大学英语18级非音体美阅读理解Section A试题16套Word格式.docx

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Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsintheblankmorethanonce.

　　Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　

Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofuller.Thewayyougoaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactually　1　youmoneyorcanaddtothecost.Takethe　2　exampleofahairdryer,Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer，youmightthinkthatyouaremakingthe　3　buyifyouchooseonewhoselookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest　4　price.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatittakestwiceaslongasamoreexpensive　5　todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwellmakeyourhairdryerthemostexpensiveoneofall.

Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou　6　whenyougooutshopping?

Ifyoukeepyourhome.yourcaroranyvaluable　7　inexcellentcondition，you’11besavingmoneyinthelongrun.Beforeyoubuyanew　8　，talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucanuseitorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticularpurpose.Beforeyoubuyanexpensive　9　，oraservice，docheckthepriceandwhatisonoffer.Ifpossible.choose　10　threeitemsorthreeestimates.

A）possession　B）save　C）best　D）applianceE）material

F）from　　G）simple　H）with　　I）in　　J）element

K）model　　L）item　　M）easy　　N）adoptO）reasonable

阅读理解SectionA第二套

III.ReadingComprehension（35points）

SectionA　

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven,inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

　　Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Childrendonotthinkthewayadultsdo.Formostofthefirstyearoflife,ifsomethingisoutofsight,it'

soutofmind.Ifyoucoverababy'

s

（1）toywithapieceofcloth,thebabythinksthetoyhasdisappearedandstopslookingforit.A4-year-oldmay

（2）thatasisterhasmorefruitjuicewhenitisonlytheshapesoftheglassesthatdiffer,notthe（3）ofjuice.

　　Yetchildrenaresmartintheirownway.Likegoodlittlescientists,childrenarealwaystestingtheirchild-sized（4）abouthowthingswork.Whenyourchildthrowsherspoononthefloorforthesixthtimeasyoutrytofeedher,andyousay,"

That'

senough!

Iwillnotpickupyourspoonagain!

"

Thechildwill（5）testyourclaim.Areyouserious?

Areyouangry?

Whatwillhappenifshethrowsthespoonagain?

Sheisnotdoingthistodriveyou（6）;

rather,sheislearningthatherdesiresandyourscandiffer,andthatsometimesthose（7）areimportantandsometimestheyarenot.

　　Howandwhydoeschildren'

sthinkingchange?

Inthe1920s,SwisspsychologistJeanPiagetproposedthatchildren'

scognitive（认知的）abilitiesunfold（8）,likethebloomingofaflower,almostindependentofwhatelseis（9）intheirlives.Althoughmanyofhisspecificconclusionshavebeen（10）ormodifiedovertheyears,hisideasinspiredthousandsofstudiesbyinvestigatorsallovertheworld.

A.advocateB.amount 

C.confirmed 

D.crazy 

E.definite 

F.differencesG.favorite 

H.happeningI.ImmediatelyJ.Naturally

K.ObtainingL.PrimarilyM.ProtestN.RejectedO.theories

阅读理解SectionA第三套

Researchershaveidentified1.4millionanimalspeciessofar—andmillionsremaintobediscovered,named,andscientificallydescribed.Sohowmuchwoulditactuallycostto1everyanimalonEarth?

ApairofBrazilianscientistshascrunched（详细计算）thenumbersand2upwithananswer:

$263billion.

That'

swaymorethanthe$5billionthatfamedHarvardUniversitybiologistEdwardO.Wilsonestimatedbackin2000—andthatwasforeveryspeciesonEarth,notjustanimals.Buteven$263billionwouldbea3pricetopaytounderstandthecreaturesthat4suchessentialsasagriculture,fisheries,newdrugs,andenergysources,saysornithologist（鸟类学家）JoelCracraftoftheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYorkCity."

Literally,theworldeconomyrunsonbiodiversity,"

hesays."

Peopledon'

tunderstandreally,deeplyhowmuchwedependonbiodiversity."

