大学英语泛读试题与答案.docx

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大学英语泛读试题与答案

大学英语泛读期末考试试卷及答案1（1>

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George'scaseisnotunique.Inthelastfifteenortwentyyears,quiteanumberofmenandwomenhavechosentodropoutoftheworkingworldtotryadifferentkindoflife.Mostofthemareintheirthirtiesandforties,oftenwelleducated,althoughallages

andbackgroundscanbefoundamongthem.Avarietyofreasonshaveledthemtogiveuptheirworkandthesecurityit

provided.b5E2RGbCAP

Some,likeGeorge,havegivenupacareerthatwasdemandingtoomuchfromthem.Otherscouldn'tstandthepressureandthe

competition.Athirty-five-year-oldwoman,whohadahighpositioninhercompany,decidedtoleavewhenshefoundherself

sufferingfromallergiesthatmadeherlifemiserable.Shehadtwochildrenandnosavings。

butevenheranxietyaboutthefuture

couldn'tspoilherfeelingofreliefandhernewpeaceofmind.Herhealthimproved.Shemayneverworkagain

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ifshedoes,she

saysthatshewilltakesmalltemporaryjobs.p1EanqFDPw

Somepeople,onthecontrary,havequitjobsthatwereboringormeaninglesstothem.Anofficeemployeewhohasbeenpushingpapers（hasbeendoingpaperwork>foryearsmaystartwonderingwhetherthosepapersareachievinganything.Anengineerina

largecompany,awarethathecouldbereplacedbyanymanwiththesametraining,maycometofeelunimportantasanindividual.Suchpeopleleavetheirworkinthehopeoffindingstrongerinterestsandasenseofpersonalworth.DXDiTa9E3d

Therearealsopeoplewholeavetheirworktofulfillanolddream,suchaswritingbooks,painting,sailingtoremoteislands,orgrowingfruittrees.Anarmyofficerlefttheserviceatthirty-eighttobuilddollhouses,andanotherone,whohadalwaysbeen

interestedinarchaeology,<考古学）didthesameatforty-fivetodigancientIndiansites.Hiswifewasdelighted-insteadofkeepinghouse,shewasgoingtosatisfyherowndreamoflearningtomakepaper.RTCrpUDGiT

Butmostofthemenandwomenwhodropoutoftheworkingworldhavenospecialinterestandnodesiretotakeupanyoccupation.Theywantonlytoenjoytheirfreedom,theirindependence,andtheirleisure.Nomorerushingtocatchamorningtrain,nomorecommuter<通勤者）traffic,nomoreanxietytopleaseaboss,nomoremeetings,nomoreobligationstobehaveand

dressaccordingtotherules.Thisendlessvacationdoesnotnecessarilybringhappiness。

manyofthosewhohavechosenitasastyleoflifeadmitthatleisure,too,canbecomeboring.Buttheystillpreferittotheirformerexistence（Buttheylikeitmorethan

workingforaliving>.Themainproblemremainsthelackoffinancialsecurity,for,withfewexceptions,the"dropouts"<退出世

俗社会的人）arenotwealthy.Andsotheysurvivebysellingtheirpossessions,byborrowingfromfriendsandfamily,andby

takinganoddjob（asmalltemporaryjob>nowandthenforashorttimewhenitbecomesabsolutelynecessary.5PCzVD7HxASamwouldneverhaveunderstoodtheirattitude.Inthefirstplace,hehadneverbeenunhappywithhisoccupation,andhehadneverfeltanyconflictbetweenhisworkandhispersonallife.NeitherhadheeverdreamedofdoinganythingbutsellinggroceriesandchattingwithFred.Andtherewasyetanotherfactor.Today'sdropoutscanalwaysfindsomesmalljobtodowhentheyareinneedofmoney,orperhapstheycangetunemploymentcompensation<补偿）fromthegovernmentforawhile.ButSamhadlivedthroughthe1930s,whenworkofanytypewasalmostimpossibletofind.Inthosedaysajob,nomatterhowunpleasantorpoorlypaid,wasaman'smostpreciouspossession.Losingitwasadisaster。

notlookingforanotherone,ashame.Asfornotwantingto

workatall,itwasunthinkable,forsocietywasnotusedtoloafers<流浪者）then.Anonworkingfamilymanwouldhavelosttherespectofhisfriendsandhisplaceinthecommunityofresponsiblemen.jLBHrnAILg

Georgemighthavetriedtoexplaintohisfatherthenewpointofview,totellhimthatpeoplehavearighttobefree,independent,andtowatchbirdsalldayiftheywantto.ButhewouldnothaveconvincedSam,forwhomindependenceandleisurewereluxuriesthathadtobedeservedthroughhardwork.Samhimselfhadenjoyedavacationonceinawhile,andhehadbeenhappy

torestinthesunwithouthistie.Butthatwasonlybecause,havingearnedhisfun,hecouldenjoyitwithagoodconscience<良

心）.

ItwouldhaveshockedSamtolearnthatthose"shameless"peoplewhochoosetoliveinunearnedidleness<懒惰）haveagoodconsciencetoo.xHAQX74J0X

1.Inthelastfifteenortwentyyears,peoplelikeGeorgehavechosen

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todropoutoftheworkingworldbecause_____.

