大学英语阅读练习习题及答案Word文档格式.doc

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”“Killthefool!

”“Murderthereferee（裁判）!

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Therearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremade,theymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet’snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations（含义）maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseetheterm“opponent”asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.

Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent”is“adversary”“enemy”and“onewhoopposesyourinterests”.Thus,whenaplayermeetsanopponent,heorshemaytendtotakeeveryaction,nomatterhowgrossitis.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer’srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenexclaimed,“Aretheywetenoughnow?

Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreachingtohisopponent’sintentionalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourt,theyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense?

Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.

Therefore,Ibelieveitistimeweelevated（提升）thegametothelevelwhereitbelongs,therebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm“opponent”with“associate”couldbeanidealwaytostart.

Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“associate”is“colleague”“friend”and“companion”.Reflectamoment!

Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm“associate”ratherthan“opponent”.

57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?

A）Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior.

B）Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes.

C）Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences.

D）Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield.

58.Grossactionsaretakenduringgamesbecausetheplayers_______.

A）aretooeagertowin

B）treattheirrivalsasenemies

C）areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffended

D）cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetitions

59.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves?

A）Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball

B）HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt.

C）Heclaimedthatrefereewasunfair

D）Herefusedtocontinuethegame

60.Whatisthemeaningoftheword‘court”（Para.4）?

A）pleasewheretrialsareheld

B）officialresidenceofasovereign

C）spacemarkedforsports

D）courtyard

61.Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationinsportsimprovedby______.

A）regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandreferees

B）callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageinthecourt

C）raisingthereferee’ssenseofresponsibility

D）changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfield

57—61ABBCD

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheFrenchword“renaissance”meansrebirth.Itwasfirstusedin1855bythehistorianJulesMicheletinhisHistoryofFrance,andthenadoptedbyhistoriansofculture,byarthistorians,andeventuallybymusichistorians,allofwhomappliedittoEuropeancultureduringthe150yearsspanning1450-1600.TheconceptofrebirthwasappropriatetothisperiodofEuropeanhistorybecauseoftherenewedinterestinancientGreekandRomanculturethatbeganinItalyandthenspreadthroughoutEurope.ScholarsandartistsofthisperiodwantedtorestorethelearningandidealsoftheclassicalcivilizationsofGreeceandRome.Tothesescholarsthismeantareturntohuman.Fulfillmentinlifebecameadesirablegoal,andexpressingtheentirerangeofhumanemotionsandenjoyingthepleasuresofthesenseswerenolongerfrownedon.Artistsandwritersnowturnedtoreligioussubjectmatterandsoughttomaketheirworksunderstandableandappealing.

ThesechangesinoutlookdeeplyaffectedthemusicalcultureoftheRenaissanceperiod----howpeoplethoughtaboutmusicaswellasthewaymusicwascomposedandexperienced.Theycouldseethearchitecturalmonuments,sculptures,plays,andpoemsthatwerebeingrediscovered,buttheycouldnotactuallyhearancientmusic---althoughtheycouldreadthewritingsofclassicalphilosophers,poets,essayists,andmusictheoriststhatwerebecomingavailableint