出自:阿坝师范学院大学英语1
Passage 1
In the last 500 years, nothing about people - not their clothes, ideas, or languages - has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500.s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the new world. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “potato famine” of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to leave their motherland and move to America. There are many other foods that have traveled from South American to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world.s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400.s. According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the wide-awake feeling that one-third of the world.s population now starts the day with.
1.According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?
A、 ideas.
B、 food.
C、 clothing.
D、 languages.
In the last sentence of the first paragraph “some” refers to ______.
A、 some chocolate drinks
B、 some cocoa trees
C、 some shops
D、 some South American Indians
3. Thousands of Irish people starved during the “potato famine” because _______.
A、 the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing potatoes
B、 they were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else
C、 they were forced to leave their motherland and move to America
D、 they had a bad potato harvest
4.Which country is the largest coffee producer? __________
A、 Colombia
B、 Brazil
C、 Egypt
D、5.Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage? _________
A、 Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs.
B、 Coffee can keep one awake.
C、 One-third of the world.s population drinks coffee.
D、 Coffee is native to Colombia. Ethiopia
Passage 2 Laptop computers（便携式电脑）are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, at airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their work place. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classroom. Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do school work anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1,500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are a part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 11-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under trees - anywhere at all. Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education such as colleges and universities is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too. At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff uses the computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we are giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”
1.The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each sA、 work at home
B、 connect them to libraries
C、 use for their school work
D、 have access to the Internettudent a laptop to ________.
2.Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引号)?________
A、 Students don.t like speaking with their teachers.
B、 Laptops have speakers.
C、 Students communicate.
D、 Students use the computer language.
3.Which of the following is TRUE about Westlake College?
A、 It is an old college in America.
B、 Students there can do everything.
C、 All teachers use computers.
D、 1,500 students will have laptops.
4.“A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can ________.
A、 travel around the world
B、 have lectures on information technology in the world
C、 get information from around the world
D、 have free laptops
5. From the passage we can know laptop computers are very _________.
A、 expensive
B、 important
C、 convenient
D、 interesting
Passage 3 One way that scientists learn about man is by studying animals, such as mice and monkeys. The scientists in this laboratory are experimenting on mice. They are studying the relationship between diet and health. At this time, over one hundred experiments are being done in this laboratory. In one of these experiments, the scientists are studying the relationship between the amount of food the mice eat and their health. The mice are in three groups. All three groups are receiving the same healthy diet. But the amount of food that each group is receiving is different. The first group is eating one cup of food each day, the second group is eating two cups, and the third group of mice is eating three cups. After three years, the healthiest group is the one that is only eating one cup of food each day. The mice in this group are thinner than normal mice. But they are more active. Most of the day, they are running, playing with one another, and using the equipment in their cages. Also, they are living longer. Mice usually live for two years. Most of the mice in this group are still alive after three years. The second group of mice is normal weight. They are healthy, too. They are active, but not as active as the thinner mice. But they are only living about two years, not the three years or more of the thinner mice. The last group of mice is receiving more food than the other two groups. Most of the day, these mice are eating or sleeping. They are not very active. These mice are living longer than the scientists thought - about a year and a half. But they aren.t as healthy. They.re sick more often than the other two groups.
11.The scientists in the laboratory are studying the relationship between ______.
A、 the amount of food and diet
B、 mice and die
C、 the amount of food the mice eat and their health
D、 mice and men
12.________ receiving the most food.
A、 The first group is
B、 The first two groups are
C、 The third group is
D、 The second group is
13.The first group is the thinnest because ___________.
A、 they are running and playing more than the other two groups
B、 both B and C
C、 they do not have a healthy diet
D、 they eat only one cup of food a day
14.How long do normal mice live? ________.
A、 Three years.
B、 Two years.
C、 More than three years.
D、 A year and a half.
15.What does the text tell us?
A、 People who eat a healthy diet will not get sick.
B、 Mice are active animals.
C、 People who eat only a cup of food a day will be healthy.
D、 People who eat less and exercise more will live longer.
Passage 5 Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one.s own. Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one.s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature. Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London . An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight.s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.
21.Which of the following statements is NOT true? ____________
A、 Many nature lovers, though working in London , prefer to live outside the city.
B、 People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city.
C、 All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country.
D、 Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London .
22.With the same money needed for ___________, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.
A、 renting a small flat without a garden.
B、 having a small flat with a garden
C、 Buying a small flat without a garden.
D、 getting a small flat with a garden
23.When the garden is in blossom, the one has been rewarded.
A、 Having been digging, planting and watering.
B、 Having spent time working in the garden.
