大一期末考试英语试题6

06Passage1

Lanewaitedonthebenchnearestthebridge,ashehadbeeninstructed.Thestrongcoldwindblewstraightacrosstheriver,andhehadtopullhisovercoatcloserabouthim.

Hewentoverhisinstructionsinhismind.Theagentwouldappearatfouro'clock.HewouldchattoLaneforawhile,afterwhichhewouldgetup,leavinghisnewspaperbehind.Theplanswouldbefoundinside.

Adistantclockbegantostrikethehour.Asiffromnowhere,amanappearedandsatdownbesideLane,placinghisnewspaperontheseatbetweenthem.Hewasthinandmiddle-aged,andseemedinneedofagoodmeal.Hedidn'tlooklikeasuccessfulspy,Lanethought.HeborenoresemblancetoLane'sideaofasuccessfulspy.Hisconversationabouttheweatherwaspainfullyuninteresting.

Afewminuteslaterhegotupandcontinuedonhisway.Lanepickedupthepaperwhichlayonthebench,asifhewantedtolookatthenews.Hewasexcitedtoseetheplans,pinnedtothecentrepage.Atthatmoment,however,therewasastronggustofwindwhichliftedthenewspaperintotheair,likeakite,andblewitintotheriver.

1.

Sittingonthebench,Lane____.[A]

memorizedhisorders[B]

recitedhisorders[C]

triedtorememberhisorders[D]

repeatedhisorderstohimself

2.

TheagentwasgoingtogiveLanesomeimportant____.[A]

papers[B]

information[C]

instructions[D]

advice

3.

Lanefoundtheagentvery____.[A]

impressive[B]

peculiar[C]

ordinary[D]

well-fed

4.

Theagentleftthenewspaper____.[A]

byarrangement[B]

atLane'srequest[C]

bymistake[D]

outofkindness

5.

Lane____.[A]

gotridoftheplansquickly[B]

losttheplans[C]

threwtheplansaway[D]

managedtosavetheplans06

Passage2Doyouwantacar?Manypeoplewanttogetridof(摆脱)theircars,andtheyaredoingjustthat.Policesaythatabout110carsareabandonedeverynightinNewYorkcity.

Whydopeopleleavetheircarstobetowed(拖)awaybythepolice?Maybethecarjustdoesn'trunanymore.Itwouldhavetobetowedtothejunkdealer.Besidesthecostoftowing,thecarownerswouldhavetofindawaytogethomefromthejunkyard.Thismightcostmoney,too.Sothelicenseplatesareremoved,andthecarisabandoned.

Howcanthepolicestoppeoplefromfillingthestreetswithabandonedcars?Facedwithabout21,000abandonedcarsayear,theChicagopolicemadeaplan.Theycheckedengineregistrationnumbersandwereabletofindtheownersofthecars.Thentheownerswerechargedforthetowing.Sofar,theplanhasturnedtheproblemintoaprofit.Thecityhascollectedalmostamilliondollarsfromthetowing,andsaleofabandonedcars.

Evenifthecitypolicecanstoppeoplefromabandoningcars,westillmustfacetheproblemofcarsthatwearout.Atpresent,thereareabout40millioncarsinjunkyardsacrossthecountry,andthatnumberkeepsgoingup.

HowcantheU.S.Getridofitslargeandgrowingcarjunkyards?AU.S.SenatorfromIllinoissaidthatthegovernmentshouldusethetaxcollectedonnewcarstopayforthe"burial"ofoldcars.

Ifyou'rethinkingoflookingforandfixingupanabandonedcar,forgetit!Youhavetohaveabillofsaleortitlefromtheownerbeforeyoucangetnewlicenseplates.6.

Theauthor'spurposeis____.[A]

tocallforataxonnewcars[B]

topraisetheChicagopolice[C]

totellabouttheproblemofabandonedandworn-outcars[D]

totellyouhowtogetacar

7.

Fromtheinformationinthisarticle,youcouldnotsaythat____.[A]

abandonedcarsareanuisance[B]

worn-outcarsarepilingupinjunkyards[C]

Chicagopolicefoundasolutiontoabandonedcars[D]

ifyouwantacar,findonethat'sbeenabandoned

8.

Ifonehastodriveacarlegally,onehasto____.[A]

havealicenseplate[B]

payforthetowingofthecar[C]

getridofhisoldcarproperly[D]

payfortheburialofhisoldcar

9.

