大学英语泛读试题及答案.docx

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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

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George'scaseisnotunique.Inthelastfifteenortwentyyears,quiteanumberofmenandwomenhavechosentodropoutoftheworkingworldtotryadifferentkindoflife.Mostofthemareintheirthirtiesandforties,oftenwelleducated,althoughallagesandbackgroundscanbefoundamongthem.Avarietyofreasonshaveledthemtogiveuptheirworkandthesecurityitprovided.

Some,likeGeorge,havegivenupacareerthatwasdemandingtoomuchfromthem.Otherscouldn'tstandthepressureandthecompetition.Athirty-five-year-oldwoman,whohadahighpositioninhercompany,decidedtoleavewhenshefoundherselfsufferingfromallergiesthatmadeherlifemiserable.Shehadtwochildrenandnosavings;butevenheranxietyaboutthefuturecouldn'tspoilherfeelingofreliefandhernewpeaceofmind.Herhealthimproved.Shemayneverworkagain;ifshedoes,shesaysthatshewilltakesmalltemporaryjobs.

Somepeople,onthecontrary,havequitjobsthatwereboringormeaninglesstothem.Anofficeemployeewhohasbeenpushingpapers（hasbeendoingpaperwork）foryearsmaystartwonderingwhetherthosepapersareachievinganything.Anengineerinalargecompany,awarethathecouldbereplacedbyanymanwiththesametraining,maycometofeelunimportantasanindividual.Suchpeopleleavetheirworkinthehopeoffindingstrongerinterestsandasenseofpersonalworth.

Therearealsopeoplewholeavetheirworktofulfillanolddream,suchaswritingbooks,painting,sailingtoremoteislands,orgrowingfruittrees.Anarmyofficerlefttheserviceatthirty-eighttobuilddollhouses,andanotherone,whohadalwaysbeeninterestedinarchaeology,（考古学）didthesameatforty-fivetodigancientIndiansites.Hiswifewasdelighted-insteadofkeepinghouse,shewasgoingtosatisfyherowndreamoflearningtomakepaper.

Butmostofthemenandwomenwhodropoutoftheworkingworldhavenospecialinterestandnodesiretotakeupanyoccupation.Theywantonlytoenjoytheirfreedom,theirindependence,andtheirleisure.Nomorerushingtocatchamorningtrain,nomorecommuter（通勤者）traffic,nomoreanxietytopleaseaboss,nomoremeetings,nomoreobligationstobehaveanddressaccordingtotherules.Thisendlessvacationdoesnotnecessarilybringhappiness;manyofthosewhohavechosenitasastyleoflifeadmitthatleisure,too,canbecomeboring.Buttheystillpreferittotheirformerexistence（Buttheylikeitmorethanworkingforaliving）.Themainproblemremainsthelackoffinancialsecurity,for,withfewexceptions,the"dropouts"（退出世俗社会的人）arenotwealthy.Andsotheysurvivebysellingtheirpossessions,byborrowingfromfriendsandfamily,andbytakinganoddjob（asmalltemporaryjob）nowandthenforashorttimewhenitbecomesabsolutelynecessary.

Samwouldneverhaveunderstoodtheirattitude.Inthefirstplace,hehadneverbeenunhappywithhisoccupation,andhehadneverfeltanyconflictbetweenhisworkandhispersonallife.NeitherhadheeverdreamedofdoinganythingbutsellinggroceriesandchattingwithFred.Andtherewasyetanother

A.bringaboutB.comeintobeingC.occurtoD.causetohappen

3.Thebestwaytolearnhowtobehaveintheworkingworldis_____.

A.tofindaworkerandfollowhimcloselyB.tofindapersonyouadmireandmakefriendswithhim

C.tofindapersonyourespectandwatchcarefullyhowheactsindifferentsituations

D.tomaketheacquaintanceofamodelyouadmire

4.Inthelastlineofthesecondparagraph,theword"approach"means_____.

A.meansofenteringB.speakingtosomeoneforthefirsttime

C.wayofcomingnearertoD.mannerofdoingsomething

5.Thepassagecouldbebestentitled_____.

A."LearnfromaModel"B."Learn,LearnandLearnAgain"C."LearnForever"D."OneIsNeverTooOldtoLearn"

01级泛读期末试题（B卷）

1、fillinthebracketswiththewordsgivenbelowthepassage.

KennethandIsabelwerebothSouthAfrican–born.TheygotmarriedinLondon.Whenthey

（1）byshipattheirhomeland,theirentrywasbarredwhentheimmigration

（2）foundthatKennethwas（3）Theofficalbeganto（4）them.Whenaskedaboutthereasons（5）their（6）,Kennethsimplyrepliedthattheycame（7）becausetheywereSouthAfricans.Theseniorofficalhadto（8）themtoproceedbuthewarnedthemthattheywouldbecommittingacrimeifthey（9）together.ThisshowsthatthelawinSouthAfricaforbidsa（10）betweenthewhiteandthecoloured.

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ThefirstEnglishwindowwasjustaslitinthewall.Itwascutlong,sothatitwouldletinasmuchlightaspossible,andnarrow,tokeepoutthebadweather.However,theslitletinmorewindthanlight.Thisiswhyitwascalled"thewind'seye."ThewordwindowitselfcomesfromtwoOldNorsewordsforwindandeye.

