江西理工大学 英语2复test yourself 英文.docx

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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?

BBBBBBBBBBBB

A.Toaskhimwhereshecouldbuyapet.

B.Toseeifshecouldbuyhisdog.

C.Togivehimamorninggreeting.

D.Toaskhimtoletherinandwarmup.

 27.Forwhatpurposehadthemanboughtthedog?

AAAAAAAA

A.Toprotecthishome.

B.Togetridofhisloneliness.

C.Tobreedpotdogs.

D.Tomakemoney.

 28.WhenLauralefthomeinthemorning,shewasmossprobablygoing_____BBBBBBB_____.

A.totakeawalk

B.togetherbreakfast

C.cogetsomecash

D.tobuytheman'sdog

 29.Judgingfromthepassage,Laurais_____BBBBBB_____.

A.averyrichlady

B.aratherpoorgirl

C.ananimalprotectionist

D.asocialworker

30.HowcomeLaura'sworryaboutmoneyfaded?

AAAAAAA

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.Heattemptedtocreatethisenvironmentbycombiningtheprofessors'housesandstudents'classrooms,andlinkingallthebuildingswithcoveredwalkwayssointellectualexchangesbetweendepartmentscouldgoonsmoothly.Jeffersonhadalsorecognizedtheimportanceofthestudents'wholelife,andgivenmuchthoughtandplanningtothestudents'dining,living,andexercisefacilities（设施）.

 31.Jeffersondevotedmuchofhisthoughttotheeducationofthecommonmanbecausehebelieved_____CCCCCC___.

A.everyonewholovedfreedomhatedignorance

B.acountrycouldnotbestrongwithouteducation

C.anuneducatedmancouldnotgainfullfreedom

D.EuropeaneducationalinstitutionsdidnotsuitAmerica

32.AccordingtoJefferson,thecenterofauniversityshouldbe____BBBBBB___.

A.thechurch

B.thelibrary

C.thelawn

D.theclassrooms

33.JeffersonchosetolocatetheUniversityofVirginiafarawayfromthecitycenterbecause_____DDDDDD___.

A.landinthecitycentercouldnotbefound

B.therewasatree-linedlawnthere

C.thiswasaEuropeantradition

D.therewasnodistractionforthestudents

34.InJefferson'sview,anidealeducationalsystemshould____BBBBB____.

A.beoneunderwhicheverycitizenenjoysequalopportunity

B.giveeveryonetheinformationheneedsforconductinghisbusiness

C.ensurethateveryonehasachancetoenteraninstitutionofhigherlearning

D.providestudentswithanaturalandunspoiledsettingforlearning

35.WhatwasmadeeasybytherevolutionizedAmericancampus?

BBBBB

A.Students'learning.

B.Intellectualexchange.

C.Professors'teaching.

D.Bothstudents'andprofessors'life.

Test Yourself 1 Passage Three

 ThegoodnewswegetfromTVandradiomakesusfeelmorekindlytowardotherpeople,butbadnews—especiallynewsofcrueltyandviolence—stirsupsuspicionandasenseofcompetitiontowardothers.

         Thesearethefindingsof10yearsofexperimentsbyresearchpsychologists（心理学家）atColumbiaUniversity,whoconcludethatbroadcastersencouragehostile（敌对的）behaviorbystressingbadnews.

          "Wefoundthatthenewspeopleareexposedtoeitherencouragesthemtoconcentrateonthedifferencesbetweenthemselvesandothers,oronthecommonproblemsthatmakethemfeel,'We'reallinthistogether,'"explainedDr.HarveyHornstein.

         "'Newsaboutonehumanbeinghelpinganother…bringsoutfeelingsoftrustandcooperation.Butnewsaboutonepersonactuallydoingharmtoanotherchangesourestimateofotherpeoplefortheworse."”

         Inanearlyexperimentin1968,Dr.Hornsteinandhisassociates,whohadbeendroppingwallets（钱包）fortwoyearstotestthehonestyofpeople,discoveredthatonJune4,1968,notonewalletwasreturned.

         "ThatwasthenightRobertF.Kennedywasshot,"herecalled."Strangerssuddenlyseemeddangerous,andnobodywantedtoreturnalostwallettoastranger."

         "Butgoodnewsontheotherhand,liftsusup,"hestressed,citingthedateofJuly4,1976,America’sBicentennial（两百年的）celebration."Onthatday,weallfeltsafeandgood.BeingAmericanwasthething.Weallfeltasifweallbelongedtogether."

         Recenttestssupporttheseconclusions.Inoneexperiment,60subjectswereexposedtogoodnews,badnewsormusic.Thentheyweretoldtoplayagamewithanon-existentpersonsupposedlyinanotherroom.Itwasagameofchoicethatemphasizedcooperationorcompetition.

         Afterhearinggoodnews,theoverwhelmingmajority,91percent,playedcooperatively.Butafterhearingbadnews,competitiveresponseswereoverthreetimesashigh—upto28percent,from9percent.

         "Ifwewatchtelevisionandseealotofblood,"saidDr.Hornstein,"we’reprobablyassumingthattheworldisadirtierplacethanweassumedbeforewesawthatTVviolence.Andwe’lldealwiththenextindividualwecomeuponasifheispartofthatgrim（冷酷的）pictureofhumanity.Afterthegoodnews,it’sthereverse."

36.AccordingtothefindingsofresearchersatColumbiaUniversity,whenpeopleheargoodnews,theyfeel_____BBBBBBB__.

A.happier

B.morekindlytowardothers

C.saferthantheyreallyare

D.morecompetitive

37.Dr.HarveyHornsteinfoundthatwhenpeoplehearnewsaboutonepersonactuallydoingharmtoanother,theytendto___AAAAAAA____.

A.regardotherpeopleasworsethantheyreallyare

B.treattotalstrangersassuspectsofcruelcrimes

C.becomehostiletowardsneighborsandfriends

D.thinkaboutthecommonproblemsfacingmankind

38.WhatdidDr.HarveyHornsteinandhisassociatesdiscoveronthenightofJune4,1968?

DDDDD

A.RobertF.Kennedywasshot.

B.Theirwalletswerelost.

C.PeopleinAmericasuddenlybecamedishonest.

D.Nobodyreturnedthewalletstheydropped.

39.WecaninferfromthepassagethatonJu