大学英语读写译1期末测试题及答案1.docx

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大学英语读写译1期末测试题及答案1

大学英语读写译

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期末测试题

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PartI.Readingprehension（50%）

SectionA.SkimmingandScanning（10%）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestion8-10,pletethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Spiders

SpiderscanbedistinguishedfromotherArachnidsbecausetheprosoma（binedheadandthorax）isonlyseparatedfromtheopisthosoma（abdomen）byanarrowwaist,inotherArachnidsthewholebodyappearstobemuchmoreofasingleunit.Allspidersproducesilk,butonlysomeconstructwebstocatchtheirhomesandtoprotecttheireggs.

Allspiderspossesspoisonglandsbutveryfewofthemaredangeroustohumans,ofthe600+speciesinBritainonly12（atleastoneoftheseisarecenthumanassistedcolonist）arestrongenoughtopiercethehumanskin,andapartfromallergies,nonearemoredangerousthanamonwasp.Mostspidershave8eyes（thoughsomehave6,4,2or0）,aswellas8legs.（Bythewayifyoucounttheclawsasseparatelegsection[whichyoushouldn’treally]thentheirlegshave8partsaswell[coxa,trochanter,femur,patella,tibia,tarsus,metatarus,andclaws]）Therearemorethan32000knownspeciesofspiderintheworld.Nohumanbeinghaseverbeenofficiallyrecorderashavingdiedastheresultofa‘tarantula’bite.

Allspidersarecarnivorousandfeedonlyonliquids,i.e.theirpreys’naturaljuicesandthebreakdownproductsofexternaldigestion（meaningtheyspit,exudeorinjectdigestivejuicesonto/intotheirpreyadsuckuptheresultingsoup）.Sowhynotinvitesometoyournextsocialdo?

What’sInaName

Theword‘Arachnida’esfromtheGreekword‘Arachne’whowasthedaughterofIdmonofColophoninLydia,adyerbytrade.Arachneherselfwasaweaver,thebestinalltheknownworld.HoweverinafoolishmomentshechallengedAthena,thedaughterofZeusandgoddessof,amongotherthings,wavingtoaweavingpetition.Arachnewovesoperfectacloththatshetoreittoshreds.Arachnebecamedepressedafterthisandintheendshehungherself.AthenastirredtoremorseattheknowledgeofwhatherangerhadwroughtturnedtheropeArachnehadusedtohangherselfintoawebandArachneherselfintoaspidersothatthebeautyofherspinningshouldnotbelosttotheworldeveragain.

TheGreatHouseholdSpiderSafari

TherearejustoversixhundreddifferentsortsofspiderintheBritishIsles.Butoftheseonlyahandfularemonlyfoundinhouses.Atthefrontoftheheadareapairofwhatappeartobesmalllegs.Thesearecalledpalpsandareusedtoguidefoodtothespider’smouth.Thefrontoftheheadalsohasagroupofsixoreighteyes.Ontheundersideofthebodyattherear,arefourorsixsmallconicalbumpsorcylinders.Therearethespinneretsfromwhichthespiderproducesthesilktomakeitswebs.

Tellingmaleandfemalespidersapartiseasilydonebylookingattheirpales.Maleshaveswollenendstotheirpaleswhichmakethemlookasiftheyarewearingboxinggloves,theseareoftenstrangeshapesiflookedatwithahandlens.Femaleshavenormallookingpalesthatarenotswollenattheends.

ThelargestspideristheGoliathspider,thefemaleofwhichgrowstoreachalegspanofteninches.ThelargestspiderinBritainistheCardinalspiderwhichisaclosecousinofTimTegenaria.Femalescanachievealegspanoffourandahalfinches.ItisknownastheCardinalspiderasitwasmoninHamptonCourtwhenCardinalWolseylivedthere.Thesightoftheselongleggedspiderswanderingaroundthepalaceatnightusedtofrightenhim.Sofar32000differentkindsofspiderhavebeendiscoveredfromallovertheworld.Britainhas630differentkindsofspiderofwhich250aretinyMoneyspiders.Thesmallestofwhichhasabodylessthanonemillimeterlong.

Questions:

1.Allthesilkproducedbyspidersconstructwebstocatchtheirfood.

2.Notallthepoisonglandspossessedbyspidersaredangeroustohumanbeings.

3.SpidersoftenkillhumansinBritainwhentheypiercehumanskin.

4.Afterseeingherenemymitssuicide,ArachneturnedAthenaintoaspider.

5.TimTegenariaspidersarecloselyrelatedtotarantulaspiders;botharefoundinBritain.

6.Sofar31000differentkindsofspidershavebeendiscoveredfromallovertheworld.

7.MoneyspidersarethesmallestspidersfoundintheArachnidsfamily.

8.Therearemorethan_______knownspeciesofspiderintheworld.

9.Tellingmaleandfemalespidersapartiseasilydoneby_______________.

