大学英语考试阅读.docx

1、大学英语考试阅读1Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that go into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is 1 I became an animal collector in the first 2 .The answer is that I have always been int

2、erested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 3 was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”,4 the word “zoo”, which I would 5 over and over again with a shrill 6 until someone, ins groups to 7 me up, would take me to the zoo. When I 8 a little older,

3、 we lived in Greece and I had a great 9 of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 10 the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 11 to my collection of pets.12 on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 13 , to get experience of the large animals, such as lio

4、ns, bears, bison and ostriches,14 were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I 15 had enough money of my own to be able to 16 my first trip and I have been going 17 ever since then. Though a collectors job is not an easy one and is full of 18 ,it is certainly a job which will appeal 19 all those wh

5、o love animals and 20 .1. A.how B.where C.when D.whether2. A.region B.field C.place D.case3. A.clarity B.emotion C.sentiment D.affection4. A.except B.but C.except for D.but for5. A.recite B.recognize C.read D.repeat6. A.volume B.noise C.voice D.pitch7. A.close B.shut C.stop D.comfort8. A.grew B.was

6、growing C.grow D.grown9. A.many B.amount C.number D.supply10. A.living B.cultivating C.reclaiming D.exploring11. A.increase B.include C.add D.enrich12. A.later B.further C.then D.subsequently13. A.attendant B.keeper C.member D.aide14. A.who B.they C.of which D.which15. A.luckily B.gladly C.nearly D.

7、successfully16. A.pay B.provide C.allow D.finance17. A.normally B.regularly C.usually D.often18. A.expectations B.sorrows C.excitement D.disappointments19. A.for B.with C.to D.from20. A.excursion B.travel C.journey D.Trip2Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations?

8、 How did the critics like the new play?_1_ an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets _2_ the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to _3_ the news. Newspapers have one basic _4_ , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make

9、 it to those who want to _5 _it. Radio, telegraph, television, and _6_ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. _7 _, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of

10、communication to improve the _8_ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are _9_ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers _10_ of the latest news, todays newspapers _11_ and influence readers

11、 about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers economic choices _12_ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very_ 13_ .Newspapers are sold at a price that _14_ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main _15_ of income for mo

12、st newspapers is commercial advertising. The _16_ in selling advertising depends on a newspapers value to advertisers. This _17_ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends _18_ on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment _19_ i

13、n a newspapers pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspapers value to readers as a source of information _20_ the community, city, country, state, nation, and worldand even outer space. 1.A.Just when B.While C.Soon after D.Before 2.A.to give B.giving C.given D.being given 3.A.gat

14、her B.spread C.carry D.bring 4.A.reason B.cause C.problem D.purpose 5.A.make B.publish C.know D.write 6.A.another B.other C.one another D.the other 7.A.However B.And C.Therefore D.So 8.A.value B.ratio C.rate D.speed 9.A.spread B.passed C.printed D.completed 10.A.inform B.be informed C.to be informed

15、 D.informed 11.A.entertain B.encourage C.educate D.edit 12.A.on B.through C.with D.of 13.A.forms B.existence C.contents D.purpose 14.A.tries to cover B.manages to cover C.fails to cover D.succeeds in 15.A.source B.origin C.course D.finance 16.A.way B.means C.chance D.success 17.A.measures B.measured

16、 C.Is measured D.was measured 18.A.somewhat B.little C.much D.something 19.A.offering B.offered C.which offered D.to be offered 20.A.by B.with C.at D.about3If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or_1_in your work would depend, t

17、o _2_ great extent, _3_ your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. _4_ the utmost importance is your attitude. A person _5_ begins a job convinced that he isnt going to like it or is _6 _that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success.

18、 On the other hand, a person who is secure _7 _his belief that he is probably as capable _8_ doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt _9 _it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well。 _10_ the prerequisite skills for a particular

19、 job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper who cant add or a carpenter who cant cut a straight line with a saw _11_ hopeless cases. This book has been designed to help you capitalize _12_ the strength and overcome the_ 13_ that you bring to the job of learning. But

20、in groups to measure your development, you must first_ 14_ stock of somewhere you stand now._ 15_ we get further along in the book, well be _16_ in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening _17_ skills. However, _18_ begin with, you should pause _19 _examine your present s

21、trengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your _20_ , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.1.A.improvement B.victory C.failure D.achievement2.A.a B.the C.some D.certain3.A.in B.on C.of D.to来源：4.A.Out of B.Of C.To D.Into5.A.

22、who B.what C.that D.which6.A.ensure B.certain C.sure D.surely7.A.onto B.on C.off D.in8.A.to B.at C.of D.for9.A.near B.on C.by D.at10.A.Have B.Had C.Having D.Had been11.A.being B.been C.are D.is12.A.except B.but C.for D.on13.A.idea B.weakness C.strength D.advantage14.A.make B.take C.do D.give15.A.as

23、B.till C.over D.out16.A.deal B.dealt C.be dealt D.dealing17.A.learnt B.learned C.learning D.learn18.A.around B.to C.from D.beside19.A.to B.onto C.into D.with20.A.intelligence B.work C.attitude D.weakness4For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read let

24、ters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In_1_ a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend _2_ can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of

25、 us are _3_ readers. Most of us develop poor reading _4_ at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency _5_ in the actual stuff of language itself-words. Taken individually, words have _6_ meaning until they are strung together into phrased, sentences and paragraphs. _7_ , however, th

26、e untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to _8_ words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over _9_ you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which _10_ down the speed of reading is vocalizatio

27、nsounding each word either orally or mentally as _11_ reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an _12_ , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate _13_ the reader finds comfortable, in order to

28、“stretch” him.The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, _14_ word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible. At first _15_ is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, _16_ your comprehension will improve.

29、Many people have found _17_ reading skill drastically improved after some training. _18_ Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute _19_ the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can _20_ a lot

30、more reading material in a short period of time.1.A.applying B.doing C.offering D.getting2.A.quickly B.easily C.roughly D.decidedly3.A.good B.curious C.poor D.urgent4.A.training B.habits C.situations D.custom5.A.lies B.combines C.touches D.involves6.A.some B.A lot C.little D.dull7.A.Fortunately B.In

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