Mostbiologistsagreethatwithextinctionrates5andclimatechangelooming,the6todocumenttheplanet'

sbiodiversity—orbiota（生物区）—isurgent,7consideringtheessentialroletheselifeformsplayincroppollination,cleanair,andotheraspectsofhuman8."

Wearelosingspeciesbyextinctionfasterthanwearedescribingnewspecies"

accordingtosomeestimates,saysbiologistAntonioMarques,who9thenewpaperwithFernandoCarbayo,bothattheUniversityofSt.PauloinBrazil."

Wehavetoknowthebiotatopreserveandconservethebiota,"

hesays.

Besidesthemoney,anotherhuge10toacompleteunderstandingoftheanimalkingdomisaglobalshortageoftaxonomists（分类学家）,expertssay.

A.attemptB.cheaperC.classifyD.coauthoredE.come

F.effortG.enableH.especiallyI.exactlyJ.identify

K.obstacleL.smallM.soaringN.well-beingO.yet

阅读理解SectionA第四套

Contrarytopopularbelief,olderpeoplegenerallydonotwanttolivewiththeirchildren.Moreover,mostadultchildren1everybitasmuchcareandsupporttotheiragingparentsaswasthecaseinthe“goodolddays”,andmostolderpeopledonotfeel2.

About80%ofpeople65yearsandolderhavelivingchildren,andabout90%ofthemhave3contactwiththeirchildren.About75%ofelderlyparentswhodon’tgotonursinghomeslivewithin30minutesofatleastoneoftheirchildren.

However,4havingcontactwithchildrendoesnotguaranteehappinessinoldage.Infact,someresearchhasfoundthatpeoplewhoaremostinvolvedwiththeirfamilieshavethelowestspirits.Thisresearchmaybe5,however,asillhealthoftenmakesolderpeoplemore6andtherebyincreasescontactwithfamilymembers.Soitismorelikelythatpoorhealth,notjustfamilyinvolvement,7spirits.

Increasingly,researchershavebeguntolookatthequalityofrelationships,ratherthanatthefrequencyofcontact,betweentheelderlyandtheirchildren.Ifparentsandchildrenshareinterestsandvaluesandagreeonchildrearingpracticesandreligious8,theyarelikelytoenjoyeachother’scompany.Disagreementsonsuchmatterscan9causeproblems.Ifparentsareagreedbytheirdaughter’sdivorce,dislikehernewhusband,anddisapproveofhowsheisraisingtheirgrandchildren,10arethattheyarenotgoingtoenjoyhervisits.

A）abandoned 

B）advanced 

C）biased 

D）chances 

E）commitmentF）dampensG）dependent 

H）distantI）frequentJ）fulfillmentK）grantL）merelyM）provideN）understandablyO）unrealistically

阅读理解SectionA第五套

Physicalactivitydoesthebodygood,andthere’sgrowingevidencethatithelpsthebraintoo.ResearchersintheNetherlandsreportthatchildrenwhogetmoreexercise,whetheratschoolorontheirown,　1　tohavehigherGPAsandbetterscoresonstandardizedtests.Ina　2　of14studiesthatlookedatphysicalactivityandacademic　3　,investigatorsfoundthatthemorechildrenmoved,thebettertheirgradeswereinschool,　4　inthebasicsubjectsofmath,Englishandreading.

Thedatawillcertainlyfueltheongoingdebateoverwhetherphysicaleducationclassesshouldbecutasschoolsstruggleto　5　onsmallerbudgets.Theargumentsagainstphysicaleducationhaveincludedconcernsthatgymtimemaybetakingawayfromstudytime.WithstandardizedtestscoresintheU.S.　6　inrecentyears,someadministratorsbelievestudentsneedtospendmoretimeintheclassroominsteadofontheplayground.Butasthesefindingsshow,exerciseandacademicsmaynotbe　7　exclusive.Physicalactivitycanimproveblood　8　tothebrain,fuelingmemory,attentionandcreativity,whichare　9　tolearning.Andexercisereleaseshormones