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东大大学英语统考在线练习题18客观题
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.
正确答案:
C 满分:
2 分
2). TheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthofEngland__________.
A.
willsoonbecomeaproblemforpeoplelivingincentralEngland
B.hasnowbecomeathreattothelocalresidents
C.canbestoppedifpropermeasuresaretaken
D.isquicklychangingthemapofEngland
正确答案:
B 满分:
2 分
3). Theexperts’studyontheproblemoferosionto__________.
A.
warnpeoplewhosehomesareindanger
B.provideaneffectivewaytoslowitdown
C.headtoitseventualsolution
D.leadtoitseventualsolution
正确答案:
A 满分:
2 分
4). Itisnotfeasibletobuildseadefensestoprotectagainsterosionbecause__________.
A.
houseagentsalongthecoastdonotsupporttheidea
B.itistoocostlyandwillendangerneighbouringareas
C.thegovernmentistooslowintakingaction
D.theywillbeeasilyknockeddownbywavesandcurrents
正确答案:
B 满分:
2 分
5). Accordingtotheauthor,whenbuyingahousealongthesouthcoastofEngland,peopleshould_________.
A.
takethequalityofthehouseintoconsideration
B.guardagainstbeingcheatedbythehouseagent
C.examinethehousecarefullybeforemakingadecision
D.beawareofthepotentialdangerinvolved
正确答案:
D 满分:
2 分
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.
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
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
正确答案:
A 满分:
2 分
2). Inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraph“some”refersto______.
A.
somecocoatrees
B.somechocolatedrinks
C.someshops
D.someSouthAmericanIndians
正确答案:
C 满分:
2 分
3). ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe“potatofamine”because_______.
A.theyweresodependentonpotatoesthattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse
B.theywereforcedtoleavetheirmotherlandandmovetoAmerica
C.
theweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingpotatoes
D.thepotatoharvestwasbad
正确答案:
D 满分:
2 分
4). Whichcountryisthelargestcoffeeproducer?
A.Brazil
B.Colombia
C.
Ethiopia
D.Egypt
正确答案:
A 满分:
2 分
5). WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?
A.One–thirdoftheworld’spopulationdrinkscoffee.
B.CoffeeisnativetoColombia.
C.
Coffeecankeeponeawake.
D.CoffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs.
正确答案:
B 满分:
2 分
4.
WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobvious,“Whydidshelivetobe107?
”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity’simageasanunhealthyplace,citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity(长寿)ofthoseinterviewed.
Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportati