大学英语精读考试试卷(第一册)

PAGEPAGE1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、Asummerdayinthatareaishotanddry.2、Thehousesinourareveryexpensive.3、Itistruethattheseherbs（药草）canbeusedtopain.4、Theyaremakingfurthereffortstothecostofproduction.5、MybrothertoldmethathehadmetwithnodifficultyinlearningEnglishgrammar.6、ThelecturewassothatIcouldn’thelpyawning（打哈欠）.7、Wehopethatthemanagementwilltakenoteoftheandimprovetheirproductsaccordingly（相应地）.8、Ihadnotseenhimfor16years,butIhimimmediately.9、Enidconsideredteachingacareer（职业）.10、Thegovernmentistakingeffectivemeasurestoovercomedifficulties.11、Themayorputforwardatoimprovepublictransportation.12、Iamafraidthatthebetweenrichandpoorisstillwideninginourcountry.13、Momtoldmetoputmydirtyclothesinthebasket.14、FrankaletterwiththeEnglishnovelwhichhesenttome.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___intothesea\o""fromthetopofhighrocks.Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Some\o""psychologists(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___dangerinactivitiessuchasbungee\o""jumping.1.A.escapingfromB.takingpartinC.goingin D.takingin2.A.lookedup B.lookedinto C.lookedfor D.lookedaround3.A.lowest B.highest C.beautiful D.wild4.A.sailed B.swam C.jumped D.crossed5.A.safe B.excited C.funny D.dangerous6.A.years B.seconds C.hours D.days7.A.jump B.run C.walk D.cross8.A.followed B.tied C.brought D.took9.A.go B.run C.fall D.fly10.A.falling B.running C.flying D.hitting11.A.tried B.lookedfor C.found D.studied12.A.that B.which C.it D.what13.A.hold B.include C.find D.contain14.A.swimming B.running C.diving D.sailing15.A.old B.modern C.past D.formal16.A.safety B.imperfection C.danger D.perfection17.A.animals B.food C.water D.dangers18.A.few B.little C.much D.many19.A.lookat B.lookinto C.lookfor D.lookafter20.A.lookfor B.lookafter C.explore D.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,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.Long-rangegoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-t