大学英语精读第二册TestYourself1题目及答案.docx

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大学英语精读第二册TestYourself1题目及答案

Test Yourself 1 Passage One

Laurawalkedtowardstheman."Itisterriblycold,"shesaid."Colderthanever,"themansaid."Nowtellmewhatthehellyouwant."HestaredatLauraforafewseconds,andthengrinned,"Maybeyou'dliketoeinsideandwarmup. "No.No,Idon'twanttoein."Shetookadeepbreath."Ijustwantedtoknowifyou'reinterestedinsellingyourdog."  "Thatworthlessmutt?

"Themanpointedtoadogintheyardandlaughedforafewseconds,thensuddenlystopped."Iwasjustjokingabouttheworthlesspart.He'saprettygooddog.Yeah.Imightbeinterested." "Well,he'sthekindofdogI'mlookingfor,anditdoesn'tlooktomelikeyou'retoofondofhim.Imeanhe'stiedupoutside.Idon'tseeanyfoodorwater." "Youjustwaitaminute.Itakegoodcareofthatdog.TheguyIgothimfromsaidhewasatrainedguarddog.Troubleisthestupidthingdoesn'tevenbarkwhenstrangersearound.ButthenIguessthatwouldn'tmattertoyou.You'reprobablyjustlookingforapet,huh?

""Yeah,wellhere'syourchancetogetridofhim.I'llgiveyoutwentydollars."Hesnorted<哼着鼻子说>."Youexpectmetosellapurebredguarddogfortwentydollars?

Fiftydollars.That'smyprice.Youbringmefiftydollars,honey,andyougotyourselfadog."Themansmiled."Sureyoudon'twanttoein?

"  Laurashookherhead."I'llbebackwiththemoney."Breakfastforgotten,shesearchedforandfoundacashmachinefourblocksaway.Ican'taffordthis,shethoughtasshepunchedthenumbersintothemachine.Thedogwillneedavet<兽医>andwhereamIgoingtogetthemoneyforthat?

Herfearsfaded<消退>asshepicturedthedog,curledup,notoutsideonthecold,hardground,butinfrontofaglowingfireplace.Blueceramicbowlsfilledwithfoodandwatersatinthecornerofthekitchen,andshesawhim,headheldhigh,matchingherstrideontheirdailywalk. Withthemoneyinherpurseshehurriedbacktotheman'shouse.

 26.WhydidLaurawalkuptotheman?

A.Toaskhimwhereshecouldbuyapet.

B.Toseeifshecouldbuyhisdog.

C.Togivehimamorninggreeting.

D.Toaskhimtoletherinandwarmup.

 27.Forwhatpurposehadthemanboughtthedog?

A.Toprotecthishome.

B.Togetridofhisloneliness.

C.Tobreedpotdogs.

D.Tomakemoney.

 28.WhenLauralefthomeinthemorning,shewasmossprobablygoing__________.

A.totakeawalk

B.togetherbreakfast

C.cogetsomecash

D.tobuytheman'sdog

 29.Judgingfromthepassage,Laurais__________.

A.averyrichlady

B.aratherpoorgirl

C.ananimalprotectionist

D.asocialworker

30.HoweLaura'sworryaboutmoneyfaded?

A.Thedogwillleadahappylifeunderhergoodcare.

B.Shewillsoongetagoodjobandearnmoneytopaythevet.

C.Shewillhaveaguarddogbesideherasshetakesawalk

D.She'sgotthemoneyinherpursetopayforthepetshedesired

Test Yourself 1 Passage Two

 AlthoughThomasJeffersondidnotbegintheeffortofdesigningtheUniversityofVirginiauntillateinhislife,theeducationofthemonmanhadoccupiedhisthoughtsfordecades.Hebelievedignorance<无知>tobetheenemyoffreedom,andhewantedtocorrectwhatheconsideredtobetheweaknessesofeducationalinstitutions<机构>modeledonEuropeansettings.Heimaginedthatan"academicalvillage"aroundatree-linedlawnwouldprovideanidealsettinginwhichtopursuehighereducation.ThecenterofsuchavillagewouldbeaTempleofKnowledgethatwouldhousetheuniversitylibrary.

    WhenVirginiadecidedtosetupastateuniversityin1818,theretiredU.S.Presidentfinallywasabletodevotehistalent,time,andenergytocreatingthisnewkindofeducationalinstitution.Bythetimehewasfinishedwithhisdesign,JeffersonhadinventedanentirelynewAmericansettingforhighereducation:

thecollegecampus.

 In1812,Jeffersonchosetobeginbuildinghis"academicalvillage,"theUniversityofVirginia,inCharlottesville,VA,farawayfromthecitycenter.Heintendedthisspottopromotelearningbecauseitwasnaturalandunspoiled,andfarfromanythingthatcoulddistractorharmthestudents.TheUniversityconsistsoftworowsofhouses,fiveoneachside,leadingtoamainbuilding.Thismainbuilding,theRotunda,becamethemostimportantpartoftheUniversity,becauseitcontainedthelibrary.Byfocusinghisentireinstitutiononthelibrary,insteadofaroundthechurch,JeffersonrevolutionizedAmericanuniversityarchitecture.

