东大大学英语统考在线练习题18客观题.docx

1、东大大学英语统考在线练习题18客观题1.   People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on whic

2、h they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.     Erosion（侵蚀）of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in

3、 recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.     Angry o

4、wners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting th

5、e problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on th

6、e south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home. 1).What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face? A. The rising of the sea level.B. The experts’ lack of knowledge.C. The washing-aw

7、ay of limestone cliffs D. The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.正确答案：C满分：2分 2).The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England _.A. will soon become a problem for people living in central England B. has now become a threat to the local residentsC. can be stopped if proper measures

8、are takenD. is quickly changing the map of England正确答案：B满分：2分 3).The experts study on the problem of erosion to _. A. warn people whose homes are in dangerB. provide an effective way to slow it downC. head to its eventual solutionD. lead to its eventual solution正确答案：A满分：2分 4).It is not feasible to b

9、uild sea defenses to protect against erosion because _. A. house agents along the coast do not support the idea B. it is too costly and will endanger neighbouring areas C. the government is too slow in taking actionD. they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents正确答案：B满分：2分 5).According to

10、the author, when buying a house along the south coast of England, people should _. A. take the quality of the house into consideration B. guard against being cheated by the house agentC. examine the house carefully before making a decisionD. be aware of the potential danger involved正确答案：D满分：2分2.If w

11、e were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it and account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.     It is the same in history. Many

12、things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and pl

13、ace did not know how to write. For example, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because

14、they had not learned to write.     Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sun

15、g and acted and told for many generations. For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call “remembered history”. Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is, because words are much more easily

16、changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful. 1). Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage?A. “Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less re

17、liable. B. Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history. C. A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer many questions. D. Where there are no written records, there is no history.正确答案：D满分：2分 2).We know very little about the

18、 central Africa 200 years ago because _.A.  there was nothing worth being written down at that timeB. the people there ignored the importance of keeping a recordC. the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fireD.  the people there did not know how to write正确答案：D满分：2分 3).“Remembered h

19、istory” refers to _. A. history based on a person’s imaginationB. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouthC. songs and dances about the most important eventsD. both B and C正确答案：D满分：2分 4).“Remembered history” is regarded as valuable only when _. A. it is written down 

20、;B. no written account is availableC. it proves to be true     D. people are interested in it正确答案：B满分：2分 5).The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancient people had _. A. kept a written record of every past eventB. &nb

21、sp;not burnt their written records in warsC. told exact stories of the most important happeningsD. made more songs and dances正确答案：A满分：2分3.    In the last 500 years, nothing about people—not their clothes, ideas, or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The origin

22、al chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important

23、meeting places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the new world. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “potato famine”

24、 of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to leave their motherland and move to America.There are many other foods that have traveled from South American to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world’s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an i

25、mportant crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400’s.    According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats we

26、re attracted to the red berried on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the wide-awake feeling that one–third of the world’s population now starts the day with. 1).According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?A. FoodB. ClothingC. Idea

27、sD. Languages正确答案：A满分：2分 2).In the last sentence of the first paragraph “some” refers to _.A. some cocoa treesB. some chocolate drinksC. some shopsD. some South American Indians正确答案：C满分：2分 3).Thousands of Irish people starved during the “potato famine” because _.A. they were so dependent on potatoes

28、 that they refused to eat anything elseB. they were forced to leave their motherland and move to AmericaC. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing potatoesD. the potato harvest was bad正确答案：D满分：2分 4).Which country is the largest coffee producer?A. BrazilB. ColombiaC. EthiopiaD

29、. Egypt正确答案：A满分：2分 5).Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?A. One–third of the world’s population drinks coffee.B. Coffee is native to Colombia.C. Coffee can keep one awake.D. Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs.正确答案：B满分：2分4.When Mrs. Joseph Groeger

30、died recently in Vienna, Austria, people asked the obvious, “Why did she live to be 107?” Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100. Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in citie

31、s. In spite of the city’s image as an unhealthy place, city living often provides benefits that county living can lack. One factor seems to be important to the longevity (长寿) of those interviewed.     This factor is exercise. In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus. Even taking public transportati