英语二模拟4之欧阳数创编.docx

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英语二模拟4之欧阳数创编

ReadingComprehension4

时间：

2021.03.02

创作：

欧阳数

Questions1-5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Bobbyandhismaster,farmerJohnGray,werefamiliarsightsinEdinburgh.EveryWednesdayafteravisittomarketandexactlyasthetime-gunboomedoneo'clock,thetwowouldenterTraill'sDiningRoomfortheirmiddaymeal,afrugallunchforGray,andabunforBobby.

Thenin1858,theschedulewasinterrupted.FarmerGraydied.Threedaysafterthefuneralexactlyatoneo'clock,Traillfoundhimselflookingintoapairofbeseechingcanineeyes.Bobbygothisbunanddisappeared.ThiswasrepeatedforseveraldaysuntilTraill'scuriositygotthebetterofhim.Hefollowedthesmallterrierasheleftandracedtohismaster'sgrave.Thereheremainedeachday,fairorfoul,despitetheeffortsofdog-lovingtownspeopletogivehimanewhome.Thegraveyardcaretaker,whilesympathetic,wasatfirstnotsowillingtolethimin.ButBobby'sdevotionandfidelityweresogreatthatthecaretakerprovidedBobbywithashelterclosetothegravetoprotecthimfrombadweather.

Then,afternineyears,Bobbywasarrestedasavagrantbecausehehadnolicense.TherestaurantkeeperappearedincourtwithBobby.Hewasreleasedbymercifuljustice.Butjusttomakesurethelawcouldnottouchhim.LordProvostWilliamChamberspaidBobby'sfeeeachyearandpresentedhimwithabrass-platedcollarinscribed"Greyfriars,BobbyfromTheLordProvost,1876,Licensee."

Afterthat.Greyfriars'Bobbywasallowedtokeephislonelyvigilundisturbed.Henevervariedhismealtime.Eachdayheleftthegraveyardasthegunroaredoneo'clocktopickuphisbunandtakeitbacktoeatathismaster'sside.Hemusthavebeenreallyhardyforheliveduntil1872,havingkepttohissolitarypostforfourteenlongyears.HewasburiedinGreyfriars',ofcourse,inaflowerbednearJohnGray'stombstone.

1.Anappropriatetitleforthepassagecouldbe_____.

A）Traill'sDiningRoom

B）FarmerJohnGray

C）BobbytheFaithful

D）LordProvostWilliamChambers

1.C）文章主要讲了一条名叫“Bobby”的义犬的故事，因此宜以BobbytheFaithful为题。

2.Thephrase"familiarsights"inthefirstsentenceisnearestinmeaningto_____.

A）"peoplewhoarefamiliarwiththesurroundings"

B）"peoplewhoenjoysightseeing"

C）"peoplewhohaveverygoodeye-sights"

D）"peopleorobjectsthatareoftenseenaroundbyothers"

2.D）“familiarsights”原意为“熟悉的景象”，从上下文看显然是指人们“经常能看到的人或物”。

3.Thephrase"fairorfoul"inthesecondparagraphisusedtodescribe_____.

A）thegraveyard

B）theweather

C）Bobby

D）Traill

3.B）fairorfoul紧接在eachday之后，作修饰语，表示“不论天气好坏”之意。

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedorimpliedaboutBobby?

A）Bobbyhadrefusedtoliveinotherpeople'shome.

B）Bobbywasdevotedandfaithfultohismaster.

C）Bobbywasoncearrestedbecausehedidsomethingwrong.

D）BobbywasprotectedbyLordProvostWilliamChambersuntilhisdeath.

4.C）第三段第一句“Bobbywasarrested…becausehehadnolicense,”并非由于它干了什么错事。

5.Fromthepassage,weknowthatBobbywas_____.

A）JohnGray'sservant

B）adog

C）avagrant

D）JohnGray'sson

5.B）从“master”（第一段第一句）“canineeyes”（第二段第三句）和“terrier”（第六句）等词,可推断出Bobby是一条狗。

Questions6-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

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Itiscurioushowoftensympathyfortheoldandinfirmtakesaformwhichactuallyhumiliatesthem.Theirfriends,ormereacquaintances,wishingtoshowgoodwill,pawthem,sometimesleaningforwardtorearrangetheirneckwear,pullingattheirshawl,touchingtheirhairorpattingtheirfaces—thingstheywouldneverpresumetodo,unasked,tooneoftheircontemporaries.

Anequallyhumiliatinghabitofmanypeoplewhoarequiteunconsciousofbeingrudeistotalkaboutoldpeopleinfrontofthem,asiftheywerenotthere,discussingtheirhealth,ormakingplayfulremarksonthelinesof"Well,nurse,hasshebeenagoodgirltoday?

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Itisnowuniversallyacceptedthatchildrenshouldbeencouragedtodoasmuchastheycanforthemselvesinordertodeveloptheirbrainsandmuscles,butsofewpeopletodayseemtohavetimetoallowtheelderlythesamemeansofkeepingtheirmindsandmusclesactive.Withwhattheybelievetobeunselfishkindnesstheyperforminnumerableservicesforthemthattheywouldbemuchbetterlefttodo,evenwithastruggle,forthemselves.

Convenientflats,well-runhomes,"motherly"visitors,ororganisedentertainmentscannotmakeupforthefundamentalneedwhichmustbesatisfied—theneedtoretaintotheendoflifehumandignityandtherespectofone'sfellows.

