2 阅读词汇大赛阅读篇 Test1.docx

2 阅读词汇大赛阅读篇 Test1.docx

《2 阅读词汇大赛阅读篇 Test1.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《2 阅读词汇大赛阅读篇 Test1.docx（22页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

2阅读词汇大赛阅读篇Test1

2015-2016第2学期

阅读词汇大赛

阅读篇

TestOne

（第3周）

SectionA（75%）

Directions:

Thereare10passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Morethan30,000driversandfrontseatpassengersarekilledorseriouslyinjuredeachyear.Atthespeedofonly30milesperhouritisthesameasfallingfromathird-floorwindow.Wearingaseatbeltsaveslives;itreducesyourchanceofdeathorseriousinjurybymorethanhalf.

Thereforedriversorfrontseatpassengersover14inmostvehiclesmustwearaseatbelt.Ifyoudonot,youcouldbefinedupto￡50.Itwillnotbeuptothedriverstomakesureyouwearyourbelt.Butitwillbethedriver’sresponsibilitytomakesurethatchildrenunder14donotrideinthefrontunlesstheyarewearingaseatbeltofsomekind.

However,youdonothavetowearaseatbeltifyoureversingyourvehicle;oryouaremakingalocaldeliveryorcollectionusingaspecialvehicle;orifyouhaveavalidmedicalcertificatewhichexcusesyoufromwearingit.Makesurethesecircumstancesapplytoyoubeforeyoudecidenottowearyouseatbelt.Rememberyoumaybetakentocourtfornotdoingso,andyoumaybefinedifyoucannotprovetothecourtthatyouhavebeenexcusedfromwearingit.

1.Thistextistakenfrom________.

A）amedicalmagazineB）apolicereport

C）alegaldocumentD）agovernmentinformationbooklet

2.Wearingaseatbeltinavehicle________.

A）reducesroadaccidentsbymorethanhalf

B）savesliveswhiledrivingataspeedupto30milesperhour

C）reducesthedeathrateintrafficaccidents

D）savesmorethan15,000liveseachyear

3.Itisthedriver’sresponsibilityto________.

A）makethefrontseatpassengerwearaseatbelt

B）makethefrontseatchildrenunder14wearaseatbelt

C）stopchildrenridinginthefrontseat

D）wearaseatbelteachtimehedrives

4.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingpeopleridinginthefrontdosnothavetowearaseatbelt?

A）Someonewhoisbackingintoaparkingspace.

B）Someonewhoispickingupthechildrenfromthelocalschool.

C）Someonewhoisdeliveringinvitationletters.

D）Someonewhoisunder14.

5.Forsomepeople,itmaybebetter________.

A）towearaseatbeltforhealthreasons

B）nottowearaseatbeltforhealthreasons

C）togetvalidmedicalcertificatebeforewearingaseatbelt

D）topayafineratherthanwearaseatbelt

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise—andasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.

ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofagingcouldbesloweddown.

WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.

Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellect（智能）andemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.（Therearsectionofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoremotionalfaculties.）

Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-olds.

Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimpleremedytothecontractionnormallyassociatedwithage—usingthehead.

Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.

Matsuzawa’sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain,”hesays,“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculators.”

6.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout________.

A）whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothersB）howtomakepeoplelivelonger

C）thesizeofcertainpeople’sbrainsD）whichpeoplearemostintelligent

7.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?

A）AsurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan.

B）Testsperformedonathousandoldpeople.

C）Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople

D）Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.

8.Thedoctor’stestshowsthat________.

A）ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolder

B）thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrink

C）sixty-year-oldshavethebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-olds

D）somepeople’sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople’s

9.Theword“subjects”inParagraph5means________.

A）somethingtobeconsideredB）branchesofknowledgestudied

C）personschosentobestudiedinanexperimentD）anymemberofastateexceptthesupremeruler

10.Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheothers?

A）Lawyers.B）Farmers.

C）Clerks.D）Shopassistants.