Inthisselection,theword"tow"probablymeans____.[A]

sell[B]

drag[C]

throw[D]

collect

10.

Awordoppositeinmeaningto"profit"is____.[A]

expense[B]

gain[C]

loss[D]

payment06Passage3AboutthreehundredwordsintheEnglishlanguagecomefromthenamesofpeople.Manyofthesewordsaretechnicalwords.Whenthereisanewinventionordiscovery,anewwordmaybecreatedaftertheinventororscientist.

Itisinterestingtoobservehowmanycommonwordshavefoundtheirwayintothelanguagefromthenamesofpeople.Lord(贵族)Sandwichwholivedfrom1718--1792usedtositatthegambling(赌博)tableeatingslicesofbreadwithmeatinbetween.AstheLordwastheonlyoneamonghisfriendswhoatebreadinthatway,hisfriendsbegantocallthebread"sandwich"forfun.LateronthewordbecamepartoftheEnglishlanguage.

Theword"boycott"meanstorefusetohaveanythingwithsomebodyorsomething.ItcomesfromamancalledCaptainBoycott.Hewasalandagentin1880andhecollectedrentsandtaxes(税)foranEnglishlandownerinIreland.ButtheCaptainwasaveryhardman.Hetreatedhispoortenants(房客)verybadly.Histenantsdecidednottospeaktohimatall.EventuallywordgotbacktothelandownerandtheCaptainwasremoved.Theword"boycott"becamepopularandwasusedbyeveryonetomeanthekindoftreatmentthatwasreceivedbyCaptainBoycott.

11.

Afewhundred____comefromthenamesofpeople.[A]

newinventions[B]

languages[C]

Englishwords[D]

newdiscoveries

12.

LordSandwichwasfondof____.[A]

eatingoutallthetime[B]

sittingwithhisfriends[C]

playinggameswithwords[D]

takingbreadwithmeat

13.

"Sandwich"isawordcreatedby____.[A]

LordSandwich[B]

scientists[C]

thefriendsofLordSandwich[D]

inventors

14.

Thetenantsdidnotlike____.[A]

tocollectrentsandtaxes[B]

theEnglishlandowner[C]

thecruellandagent[D]

tospeak

15.

Whenthelandownerfoundoutthatthetenantswereboycottinghislandagent,he____.[A]

dismissed(解雇)theagent[B]

praisedtheagent[C]

removedthepoortenants[D]

increasedtherentsandtaxes06Passage4

Inthepasttenyearsseveralexpertshavetriedtoteachlanguagetoapes.OneAmericanpsychologisttrainedhisapenamedSarahtomakesentencesonacomputer.AnotherAmericanscientisttrainedanapenamedWashoetomakesignsforwords.AthirdAmericanscientistalsotrainedanapenamedNimChimpskytousesignlanguage.Nimlearnedoverahundredsignsfordifferentwords.Butcanwesaythattheseapeslearnedlanguage?

Dr.HerbertTerraceofNewYorkCityisapsychologist.Hewantedtostudythelanguageabilityofapes.Hedecidedthathewouldraiseayoungapeinhishome.Hewouldsendthisapetoschool,andteacherswouldteachhimsignlanguage.ThendoctorTerracewouldgivedifferentlanguageteststotheape.Bythisexperimenthewoulddiscoverifapescouldlearnlanguage.

Dr.Terrace'sape,achimpanzeenamedNimChimpsky,wenttonurseryschoolatColumbia16.

Themainpurposeoftheseveralexperimentswithapesisto____.[A]

makesurehowmanywordsanapecanmaster[B]

discoverwhetherapeshavetheabilitytolearnlanguage[C]

knowwhethersignlanguagewillbeacceptableinthefuture[D]

decidethedifferencesbetweenhumansandapes

17.

HowlongdidtheexperimentwithNimlast?____[A]

24months[B]

4months[C]

14months[D]

28months

18.

Nim'svocabularywaslargely____.[A]

nounsforthingshesaw[B]

verbsthatwereactive[C]

wordsforthingsatschool[D]

wordsforthingshecouldeat

19.

WhichofthefollowingisNotTrue?____[A]

Dr.TerraceraisedNiminhishome[B]

Dr.Terracehi