C、 Having a garden of his own.
D、 living in the country.
24.People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that if they had to live outside London .
A、 their life was meaningless.
B、 They were not worthy of their happy life.
C、 Their life was invaluable
D、 They didn’t deserve ha happy life.
25.The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to .
A、 prevent from
B、 do away with
C、 deal with
D、 escape from
Regular child care provided outside the home or by someone other than the mother does not in itself undermine healthy emotional connections between mothers and their 15-month-old infants, according to a long-term national study. The finding holds even if care begins during the first 3 months after birth and runs for 30 hours or more per week. Among infants who receive unkind and unresponsive care from their mothers, however, the mother-child relationship may be damaged. "This research helps us put apart complexities regarding child care that have not previously been studied in detail," contends Jay Belsky, a psychologist. The investigation consists of 1,153 children and their families living in or near Boston. The youngsters, no more than 1 month old when they entered the study in 1991, will be tracked until the age of 7. Experimenters administered questionnaires to mothers in their homes and videotaped baby caretakers interacting with the kids at ages 1, 6, and 15 months. Independent observers rated the quality of each child care efforts and noted infant nervousness. Unlike most previous studies, this one allows researchers to observe each caretaker.s personality at child nursing, and kids. emotional reaction by the equipment. 1. From the first paragraph we know that______.
A、 : regular child care outside home may play a role as a mother
B、 : mother care is the best according to a national study
C、 : connections between mothers and infants are damaged by outside care
D、 : child care outside home is the best in accordance with the study
2. According to the passage, unresponsive care from a mother may______.
A、 : injure a baby.s emotional reaction
B、 : spoil a child.s personality
C、 : ruin a kid.s growth
D、 : harm the mother-child tie
3. Jay Belsky implies that the study of child care______.
A、 : was never carried out in the past
B、 : was not much done in detail in the past
C、 : was interesting, but very difficult to make discovery
D、 : was greatly ignored by psychologists and researchers
4. The main difference between the investigation and the previous ones is that______.
A、 : the researchers started with only one month old infants
B、 : video equipment enabled researchers to observe what was happening directly
C、 : the researchers were able to give the questionnaires to mothers in their homes
D、 : the observers could rate the quality of child care efforts and analyzed them soon
5. Which of the following is not TRUE of the investigation?
A、 : Researchers paid site visits to see a caretaker.s personality and kids. emotional reaction.
B、 : Cooperation from the mothers is also necessary.
C、 : Some independent observers play a part.
D、 : It will last at least 7 years.
After a 300 million yuan renovation project, Lidai Diwang Miao, or the Imperial Temple of Emperors of Successive Dynasties, was reopened to the public last weekend. Originally constructed about 470 years ago, during the reign of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, the temple was used by emperors of both the Ming and Qing to offer sacrifices to their ancestors. It underwent two periods of renovation in the Qing Dynasty, during the reigns of emperors Yongzheng and Qianlong. From 1929 until early 2000, it was part of Beijing No. 159 Middle School. The temple.s Jingdechongsheng Hall contains stone tablets memorializing 188 Chinese emperors. The jinzhuan bricks used to pave the floor, the same as those used in the Forbidden City, are finely textured and golden-yellow in color. According to Xi Wei, an official from the Xicheng District government present at the re-opening of the temple, jinzhuan bricks were made in Yuyao, Suzhou, specially for imperial use. The renovation was done strictly according to that carried out at the orders of Emperor Qianlong, and only those sections of the temple too damaged to repair have been replaced. 1. What does the verb form of the word "renovation" mean in Para. 1?
A、 : Rearrange.
B、 : Retreat.
C、 : Reform.
D、 : Restore.
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A、 : The jinzhuan bricks were made in Hangzhou for imperial use.
B、 : The jinzhuan bricks used to pave the wall in the temple.
C、 : The temple was at first constructed 470 years ago.
D、 : The temple is still not reopened yet to the public.
3. How long has Lidai Diwang Miao been in part of a middle school in Beijing?
A、 : 159 years.
B、 : 470 years.
C、 : 188 years.
D、 : 71 years.
4. What can we infer from the passage?
A、 : The renovation of the temple was easy with modern technology.
B、 : The renovation was done according to the orders of Emperor Qianlong.
C、 : The bricks in the temple is not so valuable as those in the Forbidden city.
D、 : The temple has a long history.
5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the author?
A、 : The temple was once a part of Beijing No. 159 Middle School.
B、 : The renovation project cost 300 million yuan.
C、 : The temple was built about 470 years ago.
D、 : Those parts of the temple too destroyed to repair are still there.