Beforewindowswereused,theancienthallsandcastlesofnorthernEuropeandBritainweredarkandsmoky.Theirgreatroomswerehigh,withonlyaholeintherooftoletoutthesmokefromtorchesandcookingfires.

Astimewenton,peoplewantedmorelightandairintheirhomes.Theymadethewind'seyeswidersoastoadmitairandlight.Theystretchedcanvasoftapestryacrossthemtokeepouttheweather.

1.Thefirstwindowwasa_____.

A.largeholeinthewallB.holecoveredwithcanvasC.slitinthewallD.slitwithapieceofpaperoverit

2.Thewordwindowmeant_____.

A.openingtolookthroughB.lightgivenC.windD.wind'seye

3.Thewindowgotitsnamebecauseit_____.

A.keptoutthewindB.blewoutthesmokeC.letinmorewindthanlightD.letinmostlylight

4.Intheancientcastles,smokewentoutthrough_____.

A.thewindowsB.thedoorsC.thechimneyD.aholeintheroof

5.Itseemstruethatthelarger,canvas-coveredwindows_____.

A.werenotasgoodasthefirstwindowsB.letinmorelightandkeptoutmorewind

C.didnotletanyairinD.wereasgoodastoday'swindows

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Itwasoncebelievedthatapersonwasingreatdangerwhenhesneezed-peopleimaginedthatthesoulcouldescapefromthebodyatthemomentofsneezing."Godblessyou"wasaprayerforassistanceinkeepingthesoulwhereitbelonged.

TheGermanwordGesundheit（goodhealth）isavariationofthisprayer;theIrishdeisealandtheItalianfelicitaaresimilarprayers.TheHindussayawordthatmeans"live,"andwhenaMohammedansneezes,hepraisesGod.

TheZulusofSouthAfrica,farfrombeingafraidofsneezes,believethatasneezesignifiesafriendlyspirit'sblessing.Wheneverachildsneezes,theyshout"Grow!

"hopingthefriendlyspiritthatstimulatedthesneezewillhelpthechildgrowtallandstrong.TheancientHebrewsalsobelievedthatasneezewasgood-asneezeindicateslife;thedeadneversneeze.

TheJapanesesaythatifyousneezeonce,someoneissayinggoodthingsaboutyou;ifyousneezetwice,badthingsarebeingsaidaboutyou;ifyousneezethreetimes,youhavecaughtacold.

1.Peopleoncethoughtthatanyonewhosneezedwas_____.

A.sickB.indangerC.ingoodhealthD.evil

2."Godblessyou"wassaidinorderto_____.

A.makechildrengrowtallandstrongB.insuregoodhealth

C.keepthesoulinthebodyD.preventsomeonefromsayingevilthingsaboutthesneezer

3.Gesundheitisasneezingprayermostlike_____.

A.theZuluprayerB."Godblessyou"C.theJapaneseprayerD.awarning

4.TheZulusbelievethatsneezingiscausedby_____.

A.agoodspiritB.abadspiritC.illnessD.children

5.Itwouldbereasonabletoconcludethat_____.

A.manypeoplesayprayerswhentheysneezeB.aprayerkeepsthesoulwhereitbelongs

C.allpeopleswereafraidofsneezesD.themomentofsneezingisverydangerous

Givenwords:

[A]for[B]question[C]colored[D]returning[E]officals[F]arrived[G]marriage[H]lived

[I]allow[J]back

2、Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion。

1）IntheChildren’sBalletofWarsawNinawas

[A]thestar,orprimeballerina[B]theyoungestdancer.[C]stillabeginner

2）Ofthefollowingevents,thefirsttooccurwas

[A]theGermaninvasionofPoland.[B]Nina’sEuropeantour.

[C]theWorld’sFairinNewYork.

3）Ninaspentthelastpartofthewar

[A]dancinginWarsawnightspots.[B]workingwithasmallPolishtroup.[C]inprison.

4）Ninabeganherworkinballetagain

[A]whileshewasstillinprison.[B]assoonasthewarwasover.enshearrivedinNewYork.

5）NinarefusedtodanceatthetheatertakenoverbytheGermansbecauseshe

[A]wantedtodanceinalargetheater.]wasnolongerinterestedindancing.[C]didnotwanttodancefortheGermans.

3、Fillintheblankineachsentencewithasuitablecollectivenounfromthefollowinglist。

[A]fleet[B]herd[C]ball[D]cluster[E]flight[F]swarm[G]deck[H]flock[I]board[J]bouquet

1）Thekittenplayshappilywitha_______ofknittingwool.

2）TheFirstLadywaspresentedwitha______offlowersaftershehadgivenawaytheprizes

3）Themagiciantookouta_______ofcardsandperformedseveralcardtricks.

4）Thelittleboyslippedandfelldowna_______ofsteps.

5）Theschoolismanagedbya_______ofeightdirectors.

6）Aftertheychangedtothesoutheasterncourse,a_______offishingboatscameintoview.

7）Hehadoneblacklambinhis_______ofsheepandhelikeditbest.

8）Theteacherpointedtoa_______ofislandsonthemapandaskedtheclassforthename.

9）Theboyplungedintotherivertoescapefromthe______ofbeespursuinghim.

10）Everymorninghedriveshissmall_______ofcattletothehilltograze.

4、PassageOne

Dogsaresocialanimalsandwithoutpropertraining,theywillbehavelikewildanimals.Theywillspboilyourhouse,destroyyourb