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

OnJune17,1744,theofficialsfromMarylandandVirginiaheldatalkwiththeIndiansofthesixnations.TheIndianswereinvitedtosendboystoWilliamandMaryCollege.Inaletterthenextdaytheyrefusedtheofferasfollows:

Weknowthatyouhaveahighopinionofthekindoflearningtaughtinyourcolleges,andthatthecostsoflivingofouryoungmen,whilewithyou,wouldbeveryexpensivetoyou.Weareconvincedthatyoumeantodousgoodbyyourproposal;andwethankyouheartily.Butyoumustknowthatdifferentnationshavedifferentwaysoflookingatthings,andyouwillthereforenotbeoffendedifyourideasofthiskindofeducationhappennottobethesameasyours.Wehavehadsomeexperienceofit.Severalofouryoungpeoplewereformerlybroughtupatthecollegesofthenorthernprovinces:

theyweretaughtallyoursciences;but,whentheycamebacktous,theywerebadrunners;ignorantofeverymeansoflivinginthewoods…theyweretotallygoodfornothing.

Weare,however,notthelessobligedbyyourkindoffer,thoughwerefusetoacceptit;and,toshowourgratefulsenseofit,ifthegentlemenofVirginiawillsendupadozenoftheirsons,wewilltakecareoftheireducation,teachtheminallweknow,andmakemenofthem.

11.Thepassageisabout________.

A）thetalkbetweentheIndiansandtheofficials

B）thecollegesofnorthernprovinces

C）theeducationalvaluesoftheIndians

D）theproblemsoftheAmericansinthemid-eighteenthcentury

12.TheIndians’chiefpurposeinwritingtheletterseemstobeto________.

A）politelyrefuseafriendlyofferB）expresstheiropiniononequaltreatment

C）showtheirprideD）describeIndiancustoms

13.Accordingtotheletter,theIndiansbelievedthat________.

A）itwouldbebetterfortheirboystoreceivesomeschooling

B）theywerebeinginsultedbytheoffer

C）theyknewmoreaboutsciencethantheofficials

D）theyhadabetterwayofeducatingyoungmen

14.Differentfromtheofficials’viewofeducation,theIndiansthough________.

A）youngwomenshouldalsobeeducated

B）theyhaddifferentgoalsofeducation

C）theytaughtdifferentbranchesofscience

D）theyshouldteachthesonsoftheofficialsfirst

15.Thetoneoftheletterasawholeisbestdescribedas________.

A）angryB）pleasant

C）politeD）inquiring

PassageFour

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inwhatnowseemsliketheprehistorictimesofcomputerhistory,theearth’spostwarera,therewasquiteawide-spreadconcernthatcomputerswouldtakeovertheworldfrommanoneday.Alreadytoday,lessthanfortyyearslater,ascomputersarerelievingusofmoreandmoreoftheroutinetasksinbusinessandinourpersonallives,wearefacedwithalessdramaticbutalsolessforeseenproblem.Peopletendtobeover-trustingofcomputersandarereluctanttochallengetheirauthority.Indeed,theybehaveasiftheywerehardlyawarethatwrongbuttonsmaybepushed,orthatacomputermaysimplymalfunction（失误）.

Obviously,therewouldbenopointininvestinginacomputerifyouhadtocheckallitsanswers,butpeopleshouldalsorelyontheirowninternalcomputersandcheckthemachinewhentheyhavethefeelingthatsomethinghasgonewrong.

Questioningandroutinedouble-checksmustcontinuetobeasmuchapartofgoodbusinessastheywereinpre-computerdays.Maybeeachcomputershouldcomewiththewarning:

forallthehelpthiscomputermayprovide,itshouldnotbeseenasasubstituteforfundamentalthinkingandreasoningskills.

16.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A）Tolookbacktotheearlydaysofcomputers.

B）Toexplainwhattechnicalproblemsmayoccurwithcomputers.

C）Todiscourageunnecessaryinvestmentincomputers.

D）Towarnagainstamentallylazyattitudetowardscomputers.

17.Accordingtothepassage,theinitialconcernaboutcomputerswasthatth