A.theyhaveearnedenoughmoneytospendfortherestoftheirlivesB.theyarenotwellpaidatwork

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C.theywanttoliveamoreleisurelylifeD.allofthemhaveworkthatistoodemandingdvzfvkwMI1

2.Afterleavingherpositionthethirty-five-year-oldwomanfelt_____.

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A.relievedandpeaceful,thoughworriedabouthersecurityB.bored,withoutfriendsandcompanions

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C.thatsheneededanotherjobD.thepressuresandburdensoflifeSixE2yXPq5

3.Accordingtothetext,peoplewouldprobablynotdropoutoftheworkforceifthey_____.

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A.oftenworryabouttheirworkB.workwithoutanycomplaintskavU42VRUs

C.finditveryeasytodotheirjobsD.don'tmindbeingcontrolledbyothersy6v3ALoS89

4.AccordingtoSam,aman'svalueliesin_____.

A.reachingahigherpositioninsocietyB.enjoyingfullfreedomandindependenceM2ub6vSTnP

C.workinghardandhavingagoodrelationshipwithhiscommunity

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D.earningmoneyandsendinghischildrentocollegesanduniversitieseUts8ZQVRd

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5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightcauseSamandGeorgetoargue?

sQsAEJkW5TA.Tobeeitherashopkeeperorageologistwillgiveonesatisfaction.GMsIasNXkA

B.Happinesscanbeobtainedonlythroughhardwork.TIrRGchYzg

C.Dropoutsliveahappierlifethananyoneelse.

D.Dropoutsliveamiserablelifeiftheyhavenofinancialsecurity.7EqZcWLZNX（2>

Whenyoungpeoplegettheirfirstrealjobs,theymayfacealotofnew,confusingsituations.Theymayfindthateverythingisdifferentfromthewaythingswereatschool.Itisalsopossiblethattheywillfeeluncomfortableandinsecureinbothprofessionalandsocialsituations.Eventually,theyrealizethatuniversityclassescan'tbetheonlypreparationforallofthedifferentsituationsthatariseintheworkingworld.lzq7IGf02E

Perhapsthebestwaytolearnhowtobehaveintheworkingworldistoidentifyaworkeryouadmireandobservehisbehavior.Indoingso,youwillbeabletoseewhatitisthatyouadmireinthisperson.Forexample,youwillobservehowheactsinacrisis.Perhapsevenmoreimportant,youwillbeabletoseewhatishisapproachtoday-to-daysituations.zvpgeqJ1hk

Whileyouareobservingyourcolleague,youshouldbeaskingyourselfwhetherhisbehaviorislikeyoursandhowyoucanlearnfromhisresponsestoavarietyofsituations.Bywatchingandlearningfromamodel,youwillprobablybegintoidentifyandadoptgoodworkinghabits.NrpoJac3v1

1.Theyoungpeoplejustgraduatedfromschoolmaynotbehavewellintheworkingworld,because_____.1nowfTG4KI

A.whattheylearnedinuniversityclassesisnotadequatefortheirnewlifeB.theyarenotwelleducatedfjnFLDa5Zo

C.thesocietyistoocomplicatedtoadapttoD.theyfailedtoworkhardatschooltfnNhnE6e5

2.Inthelastlineofthefirstparagraph,theword"arise"means_____.HbmVN777sL

A.bringaboutB.comeintobeingC.occurtoD.causetohappenV7l4jRB8Hs

3.Thebestwaytolearnhowtobehaveintheworkingworldis_____.83lcPA59W9

A.tofindaworkerandfollowhimcloselyB.tofindapersonyouadmireandmakefriendswithhim

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C.tofindapersonyourespectandwatchcarefullyhowheactsindifferentsituationsAVktR43bpw

D.tomaketheacquaintanceofamodelyouadmire

4.Inthelastlineofthesecondparagraph,theword"approach"means_____.ORjBnOwcEd

A.meansofenteringB.speakingtosomeoneforthefirsttime

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C.wayofcomingnearertoD.mannerofdoingsomethinggIiSpiue7A

5.Thepassagecouldbebestentitled_____.

A."LearnfromaModel"B."Learn,LearnandLearnAgain"C."LearnForever"D."OneIsNeverTooOldtoLearn"

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01级泛读期末试卷（B卷>

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KennethandIsabelwerebothSouthAfrican–born.TheygotmarriedinLondon.Whenthey（1>byshipattheirhomeland,theirentrywasbarredwhentheimmigration（2>foundthatKennethwas（3>Theofficalbeganto（4>them.

Whenaskedaboutthereasons（5>their（6>,Kennethsimplyrepliedthattheycame（7>becausetheywereSouthAfricans.Theseniorofficalhadto（8>themtoproceedbuthewarnedthemthattheywouldbecommittingacrimeifthey（9>together.ThisshowsthatthelawinSouthAfricaforbidsa（10>betweenthewhiteandthecoloured.WwghWvVhPE（3>

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windowitselfcomesfromtwoOldNorsewordsforwindandeye.asfpsfpi4k

Beforewindowswereused,theancienthallsandcastlesofnorthernEuropeandBritainweredarkandsmoky.Theirgreatrooms

werehigh,withonlyaholeintherooftoletoutthesmokefromtorchesandcookingfires.ooeyYZTjj1

Astimewenton,peoplewantedmorelightandairin