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英语读写译1答案

英语读写译1答案

【篇一：

大学英语读写译

（1）期末测试题及答案1】

>期末测试题

（1）

parti.readingcomprehension（50%）

sectiona.skimmingandscanning（10%）

directions:

inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonanswersheet.

forquestions1-7,mark

y（foryes）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

n（forno）ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

ng（fornotgiven）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

forquestion8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

spiders

spiderscanbedistinguishedfromotherarachnidsbecausetheprosoma（combinedheadandthorax）isonlyseparatedfromtheopisthosoma（abdomen）byanarrowwaist,inotherarachnidsthewholebodyappearstobemuchmoreofasingleunit.allspidersproducesilk,butonlysomeconstructwebstocatchtheirhomesandtoprotecttheireggs.

allspiderspossesspoisonglandsbutveryfewofthemaredangeroustohumans,ofthe600+speciesinbritainonly12（atleastoneoftheseisarecenthumanassistedcolonist）arestrongenoughtopiercethehumanskin,andapartfromallergies,nonearemoredangerousthanacommonwasp.mostspidershave8eyes（thoughsomehave6,4,2or0）,aswellas8legs.（bythewayifyoucounttheclawsasseparatelegsection[whichyoushouldn?

treally]thentheirlegshave8partsaswell[coxa,trochanter,femur,patella,tibia,tarsus,metatarus,andclaws]）therearemorethan32000knownspeciesofspiderintheworld.nohumanbeinghaseverbeenofficiallyrecorderashavingdiedastheresultofa?

tarantula?

bite.

allspidersarecarnivorousandfeedonlyonliquids,i.e.theirpreys?

naturaljuicesandthebreakdownproductsofexternaldigestion（meaningtheyspit,exudeorinjectdigestivejuicesonto/intotheirpreyadsuckuptheresultingsoup）.sowhynotinvitesometoyournextsocialdo?

what’sinaname

theword?

arachnida?

comesfromthegreekword?

arachne?

whowasthedaughterofidmonofcolophoninlydia,adyerbytrade.arachneherselfwasaweaver,thebestinalltheknownworld.howeverinafoolishmomentshechallengedathena,thedaughterofzeusandgoddessof,amongotherthings,wavingtoaweavingcompetition.arachnewovesoperfectacloththatshetoreittoshreds.arachnebecamedepressedafterthisandintheendshehungherself.athenastirredtoremorseattheknowledgeofwhatherangerhadwroughtturnedtheropearachnehadusedtohangherselfintoawebandarachneherselfintoaspidersothatthebeautyofherspinning

shouldnotbelosttotheworldeveragain.

thegreathouseholdspidersafari

tellingmaleandfemalespidersapartiseasilydonebylookingattheirpales.maleshaveswollenendstotheirpaleswhichmakethemlookasiftheyarewearingboxinggloves,theseareoftenstrangeshapesiflookedatwithahandlens.femaleshavenormallookingpalesthatarenotswollenattheends.

thelargestspideristhegoliathspider,thefemaleofwhichgrowstoreachalegspanofteninches.thelargestspiderinbritainisthecardinalspiderwhichisaclosecousinoftimtegenaria.femalescanachievealegspanoffourandahalfinches.itisknownasthecardinalspiderasitwascommoninhamptoncourtwhencardinalwolseylivedthere.thesightoftheselongleggedspiderswanderingaroundthepalaceatnightusedtofrightenhim.sofar32000differentkindsofspiderhavebeendiscoveredfromallovertheworld.britainhas630differentkindsofspiderofwhich250aretinymoneyspiders.thesmallestofwhichhasabodylessthanonemillimeterlong.

questions:

1.allthesilkproducedbyspidersconstructwebstocatchtheirfood.

2.notallthepoisonglandspossessedbyspidersaredangeroustohumanbeings.

3.spidersoftenkillhumansinbritainwhentheypiercehumanskin.

4.afterseeingherenemycommitssuicide,arachneturnedathenaintoaspider.

5.timtegenariaspidersarecloselyrelatedtotarantulaspiders;botharefoundinbritain.

6.sofar31000differentkindsofspidershavebeendiscoveredfromallovertheworld.

7.moneyspidersarethesmallestspidersfoundinthearachnidsfamily.

8.therearemorethan_______knownspeciesofspiderintheworld.

9.tellingmaleandfemalespidersapartiseasilydoneby_______________.

