大学英语精读第二册TestYourself1题目及答案.docx

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大学英语精读第二册TestYourself1题目及答案

Test Yourself 1 Passage One

Laurawalkedtowardstheman."Itisterriblycold,"shesaid."Colderthanever,"themansaid."Nowtellmewhatthehellyouwant."HestaredatLauraforafewseconds,andthengrinned,"Maybeyou'dliketocomeinsideandwarmup. "No.No,Idon'twanttocomein."Shetookadeepbreath."Ijustwantedtoknowifyou'reinterestedinsellingyourdog."  "Thatworthlessmutt?

"Themanpointedtoadogintheyardandlaughedforafewseconds,thensuddenlystopped."Iwasjustjokingabouttheworthlesspart.He'saprettygooddog.Yeah.Imightbeinterested." "Well,he'sthekindofdogI'mlookingfor,anditdoesn'tlooktomelikeyou'retoofondofhim.Imeanhe'stiedupoutside.Idon'tseeanyfoodorwater." "Youjustwaitaminute.Itakegoodcareofthatdog.TheguyIgothimfromsaidhewasatrainedguarddog.Troubleisthestupidthingdoesn'tevenbarkwhenstrangerscomearound.ButthenIguessthatwouldn'tmattertoyou.You'reprobablyjustlookingforapet,huh?

""Yeah,wellhere'syourchancetogetridofhim.I'llgiveyoutwentydollars."Hesnorted（哼着鼻子说）."Youexpectmetosellapurebredguarddogfortwentydollars?

Fiftydollars.That'smyprice.Youbringmefiftydollars,honey,andyougotyourselfadog."Themansmiled."Sureyoudon'twanttocomein?

"  Laurashookherhead."I'llbebackwiththemoney."Breakfastforgotten,shesearchedforandfoundacashmachinefourblocksaway.Ican'taffordthis,shethoughtasshepunchedthenumbersintothemachine.Thedogwillneedavet（兽医）andwhereamIgoingtogetthemoneyforthat?

Herfearsfaded（消退）asshepicturedthedog,curledup,notoutsideonthecold,hardground,butinfrontofaglowingfireplace.Blueceramicbowlsfilledwithfoodandwatersatinthecornerofthekitchen,andshesawhim,headheldhigh,matchingherstrideontheirdailywalk. Withthemoneyinherpurseshehurriedbacktotheman'shouse.

 26.WhydidLaurawalkuptotheman?

A.Toaskhimwhereshecouldbuyapet.

B.Toseeifshecouldbuyhisdog.

C.Togivehimamorninggreeting.

D.Toaskhimtoletherinandwarmup.

 27.Forwhatpurposehadthemanboughtthedog?

A.Toprotecthishome.

B.Togetridofhisloneliness.

C.Tobreedpotdogs.

D.Tomakemoney.

 28.WhenLauralefthomeinthemorning,shewasmossprobablygoing__________.

A.totakeawalk

B.togetherbreakfast

C.cogetsomecash

D.tobuytheman'sdog

 29.Judgingfromthepassage,Laurais__________.

A.averyrichlady

B.aratherpoorgirl

C.ananimalprotectionist

D.asocialworker

30.HowcomeLaura'sworryaboutmoneyfaded?

A.Thedogwillleadahappylifeunderhergoodcare.

B.Shewillsoongetagoodjobandearnmoneytopaythevet.

C.Shewillhaveaguarddogbesideherasshetakesawalk

D.She'sgotthemoneyinherpursetopayforthepetshedesired

Test Yourself 1 Passage Two

 AlthoughThomasJeffersondidnotbegintheeffortofdesigningtheUniversityofVirginiauntillateinhislife,theeducationofthecommonmanhadoccupiedhisthoughtsfordecades.Hebelievedignorance（无知）tobetheenemyoffreedom,andhewantedtocorrectwhatheconsideredtobetheweaknessesofeducationalinstitutions（机构）modeledonEuropeansettings.Heimaginedthatan"academicalvillage"aroundatree-linedlawnwouldprovideanidealsettinginwhichtopursuehighereducation.ThecenterofsuchavillagewouldbeaTempleofKnowledgethatwouldhousetheuniversitylibrary.

    WhenVirginiadecidedtosetupastateuniversityin1818,theretiredU.S.Presidentfinallywasabletodevotehistalent,time,andenergytocreatingthisnewkindofeducationalinstitution.Bythetimehewasfinishedwithhisdesign,JeffersonhadinventedanentirelynewAmericansettingforhighereducation:

thecollegecampus.

 In1812,Jeffersonchosetobeginbuildinghis"academicalvillage,"theUniversityofVirginia,inCharlottesville,VA,farawayfromthecitycenter.Heintendedthisspottopromotelearningbecauseitwasnaturalandunspoiled,andfarfromanythingthatcoulddistractorharmthestudents.TheUniversityconsistsoftworowsofhouses,fiveoneachside,leadingtoamainbuilding.Thismainbuilding,theRotunda,becamethemostimportantpartoftheUniversity,becauseitcontainedthelibrary.Byfocusinghisentireinstitutiononthelibrary,insteadofaroundthechurch,JeffersonrevolutionizedAmericanuniversityarchitecture.

Jefferson'saimwastocreateanewinstitutionalformforhisidealeducationalsystem,asystemhethoughtshouldgiveeverycitizentheinformationheneedsforcarryingouthisdailybusiness.Thisnewapproachtocitizenshipandeducationdemandedanewtypeofuniversity,onewherestudentsandprofessorscouldcoexistandshareideas.Heattemptedtocreatethisenvironment