularshortformofEnglishC.byusingpeculiarEnglishwordsandexpressionsD.inafunnyway5.InordertotalktoseveralpeopleatthesametimeontheInternet______.A.youhavetospeakfastandfluentlyB.youshouldspeakwithwitandhumorC.youhavetoexpressyourideasinabriefwayD.oneshouldpaymuchattentiontotheaccuracyofwords6.Ifyouget17/F/NYasananswertoyourA/S/L,itmeans______.A.thepersonontheotherendis17fromNewYorkandheisfineB.youaretalkingtoagirlwhois17andlivesinNewYorkC.youaretalkingto17girlswhoarefromNewYorkD.thepersonwhoyouaretalkingtoisa17-foottallNewYorkgirl7.TosavetimeontheInternet,______.A.somepeopleleavetheirlettersinthedustbinB.somepeopleneveruse“shift”intheirwritingC.manypeopleleavethecapitalandpunctuationD.peopleseldomusecapitallettersorpunctuationCTherearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Short-rangegoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorlessortwoweeks,orpossiblemonths.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,outlong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-rangegoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomedi