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大学英语18级非音体美阅读理解SectionA试题16套
18级非音体美阅读理解SectionA试题(16套)
阅读理解SectionA第一套
III.Readingcomprehension(35points)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsintheblankmorethanonce.
Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofuller.Thewayyougoaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactually 1 youmoneyorcanaddtothecost.Takethe 2 exampleofahairdryer,Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmightthinkthatyouaremakingthe 3 buyifyouchooseonewhoselookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest 4 price.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatittakestwiceaslongasamoreexpensive 5 todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwellmakeyourhairdryerthemostexpensiveoneofall.
Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou 6 whenyougooutshopping?
Ifyoukeepyourhome.yourcaroranyvaluable 7 inexcellentcondition,you’11besavingmoneyinthelongrun.Beforeyoubuyanew 8 ,talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucanuseitorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticularpurpose.Beforeyoubuyanexpensive 9 ,oraservice,docheckthepriceandwhatisonoffer.Ifpossible.choose 10 threeitemsorthreeestimates.
A)possession B)save C)best D)applianceE)material
F)from G)simple H)with I)in J)element
K)model L)item M)easy N)adoptO)reasonable
阅读理解SectionA第二套
III.ReadingComprehension(35points)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven,inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Childrendonotthinkthewayadultsdo.Formostofthefirstyearoflife,ifsomethingisoutofsight,it'soutofmind.Ifyoucoverababy's
(1)toywithapieceofcloth,thebabythinksthetoyhasdisappearedandstopslookingforit.A4-year-oldmay
(2)thatasisterhasmorefruitjuicewhenitisonlytheshapesoftheglassesthatdiffer,notthe(3)ofjuice.
Yetchildrenaresmartintheirownway.Likegoodlittlescientists,childrenarealwaystestingtheirchild-sized(4)abouthowthingswork.Whenyourchildthrowsherspoononthefloorforthesixthtimeasyoutrytofeedher,andyousay,"That'senough!
Iwillnotpickupyourspoonagain!
"Thechildwill(5)testyourclaim.Areyouserious?
Areyouangry?
Whatwillhappenifshethrowsthespoonagain?
Sheisnotdoingthistodriveyou(6);rather,sheislearningthatherdesiresandyourscandiffer,andthatsometimesthose(7)areimportantandsometimestheyarenot.
Howandwhydoeschildren'sthinkingchange?
Inthe1920s,SwisspsychologistJeanPiagetproposedthatchildren'scognitive(认知的)abilitiesunfold(8),likethebloomingofaflower,almostindependentofwhatelseis(9)intheirlives.Althoughmanyofhisspecificconclusionshavebeen(10)ormodifiedovertheyears,hisideasinspiredthousandsofstudiesbyinvestigatorsallovertheworld.
A.advocateB.amount C.confirmed D.crazy E.definite
F.differencesG.favorite H.happeningI.ImmediatelyJ.Naturally
K.ObtainingL.PrimarilyM.ProtestN.RejectedO.theories
阅读理解SectionA第三套
III.ReadingComprehension(35points)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven,inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Researchershaveidentified1.4millionanimalspeciessofar—andmillionsremaintobediscovered,named,andscientificallydescribed.Sohowmuchwoulditactuallycostto1everyanimalonEarth?
ApairofBrazilianscientistshascrunched(详细计算)thenumbersand2upwithananswer:
$263billion.
That'swaymorethanthe$5billionthatfamedHarvardUniversitybiologistEdwardO.Wilsonestimatedbackin2000—andthatwasforeveryspeciesonEarth,notjustanimals.Buteven$263billionwouldbea3pricetopaytounderstandthecreaturesthat4suchessentialsasagriculture,fisheries,newdrugs,andenergysources,saysornithologist(鸟类学家)JoelCracraftoftheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYorkCity."Literally,theworldeconomyrunsonbiodiversity,"hesays."Peopledon'tunderstandreally,deeplyhowmuchwedependonbiodiversity."
Mostbiologistsagreethatwithextinctionrates5andclimatechangelooming,the6todocumenttheplanet'sbiodiversity—orbiota(生物区)—isurgent,7consideringtheessentialroletheselifeformsplayincroppollination,cleanair,andotheraspectsofhuman8."Wearelosingspeciesbyextinctionfasterthanwearedescribingnewspecies"accordingtosomeestimates,saysbiologistAntonioMarques,who9thenewpaperwithFernandoCarbayo,bothattheUniversityofSt.PauloinBrazil."Wehavetoknowthebiotatopreserveandconservethebiota,"hesays.
Besidesthemoney,anotherhuge10toacompleteunderstandingoftheanimalkingdomisaglobalshortageoftaxonomists(分类学家),expertssay.
A.attemptB.cheaperC.classifyD.coauthoredE.come
F.effortG.enableH.especiallyI.exactlyJ.identify
K.obstacleL.smallM.soaringN.well-beingO.yet
阅读理解SectionA第四套
III.ReadingComprehension(35points)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven,inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Contrarytopopularbelief,olderpeoplegenerallydonotwanttolivewiththeirchildren.Moreover,mostadultchildren1everybitasmuchcareandsupporttotheiragingparentsaswasthecaseinthe“goodolddays”,andmostolderpeopledonotfeel2.
About80%ofpeople65yearsandolderhavelivingchildren,andabout90%ofthemhave3contactwiththeirchildren.About75%ofelderlyparentswhodon’tgotonursinghomeslivewithin30minutesofatleastoneoftheirchildren.
However,4havingcontactwithchildrendoesnotguaranteehappinessinoldage.Infact,someresearchhasfoundthatpeoplewhoaremostinvolvedwiththeirfamilieshavethelowestspirits.Thisresearchmaybe5,however,asillhealthoftenmakesolderpeoplemore6andtherebyincreasescontactwithfamilymembers.Soitismorelikelythatpoorhealth,notjustfamilyinvolvement,7spirits.
Increasingly,researchershavebeguntolookatthequalityofrelationships,ratherthanatthefrequencyofcontact,betweentheelderlyandtheirchildren.Ifparentsandchildrenshareinterestsandvaluesandagreeonchildrearingpracticesandreligious8,theyarelikelytoenjoyeachother’scompany.Disagreementsonsuchmatterscan9causeproblems.Ifparentsareagreedbytheirdaughter’sdivorce,dislikehernewhusband,anddisapproveofhowsheisraisingtheirgrandchildren,10arethattheyarenotgoingtoenjoyhervisits.
A)abandoned B)advanced C)biased D)chances E)commitmentF)dampensG)dependent H)distantI)frequentJ)fulfillmentK)grantL)merelyM)provideN)understandablyO)unrealistically
阅读理解SectionA第五套
III.ReadingComprehension(35points)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven,inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Physicalactivitydoesthebodygood,andthere’sgrowingevidencethatithelpsthebraintoo.ResearchersintheNetherlandsreportthatchildrenwhogetmoreexercise,whetheratschoolorontheirown, 1 tohavehigherGPAsandbetterscoresonstandardizedtests.Ina 2 of14studiesthatlookedatphysicalactivityandacademic 3 ,investigatorsfoundthatthemorechildrenmoved,thebettertheirgradeswereinschool, 4 inthebasicsubjectsofmath,Englishandreading.
Thedatawillcertainlyfueltheongoingdebateoverwhetherphysicaleducationclassesshouldbecutasschoolsstruggleto 5 onsmallerbudgets.Theargumentsagainstphysicaleducationhaveincludedconcernsthatgymtimemaybetakingawayfromstudytime.WithstandardizedtestscoresintheU.S. 6 inrecentyears,someadministratorsbelievestudentsneedtospendmoretimeintheclassroominsteadofontheplayground.Butasthesefindingsshow,exerciseandacademicsmaynotbe 7 exclusive.Physicalactivitycanimproveblood 8 tothebrain,fuelingmemory,attentionandcreativity,whichare 9 tolearning.Andexercisereleaseshormones