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大学英语泛读试题及答案

大学英语泛读期末考试试题及答案1

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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,orgrowingfruittrees.Anarmyofficerlefttheserviceatthirty-eighttobuilddollhouses,andanotherone,whohadalwaysbeeninterestedinarchaeology,(考古学)didthesameatforty-fivetodigancientIndiansites.Hiswifewasdelighted-insteadofkeepinghouse,shewasgoingtosatisfyherowndreamoflearningtomakepaper.

Butmostofthemenandwomenwhodropoutoftheworkingworldhavenospecialinterestandnodesiretotakeupanyoccupation.Theywantonlytoenjoytheirfreedom,theirindependence,andtheirleisure.Nomorerushingtocatchamorningtrain,nomorecommuter(通勤者)traffic,nomoreanxietytopleaseaboss,nomoremeetings,nomoreobligationstobehaveanddressaccordingtotherules.Thisendlessvacationdoesnotnecessarilybringhappiness;manyofthosewhohavechosenitasastyleoflifeadmitthatleisure,too,canbecomeboring.Buttheystillpreferittotheirformerexistence(Buttheylikeitmorethanworkingforaliving).Themainproblemremainsthelackoffinancialsecurity,for,withfewexceptions,the"dropouts"(退出世俗社会的人)arenotwealthy.Andsotheysurvivebysellingtheirpossessions,byborrowingfromfriendsandfamily,andbytakinganoddjob(asmalltemporaryjob)nowandthenforashorttimewhenitbecomesabsolutelynecessary.

Samwouldneverhaveunderstoodtheirattitude.Inthefirstplace,hehadneverbeenunhappywithhisoccupation,andhehadneverfeltanyconflictbetweenhisworkandhispersonallife.NeitherhadheeverdreamedofdoinganythingbutsellinggroceriesandchattingwithFred.Andtherewasyetanotherfactor.Today'sdropoutscanalwaysfindsomesmalljobtodowhentheyareinneedofmoney,orperhapstheycangetunemploymentcompensation(补偿)fromthegovernmentforawhile.ButSamhadlivedthroughthe1930s,whenworkofanytypewasalmostimpossibletofind.Inthosedaysajob,nomatterhowunpleasantorpoorlypaid,wasaman'smostpreciouspossession.Losingitwasadisaster;notlookingforanotherone,ashame.Asfornotwantingtoworkatall,itwasunthinkable,forsocietywasnotusedtoloafers(流浪者)then.Anonworkingfamilymanwouldhavelosttherespectofhisfriendsandhisplaceinthecommunityofresponsiblemen.

Georgemighthavetriedtoexplaintohisfatherthenewpointofview,totellhimthatpeoplehavearighttobefree,independent,andtowatchbirdsalldayiftheywantto.ButhewouldnothaveconvincedSam,forwhomindependenceandleisurewereluxuriesthathadtobedeservedthroughhardwork.Samhimselfhadenjoyedavacationonceinawhile,andhehadbeenhappytorestinthesunwithouthistie.Butthatwasonlybecause,havingearnedhisfun,hecouldenjoyitwithagoodconscience(良心).

ItwouldhaveshockedSamtolearnthatthose"shameless"peoplewhochoosetoliveinunearnedidleness(懒惰)haveagoodconsciencetoo.

1.Inthelastfifteenortwentyyears,peoplelikeGeorgehavechosen

todropoutoftheworkingworldbecause_____.

A.theyhaveearnedenoughmoneytospendfortherestoftheirlivesB.theyarenotwellpaidatwork

C.theywanttoliveamoreleisurelylifeD.allofthemhaveworkthatistoodemanding

2.Afterleavingherpositionthethirty-five-year-oldwomanfelt_____.

A.relievedandpeaceful,thoughworriedabouthersecurityB.bored,withoutfriendsandcompanions

C.thatsheneededanotherjobD.thepressuresandburdensoflife

3.Accordingtothetext,peoplewouldprobablynotdropoutoftheworkforceifthey_____.

A.oftenworryabouttheirworkB.workwithoutanycomplaints

C.finditveryeasytodotheirjobsD.don'tmindbeingcontrolledbyothers

4.AccordingtoSam,aman'svalueliesin_____.

A.reachingahigherpositioninsocietyB.enjoyingfullfreedomandindependence

C.workinghardandhavingagoodrelationshipwithhiscommunity

D.earningmoneyandsendinghischildrentocollegesanduniversities

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightcauseSamandGeorgetoargue?

A.Tobeeitherashopkeeperorageologistwillgiveonesatisfaction.

B.Happinesscanbeobtainedonlythroughhardwork.

C.Dropoutsliveahappierlifethananyoneelse.

D.Dropoutsliveamiserablelifeiftheyhavenofinancialsecurity.

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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"

01级泛读期末试题(B卷)

1、fillinthebracketswiththewordsgivenbelowthepassage.

KennethandIsabelwerebothSouthAfrican–born.TheygotmarriedinLondon.Whenthey

(1)byshipattheirhomeland,theirentrywasbarredwhentheimmigration

(2)foundthatKennethwas(3)Theofficalbeganto(4)them.Whenaskedaboutthereasons(5)their(6),Kennethsimplyrepliedthattheycame(7)becausetheywereSouthAfricans.Theseniorofficalhadto(8)themtoproceedbuthewarnedthemthattheywouldbecommittingacrimeifthey(9)together.ThisshowsthatthelawinSouthAfricaforbidsa(10)betweenthewhiteandthecoloured.

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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.

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