10.thelargestspideris_____________.

sectionbcomprehensivereading（30%）

directions:

inthissection,thereare3passages.eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd.youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasingle

linethroughthecenter.

passageone

questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

oneofthestrongestreasonsfortheraisingoftheschoolleavingage（rosla）hasbeenthatitwillbringusnearertotheideaof“equalopportunity”.

manypeopleliketothinkofourpresentsystemofschoolingasprovidingplentyofstepsuptheladderofsuccessforcleverchildren.itwouldbegoodtothinkthatnoonewhoisreallybrightcanbemissedoutwhenthestatesystemisapparentlysothorough.itisobvious,forinstance,thatmanychildrenfromlessrichhomesreachuniversityordowellinotherways.

unfortunately,wenowhaveplentyofevidencethatmanychildrenofeverylevelofabilitydomuchlesswellthantheycould.forinstance,duringtheyearsofnationalmilitaryserviceitwaspossibletotesttheintelligenceofallmale18-20yearolds.halfofthosesoldierswhowereplacedinthetwohighestabilitygroupshadleftschoolsat15.

ithasalsobeenshownthatthepercentageofworkingclasschildrengoingtouniversityisalmostthesamenowasitwasin1939.onestudyof5000childrenfrombirthto21yearsoldindicatedthatuptohalfthebrightpupilsfromworkingclasshomesleftschoolwhentheyreached16yearsold.moreover,thereisnodifferenceinintelligencebetweenthesexes,butfarmoreboysthangirlsstayineducationafter16.

itisclearfromthisandmuchotherevidencethatmanychildrenarestillleavingschooltooearlytobenefittheprizes—money,socialrespectability,andinterestingjobs,whichhighereducationgives.itiscleartoothatthereasonswhysuchchildrenleavehavemuchtodowiththeirsocialcircumstances.theirparentsoftenneedtheextramoneyanotherwage-earnercanbringin;theydonotvalueeducationforitselfbecausetheirownwasprobablydullandunhappy.itisnotsomuchthattheyforcetheirsonsanddaughterstoleaveschool,ratherthattheytendtosay,“it?

suptoyou”.

11.itishopedthatroslawillgiveallchildren________.

a.amoreenjoyabletimeatschoolb.thesamechancesinsociety

c.therighttoabetterschoold.higherscoresinintelligencetests

12.peoplewouldliketothinkthat_________.

a.equalnumbersofpoorandrichchildrenreachuniversity

b.thosewiththeleastmoneygetthebesteducation

c.intelligentchildrenarealwayschosenbythesystem

d.onlycleverchildrendowell

13.workingclasschildrenarefelttobeatadisadvantagebecause_______.

a.manyofthecleveronesleaveschoolearly

b.fewergotouniversitythaneverbefore

c.morethanhalfleaveschoolwhentheyare16

d.fewerboysthangirlsstayatschoolafter16

14.manychildrenleaveschoolearlybecause_______.

a.theirsocialcircumstancesmakethemunhappy

b.theyhavetoworktosupporttheirfamily?

sincome

c.theirschoolisadullandunhappyplace

d.theirparentsdon?

tallowthemtomaketheirowndecisions

15.thisarticleshowsthatequalopportunityineducation______.

a.isathingofthepastb.hasnotyetbeenachieved

c.isthereforthosewhomerititd.hasgreatlyimprovedoursociety

passagetwo

questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

lifereallyshouldbeonelongjourneyofjoyforchildrenwhoarebornwithaworldofwealthattheirtinyfeet.butexpertsonpsychologicalresearchnowbelievethatsilverspoonscanleaveabittertaste.ifsuicidestatisticsareasignofhappiness,thentherichareamiserablelot.figuresshowthatitistherichwhomostoftendoawaywiththemselves.

dr.robertcoles,aninternationallyfamousdoctor,istheworld?

stopexpertontheinfluenceofmoneyonchildren.hehaswrittenawell-receivedbookonthesubject,theprivilegedones,andhisresearchshowsthattoomuchmoneyinthefamilycancauseasmanyproblemsastoolittle.“obviouslytherearecertainadvantagestobeingrich,”saysthe53-year-olddoctor,?

suchasbetterhealth,educationandfutureworkexpectation.butmostimportantisthequalityoffamilylife.moneycan?

tbuylove.”

itcanbuyalotofotherthings,though,andthat?

swherethetroublestarts.richkidshavesomuchtochoosefromthattheyoftenbecomeconfused.theirparents?

overfavoringcanmakethemspoiled.theytendtotravelmorethanotherchildren,fromhometohomeandcountrytocountry,whichoftenmakesthemfeelrestless.

“butprivilegedchildrendohaveabettersenseoftheirpositionsintheworld,”addsmr.coles,“andtheyaremoreself-assured.”

today?

srichparentsperhapshaverealizedthattheirrichescanbemoreofaburdenthanafavortotheirchildren.sotheirpriorityistoensurethattheirfamiliesareasrichinloveastheyareinmoney

16.accordingtothepassage,childrenofrichfamilies_______

a.enjoytravelingb.canbuylove

c.usuallycommitsuicided.arenotalwayshappy

17.dr.robertcolesbelievesthat________

abeingrichhasasmanyadvantagesasbeingpoor

b.richchildrenoftengettoolittleentertainment

c.richchildrensometi