Jefferson'saimwastocreateanewinstitutionalformforhisidealeducationalsystem,asystemhethoughtshouldgiveeverycitizentheinformationheneedsforcarryingouthisdailybusiness.Thisnewapproachtocitizenshipandeducationdemandedanewtypeofuniversity,onewherestudentsandprofessorscouldcoexistandshareideas.Heattemptedtocreatethisenvironmentbybiningtheprofessors'housesandstudents'classrooms,andlinkingallthebuildingswithcoveredwalkwayssointellectualexchangesbetweendepartmentscouldgoonsmoothly.Jeffersonhadalsorecognizedtheimportanceofthestudents'wholelife,andgivenmuchthoughtandplanningtothestudents'dining,living,andexercisefacilities<设施>.

 31.Jeffersondevotedmuchofhisthoughttotheeducationofthemonmanbecausehebelieved________.

A.everyonewholovedfreedomhatedignorance

B.acountrycouldnotbestrongwithouteducation

C.anuneducatedmancouldnotgainfullfreedom

D.EuropeaneducationalinstitutionsdidnotsuitAmerica

32.AccordingtoJefferson,thecenterofauniversityshouldbe_______.

A.thechurch

B.thelibrary

C.thelawn

D.theclassrooms

33.JeffersonchosetolocatetheUniversityofVirginiafarawayfromthecitycenterbecause________.

A.landinthecitycentercouldnotbefound

B.therewasatree-linedlawnthere

C.thiswasaEuropeantradition

D.therewasnodistractionforthestudents

34.InJefferson'sview,anidealeducationalsystemshould________.

A.beoneunderwhicheverycitizenenjoysequalopportunity

B.giveeveryonetheinformationheneedsforconductinghisbusiness

C.ensurethateveryonehasachancetoenteraninstitutionofhigherlearning

D.providestudentswithanaturalandunspoiledsettingforlearning

35.WhatwasmadeeasybytherevolutionizedAmericancampus?

A.Students'learning.

B.Intellectualexchange.

C.Professors'teaching.

D.Bothstudents'andprofessors'life.

Test Yourself 1 Passage Three

 ThegoodnewswegetfromTVandradiomakesusfeelmorekindlytowardotherpeople,butbadnews—especiallynewsofcrueltyandviolence—stirsupsuspicionandasenseofpetitiontowardothers.

         Thesearethefindingsof10yearsofexperimentsbyresearchpsychologists<心理学家>atColumbiaUniversity,whoconcludethatbroadcastersencouragehostile<敌对的>behaviorbystressingbadnews.

          "Wefoundthatthenewspeopleareexposedtoeitherencouragesthemtoconcentrateonthedifferencesbetweenthemselvesandothers,oronthemonproblemsthatmakethemfeel,'We'reallinthistogether,'"explainedDr.HarveyHornstein.

         "'Newsaboutonehumanbeinghelpinganother…bringsoutfeelingsoftrustandcooperation.Butnewsaboutonepersonactuallydoingharmtoanotherchangesourestimateofotherpeoplefortheworse.""

         Inanearlyexperimentin1968,Dr.Hornsteinandhisassociates,whohadbeendroppingwallets<钱包>fortwoyearstotestthehonestyofpeople,discoveredthatonJune4,1968,notonewalletwasreturned.

         "ThatwasthenightRobertF.Kennedywasshot,"herecalled."Strangerssuddenlyseemeddangerous,andnobodywantedtoreturnalostwallettoastranger."

         "Butgoodnewsontheotherhand,liftsusup,"hestressed,citingthedateofJuly4,1976,America’sBicentennial<两百年的>celebration."Onthatday,weallfeltsafeandgood.BeingAmericanwasthething.Weallfeltasifweallbelongedtogether."

         Recenttestssupporttheseconclusions.Inoneexperiment,60subjectswereexposedtogoodnews,badnewsormusic.Thentheyweretoldtoplayagamewithanon-existentpersonsupposedlyinanotherroom.Itwasagameofchoicethatemphasizedcooperationorpetition.

         Afterhearinggoodnews,theoverwhelmingmajority,91percent,playedcooperatively.Butafterhearingbadnews,petitiveresponseswereoverthreetimesashigh—upto28percent,from9percent.

         "Ifwewatchtelevisionandseealotofblood,"saidDr.Hornstein,"we’reprobablyassumingthattheworldisadirtierplacethanweassumedbeforewesawthatTVviolence.Andwe’lldealwiththenextindividualweeuponasifheispartofthatgrim<冷酷的>pictureofhumanity.Afterthegoodnews,it’sthereverse."

36.AccordingtothefindingsofresearchersatColumbiaUniversity,whenpeopleheargoodnews,theyfeel_______.

A.happier

B.morekindlytowardothers

C.saferthantheyreallyare

D.morepetitive

37.Dr.HarveyHornsteinfoundthatwhenpeoplehearnewsaboutonepersonactuallydoingharmtoanother,theytendto_______.

A.regardotherpeopleasworsethantheyreallyare

B.treattotalstrangersassuspectsofcruelcrimes

C.beehostiletowardsneighborsandfriends

D.thinkaboutthemonproblemsfacingmankind

38.WhatdidDr.HarveyHornsteinandhisassociatesdiscoveronthenightofJune4,1968?

A.RobertF.Kennedywasshot.

B.Theirwalletswerelost.

C.PeopleinAmericasuddenlybecamedishonest.

D.Nobodyreturnedthewalletstheydropped.

39.WecaninferfromthepassagethatonJuly4,1976,mostprobably_______.

A.peopledrankandsanganddanced

B.lostwalletswerereturnedtotheirowners

C.everybodywanted