高等学校英语应用能力考试B级阅读部分自测题.docx

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高等学校英语应用能力考试B级阅读部分自测题

高等学校英语应用能力考试B级—阅读部分自测题（Test7—9）

Test7ReadingComprehension（40minutes）

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Therearesometasksforyouto

fulfill.Youshouldreadthegivenmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouare

instructed.

Task1

Directions:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinished

statements,numbered46through50.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4

choicesmarkedA）,B）,C）orD）.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmark

thecorrespondingletterintheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Theproblemofnamesandfaceswasputtoanexperimentaltestinpeopletobestudied

in1934byanAmericanscientist,H.M.Clarke.Heshowedhissubjects（试验对象）apage

containingphotographsofthefacesoftwelvemenand,undereachphotograph,therewasa

name.Thesubjectshadthreeminutesinwhichtostudythesenamesandfacesbywhatever

methodtheywouldusuallyuseinlearningthenamesofrealpeople.Threeminuteslater,

rememberingwastestedinfourdifferentways.Theoriginalnameshadtoberecognized

whenmixedupwithanumberof"new"names;theoriginalfaceshadtoberecognizedfrom"

new"faces;theoriginalfaceswereshownandthesuitablenameshadtoberecalled;and

theoriginalnameswereshownandthecorrespondingfacesrecalled.Nearly500college

studentsactedassubjectsinthisexperimentandtheresultswereclear.Itwaseasierto

recognizenamesthantorecallthem;butitwasaseasytorecognizenamesasto

recognizefaces.Ifeithernamesorfacesweretoberecalled,theremembering

performancewasnotasgoodasthatinvolvingrecognition.Thusfromtheexamplesgiven

above,thedifferencebetweenrecallingandrecognitionshouldbeclear.

46.Whatthescientistdidwastotest____________.

A）theabilitytolearnnames

B）theabilitytorecognizefaces

C）remembering

D）recognition

47.Personswhotookpartinthetestwere____________.

A）H.M.Clarkeandhisassistants

B）performers

C）Americanscientists

D）collegestudents

48."Theoriginalnames"inLine6means____________.

A）theinformalnames

B）thenamesofthetwelvemen

C）thefirstnames

D）thefamilynames

49.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A）Thesecollegestudentshadthesametroublerecallingnamesandfaces.

B）Itwasquitepossibletomatchthesenamesandfacescorrectly.

C）Theresultsshowthatrecognizingnamesandrecognizingfaceswerebotheasy.

D）Manysubjectshadlessdifficultyinrememberingnamesthaninrecognizingthem.

50.Whichofthefollowingwerenotclearlystated?

A）Facesareeasiertorememberthannames.

B）Recognitionisusuallyeasierthanrecalling.

C）Rememberingcanbetestedindifferentwaysbydifferentpeople.

D）Photographsofthefacestoberecognizedweregiventothesubjects.

Task2

Directions:

Thistaskisthesameastask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatements

arenumbered51through55.

Weliveinadangerousworld.Thefiguresforcrimegoupyearbyyear.Ifyouwere

attackedinthestreet,wouldyoubeabletodefendyourself?

Notverywellprobably,

especiallyifsomeonewaspointingagunatyou.Weallseealotofviolenceinfilms,

butrecentlysomeprogramsontelevisionshowedhowpeoplecandefendthemselveswithout

guns.Forexample,inonefilmawomanwasattackedfrombehind.Shethrewtheman,who

washeavierandstrongerthanshewas,overherhead.Thensheheldhimtightlyonthe

ground.How?

Sheknewjudo.

Jiu-jitsu,asjudoissometimescalled,means"musclescience"inJapanese.The

studentofjudoneedstolearnalotaboutthebody,itsbonesandmuscles.Judousesa

numberof"falls","holds"and'throws".Someonewhodoesnotknowjudocannotdefend

himselfagainstthem.Ifyouknowjudoyoucandefendyourselfagainstapersonwhois

strongerthanyou.Youhadbetternotpracticejudoonyourfriendsunlesstheycanfall

withouthurtingthemselves!

Beingstrongisonething,butusingthebodywiselyis

another.Injudo,youusetheotherperson'sbodytohelpyou.You"throw"himtothe

groundand"hold"himthere,sothathecannotmove.Ofcourse,ittakestimeandpractice,

butknowingjudoisuseful.Inaviolentworldyououghttobeabletodefendyourself.

51.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthatsomerecentTVprograms____________.

A）showhowpeopleareattackedinthestreet

B）demonstratehowtousegunsindefense

C）showthatthefiguresforcrimegoingupallthetime

D）havechangedtheirsubjectsfromviolencetoself-defense

52.Thewomanmentionedinthepassage____________.

A）heldthemanoverherhead

B）wasabletodefendherself

C）attackedthemanfrombehind

D）washeavierthantheman

53.Thename"Judo"refersto____________.

A）atypeoffightingbyusingthebodywisely

B）ascientificwayofphysicaltraining

C）anexercisetobuildupastrongbody

D）bonesandmusclesinJapanese

54.Whatisthewarningofthewriterforapersonwhopractisesjudo?

A）Avoidshowingyourskillstoapersonwhoknowsjudo.

B）Avoidattackingastrongmanfrombehindhisback.

C）Nottotryitonanotherpersonwhoisinexperienced.

D）Nottopractisejudoonthestreet.

55.Wemayinferfromthecontextthataskillfuljudofighterknowshowto___________.

A）avoidfightingwithsomeonewhodoesn'tknowjudo

B）learnthemusclesciencewell

C）preventtheotherpersonfrombeinghurt

D）usetheotherperson'sbodytoincreasehischancesofsuccess

Task3

Directions:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questions（No.56

throughNo.60）toit.Youshouldgivebriefanswerstothesequestions.The

answersshouldbenomorethan8words.Writetheminthecorrespondingspace

ontheAnswerSheet.

Forthepastfiveyears,83-year-oldErniehassingle-handedlytransformeda

weed-choked,public-ownedserviceroadalongtheLosAngelesRiverintoabeautiful

neighborhoodparkcalled"Ernie'sWalk".

Backin1988,weedsgrewamongbrokenbenches,rusty（生锈的）automobilepartsandold

refrigeratorspeoplehadthrownalongthebankoftheriver.ItmadeErniesick.Soheand

someneighborscomplaineduntilcrewscleanedthemess.Allthatremainedwasabarren（荒

芜的）stripofdirt.Workinginhisgardenoneday,Erniehadmoreflowersthanhecould

plant,sohedecidedtoplacetheextraflowersalongthefreshlyclearedriverbank.As

theflowersgrewdensely,sodidanidea:

whynotdresstheentirestretchofthebank?

AtfirstErnieplantedflowersfromhisowngarden.Thenneighborsbegandonating（献

出）flowers."Everybodyhasgottenintothespiritofthething,"Erniesaid,"I'llbe

busytherestofmylife."

56.Whatis"Ernie'sWalk"?

Itis_________________________________________________________________

57.WhatmadeErniesick?

Thebadconditions___________________________________________________.

58.WhydidErniedecidetoplanttheextraflowersalongthefreshlyclearedriverbank?

Because____________________________________________________________.

59.Whentheflowersgrewdensely,Erniehadanidea.Whatwasit?

___________________________________________________________________

60.WhatwillErniedofortherestofhislife?

___________________________________________________________________

Task4

Directions:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youarerequiredtocompletethe

outlinebelowit（No.61throughNo.65）.Youshouldwriteyouranswers

brieflyontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.

STOCKS

Shanghai—Ashareheretumbled（跌落）7.177pointsonWednesdaytoendon1,151.374.

Bshareeased0.94ofapointtoclosethedayonarecordlowof25.859asjudgementwas

hurtbyfearsofpoor1998corporateresults（公司年报）.

Atotalof64companieshavewarnedinvestorstoexpectalossfor1998.

AnalystsalsolinkedthefalltonewsthatcentralbankgovernorDaiXianglongwould

launchapunishmentonillegalforeignexchangetrade—amovethatcouldsqueeze

domesticinvestorsoutoftheBsharemarket.

ForeverBicyclewasthebestperformer,up6.06percent,andSteelTubetheworst

performer,down9.09percent.

Tradingvolumestoodat2.82billionChinayuan.

Shenzhen—Ashareheretumbled26.77pointstofinish2939.91.

Bsharewentdownward7.03pointstoclosealsoonahistoriclowof395.64.

ShanzhenGintianwasthebiggestwinner,whileBeneluxEnt,thebiggestloser.

61.___________________________________

62.___________________________________

63.___________________________________

64.___________________________________

65.___________________________________

Task5

Directions:

Hereyouwillfind6sentences（markedA,B,C,D,EandF）andan

incompleteshortpassagefollowingthem.Readthemcarefullyandinsert（插入）

5ofthesentencesintothepassagesothatitwillbecomeameaningful

completeone.Onesentencewillhavetothedropped.Writethelettertothe

selectedsentenceinthecorrespondingbracketsontheAnswerSheet.

A:

JordanwassobigitwasevensuggestedoncehissponsorNikechangehisnameMike.

B:

Itbasicallymeansyouaretooold,pastyouruse-bydate,overthehill,a

destroyedboat.

C:

Cameoutofretirementofcourse.

D:

BlameForemanofcourse.

E:

Shortlybeforesheretiredfromoffice,Thatcherobserved,"Therearesome

remarkableparallelsbetweenbasketballandpolitics.

F:

Butitcertainlydoesnotresembleagentlemanwhoretiredseveralweeksagowith

considerabledegreeofgrace.

Retirementisanunpleasantwordinanyprofession,butparticularlycruel