大学英语17级非音体美阅读理解Section A试题15套及参考答案.docx

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大学英语17级非音体美阅读理解SectionA试题15套及参考答案

17级非音体美阅读理解SectionA试题15套

阅读理解SectionA第一套

PartⅢReadingComprehension（35points）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

　　Aratorpigeonmightnotbetheobviouschoicetotendtosomeonewhoissick,butthesecreatureshavesome__1__skillsthatcouldhelpthetreatmentofhumandiseases.

　　Pigeonsareoftenseenasdirtybirdsandanurban___2__,buttheyarejustthelatestinalonglineofanimalsthathavebeenfoundtohaveabilitiestohelphumans.Despitehavingabrainnobiggerthanthe__3_ofyourindexfinger,pigeonshaveaveryimpressive__4__memory.Recentlyitwasshownthattheycouldbetrainedtobeasaccurateashumansatdetectingbreastcancerinimages.

　　Ratsareoften_5_withspreadingdiseaseratherthan_6_it,butthislong-tailedanimalishighly_7_.Insidearat'snoseareupto1,000differenttypesofolfactoryreceptors（嗅觉感受器）,whereashumansonlyhave100to200types.Thisgivesratstheabilitytodetect_8_smells.Asaresult,someratsarebeingputtoworktodetectTB（肺结核）.Whentheratsdetectthesmell,theystopandrubtheirlegsto_9_asampleisinfected.

　　Traditionally,ahundredsampleswouldtakelabtechniciansmorethantwodaysto_10_,butforaratittakeslessthan20minutes.Thisratdetectionmethoddoesn'trelyonspecialistequipment.Itisalsomoreaccurate—theratsareabletofindmoreTBinfectionsand,therefore,savemorelives.

A）associatedE）peakI）slightM）tip

B）examineF）preventingJ）specifyN）treated

C）indicateG）prohibitingK）superiorO）visual

D）nuisanceH）sensitiveL）suspicious

阅读理解SectionA第二套

PartⅢReadingComprehension（35points）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Weallknowthereexistsagreatvoid（空白）inthepubliceducationalsystemwhenitcomesto___1___toSTEM（Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics）courses.OneeducatornamedDoriRobertsdecidedtodosomethingtochangethissystem.Doritaughthighschoolengineeringfor11years.ShenoticedtherewasarealvoidinqualitySTEMeducationatall__2__ofthepubliceducationalsystem.Shesaid,“IstartedEngineeringForKids（EFK）afternoticingareallackofmath,scienceandengineeringprogramsto__3_ myownkidsin.”

Shedecidedtostartanafterschoolprogramwherechildren___4___inSTEM-basedcompetitions.Theclubgrewquicklyandwhenitreached180membersandthekidsintheprogramwonseveralstate___5___,shedecidedtodevoteallhertimetocultivatingand___6___it.TheglobalbusinessEFKwasborn.

DoribeganoperatingEFKoutofherVirginiahome,whichshethenexpandedto___7__recreationcenters.Today,theEFKprogram___8___over144branchesin32stateswithintheUnitedStatesandin21countries.Saleshavedoubledfrom$5millionin2014to$10millionin2015,with25newbranchesplannedfor2016.TheEFKwebsitestates,“Ournationisnot___9___enoughengineers.Ourphilosophyistoinspirekidsatayoungagetounderstandthatengineeringisagreat___10___.”

A） attracted   E） developing   I） feedingM）local

B） career  F） enroll   J） graduatingN）operates

C） championships   G） exposure K） interestO）participated

D）degreesH）feasibleL）levels

阅读理解SectionA第三套

PartⅢReadingComprehension（35points）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

TechnologicalchangesbroughtdramaticnewoptionstoAmericanslivinginthe1990s.Duringthisdecadenewformsofentertainment,commerce,research,andcommunicationbecamecommonplaceintheU.S.Thedrivingforcebehindmuchofthischangewasa（n） 1 popularlyknownastheInternet.

