大学英语读写译1期末测试题及答案1.docx

1、大学英语读写译1期末测试题及答案1大学英语读写译（一）期末测试题（1）PartI. Reading prehension (50%)Section A. Skimming and Scanning (10%)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions onAnswer Sheet.For questions 1-7, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the inform

2、ation given in the passage;N (for NO) if statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For question 8-10, plete the sentences with the information given in the passage.SpidersSpiders can be distinguished from other Arach

3、nids because the prosoma (bined head and thorax) is only separated from the opisthosoma (abdomen) by a narrow waist, in other Arachnids the whole body appears to be much more of a single unit. All spiders produce silk, but only some construct webs to catch their homes and to protect their eggs. All

4、spiders possess poison glands but very few of them are dangerous to humans, of the 600+species in Britain only 12 (at least one of these is a recent human assisted colonist) are strong enough to pierce the human skin, and apart from allergies, none are more dangerous than a mon wasp. Most spiders ha

5、ve 8 eyes (though some have 6, 4, 2 or 0), as well as 8 legs. (By the way if you count the claws as separate leg section which you shouldnt really then their legs have 8 parts as well coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, tarsus, metatarus, and claws) There are more than 32000 known species of sp

6、ider in the world. No human being has ever been officially recorder as having died as the result of a tarantula bite. All spiders are carnivorous and feed only on liquids, i.e. their preys natural juices and the breakdown products of external digestion (meaning they spit, exude or inject digestive j

7、uices onto/into their prey ad suck up the resulting soup). So why not invite some to your next social do? Whats In a Name The word Arachnida es from the Greek word Arachne who was the daughter of Idmon of Colophon in Lydia, a dyer by trade. Arachne herself was a weaver, the best in all the known wor

8、ld. However in a foolish moment she challenged Athena, the daughter of Zeus and goddess of, among other things, waving to a weaving petition. Arachne wove so perfect a cloth that she tore it to shreds. Arachne became depressed after this and in the end she hung herself. Athena stirred to remorse at

9、the knowledge of what her anger had wrought turned the rope Arachne had used to hang herself into a web and Arachne herself into a spider so that the beauty of her spinning should not be lost to the world ever again. The Great Household Spider Safari There are just over six hundred different sorts o

10、f spider in the British Isles. But of these only a handful are monly found in houses. At the front of the head are a pair of what appear to be small legs. These are called palps and are used to guide food to the spiders mouth. The front of the head also has a group of six or eight eyes. On the under

11、side of the body at the rear, are four or six small conical bumps or cylinders. There are the spinnerets from which the spider produces the silk to make its webs. Telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by looking at their pales. Males have swollen ends to their pales which make them lo

12、ok as if they are wearing boxing gloves, these are often strange shapes if looked at with a hand lens. Females have normal looking pales that are not swollen at the ends. The largest spider is the Goliath spider, the female of which grows to reach a leg span of ten inches. The largest spider in Brit

13、ain is the Cardinal spider which is a close cousin of Tim Tegenaria. Females can achieve a leg span of four and a half inches. It is known as the Cardinal spider as it was mon in Hampton Court when Cardinal Wolsey lived there. The sight of these long legged spiders wandering around the palace at nig

14、ht used to frighten him. So far 32000 different kinds of spider have been discovered from all over the world. Britain has 630 different kinds of spider of which 250 are tiny Money spiders. The smallest of which has a body less than one millimeter long. Questions:1. All the silk produced by spiders c

15、onstruct webs to catch their food.2. Not all the poison glands possessed by spiders are dangerous to human beings. 3. Spiders often kill humans in Britain when they pierce human skin.4. After seeing her enemy mits suicide, Arachne turned Athena into a spider. 5. TimTegenaria spiders are closely rela

16、ted to tarantula spiders; both are found in Britain. 6. So far31000 different kinds of spiders have been discovered from all over the world. 7. Money spiders are the smallest spiders found in the Arachnids family. 8. There are more than_ known species of spider in the world. 9. Telling male and fema

17、le spiders apart is easily done by_. 10. The largest spider is_.Section B prehensive Reading (30%)Directions:In this section, there are 3 passages. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on

18、the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.One of the strongest reasons for the raising of the school leaving age (ROSLA) has been that it will bring us nearer to the ide

19、a of “equal opportunity”.Many people like to think of our present system of schooling as providing plenty of steps up the ladder of success for clever children. It would be good to think that no one who is really bright can be missed out when the state system is apparently so thorough. It is obvious

20、, for instance, that many children from less rich homes reach university or do well in other ways.Unfortunately, we now have plenty of evidence that many children of every level of ability do much less well than they could. For instance, during the years of national military service it was possible

21、to test the intelligence of all male 18-20 year olds. Half of those soldiers who were placed in the two highest ability groups had left schools at 15.It has also been shown that the percentage of working class children going to university is almost the same now as it was in 1939. One study of 5000 c

22、hildren from birth to 21 years old indicated that up to half the bright pupils from working class homes left school when they reached 16 years old. Moreover, there is no difference in intelligence between the sexes, but far more boys than girls stay in education after16.It is clear from this and muc

23、h other evidence that many children are still leaving school too early to benefit the prizesmoney, social respectability, and interesting jobs, which higher education gives. It is clear too that the reasons why such children leave have much to do with their social circumstances. Their parents often

24、need the extra money another wage-earner can bring in; they do not value education for itself because their own was probably dull and unhappy. It is not so much that they force their sons and daughters to leave school, rather that they tend to say, “Its up to you”.11. It is hoped that ROSLA will giv

25、e all children_.A. a more enjoyable time at school B. the same chances in societyC. the right to a better school D. higher scores in intelligence tests12. People would like to think that _.A. equal numbers of poor and rich children reach university B. those with the least money get the best educatio

26、nC. intelligent children are always chosen by the systemD. only clever children do well13. Working class children are felt to be at a disadvantage because_.A. many of the clever ones leave school earlyB. fewer go to university than ever before C. more than half leave school when they are 16D. fewer

27、boys than girls stay at school after 1614. Many children leave school early because_.A. their social circumstances make them unhappyB. they have to work to support their familys ineC. their school is a dull and unhappy place D. their parents dont allow them to make their own decisions15. This articl

28、e shows that equal opportunity in education_.A. is a thing of the past B. has not yet been achieved C. is there for those who merit it D. has greatly improved our societyPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.Life really should be one long journey of joy for children who ar

29、e born with a world of wealth at their tiny feet. But experts on psychological research now believe that silver spoons can leave a bitter taste. If suicide statistics are a sign of happiness, then the rich are a miserable lot. Figures show that it is the rich who most often do away with themselves.D

30、r. Robert Coles, an internationally famous doctor, is the worlds top expert on the influence of money on children. He has written a well-received book on the subject, The Privileged Ones, and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little. “Obviously th

31、ere are certain advantages to being rich,” says the 53-year-old doctor, such as better health, education and future work expectation. But most important is the quality of family life. Money cant buy love.”It can buy a lot of other things, though, and thats where the trouble starts. Rich kids have so

32、 much to choose from that they often bee confused. Their parents over favoring can make them spoiled. They tend to travel more than other children, from home to home and country to country, which often makes them feel restless.“But privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world,” adds Mr. Coles, “and they are more self-assured.”Todays rich parents perhaps have realized that their riches can be more of a burden than a favor to their children. So