东大大学英语统考在线练习题18客观题.docx

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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