大学英语泛读期末考试试题.docx

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大学英语泛读期末考试试题

大学英语泛读期末考试试题（B）

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Whenyoungpeoplegettheirfirstrealjobs,theymayfacealotofnew,confusingsituations.Theymayfindthateverythingisdifferentfromthewaythingswereatschool.Itisalsopossiblethattheywillfeeluncomfortableandinsecureinbothprofessionalandsocialsituations.Eventually,theyrealizethatuniversityclassescan'tbetheonlypreparationforallofthedifferentsituationsthatariseintheworkingworld.

Perhapsthebestwaytolearnhowtobehaveintheworkingworldistoidentifyaworkeryouadmireandobservehisbehavior.Indoingso,youwillbeabletoseewhatitisthatyouadmireinthisperson.Forexample,youwillobservehowheactsinacrisis.Perhapsevenmoreimportant,youwillbeabletoseewhatishisapproachtoday-to-daysituations.

Whileyouareobservingyourcolleague,youshouldbeaskingyourselfwhetherhisbehaviorislikeyoursandhowyoucanlearnfromhisresponsestoavarietyofsituations.Bywatchingandlearningfromamodel,youwillprobablybegintoidentifyandadoptgoodworkinghabits.

1.Theyoungpeoplejustgraduatedfromschoolmaynotbehavewellintheworkingworld,because_____.

A.whattheylearnedinuniversityclassesisnotadequatefortheirnewlifeB.theyarenotwelleducated

C.thesocietyistoocomplicatedtoadapttoD.theyfailedtoworkhardatschool

2.Inthelastlineofthefirstparagraph,theword"arise"means_____.

A.bringaboutB.comeintobeingC.occurtoD.causetohappen

3.Thebestwaytolearnhowtobehaveintheworkingworldis_____.

A.tofindaworkerandfollowhimcloselyB.tofindapersonyouadmireandmakefriendswithhim

C.tofindapersonyourespectandwatchcarefullyhowheactsindifferentsituations

D.tomaketheacquaintanceofamodelyouadmire

4.Inthelastlineofthesecondparagraph,theword"approach"means_____.

A.meansofenteringB.speakingtosomeoneforthefirsttime

C.wayofcomingnearertoD.mannerofdoingsomething

5.Thepassagecouldbebestentitled_____.

A."LearnfromaModel"B."Learn,LearnandLearnAgain"C."LearnForever"D."OneIsNeverTooOldtoLearn"

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ThefirstEnglishwindowwasjustaslitinthewall.Itwascutlong,sothatitwouldletinasmuchlightaspossible,andnarrow,tokeepoutthebadweather.However,theslitletinmorewindthanlight.Thisiswhyitwascalled"thewind'seye."ThewordwindowitselfcomesfromtwoOldNorsewordsforwindandeye.

Beforewindowswereused,theancienthallsandcastlesofnorthernEuropeandBritainweredarkandsmoky.Theirgreatroomswerehigh,withonlyaholeintherooftoletoutthesmokefromtorchesandcookingfires.

Astimewenton,peoplewantedmorelightandairintheirhomes.Theymadethewind'seyeswidersoastoadmitairandlight.Theystretchedcanvasoftapestryacrossthemtokeepouttheweather.

1.Thefirstwindowwasa_____.

A.largeholeinthewallB.holecoveredwithcanvasC.slitinthewallD.slitwithapieceofpaperoverit

2.Thewordwindowmeant_____.

A.openingtolookthroughB.lightgivenC.windD.wind'seye

3.Thewindowgotitsnamebecauseit_____.

A.keptoutthewindB.blewoutthesmokeC.letinmorewindthanlightD.letinmostlylight

4.Intheancientcastles,smokewentoutthrough_____.

A.thewindowsB.thedoorsC.thechimneyD.aholeintheroof

5.Itseemstruethatthelarger,canvas-coveredwindows_____.

A.werenotasgoodasthefirstwindowsB.letinmorelightandkeptoutmorewind

C.didnotletanyairinD.wereasgoodastoday'swindows

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Itwasoncebelievedthatapersonwasingreatdangerwhenhesneezed-peopleimaginedthatthesoulcouldescapefromthebodyatthemomentofsneezing."Godblessyou"wasaprayerforassistanceinkeepingthesoulwhereitbelonged.

TheGermanwordGesundheit（goodhealth）isavariationofthisprayer;theIrishdeisealandtheItalianfelicitaaresimilarprayers.TheHindussayawordthatmeans"live,"andwhenaMohammedansneezes,hepraisesGod.

TheZulusofSouthAfrica,farfrombeingafraidofsneezes,believethatasneezesignifiesafriendlyspirit'sblessing.Wheneverachildsneezes,theyshout"Grow!

"hopingthefriendlyspiritthatstimulatedthesneezewillhelpthechildgrowtallandstrong.TheancientHebrewsalsobelievedthatasneezewasgood-asneezeindicateslife;thedeadneversneeze.

TheJapanesesaythatifyousneezeonce,someoneissayinggoodthingsaboutyou;ifyousneezetwice,badthingsarebeingsaidaboutyou;ifyousneezethreetimes,youhavecaughtacold.

1.Peopleoncethoughtthatanyonewhosneezedwas_____.

A.sickB.indangerC.ingoodhealthD.evil

2."Godblessyou"wassaidinorderto_____.

A.makechildrengrowtallandstrongB.insuregoodhealth

C.keepthesoulinthebodyD.preventsomeonefromsayingevilthingsaboutthesneezer

3.Gesundheitisasneezingprayermostlike_____.

A.theZuluprayerB."Godblessyou"C.theJapaneseprayerD.awarning

4.TheZulusbelievethatsneezingiscausedby_____.

A.agoodspiritB.abadspiritC.illnessD.children

5.Itwouldbereasonabletoconcludethat_____.

A.manypeoplesayprayerswhentheysneezeB.aprayerkeepsthesoulwhereitbelongs

C.allpeopleswereafraidofsneezesD.themomentofsneezingisverydangerous

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BrendaLinsonnevergoesanywherewithoutanemptyspectaclescase.Itisasvitaltoherasherpurse.Yet,shedoesn'twearglasses.Thereasonshecan'tdowithoutitisthatshecan'treadandshecan'twrite.Ifevershegetsintoanysituationwhereshemightbeexpectedtodoeitherofthesethings,shefishesaroundinherbagforthespecscase,findsit'sempty,andasksthepersonconcernedtodothereadingforher.Untilafewmonthsagohardlyanybodyknewaboutherproblem.Herhusbanddidn'tknowandherchildrendidn'tknow.Thechildrenstilldon't.

Shehadanynumberoftacticsforhidingherdifficulty-forexample,neverlingeringnearaphoneatwork,incaseshehadtoansweritandmightberequiredtowritesomethingdown.

Ithasneveroccurredtothechildrenthattheirmothercannotread.Shedoesn'treadthemstories,butthentheirfatherdoesn'teither,sotheyfindnothingsurprisinginthefact.SimilarlytheyjustacceptthatDadistheonewhowritesthesicknotesandreadstheschoolreports.NowthattheelderboyTomisquiteaproficientreader,Brendacanskillfullygethimtoreadanynotesbroughthomefromschoolsimplybyasking,"What'sthatallabout,then?

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Brenda'shusbandneverguessedthetruthintenyearsofmarriage.Foronething,heinsistsonhandlingalldomesticcorrespondenceandbillshimself.Asalesmanforalargecompany,hetravelsagreatdealandsoisnotaroundsomuchtospotthetruth.Whilehe'sawayBrendacopeswithanysituationsbyexplainingthatshecan'tdoanythinguntilshe'sdiscusseditwithherhusband.Brendawasverysuccessfulinherjobuntilrecently.Forthelastfiveyearsshehadworkedaswaitressatanexpensiverestaurant,andhadeventuallybeenpromotedtoheadwaitress.Shekeptthethingasecrettheretoo,andgotoverthepracticaldifficultiessomehow.

1.Brendacarriesanemptyspectaclescasewherevershegoesbecause_____.

A.sheisalwayssoforgetfulB.sheusesitasapurse

C.itmayprovideherwithanexcuseD.shewishestolooklikeaneducatedwoman

2.Theword"fish"inthefirstparagraphmeans_____.

A.searchB.pretendC.examineD.touch

3.Brenda'schildrenhaveneverfoundoutaboutherproblemas_____.

A.sheisn'toftenathomeB.theyaretooyoungtoguessthetruth

C.theyfinditnormaltoasktheirfatherforeverything

D.theythinkitnaturalthatshort-sightedpeopleliketheirmotherdon'tdomuchreadingorwriting

4.WhatmostprobablymadeBrendatryhardtohideherdifficulty?

A.Herdesiretobesuccessfulinherjob.B.Herfearoflosingface.

C.Herdeceitfulnature.D.BothAandB

5.Ofthefollowingsuggestedtitles,whichisthemostappropriate?

A.BrendaandHerFamilyB.AWomanWhoDoesn'tWearGlasses

C.AWomanwithanEmptySpecsCaseD.TheMiserableLifeofaWaitress

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George'scaseisnotunique.Inthelastfifteenortwentyyears,quiteanumberofmenandwomenhavechosentodropoutoftheworkingworldtotryadifferentkindoflife.Mostofthemareintheirthirtiesandforties,oftenwelleducated,althoughallagesandbackgroundscanbefoundamongthem.Avarietyofreasonshaveledthemtogiveuptheirworkandthesecurityitprovided.

Some,likeGeorge,havegivenupacareerthatwasdemandingtoomuchfromthem.Otherscouldn'tstandthepressureandthecompetition.Athirty-five-year-oldwoman,whohadahighpositioninhercompany,decidedtoleavewhenshefoundherselfsufferingfromallergiesthatmadeherlifemiserable.Shehadtwochildrenandnosavings;butevenheranxietyaboutthefuturecouldn'tspoilherfeelingofreliefandhernewpeaceofmind.Herhealthimproved.Shemayneverworkagain;ifshedoes,shesaysthatshewilltakesmalltemporaryjobs.

Somepeople,onthecontrary,havequitjobsthatwereboringormeaninglesstothem.Anofficeemployeewhohasbeenpushingpapers（hasbeendoingpaperwork）foryearsmaystartwonderingwhetherthosepapersareachievinganything.Anengineerinalargecompany,awarethathecouldbereplacedbyanymanwiththesametraining,maycometofeelunimportantasanindividual.Suchpeopleleavetheirworkinthehopeoffindingstrongerinterestsandasenseofpersonalworth.

Therearealsopeoplewholeavetheirworktofulfillanolddream,suchaswritingbooks,painting,sailingtoremoteislands,orgrowi