大学英语精读第二册TestYourself1题目及答案.docx

1、大学英语精读第二册TestYourself1题目及答案TestYourself1PassageOneLaura walked towards the man. It is terribly cold, she said.Colder than ever, the man said. Now tell me what the hell you want. He stared at Laura for a few seconds, and then grinned, Maybe youd like to e inside and warm up.No. No, I dont want to e i

2、n. She took a deep breath. I just wanted to know if youre interested in selling your dog.That worthless mutt? The man pointed to a dog in the yard and laughed for a few seconds, then suddenly stopped. I was just joking about the worthless part. Hes a pretty good dog. Yeah. I might be interested.Well

3、, hes the kind of dog Im looking for, and it doesnt look to me like youre too fond of him. I mean he s tied up outside. I dont see any food or water.You just wait a minute. I take good care of that dog. The guy I got him from said he was a trained guard dog. Trouble is the stupid thing doesnt even b

4、ark when strangers e around. But then I guess that wouldnt matter to you. You re probably just looking for a pet, huh? Yeah, well heres your chance to get rid of him.Ill give you twenty dollars. He snorted . You expect me to sell a purebred guard dog for twenty dollars? Fifty dollars. That s my pric

5、e. You bring me fifty dollars, honey, and you got yourself a dog. The man smiled. Sure you dont want to e in?Laura shook her head. Ill be back with the money. Breakfast forgotten, she searched for and found a cash machine four blocks away. I cant afford this, she thought as she punched the numbers i

6、nto the machine. The dog will need a vet and where am I going to get the money for that? Her fears faded as she pictured the dog, curled up, not outside on the cold, hard ground, but in front of a glowing fireplace.Blue ceramic bowls filled with food and water sat in the corner of the kitchen, and s

7、he saw him, head held high, matching her stride on their daily walk.With the money in her purse she hurried back to the mans house.26. Why did Laura walk up to the man?A. To ask him where she could buy a pet.B. To see if she could buy his dog.C. To give him a morning greeting.D. To ask him to let he

8、r in and warm up.27. For what purpose had the man bought the dog?A. To protect his home.B. To get rid of his loneliness.C. To breed pot dogs.D. To make money.28. When Laura left home in the morning, she was moss probably going_.A. to take a walkB. to get her breakfastC. co get some cashD. to buy the

9、 mans dog29. Judging from the passage, Laura is_.A. a very rich ladyB. a rather poor girlC. an animal protectionistD. a social worker30. How e Laura s worry about money faded?A. The dog will lead a happy life under her good care.B. She will soon get a good job and earn money to pay the vet.C. She wi

10、ll have a guard dog beside her as she takes a walkD. Shes got the money in her purse to pay for the pet she desiredTestYourself1PassageTwoAlthough Thomas Jefferson did not begin the effort of designing the University of Virginia until late in his life, the education of the mon man had occupied his t

11、houghts for decades. He believed ignorance to be the enemy of freedom, and he wanted to correct what he considered to be the weaknesses of educational institutions modeled on European settings. He imagined that an academical village around a tree-lined lawn would provide an ideal setting in which to

12、 pursue higher education. The center of such a village would be a Temple of Knowledge that would house the university library.When Virginia decided to set up a state university in 1818, the retired U.S. President finally was able to devote his talent, time, and energy to creating this new kind of ed

13、ucational institution. By the time he was finished with his design, Jefferson had invented an entirely new American setting for higher education: the college campus.In 1812, Jefferson chose to begin building his academical village, the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, VA, far away from th

14、e city center. He intended this spot to promote learning because it was natural and unspoiled, and far from anything that could distract or harm the students. The University consists of two rows of houses, five on each side, leading to a main building. This main building, the Rotunda, became the mos

15、t important part of the University, because it contained the library. By focusing his entire institution on the library, instead of around the church, Jefferson revolutionized American university architecture.Jeffersons aim was to create a new institutional form for his ideal educational system, a s

16、ystem he thought should give every citizen the information he needs for carrying out his daily business. This new approach to citizenship and education demanded a new type of university, one where students and professors could coexist and share ideas. He attempted to create this environment by binin

17、g the professors houses and students classrooms, and linking all the buildings with covered walkways so intellectual exchanges between departments could go on smoothly. Jefferson had also recognized the importance of the students whole life, and given much thought and planning to the students dining

18、, living, and exercise facilities .31. Jefferson devoted much of his thought to the education of the mon man because he believed _.A. everyone who loved freedom hated ignoranceB. a country could not be strong without educationC. an uneducated man could not gain full freedomD. European educational in

19、stitutions did not suit America32. According to Jefferson, the center of a university should be _.A. the churchB. the libraryC. the lawnD. the classrooms33. Jefferson chose to locate the University of Virginia far away from the city center because _.A. land in the city center could not be foundB. th

20、ere was a tree-lined lawn thereC. this was a European traditionD. there was no distraction for the students34. In Jeffersons view, an ideal educational system should _.A. be one under which every citizen enjoys equal opportunityB. give everyone the information he needs for conducting his businessC.

21、ensure that everyone has a chance to enter an institution of higher learningD. provide students with a natural and unspoiled setting for learning35. What was made easy by the revolutionized American campus?A. Students learning.B. Intellectual exchange.C. Professors teaching.D. Both students and prof

22、essors life.TestYourself1PassageThreeThe good news we get from TV and radio makes us feel more kindly toward other people, but bad news especially news of cruelty and violence stirs up suspicion and a sense of petition toward others.These are the findings of 10 years of experiments by research psych

23、ologists at Columbia University, who conclude that broadcasters encourage hostile behavior by stressing bad news.We found that the news people are exposed to either encourages them to concentrate on the differences between themselves and others, or on the mon problems that make them feel, Were all i

24、n this together, explained Dr. Harvey Hornstein.News about one human being helping another brings out feelings of trust and cooperation. But news about one person actually doing harm to another changes our estimate of other people for the worse.In an early experiment in 1968, Dr. Hornstein and his a

25、ssociates, who had been dropping wallets for two years to test the honesty of people, discovered that on June 4, 1968, not one wallet was returned.That was the night Robert F. Kennedy was shot, he recalled. Strangers suddenly seemed dangerous, and nobody wanted to return a lost wallet to a stranger.

26、But good news on the other hand, lifts us up, he stressed, citing the date of July 4, 1976, Americas Bicentennial celebration. On that day, we all felt safe and good. Being American was the thing. We all felt as if we all belonged together.Recent tests support these conclusions. In one experiment, 6

27、0 subjects were exposed to good news, bad news or music. Then they were told to play a game with a non-existent person supposedly in another room. It was a game of choice that emphasized cooperation or petition.After hearing good news, the overwhelming majority, 91 percent, played cooperatively. But

28、 after hearing bad news, petitive responses were over three times as high up to 28 percent, from 9 percent.If we watch television and see a lot of blood, said Dr. Hornstein, were probably assuming that the world is a dirtier place than we assumed before we saw that TV violence. And well deal with th

29、e next individual we e upon as if he is part of that grim picture of humanity. After the good news, its the reverse.36. According to the findings of researchers at ColumbiaUniversity, when people hear good news, they feel _.A. happierB. more kindly toward othersC. safer than they really areD. more p

30、etitive37. Dr. Harvey Hornstein found that when people hear news about one person actually doing harm to another, they tend to _.A. regard other people as worse than they really areB. treat total strangers as suspects of cruel crimesC. bee hostile towards neighbors and friendsD. think about the mon

31、problems facing mankind38. What did Dr. Harvey Hornstein and his associates discover on the night of June 4, 1968?A. Robert F. Kennedy was shot.B. Their wallets were lost.C. People in America suddenly became dishonest.D. Nobody returned the wallets they dropped.39. We can infer from the passage that on July 4, 1976, most probably _.A. people drank and sang and dancedB. lost wallets were returned to their ownersC. everybody wanted