东大大学英语统考在线练习题5客观题.docx

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1.  

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.

正确答案：

D      满分：

2  分

2）. WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause_______.

A.

 therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime

B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord

C.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire

D. thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite

正确答案：

D      满分：

2  分

3）. “Rememberedhistory”refersto_______.

A.

historybasedonaperson’simagination

B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth

C.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents

D.bothBandC

正确答案：

D      满分：

2  分

4）. “Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen_______.

A.

itiswrittendown 

B.nowrittenaccountisavailable

C.itprovestobetrue     

D.peopleareinterestedinit

正确答案：

B      满分：

2  分

5）. Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad_______.

A.

keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent

B. notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars

C.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappenings

D.mademoresongsanddances

正确答案：

A      满分：

2  分

2.  

AprilFool’sDayistraditionallyadaytoplaypracticaljokesonothers,sendpeopleonfool’serrands（差事）,andfooltheunsuspecting.NooneknowshowthisholidaybeganbutitwasthoughttohaveoriginatedinFrance.Theclosestpointintimethatcanbeidentifiedasthebeginningofthistraditionwasin1582,inFrance.NewYearwascelebratedonMarch25andcelebrationslasteduntilApril1st.WhenNewYear’sDayaschangedfromMarch25toJanuary1stinthemid-1560’sbyKingCharlesIX,thereweresomepeoplewhostillcelebrateditonApril1standthosepeoplewerecalledAprilFools.

TricksperformedonAprilFool’sDayrangefromthesimpletotheelaborate.Settingaroommate’salarmclockbackanhouriscommon.Thenewsmediaevengetsinvolved.Forinstance,aBritishshortfilmonceshownonAprilFool’sDaywasafairlydetaileddocumentaryabout“spaghettifarmers”andhowtheyharvesttheircropfromthespaghettitrees.Whatevertheprank,thetricksterusuallyendsitbyyellingtohisvictim,“AprilFool!

”AprilFool’sDayisa“for-fun-only”observance.Nobodyisexpectedtobuygiftsortotaketheir“significantother”outtoeatinafancyrestaurant.Nobodygetsoffworkorschool.It’ssimplyafunlittleholiday,butaholidayonwhichonemustremainforevervigilant（警惕的）,forhemaybethenextAprilFool!

EachcountrycelebratesAprilFool’sdifferently.InFrance,theAprilFool’siscalled“AprilFish”.TheFrenchfooltheirfriendsbytapingapaperfishtotheirfriends’backs.InEngland,trickscanbeplayedonlyinthemorning.Ifatrickisplayedonyou,youarea“noodle”.

1）. AprilFool’sDaywasfirstcelebratedin_________.

A.

England 

B.America 

C.France 

D.Rome

正确答案：

C      满分：

2  分

2）. Accordingtotheoldcalendar,April1stwas_________.

A.

AprilFool’sDay 

B.NewYear’sDay

C.NewYear’sEve

D.aregularday

正确答案：

B      满分：

2  分

3）. WhichisNOTthecustomofAprilFool’sDay?

A.CallingvictimsoftricksAprilFools.

B.

Playingtricksonsomebody.

C.Eatingoutwiththeirfamily.

D.Celebratingthisdayjustforfun.

正确答案：

C      满分：

2  分

4）. ItcanbeinferredthatonAprilFool’sDaypeopletendto______.

A.

beonguard

B.feelannoyed  

C.feelscared

D.beattheirbest

正确答案：

A      满分：

2  分

5）. Itcanbeconcludedthat______.

A.

thosewhoarementallyslowarecalledAprilFools

B.peoplehavebeencelebratingAprilFool’sDayforwelloverfivecenturies

C.thecelebrationofAprilFool’sDayismoreorlessthesame.

D.thecelebrationofAprilFool’sDayvariesfromcountrytocountry

正确答案：

D      满分：

2  分

3.  

WhywasBastilleimportanttothecitizensofParis?

ThebuildingoftheBastillehadbeenstartedin1370underCharlesV.Bytheseventeenthcenturyithadstoppedtobeimportantfordefense.CardinalRichelieuturneditintoaprison.Itwasnotanordinaryprisontopunishcommoncrimes.ItshugedoorsclosedonlyonenemiesoftheKing.TheBastille'sworkingsweresecret.Prisonersweretakentoitinclosedvehicles.Soldiersonguarddutyhadtostandwiththeirfacestothewall.Notalkingwasallowed.Worstofall,aprisonerneverknewifhewouldbethereaday,aweek,ayear,orforever.OnlytheKing'slettercouldsethimfree.

OvertheyearsthenumberofarrestsbyKing'sletterhadbecomefewer.Bythetimeofitsfall,mostoftheprisonerswerewriterswhohadwrittenagainstthecorruptions（贪污腐败）ofthegovernment.Voltaire,thefamousFrenchwriter,spentayeartherein1717-1718,andanother12daysin1726.

Forthosewhobelievedinfreespeechandfreethinking,theBastillestoodforeverythingevil.Thedayitwascaptured,onlysevenprisonerswerefoundinside.Still,theBastillewashatedbythepeople.ItwasasymboloftheKing'scompletepower.

1）. TheBastillehadbeenaprison______.

A.

sincethetimeofCharlesV

B.since1370

C.beforetheseventeenthcentury

D.sincethetimeofCardinalRichelieu

正确答案：

D      满分：

2  分

2）. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?

A.

AnyonewhodidsomethingwrongcouldfindhimselfsuddenlyintheBastille.

B.TheBastillewasonlyforthosewhowereopposedtotheKing.

C.ThingsdoneintheBastillewerehardlyknowntopeopleoutside.

D.VoltairewastwiceputintheBastille.

正确答案：

A      满分：

2  分

3）. Atthetimeofitsfall,theBastillehoused______.

A.

alargenumberofprisoners

B.alotofwriterswhohadbeenagainstthegovernment

C.somedozensofpeoplewhobelievedinfreespeechandfreethinking

D.onlyafewprisoners

正确答案：

D      满分：

2  分

4）. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.

 AllprisonersintheBastillehadtostaythereforlife.

B.OvertheyearsthenumberofprisonersintheBastillewasgettingmoreandmore.

C.TheKingcouldputpeoplein,orletthemgoout,ashewanted.

D.Atthetimeitwascaptured,thereweresofewprisonersinitthatitmeantlittletothepeople.

正确答案：

C      满分：

2  分

5）. Thispassagemainly______.

A.

 tellshowtheprisonerswerecontrolledbytheKing

B.tellshowlittlewasknownabouttheBastille

C.showstheinnerworkingsoftheBastille

D.givesabriefhistoryoftheBastille

正确答案：

D      满分：

2  分

4.  

Aspeoplecontinuetogrowandage,ourbodysystemscontinuetochange.Atacertainpointinyourlifeyourbodysystemswillbegintoweaken.Yourstrengthmaybecomeweaker.Itmaybecomemoredifficultforyoutoseeandhear.Theslowchangeofagingcausesourbodiestolosesomeoftheirabilitytobouncebackfromdiseasesandinjury.Inordertolivelonger,wehavealwaystriedtosloworstopthischangethatleadsustowardstheendofourlives.

Manyfactorsdecideyourhealth.Agooddietplaysanimportantrole.Theamountandtypeofexerciseyougetisanotherfactor.Yourlivingconditionisyetanother.Butscientistsstudyingagingproblemwanttoknow:

whydopeoplegrowold?

Theyhopethatbystudyingtheagingmedicalsciencetheymaybeabletomakethelengthoflifelonger.

Thereisnothingtobeafraidofasoldagecomes.Manyconsiderthatthelatterpartoflife