《英语精读一》练习题.docx

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《英语精读一》练习题

《英语精读

（一）》练习题一

Ⅰ．Vocabulary（15×1’=15’）

1.FindthewordsinColumnBwhicharecloseinmeaningtothewordsinColumnA.（8×1’=8’）

AB

towatchprobably

toclutchunusual

likelytotrouble

exceptionaltoshow

tobotherstreet

todisplayalmost

avenuetosee

barelytohold

2.FindthewordsinColumnBwhichareoppositeinmeaningtothewordsinColumnA.（7×1’=7’）

AB

toappearoutside

insidetodisappear

commoncurable

slenderforthemoment

foreverunsafe

safeplump/heavy

incurableuncommon

Ⅱ.Grammar（15×2’=30’）

ChoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.

1.Theeducationof______youngisalways_______hotandserioustopicinthemodernsociety.

A.the;theB.the;aC.a；aD.a;the

2.Thegoalistomakehighereducationavailabletoeveryonewhoiswillingandcapable______hisfinancialsituation.

A.duetoB.accordingto

C.regardlessofD.intermsof

3.Theboystudentsinthisschoolarenearly_____asthegirlstudentstosaytheyintendtogetacollegedegreeinbusiness.

A.aslikelytwiceB.likelyastwice

C.astwicelikelyD.twiceaslikely

4.--Whyhaven'tyouaskedhertocomehere?

--She_______animportantexperimentwhenIfoundherandshe_____it.

A.haddone;didn'tfinishB.wasdoing;hasn'tfinished

C.did;wouldn'tfinishD.hadn'tfinished

5.Manygreatmenhaverisenfrompoverty-LincolnandEdison,_______.

A.insteadB.forexampleC.andsoonD.suchas

6.Readingistothemind______foodistothebody.

A.thatB.whichC.ofwhichD.what

7.--ShallIhelpyoucarryyourtravelcasetothetrain,Granny?

--Oh,no,myboy.Itis________heavy.Thankyouanyway.

A.soB.notmuchC.ratherD.notthat

8.______byhisgrandparents,Jimmywasn'tusedtolivingwithhisparents.

A.TobringupB.Tobebroughtup

C.BroughtupD.Beingbroughtup

9．_____weadmitthattherearestillsomeproblemsaboutNMET,wedon'tmeanthatitisofnouse.

A.UntilB.WhileC.AsD.Unless

10．Mymotherwenttothemarketjustnowandbought_________theorgansfromAustralia.

A．severaldozensB．severaldozen

C．severaldozensofD．severaldozenof

11．Assoonasyougethomefromschool,thinkabouttheorderyouwilldoyourhomeworkassignmentsandhowmuchtimeyou'llspendoneachone.

A．ofwhichB．atwhichC．throughwhichD．inwhich

12.Anyonewhohasspenttimewithchildrenthedifferenceinthewayboysandgirlssimilarsituations.

A．awareof;respondtoB．isawareof;respondto

C．aware;respondingD．isawareof;respond

13.Itwasduringthe1920'sthatthefriendshipbetweenthetwoAmericanwriterHemingwayandFitzgeraldreached______highestpoint.

A.theirB.itsC.hisD.our

14.-What'sthematterwithPeter?

-Hewasseencryingwhenhewascomingoutoftheteacher'soffice.He______bytheteacher.

A.maybescolded

B.shouldhavebeenscolded

C.mustbescolded

D.musthavebeenscolded

15.-Doyouthinkourbasketballersplayedverywellyesterday?

-_______.

A.Theywerenotnervousatall

B.Theywerestillyoung

C.Theyplayednaturally

D.Theycouldn'thavedonebetter

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension（10×2’=20’）

Inthissectiontherearetwopassagesfollowedbytenquestions,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkiscorrect.

PassageOne

Therearethreekindsofgoals:

short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Short-rangegoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossiblemonths.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,outlong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.

Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-rangegoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.

Long-rangegoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.

1.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot__.

A.ifwecompleteourshort-rangegoals

B.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoals

C.ifwewritedownthedates

D.ifweputforwardsomeplans

2.Newshort-termgoalsarebuildupon__.

A.twoyears

B.long-termgoals

C.currentactivities

D.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted

3.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,__.

A.wewillwinfinalsuccess

B.weareoverwhelmed

C.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccess

D.weshouldstrongdesireforsettingnewgoals

4.Onceourgoalsaredrawnup,__.

A.weshouldsticktothemuntilwecompletethem

B.wemaychangeourgoalsaswehavenewideasandopportunities

C.wehadbetterwaitfortheexcitingnewsofsuccess

D.wehavemadegreatdecision

5.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat___.

A.thosewhohadlong-termgoalswillsucceed

B.writingdownthedatesmaydiscourageyou

C.thegoalisonlyaguideforustoreachourdestination

D.everyshouldhaveagoal

PassageTwo

JoyceCarolOatespublishedherfirstcollectionofshortstories.ByTheNorthGate,in1963,twoyearsaftershehadreceivedhermaster'sdegreefromtheUniversityofWisconsinandbecomeaninstructorofEnglishattheUniversityofDetroit.Herproductivitysincethenhasbeenprodigious,accumulatinginlessthantwodecadestonearlythirtytitles,includingnovels,collectionsofshortstoriesandverse,plays,andliterarycriticism.Inthemeantime,shehascontinuedtoteach,movingin1967fromtheUniversityofDetroittotheUniversityofWindsor,inOntario,and,in1978,toPrincetonUniversity.Reviewershaveadmiredherenormousenergy,butfindaproductivityofsuchmagnitudedifficulttoassess.

InaperiodcharacterizedbytheabandonmentofsomuchoftherealistictraditionbyauthorssuchasJohnBarth,DonaldBartheime,andThomasPynchon,JoyceCarolOateshasseemedattimesdeterminedlyold-fashionedinherinsistenceontheessentiallymimeticqualityofherfiction.Hersisaworldofviolence,insanity,fracturedlove,andhopelessloneliness.Althoughsomeofitappearstocomefromherowndirectobservations,herdreams,andherfears,muchmoreisclearlyfromtheexperiencesofothers.Herfirstnovel,WithShudderingFall（1964）,dealtwithstockcarracing,thoughshehadneverseenarace.InThem（1969）shefocusedonDetroitfromtheDepressionthroughthenotesof1967,drawingmuchofhermaterialfromthedeepimpressionmadeonherbytheproblemsofoneofherstudents.Whateverthesourceandhowevershockingtheeventsorthemotivations,however,herfictiveworldremainsstrikinglyakintothatrealonereflectedinthedailynewspapers,thetelevisionnewsandtalkshows,andthepopularmagazinesofourday.

6.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.ToreviewOates'sBytheNorthGate

B.Tocomparesomemodernwriters

C.TodescribeOates'schildhood

D.TooutlineOates'scareer

7.WhichofthefollowingdoesthepassageindicateaboutJoyceCarolOates'sfirstpublication?

A.Itwaspartofhermaster'sthesis.

B.Itwasavolumeofshortfiction.

C.Itwasnotsuccessful.

D.ItwasduetoanEnglishinstructorinDetroit.

8.WhichofthefollowingdoesthepassagesuggestaboutJoyceCarolOatesintermsofherwritingcareer?

A.Shehasexperiencedlongnonproductiveperiodsinherwriting.

B.Herstyleisimitativeofothercontemporaryauthors

C.Shehasproducedasurprisingamountoffictionsinarelativeshorttime.

D.Mostofherworkisbasedonpersonalexperience.

9.WhatwasthesubjectofJoyceCarolOates'sfirstnovel?

A.Loneliness

B.Insanity

C.Teaching

D.Racing

10.WhydoestheauthormentionOates'sbookThem?

A.Itisatypicalnovelofthe1960's

B.Itisherbestpieceofnonfiction.

C.Itisafictionalworkbasedontheexperiencesofanotherperson.

D.Itisanautobiography.

Ⅳ.Blankfilling（10×2’=20’）

Completethesentences,usingtheexpressionslistedbelow.

onone’sown

tolosetrackof

tohelp…with

tocompetewith

topullinto

tobeastonishedat

tobedifferentfrom

underarrest

togetstuck

inneed

1.Wemustnot___________________________thelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnologyintheworld.

2.Universitystudentsusuallyspendagreatdealoftimestudying___________________

3.Thepoliceofficertoldhimthathewas___________________onthechargeofbankrobbery.

4.Whenwegottherethetrainwasjust___________________thestation.

5.I__________________hearingamanofthisagetalkinginsucharomanticway.

6.LasttimeIwasthere,therewasgarbageallovertheplace.Now,itis

cleanandbeautiful,completely______________________whatitwaslasttime.

7.Heisknownforhisgenerosity.Everyyearhespendsmillionshelpingpeople

______________________

8.Don'tworry.Jackandtheotherswillbehereatfourto___________________us

______________________allthesebooks.

9.Ioften_________________________inthemiddleofasentenceandforgetwhatIwant

tosay.Itmustbemyage.

10.Intheworldtodaynationsshouldnotjusttryto________________________others

successfully