10.Thelargestspideris_____________.

SectionBprehensiveReading（30%）

Directions:

Inthissection,thereare3passages.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Oneofthestrongestreasonsfortheraisingoftheschoolleavingage（ROSLA）hasbeenthatitwillbringusnearertotheideaof“equalopportunity”.

Manypeopleliketothinkofourpresentsystemofschoolingasprovidingplentyofstepsuptheladderofsuccessforcleverchildren.Itwouldbegoodtothinkthatnoonewhoisreallybrightcanbemissedoutwhenthestatesystemisapparentlysothorough.Itisobvious,forinstance,thatmanychildrenfromlessrichhomesreachuniversityordowellinotherways.

Unfortunately,wenowhaveplentyofevidencethatmanychildrenofeverylevelofabilitydomuchlesswellthantheycould.Forinstance,duringtheyearsofnationalmilitaryserviceitwaspossibletotesttheintelligenceofallmale18-20yearolds.Halfofthosesoldierswhowereplacedinthetwohighestabilitygroupshadleftschoolsat15.

Ithasalsobeenshownthatthepercentageofworkingclasschildrengoingtouniversityisalmostthesamenowasitwasin1939.Onestudyof5000childrenfrombirthto21yearsoldindicatedthatuptohalfthebrightpupilsfromworkingclasshomesleftschoolwhentheyreached16yearsold.Moreover,thereisnodifferenceinintelligencebetweenthesexes,butfarmoreboysthangirlsstayineducationafter16.

Itisclearfromthisandmuchotherevidencethatmanychildrenarestillleavingschooltooearlytobenefittheprizes—money,socialrespectability,andinterestingjobs,whichhighereducationgives.Itiscleartoothatthereasonswhysuchchildrenleavehavemuchtodowiththeirsocialcircumstances.Theirparentsoftenneedtheextramoneyanotherwage-earnercanbringin;theydonotvalueeducationforitselfbecausetheirownwasprobablydullandunhappy.Itisnotsomuchthattheyforcetheirsonsanddaughterstoleaveschool,ratherthattheytendtosay,“It’suptoyou”.

11.ItishopedthatROSLAwillgiveallchildren________.

A.amoreenjoyabletimeatschoolB.thesamechancesinsociety

C.therighttoabetterschoolD.higherscoresinintelligencetests

12.Peoplewouldliketothinkthat_________.

A.equalnumbersofpoorandrichchildrenreachuniversity

B.thosewiththeleastmoneygetthebesteducation

C.intelligentchildrenarealwayschosenbythesystem

D.onlycleverchildrendowell

13.Workingclasschildrenarefelttobeatadisadvantagebecause_______.

A.manyofthecleveronesleaveschoolearly

B.fewergotouniversitythaneverbefore

C.morethanhalfleaveschoolwhentheyare16

D.fewerboysthangirlsstayatschoolafter16

14.Manychildrenleaveschoolearlybecause_______.

A.theirsocialcircumstancesmakethemunhappy

B.theyhavetoworktosupporttheirfamily’sine

C.theirschoolisadullandunhappyplace

D.theirparentsdon’tallowthemtomaketheirowndecisions

15.Thisarticleshowsthatequalopportunityineducation______.

A.isathingofthepastB.hasnotyetbeenachieved

C.isthereforthosewhomerititD.hasgreatlyimprovedoursociety

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Lifereallyshouldbeonelongjourneyofjoyforchildrenwhoarebornwithaworldofwealthattheirtinyfeet.Butexpertsonpsychologicalresearchnowbelievethatsilverspoonscanleaveabittertaste.Ifsuicidestatisticsareasignofhappiness,thentherichareamiserablelot.Figuresshowthatitistherichwhomostoftendoawaywiththemselves.

Dr.RobertColes,aninternationallyfamousdoctor,istheworld’stopexpertontheinfluenceofmoneyonchildren.Hehaswrittenawell-receivedbookonthesubject,ThePrivilegedOnes,andhisresearchshowsthattoomuchmoneyinthefamilycancauseasmanyproblemsastoolittle.“Obviouslytherearecertainadvantagestobeingrich,”saysthe53-year-olddoctor,‘suchasbetterhealth,educationandfutureworkexpectation.Butmostimportantisthequalityoffamilylife.Moneycan’tbuylove.”

Itcanbuyalotofotherthings,though,andthat’swherethetroublestarts.Richkidshavesomuchtochoosefromthattheyoftenbeeconfused.Theirparents’overfavoringcanmakethemspoiled.Theytendtotravelmorethanotherchildren,fromhometohomeandcountrytocountry,whichoftenmakesthemfeelrestless.

“Butprivilegedchildrendohaveabettersenseoftheirpositionsintheworld,”addsMr.Coles,“andtheyaremoreself-assured.”

Today’srichparentsperhapshaverealizedthattheirrichescanbemoreofaburdenthanafavortotheirchildren.So