TheInternetwasdevelopedduringthe1970sbytheDepartmentofDefense.Inthecaseofanattack,militaryadviserssuggestedthe 2 ofbeingabletooperateonecomputerfromanotherterminal.Intheearlydays,theInternetwasusedmainlybyscientiststocommunicatewithotherscientists.TheInternet 3 undergovernmentcontroluntil1984.

OneearlyproblemfacedbyInternetuserswasspeed.Phonelinescouldonlytransmitinformationata 4 rate.Thedevelopmentoffiber-optic（光纤）cablesallowedforbillionsofbitsofinformationtobereceivedeveryminute.CompanieslikeInteldevelopedfastermicroprocessors,sopersonalcomputerscouldprocessthe 5 signalsatamorerapidrate.

Intheearly1990s,theWorldWideWebwasdeveloped,inlargepart,for 6 purposes.Corporationscreatedhomepageswheretheycouldplacetextandgraphicstosellproducts.Soonairlinetickets,hotel 7 ,andevencarsandhomescouldbepurchasedonline.

Universities 8 researchdataontheInternet,sostudentscouldfind 9 informationwithoutleavingtheirdormitories.Companiessoondiscoveredthatworkcouldbedoneathomeand 10 online,soawholenewclassoftelecommutersbegantoearnalivingfromhomeofficesunshavenandwearingpajamas（睡衣）.

A.advantage E.incomingI.maintainedM.reservation

B.commercialF.innovation J.occupations N.submitted

C.conservationG.limitedK.posted O.valuable

 D.equippedH.local L.remained

阅读理解SectionA第四套

PartⅢReadingComprehension（35points）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Asifyouneededanotherreasontohatethegym,itnowturnsoutthatexercisecanexhaustnotonlyyourmuscles,butalsoyoureyes.Fearnot,however,forcoffeecanperkthemrightupagain.During__1___exercise,ourmusclestireastheyrunoutoffuelandbuildupwasteproducts.Muscleperformancecanalsobeaffectedbya__2___called“centralfatigue,”inwhichanimbalanceinthebody’schemicalmessengerspreventsthecentralnervoussystemfromdirectingmusclemovements___3___.Itwasnotknown,however,whethercentralfatiguemightalsoaffectmotorsystemsnotdirectly___4__intheexerciseitself—suchasthosethatmovetheeyes.Tofindout,researchersgave11volunteersacarbohydrate___5___eitherwithamoderatedoseofcaffeine—whichisknowntostimulatethecentralnervoussystem—orasaplacebowithout,during3hoursof___6__.Afterexercising,thescientiststestedthecyclistswitheye-trackingcamerastoseehowwelltheirbrainscouldstill___7__theirvisualsystem.Theteamfoundthatexercisereducedthespeedofrapideyemovementsbyabout8%,__8___theirabilitytocapturenewvisualinformation.Thecaffeine—theequivalentoftwostrongcupsofcoffee—was___9__tocounteractthiseffect,withsomecyclistsevendisplaying__10___eyemovementspeeds,theteamreportstodayinScientificReports.Soitmightbeagoodideatogetsomeoneelsetodriveyouhomeafterthatmarathon.

A.CautiouslyB.commitC.controlD.cycling

E.effectivelyF.increasedG.involvedH.limited

I.phenomenonJ.preventingK.sensitiveL.slowing

M.solutionN.sufficientO.vigorous

阅读理解SectionA第五套

PartⅢReadingComprehension（35points）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Asifyouneededanotherreasontohatethegym,itnowturnsoutthatexercisecanexhaustnotonlyyourmuscles,butalsoyoureyes.Fearnot,however,forcoffeecanstimulatethemagain.During__1__exercise,ourmusclestireastheyrunoutoffuelandbuildupwasteproducts.Muscleperformancecanalsobeaffectedbya__2__called"centralfatigue,"inwhichanimbalanceinthebody'schemicalmessengerspreventsthecentralnervoussystemfromdirectingmusclemovements__3__.Itwasnotknown,however,whethercentralfatiguemightalsoaffectmotorsystemsnotdirectly__4__intheexerciseitself,suchasthosethatmovetheeyes.Tofindout,researchersgave11volu