大学英语统考在线练习题18客观题满分答案.docx

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大学英语统考在线练习题18客观题满分答案

大学英语（统考）在线练习题18（客观题）

试卷总分:

100得分:

100

一、阅读理解（共4道试题,共40分）

1.PeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993,theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscovered,totheirhorror,thattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestonecliffsonwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblem,thehotelandseveralhousesdisappearedaltogether,slidingdownthecliffandintothesea.

Erosion（侵蚀）ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeabandonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeople,forecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea.

AngryownershavecalledontheGovernmenttoerectseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes.Governmentsurveyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcases,thisisimpossible.Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsgofurtheralongthecoast,shiftingtheproblemfromoneareatoanother.Thedangerislikelytocontinue,theysay,untilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrockwhichwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis.Meanwhile,ifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfuture,applytoahouseagentinoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland.Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome.1）.WhatisthecauseoftheproblemthatpeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandface?

A.Therisingofthesealevel.

B.Theexperts’lackofknowledge.

C.Thewashing-awayoflimestonecliffs

D.Thedisappearanceofhotels,housesandgardens.

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2）.TheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthofEngland__________.

A.willsoonbecomeaproblemforpeoplelivingincentralEngland

B.hasnowbecomeathreattothelocalresidents

C.canbestoppedifpropermeasuresaretaken

D.isquicklychangingthemapofEngland

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3）.Theexperts’studyontheproblemoferosionto__________.

A.warnpeoplewhosehomesareindanger

B.provideaneffectivewaytoslowitdown

C.headtoitseventualsolution

D.leadtoitseventualsolution

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4）.Itisnotfeasibletobuildseadefensestoprotectagainsterosionbecause__________.

A.houseagentsalongthecoastdonotsupporttheidea

B.itistoocostlyandwillendangerneighbouringareas

C.thegovernmentistooslowintakingaction

D.theywillbeeasilyknockeddownbywavesandcurrents

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2分

5）.Accordingtotheauthor,whenbuyingahousealongthesouthcoastofEngland,peopleshould_________.

A.takethequalityofthehouseintoconsideration

B.guardagainstbeingcheatedbythehouseagent

C.examinethehousecarefullybeforemakingadecision

D.beawareofthepotentialdangerinvolved

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参考选择:

1）.C2）.B3）.A4）.B5）.D

2.Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitandaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall“rememberedhistory”.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.

1）.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage?

A.“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.

B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.

C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.

D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.

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2）.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause_______.

A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime

B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord

C.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire

D.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite

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3）.“Rememberedhistory”refersto_______.

A.historybasedonaperson’simagination

B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth

C.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents

D.bothBandC

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4）.“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen_______.

A.itiswrittendown

B.nowrittenaccountisavailable

C.itprovestobetrue

D.peopleareinterestedinit

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5）.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad_______.

A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent

B.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars

C.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappenings

D.mademoresongsanddances

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参考选择:

1）.D2）.D3）.D4）.B5）.A

3.Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople—nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguages—haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.TheoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500’s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondon,shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.

Thepotatoisalsofromthenewworld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe“potatofamine”of1845-1846,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoleavetheirmotherlandandmovetoAmerica.

TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericantotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400’s.

AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenapersonnamedKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriedonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthewide-awakefeelingthatone–thirdoftheworld’spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.1）.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghaschangedthemostinthelast500years?

A.Food

B.Clothing

C.Ideas

D.Languages

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2）.Inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraph“some”refersto______.

A.somecocoatrees

B.somechocolatedrinks

C.someshops

D.someSouthAmericanIndians

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3）.ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe“potatofamine”because_______.

A.theyweresodependentonpotatoesthattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse

B.theywereforcedtoleavetheirmotherlandandmovetoAmerica

C.theweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingpotatoes

D.thepotatoharvestwasbad

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4）.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffeeproducer?

A.Brazil

B.Colombia

C.Ethiopia

D.Egypt

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5）.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A.One–thirdoftheworld’spopulationdrinkscoffee.

B.CoffeeisnativetoColombia.

C.Coffeecankeeponeawake.

D.CoffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs.

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参考选择:

1）.A2）.C3）.D4）.A5）.B

4.WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobvious,“Whydidshelivetobe107?

”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity’simageasanunhealthyplace,citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity（长寿）ofthoseinterviewed.

Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators（电梯）,andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennoalternativetowalking.

Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars.

1）.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain____