大学英语泛读试题及答案.docx

1、大学英语泛读试题及答案大学英语泛读试题及答案大学英语泛读期末考试试题及答案1 ( 1 ) (1 )Georges case is not unique. In the last fifteen or twenty years, quite a number of men and women have chosen to drop out of the working world to try a different kind of life. Most of them are in their thirties and forties, often well educated, althoug

2、h all ages and backgrounds can be found among them. A variety of reasons have led them to give up their work and the security it provided.Some, like George, have given up a career that was demanding too much from them. Others couldnt stand the pressure and the competition. A thirty-five-year-old wom

3、an, who had a high position in her company, decided to leave when she found herself suffering from allergies that made her life miserable. She had two children and no savings; but even her anxiety about the future couldnt spoil her feeling of relief and her new peace of mind. Her health improved. Sh

4、e may never work again; if she does, she says that she will take small temporary jobs.Some people, on the contrary, have quit jobs that were boring or meaningless to them. An office employee who has been pushing papers (has been doing paperwork) for years may start wondering whether those papers are

5、 achieving anything. An engineer in a large company, aware that he could be replaced by any man with the same training, may come to feel unimportant as an individual. Such people leave their work in the hope of finding stronger interests and a sense of personal worth.There are also people who leave

6、their work to fulfill an old dream, such as writing books, painting, sailing to remote islands, or growing fruit trees. An army officer left the service at thirty-eight to build doll houses, and another one, who had always been interested in archaeology,（考古学） did the same at forty-five to dig ancien

7、t Indian sites. His wife was delighted-instead of keeping house, she was going to satisfy her own dream of learning to make paper.But most of the men and women who drop out of the working world have no special interest and no desire to take up any occupation. They want only to enjoy their freedom, t

8、heir independence, and their leisure. No more rushing to catch a morning train, no more commuter（通勤者）traffic, no more anxiety to please a boss, no more meetings, no more obligations to behave and dress according to the rules. This endless vacation does not necessarily bring happiness; many of those

9、who have chosen it as a style of life admit that leisure, too, can become boring. But they still prefer it to their former existence(But they like it more than working for a living). The main problem remains the lack of financial security, for, with few exceptions, the dropouts（退出世俗社会的人）are not weal

10、thy. And so they survive by selling their possessions, by borrowing from friends and family, and by taking an odd job(a small temporary job) now and then for a short time when it becomes absolutely necessary.Sam would never have understood their attitude. In the first place, he had never been unhapp

11、y with his occupation, and he had never felt any conflict between his work and his personal life. Neither had he ever dreamed of doing anything but selling groceries and chatting with Fred. And there was yet another A. bring about B. come into being C. occur to D. cause to happen3. The best way to l

12、earn how to behave in the working world is _.A. to find a worker and follow him closely B. to find a person you admire and make friends with himC. to find a person you respect and watch carefully how he acts in different situationsD. to make the acquaintance of a model you admire4. In the last line

13、of the second paragraph, the word approach means_.A. means of entering B. speaking to someone for the first timeC. way of coming nearer to D. manner of doing something5. The passage could be best entitled _.A. Learn from a Model B. Learn, Learn and Learn Again C. Learn Forever D. One Is Never Too Ol

14、d to Learn01级泛读期末试题(B 卷) 1、fill in the brackets with the words given below the passage. Kenneth and Isabel were both South African born . They got married in London . When they (1) by ship at their homeland ,their entry was barred when the immigration (2) found that Kenneth was (3) The offical began

15、 to (4) them . When asked about the reasons (5) their (6) , Kenneth simply replied that they came (7) because they were South Africans. The senior offical had to (8) them to proceed but he warned them that they would be committing a crime if they (9) together . This shows that the law in South Afric

16、a forbids a (10) between the white and the coloured . (3 )The first English window was just a slit in the wall. It was cut long, so that it would let in as much light as possible, and narrow, to keep out the bad weather. However, the slit let in more wind than light. This is why it was called the wi

17、nds eye. The word window itself comes from two Old Norse words for wind and eye.Before windows were used, the ancient halls and castles of northern Europe and Britain were dark and smoky. Their great rooms were high, with only a hole in the roof to let out the smoke from torches and cooking fires.As

18、 time went on, people wanted more light and air in their homes. They made the winds eyes wider so as to admit air and light. They stretched canvas of tapestry across them to keep out the weather.1. The first window was a _.A. large hole in the wall B. hole covered with canvas C. slit in the wall D.

19、slit with a piece of paper over it2. The word window meant _.A. opening to look through B. light given C. wind D. winds eye3. The window got its name because it _.A. kept out the wind B. blew out the smoke C. let in more wind than light D. let in mostly light4. In the ancient castles, smoke went out

20、 through _.A. the windows B. the doors C. the chimney D. a hole in the roof5. It seems true that the larger, canvas-covered windows _.A. were not as good as the first windows B. let in more light and kept out more wind C. did not let any air in D. were as good as todays windows ( 3 )It was once beli

21、eved that a person was in great danger when he sneezed-people imagined that the soul could escape from the body at the moment of sneezing. God bless you was a prayer for assistance in keeping the soul where it belonged.The German word Gesundheit (good health) is a variation of this prayer; the Irish

22、 deiseal and the Italian felicita are similar prayers. The Hindus say a word that means live, and when a Mohammedan sneezes, he praises God.The Zulus of South Africa, far from being afraid of sneezes, believe that a sneeze signifies a friendly spirits blessing. Whenever a child sneezes, they shout G

23、row! hoping the friendly spirit that stimulated the sneeze will help the child grow tall and strong. The ancient Hebrews also believed that a sneeze was good-a sneeze indicates life; the dead never sneeze.The Japanese say that if you sneeze once, someone is saying good things about you; if you sneez

24、e twice, bad things are being said about you; if you sneeze three times, you have caught a cold.1. People once thought that anyone who sneezed was _.A. sick B. in danger C. in good health D. evil2. God bless you was said in order to _.A. make children grow tall and strong B. insure good health C. ke

25、ep the soul in the body D. prevent someone from saying evil things about the sneezer3. Gesundheit is a sneezing prayer most like _.A. the Zulu prayer B. God bless you C. the Japanese prayer D. a warning4. The Zulus believe that sneezing is caused by _.A. a good spirit B. a bad spirit C. illness D. c

26、hildren5. It would be reasonable to conclude that _.A. many people say prayers when they sneeze B. a prayer keeps the soul where it belongsC. all peoples were afraid of sneezes D. the moment of sneezing is very dangerousGiven words: A for B question C colored D returning E officals F arrived G marri

27、age H lived I allow J back 2、Choose the best answer to each question。 1）In the Childrens Ballet of Warsaw Nina was A the star, or prime ballerina B the youngest dancer. C still a beginner 2) Of the following events,the first to occur was A the German invasion of Poland . B Ninas European tour. C the

28、 Worlds Fair in New York. 3) Nina spent the last part of the war A dancing in Warsaw night spots. B working with a small Polish troup. C in prison. 4) Nina began her work in ballet again A while she was still in prison. B as soon as the war was over. en she arrived in New York. 5) Nina refused to da

29、nce at the theater taken over by the Germans because she A wanted to dance in a large theater. was no longer interested in dancing. C did not want to dance for the Germans. 3、Fill in the blank in each sentence with a suitable collective noun from the following list。 A fleet B herd C ball D cluster E

30、 flight F swarm G deck H flock I board J bouquet 1) The kitten plays happily with a _of knitting wool . 2）The First Lady was presented with a _ of flowers after she had given away the prizes 3) The magician took out a _of cards and performed several card tricks. 4) The little boy slipped and fell do

31、wn a _of steps. 5) The school is managed by a _of eight directors . 6) After they changed to the southeastern course, a _of fishing boats came into view. 7) He had one black lamb in his _ of sheep and he liked it best. 8) The teacher pointed to a _of islands on the map and asked the class for the na

32、me. 9) The boy plunged into the river to escape from the _ of bees pursuing him . 10) Every morning he drives his small _ of cattle to the hill to graze. 4 、Passage OneDogs are social animals and without proper training, they will behave like wild animals. They will spboil your house, destroy your b