6.Manypeoplearenotawarethatitisratherrudeto

A）talkcasuallyaboutoldpeopleinfrontofthemasiftheywerenotthere

B）patoldpeopleintheirface

C）rearrangetheneckwearfortheold

D）pullatoldpeople'sshawls

6.A）见第二段第一句：

“Anequallyhumiliatinghabitofmanypepplewhoarequiteunconsciousofbeingrude…”。

7.Accordingtothepassagetheoldwouldverymuchliketo_____.

A）keepthemselvestothemselves

B）liveincomfortableandwell-furnishedflats

C）keephumandignity

D）getunselfishhelpfromtheirfriendsandrelatives

7.C）文章最后一段明确指出“thefundamentalneed”是“toretaintotheendoflifehumandignityandtherespectofone'sfellows”。

8.Theauthorsuggeststhat_____.

A）toomuchsympathywillinevitablyhumiliatetheold

B）kindnessandunselfishhelparenotnecessarilywhattheoldneed

C）theoldshouldbelefttodoalltheycanbythemselves

D）totheold,thefriends'andrelatives'respectis,atleast,asimportantastheirconcern

8.D）A）、B）及C）三项内容均在文中直接陈述出来，并非作者“暗示”（suggest）的内容。

只有D）项是作者言词暗含的内容。

9.Iftheoldarelefttodoasmuchastheycanforthemselves,_____.

A）theymaykeephumandignityandenjoytherespectofthefellows

B）theywon'tfeelhurtorhumiliated

C）theywillbeabletodeveloptheirbrainsandmuscles

D）theywillbeabletokeeptheirmindsandmusclesactive

9.D）见第三段第一句：

“Itisnowuniversallyacceptedthatchildrenshouldbeencouragedtodoasmuchastheycanforthemselvesinordertodeveloptheirbrainsandmuscles…”

10.Itcansafelybeconcludedfromthepassagethat_____iswhattheoldvaluemost.

A）retentionofhumandignity

B）sincereconcern

C）genuinegenerosity

D）timelyservice

10.A）文章的最后一段列举物质条件、亲友关心等，都不能弥补这一基本需要（thefunda－mentalneed），说明这一需要（即retentionofhumandignity）为最为老人珍视。

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

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Thefactthatblindpeoplecan"see"thingsusingotherpartsoftheirbodiesapartfromtheireyesmayhelpustounderstandourfeelingsaboutcolour.Iftheycansensecolourdifferencesthenperhapswe,too,areaffectedbycolourunconciously.

Manufacturershavediscoveredbytrialanderrorthatsugarsellsbadlyingreenwrappings,thatbluefoodsareconsideredunpleasant,andthecosmeticsshouldneverbepackagedinbrown.Thesediscoverieshavegrownintoawholedisciplineofcolourpsychologythatnowfindsapplicationineverythingfromfashiontointeriordecoration.Someofourpreferencesareclearlypsychological.Darkblueisthecolourofthenightskyandthereforeassociatedwithpassivityandcalm,whileyellowisadaycolourwithassociationsofenergyandincentive.Forprimitiveman,activityduringthedaymeanthuntingandattacking,whilehesoonsawasred,thecolourofbloodandrageandtheheatthatcamewitheffort.Andgreenisassociatedwithpassivedefenceandself-preservation.Experimentshaveshownthatcolours,partlybecauseoftheirphysiologicalassociations,alsohaveadirectpsychologicaleffect.Peopleexposedtobrightredshowanincreaseinheartbeat,andbloodpressure;redisexciting.Similarexposuretopurebluehasexactlytheoppositeeffect;itisacalmingcolour.Becauseofitsexcitingconnotations,redwaschosenasthesignalfordanger,butcloseranalysisshowsthatavividyellowcanproduceamorebasicstateofalertnessandalarm,sofireenginesandambulancesinsomeadvancedcommunitiesarenowrushingaroundinbrightyellowcoloursthatstopthetrafficdead.

11.Manufacturersfoundoutthatcolouraffectssales_____.

A）byexperienceoveralongperiodoftime

B）byexperimentingwithdifferentcolours

C）bytryingoutcolouronblindpeople

D）bydevelopingthedisciplineofcolourpsychology

11.A）第二段第一句“bytrialanderror”是指“通过长时间的反复试验、不断摸索”之意，而B）项却是“用不同色彩作实验”之意，故非文章原意。

12.Ourpreferencesforcertaincoloursare_____.

A）associatedwiththetimeofday

B）dependentonourcharacter

C）linkedwithourprimitiveancestors

D）partlyduetopsychologicalfactors

12.D）见第二段第三句“Someofourpreferencesareclearlypsychological.”。

13.Ifpeopleareexposedtobrightred,whichofthefollowingthingsdoesNOThappen?

A）Theybreathefaster.

B）Theyfeelafraid.

C）Theirbloodpressurerises.

D）Theirheartsbeatfaster.

13.B）倒数第三句提及“showanincreaseinheartbeatandbloodpressure”以及“redisexciting”故A）、C）及D）三项均为正确。

14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A）Colourprobablyhasaneffectonuswhichwearenotconsciousof.

B）Yellowfireengineshavecausedmanybadaccidentsinsomeadvancedcommunities.

C）Peopleexposedtopurebluestarttobreathemoreslowly.

D）Thepsychologyofcolourisofsomepracticaluse.

14.B）文章最后一句提及“closeranalysisshowsthatavividyellowcanproduceastateofalertnessandalarm”，故有些先进社区的消防车和救护车漆以明亮的黄颜色，保证其顺利通行而不造成交通事故。

B）项内容恰恰相反，所以是nottrue。

15.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethemostsuitabletitle?

A）TheDisciplineofColourPsychology

B）ColourandItsConnotations

C）ThePracticalUseofColour

D）ColourandFeelings

15.D）文章第一句即为主题句，讲了feelings与colour的关系。

Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpa