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英语口语练习题
英语口语练习题
一、阅读理解
PassageOne
Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids（小行星）now,onemightcrashintoEarthdestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.
Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids（流星）thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon’tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousandswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.
Buy＄50millionworthnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend＄10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,we’llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.
Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn’tbecheap.
Isitworthit?
Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare:
1）Howlikelytheeventis;and2）Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500,000years.Soundsprettyrare-butifonedidfall,itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon’ttakecareofthesebigasteroids,they’lltakecareofus,”saysonescientist.“It’sthatsimple.”Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?
“Theworldhaslessgofearfromdoomsday（毁灭性的）rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem,”saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.
1.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?
A.Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.
B.Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.
C.Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.
D.Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.
2.WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?
A.Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.
B.Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.
C.CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.
D.It’sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur.
3.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthecourseofasteroids?
A.Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.
B.Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.
C.ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely.
D.Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.
4.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat
A.Whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld.
B.asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture.
C.theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappeninourlifetime.
D.workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithEarth.
5.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’stoneinthispassage?
A.OptimisticB.CriticalC.ObjectiveD.Arbitrary
PassageTwo
Believeitornot,opticalillusion（错觉）cancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes,calledchevrons（人字形）paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan’ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed–relatedhazardsarethegreatest–curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,andbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbar.Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealanespeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.
6.Thepassagemainlydiscusses
A.anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrol
B.anewpatternforpaintinghighways
C.anewapproachtotrainingdrivers
D.anewtypeofopticalillusion
7.Onroadspaintedwithchevronsdriverstendtofeelthat
A.theyshouldavoidspeed–relatedhazards
B.theyaredrivinginthewronglane
C.theyshouldslowdowntheirspeed
D,theyareapproachingthespeedlimit
8.Theadvantageofchevronsoverstraight,horizontalbarsisthattheformer
A.cankeepdriversawake
B.cancutroadaccidentsinhalf
C.willhavealongereffectondrivers
D.willlookmoreattractive
9.TheAmericanAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyplansto
A.tryouttheJapanesemethodincertainareas
B.changetheroadsighsacrossthecountry
C.replacestraight,horizontalbarswithchevrons
D.repeattheJapaneseroadpatterns
10.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroads?
A.TheyarefallingoutofuseintheUnitedStates.
B.Theytendtobeignoredbydriversinashortperiodoftime.
C.Theyareapplicableonlyonbroadroads.
D.Theycannotbeappliedsuccessfullytotrafficcircles.
I、单项选择题
Choosethebestanswerfromthechoicesgiven:
1.Tothedinnerpartyallher__________wereinvited.[]
a.relation
b.relations
c.arelation
d.therelations
2.Hisill-healthmaywellbe__________malnutrition.[]
a.dueto
b.nextto
c.thanksto
d.upto
3.Whyisthere_______trafficonthestreetsinFebruarythaninMay.[]
a.fewer
b.few
c.little
d.less
4.__________friendsusuallyspeakhighlyofhim.[]
a.Hissome
b.Hismany
c.Manyhis
d.Somehis
5.Theshipwassunkbyacollision;but________divingapparatusthecargowasretrieved.[]
a.forthesakeof
b.bywayof
c.byreasonof
d.bymeansof
6.Hainanprovincehas______________.[]
a.toomuchsummer
b.toomanysummer
c.longsummer
d.muchsummer
7.He______likesfiction_______poetry.[]
a.Both...and
b.Whether...or
c.Neither...nor
d.Notonly...butalso
8.Oversixtypercentofthecity________destroyedinthewar.[]
a.are
b.was
c.were
d.is
9.Theydenied__________anyfurtherinformationtohelpthepolice.[]
a.tobegiven
b.tohavebeengiven
c.giving
d.give
10.Therearetreeson_______sideofthestreet.[]
a.sucha
b.both
c.some
d.each
11.Nooneisexempt_______taxationintheUnitedStates.[]
a.in
b.about
c.with
d.from
12.hewouldrather________toothersthantalkhimself.[]
a.listen
b.tolisten
c.listened
d.listening
13.Westillhavealotofproblems__________.[]
a.unsolved
b.unsolving
c.unsolve
d.tobeunsolved
14.Heregretted__________herthetruth.[]
a.havingtold
b.tohavetold
c.hadtold
d.totell
15.Jerryisverygenerous_______hismoney.[]
a.at
b.in
c.on
d.with
16.__________byaccident__________bydesign,hearrivedtoolatetohelpus.[]
a.Notonly...butalso
b.Neither...nor
c.Whether...or
d.Both...and
17.__________,hemanagedtoremainamongthetop5%ofhisclass.[]
a.Toworkhardashedid
b.Workinghardashedid
c.Workhardashedid
d.Workedhardashedid
18.Theyleftthedooropen__________tohearthebaby.[]
a.soasforme
b.sothatme
c.inorderforme
d.andforme
19.Newmachinery__________arrivingtomorrow.[]
a.willbe
b.is
c.are
d.shallbe
20.Thefamily__________abletocometoaunanimousconsentthatthechildmustbeoperatedonasquicklyaspossible.[]
a.were
b.is
c.are
d.was
三、完型填空
Inatelephonesurveyofmorethan2,000adults,21%saidtheybelievedthesunrevolved（旋转）aroundtheearth.An17%didnotknowwhichrevolvedaround2Ihavenodoubtthat3allofthesepeoplewere4inschoolthattheearthrevolvesaroundthesun5mayevenhavewrittenin6atest.Buttheynever7theirincorrectmentalmodelsofplanetary（行星的）8becausetheireverydayobservationsdidn’tsupport9theirteacherstoldthem:
Peopleseethesunmoving10theskyasmorningturnstonight,andtheearthseemsstationary（静止的）11thatishappening.Studentscanllearntherightanswers12heartinclass,andyetnevercombinedthem13theirworkingmodelsoftheworld.Theobjectivelycorrectanswertheprofessoracceptsandthe14personalunderstandingoftheworldCan15sidebyside,eachunaffectedbytheother.
Outsideofclass,thestudentcontinuestousethe16modelbecauseithasalwaysworkedwell17thatcircumstance,Unlessprofessorsaddress18errorsinstudents’personalmodelsoftheworld,studentsarenot19toreplacethemwiththe20one.
（）1.A.excessiveB.extraC.additionalD.added
（）2.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.other
（）3.A.virtuallyB.remarkablyC.ideallyD.preferably
（）4.A.learnedB.suggestedC.taughtD.advised
（）5.A.thoseB.theseC.whoD.they
（）6.A.onB.withC.underD.for
（）7.A.formedB.alteredC.believedD.thought
（）8.A.operationB.positionC.motionD.location
（）9.A.howB.whichC.thatD.what
（）10.A.aroundB.acrossC.onD.above
（）11.A.sinceB.soC.whileD.for
（）12.A.toB.byC.inD.with
（）13.A.withB.intoC.toD.along
（）14.A.adult’sB.teacher’sC.scientist’sD.student’s
（）15.A.existB.occurC.surviveD.maintain
（）16.A.privateB.individualC.personalD.own
（）17.A.inB.withC.onD.for
（）18.A.generalB.naturalC.similarD.specific
（）19.A.obligedB.likelyC.probableD.partial
（）20.A
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