大学英语一复习题Word格式.docx

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B. 

theychoosewordstoocarefully

C. 

theylikereplyingbriefly

D. 

theywanttobeaspoliteastheycan

2. 

Thosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords_____.

A. 

needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreeting

neednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreeting

donotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreeting

thinkAmericansarenotpolitewhatever

3. 

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

Americansoftenanswerwiththewordslike“sure”,“yeah.”

Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.

Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting.

Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.

4. 

TheAmericanslikeothers'

praisebutifinapoliteway________.

theydon'

tknowwhattosayinreply

theyfeelsomewhatuneasy

twanttoreply

bothAandB

5. 

Thepassageindicatesthat_______.

Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.

Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.

Americansoftenbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.

Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.

Passage2

Halloween（October31）

Thisisaholidaywidelycelebratedwithdifferentnamesinmanycountries.Althoughitoriginatedasareligiousholiday,ithaslostitsreligiousconnectionsintheUnitedStates.Itisnowcelebratedlargelyasachildren'

sday,andmanyAmericanchildrenlookforwardtoitfordaysandweeksbeforehand.

Theorangepumpkinisharvestedatthistimeofyearandishollowedout,afunnyfacecutintoit,andacandleplacedinsideasadecorationinthewindow.Cityfolks,nowadays,sometimesusepaperpumpkinsfordecorations.

Someyearsago,theholidaywascelebratedbydressingupinstrangeandfrighteningcostumesandplayingtricksonone'

sneighborsandfriends,suchasringingdoorbells,throwingbitsofcornonthewindowpanes,andinotherwaysmakingminordisturbances.

Morerecently,childrencometothedoortohavefriendsandneighborsadmiretheircostumesandguesswhotheyarebehindthefalsefacesandreceivetreatsofcandy,fruitorcookies.Theysay,“TrickorTreat"

meaning,“Iwillplayatrickonyouwillnotgivemeatreat."

Thispracticehasevenmorerecentlydevelopedintoasignificantinternationalactivity.Insteadoforalongwithcandy,thechildrencollectmoneyforUNICEF（UnitedNationsInternationalChildren'

sEmergencyFund）.Thisspecialcollectionofmoneybychildrenforneedychildrenthroughouttheworldisknownas“UNICEFTrickofTreat"

.Begunonlyrecently,itresultsinseveralmilliondollarseachyearcontributedtoUNICEF.Thecollectionboxisorange,reminiscentofthepumpkin.

6.WhatdoesHalloweenoriginatefrom?

A.achildren'

sday

B.atrickortreat

C.areligiousday

D.adayforUNICEF

7.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedsomeyearsagohowthechildrencelebratetheHalloween?

A.Dressingupinstrangeandfrighteningcostumesandplayingtricksonone'

sneighborsfriends.

B.Ringingdoorbells.

C.Throwingbitsofcornonthewindowpanes.

D.Dressingupinthebestholidayclothes.

8.WhichofthefollowingisnotusedintheHalloweencelebration?

A.Pumpkin

B.Candle

C.Costume

D.Flower

9.WhydothechildrencollectmoneyintheHalloween?

A.Theylovemoney.

B.Theywanttogetenoughmoneytobuythemselvescandy.

C.Theadultsarewillingtogivethemmoney.

D.Theywanttohelpotherchildren.

10.WhatisthesymbolofHalloween?

A.Pumpkin.

B.Candle.

C.Laughter

D.Money.

Passage3

Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture----in5000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?

Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday.Formanisslowlychangingallthetime.

　　Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisrelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain'

scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!

Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetothehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.

　　Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoververylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman'

seyeswillgrowstronger.

　　Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.

　　Butwhatabouthair?

Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.

　　Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!

Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithuse.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.

11.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat____.

　A.man'

slifewillbedifferentinthefuture

　B.futuremanwilllookquitedifferentfromus

　C.manisgrowingtalleranduglierastimepasses

　D.man'

sorgans'

functionswillbeonthewane

12.Whatservesastheevidencethatmanischanging?

　A.Manhasgotstrongereyesnowthanheeverhad.

　B.Man'

shairisgettingthinnerandthinner.

　C.Man'

sarmsandlegshavebecomelighterandweaker.

　D.Manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years.

13.Thechangeinman'

ssizeofforeheadisprobablybecause____

　A.hemakesuseonly20%ofthebrain'

scapacity.

　B.hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturies.

　C.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetime.

　D.hewillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson.

14.Whatistrueaboutahumanbeinginthefuture?

　A.Heishairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.

　B.Hehassmallereyesandwearsbetterglasses.

　C.Hisfingersgrowweakerbecausehedoesn'

thavetomakeuseofthem.

　D.Hethinksandfeelsindifferentway.

15.Itisimpliedthat____.

　A.humanbeingswillbecomelessattractiveinthefuture.

　B.lessuseofabodilyorganmayleadtoitsdegeneration

　C.humanbeingshopeforachangeinthefuturelife

　D.futurelifeisalwayspredictable.

Passage4

Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexerciseandasaresult,weareagingunnecessarilysoon.

ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldbesloweddown

WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.

Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellect（智能）andemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.Therearsectionofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoremotionalfaculties（功能）.

Contractionoffrontandsideparts----ascellsdieoff-----wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-and-seventy-year-olds.

Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimpleremedytothecontractionnormallyassociatedwithage----usingthehead.

Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant

Matsuzawa'

sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcircu