精读题库1

精读题库(Book 1)Examination 1:I. Multiple-choice1. Usually, _______ care for children's ______.A. woman writers... livesB. women writer... lifeC. women writers ... lifeD. women writer ... lives2. ________ you are free, why not go skating with us?A. BecauseB. SinceC. AsD. For3. Great men never give up ______ difficulty.A. in a face ofB. in face of theC. in the face ofD. in the face of the4. ----- _____ is the engineer's husband ?----- The neighbor of your brother in the corner.A. WhoB. WhatC. HowD. Which5. There are ______ custom tailors and dressmakers in the U. S. than in European countries.A. far fewerB. so fewerC. very fewerD. too fewer6. A fireman discovered the __________ of the fire.A. truthB.. reasonC. causeD. fact7. That young man has made so much noise that he ___ not have been allowed attend the concert.A. couldB. mustC. wouldD. should8. "Would you like some more noodles ?""'No, thanks. I ________________."A. don't want toB. can't eatC.. am not hungryD. I'm full9.Y ou may write to me or come to see me. ____________ way will doA. AllB. BothC. OneD. Either10. That was the first time I _______________ England's coastA. leftB. had leftC. would leaveD. has left11. Whenever I met him, _____________ was fairly frequent, ___________ I liked his sweet and hopeful smile.A. which ...不填B that ... that C. it ... that D. what ... 不填12.I don't know what illness he suffered from, but I do remember he mentioned ___ in hospital last year.A. to have been B . to be C. having been D. being13. Entering the room, I found my father __ at the desk and ___ something .A. seat... writeB. seated ... wroteC. seated ... writingD. seating ... writing14. ____ they will send us an invitation is not yet known, __we hope they sill.A. If... writeB. That soC. When ... yetD. Whether ... but15. Nancy isn't here. It's my mistake. I forgot all about____ her.A. telephoningB. to telephoneC. to telephone toD. the telephone toII. Cloze“Cool”is a word with many meanings. It s traditional meaning is used to 16 a temperature that is fairly cold. As the world has 17 , however, the word has expanded to 18 many differentmeanings.“Cool”can be used to express feelings of 19 in almost anything.When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you can’t help 20 , “It’s cool.”Y ou might think, “He’s so cool,”when you see your 21 footballer.We all enlarge the meaning of “cool”. Y ou can use it 22 many words such as “new”or “amazing.”Here’s an interesting story we can see 23 illustrate the usage of the word: A teacher asked her students to 24 the waterfall they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one 25 , “It’s so cool.” 26 he thought it was 27 to describe 28 he saw and felt.29 the story also proves the shortage of words and expressions. 30 “cool,”some people have no words to express the same meaning. So it is 31 to improve our word strength to maintain some 32 .As a popular word, “cool”stands for a kind of special 33 that people can accept easily. Excepting “cool,”can you think of many words that 34 your life as colorful? I can. And I think they are also very 35 .16. A. find B. take C. show D. make sure17. A. changed B. been developed C. been cleaned D. informed18. A. turn out B. take on C. take in D. come into19. A. satisfaction B. interest C. sense D. interesting20. A. to say B. telling C. shout D. saying21. A. famous B. out of date C. favourite D. modern22. A. in stead of B. in place of C. to take place of D. exchange23. A. is used to B. showing C. used to D. explaining24. A. write for B. copy down C. describe D. say something25. A. phrase B. word C. story D. sentence26. A. However B. May be C. As far as D. Perhaps27. A. The just thing B. the very mean C. some methods D. the best way28. A. the means B. what C. how D. wherever29. A. And B. If C. So D. But30. A. Without B. Using C. Not being used D. With31. A. important B. necessary C. impossible D. natural32. A. true B. belief C. richness D. interest33. A. habit B. culture C. language D. enjoyment34. A. put B. change C. better D. make35. A. cool B. easy C. difficult D. importantIII. Reading ComprehensionAReading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past. There is another large reservoir (知识库) which may be called experience, and the college student will find that every craftsman (工匠) has something he can teach and will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them . The information from them differs from (不同于) that in textbooks and papers chiefly in that its theoretical (理论的) part -- the explanations of why things happen -- is frequently quite fantastic (神奇的) . But the demonstration (示范) and report of what happens , and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientificterms (术语). Presently the college student will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject. One important thing for a college student to remember is that if Aristotle could talk to the fisherman, so can he.Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional (传统的) practices handed down from father to son , or mother to daughter, of old country customs (习惯), of folklore (风俗). All this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild grass. The college student should learn to realize and remember how much of real value science has found in this wide, confused wilderness and how often scientific discoveries of what had existed in this area long age.36.In the last paragraph the phrase "this wide, confused wilderness" refers to _____.A. personal experienceB. wild weeds among good plantsC. the information from the parentsD. the vast store of traditional practices37. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?A. The college students have trouble separating good plants from wild grassB. Craftsman's experience is usually unscientificC. The contemptuous (傲慢的) college students will receive nothing from craftsmenD. Traditional practices are as important as experience for the college student38. From this passage we can infer that ______.A. we'll invite the craftsman to teach in the collegeB. schools and books are not the only way to knowledgeC. scientific discoveries late based on personal experienceD. discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source of knowledge for a college student39. The author advises the college student to ______ .A. be contemptuous to the craftsmanB. be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific termsC. learn the craftsman's experience by judging it carefullyD. gain the craftsman's experience without rejection40. The main idea of this passage is about ________.A . what to learn from the parentsB. how to gain knowledgeC. why to learn from craftsmanD. how to deal with experienceBWater, water every where.It lasted almost two months , but in August it ended. It left 45 people dead and $10 billion worth of damage in nine states of USA. It was quite a big Mississippi flood ever recorded.In St.Louis, Missouri, 9,000 people were forced to leave their homes w hile the city was in danger. St. Louis is just downriver from the points where the Missouri and Illinois Rivers flow into the Mississippi. All three rivers were flooding. But the city escaped the worst when levees (堤) broke upriver. A levee is built of river sand and clay(粘土).Eleven miles of flood walls were built in the late 1960's The walls are 18 inches thick and 5 to 22 feet high. They were designed to protect against a 52-foot flood. In St. Louis, water almost reached the top of flood walls. It measured 49.4 feet.41.The flood referred to in the passage _____.A.was the heaviest one in the historyB.happened in Missouri and Illinois statesC. happened in less than twenty percent of the states of U.S.A.D. was recorded several times42. The meaning of the sentence "But the city escaped the worst" is that _____.A.many people escaped from the cityB.the flood attacked the city heavilyC.the flood did not attack the city at allD.the city avoided the worst situation43. The highest flood referred to in the passage was about ______.A. 18 feet highB. 5-22 feet highC. nearly 50 feet highD. 52 feet highCIn hopes of becoming millionaires, many Filipinos (菲律宾人) began drinking more Pepsi. They hoped to get a bottle cap with the winning number on it. In May 1992, the number was announced: 349. Thousands rushed to get their reward with their bottle caps worth a million pesos (about US $ 40,000) each.But Pepsi wouldn't pay. The company said there was a mistake. The numbers on the caps did not include a security code (保险号), so the caps were not really winners. Up to 800,000 bottle caps had the number 349.Pepsi has spent millions of dollars on the problem. The company has paid 54 million pesos to real winners. It also paid 500 pesos for each No.349 cap without the security code.44. Which of the following is not true?A. All those who got the number of 349 got some moneyB. All those who got the number of 349 didn't get the same amount of moneyC. None of those who get the number of 349 wasn't rewardedD. The company made a mistake so as to sell more pepsi45. From the passage we can guess that peso is _________.A. the name of a personB. a kind of drinkC. the name of a companyD. none of the aboveDIn Cardiff I was put to work in furniture department at one of the local stores. It was large, fairly out of date, run ( 经营), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives. Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good sales figures. I was more of an observer. If I made a sale, I was pleased, but if I didn't, I would not be blamed. I was really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in making a position in the furniture business, I wasn't too diligent (勤奋) about that either.One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecurity (不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers (雇客). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he started dancing about among the carpets and closets working his arms wildly and calling on me to 'put them up'. I couldn't put anything up ---I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six - inch spring mattress (弹簧垫子) , helpless with laughter. Finally he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members' store for a conciliatory(和解)cup of tea. Several days later, Ifinally left the store. Thank God!46. The furniture department was run by _____.A. the author's parentsB. the author's relativesC. some member of a big familyD. the local government47. The shop in Cardiff ______.A. was big and very modernB. was old but beautifulC. didn't sell furniture onlyD. was famous in London48. The author was lucky because ________.A. sales figures were not important for himB. he was younger than the othersC. he produced good sales figuresD. his pay was higher49. One salesman thought that ______ .A. the author was more of an observer than a real member of the storeB. what the author had said was far from the truthC. the author tried to get a person to buy the furniture dishonestlyD. the writer destroyed a four-foot six - inch spring mattress50. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The author only stayed in the shop for a short time because he was not interested in business.B. The author felt light - hearted when he left the shop.C. The author was punished for stealing money from the customer.D. The author was asked to put up the carpets.EDriving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends' houses.Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient.Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!51.The word " convenient " in the passage means ________ .A. handy, easy to doB. that can be changedC. fond of drinking and merry-makingD. carriages or other trucks52. If you cut another car off, its driver may be _______.A. impatientB. terribleC. angryD. both A and B53. The sentence " Traffic accidents declare millions of lives "means "_______".A. Traffic accidents make some people become millionairesB. Many people die from traffic accidentsC. Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidentsD. Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents54.According to the passage, driving can be safe if _______.A. you are patientB. you obey all the traffic rulesC. you don't cut another car offD. you wait in line at a red light55. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? _______.A. Traffic SafetyB. A CarefulC. How To Drive A CarD. A Traffic AccidentKeys：1—10 CBCDA CDDDB 11—20 ACCDA CABBD21—30 CBCCD DDBDA 31—40 BCBDA DCBCB41—50 CDCDD CCACB 51—55 ACBBAExamination 2:I. Multiple-choice1.She was so angry at all ____he was doing _____she walked out without saying a word.A. that, thatB. which; thatC. what; asD. that; which2.Every minute must be made full use of _______our lessons, for the college entrance exam is coming.A. going overB. to go overC. go overD. our going over3.They are going downtown ________bus instead of _______their bikes.A. by, byB. on; byC. by; inD. by; on4.----- How about a film tonight?----- _______I haven't been to the cinema for a long time.A. Yes, thanks.B. Why not?C. No, go awayD. It's a pity.5.----- which _______,bread or rice?----- ________will do.A. had you better eat; BothB. would you like; AllC. do you like most ; NoneD. would you rather have; Either6.----- My God! I have to walk home now, for I just missed the bus.----- That’s too bad. Y ou ______it h ad you set out a bit earlier.A. should have caught.B. had caughtC. would have caught.D. could catch7.More than one teacher _______told him it is important that he learn English well if he _______abroad.A. had; will goB. has; wants to goC. has; want to goD. have; shall go8.----- Do you see why he hasn’t turned up yet?----- Sorry, I don’t know _______.A. what the matter isB. how matters stoodC. what is the matterD. how is the matter9.----- Where’s John, do you know?----- Oh, _____to hospital.A. he’s takenB. he’ll be takenC. he’s been takenD. he’ll take10.----- _______is your English teacher?----- The one in red.A. whoB. whichC. whatD. where11.----- John, may I ask you a favour?----- ______A. I’m sorry, but why?B. Sure, what is it?C. Y es, you could.D. I’d love to, and I’m busy.12.Where was it _____the road accident happened yesterday?A. whenB. thatC. whichD. how13.______you choose, make sure that it is a good one.A. WhatB. WhereverC. WhicheverD. Which14.He suggested the sports meet be _______because of the bad weather.A. put awayB. put upC. put downD. put off15.I didn’t manage to work out the problem _______the teacher had explained how.A. untilB. unlessC. whenD. beforeII. ClozeSi1as Minton's funeral was a quiet 16 . lt was 17 by the only 18 he had in the world, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who 19 20 a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting 21 for the simple ceremony. Minton, 22 'Minty' as his friends 23 call him, 24 a hard life 25 for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a gold mine 26 he believed that he could do better 27 his own. Although he was not a boastful(夸口的)person, he had often declared that one day he 28 find a lump(块) of gold as big as his head and 29 he would retire and live in 30 for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth 31 came true. For many years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself 32 .Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that 33 Minty's body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade(铁鍬)had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. 34 it was covered 35 dirt, the stone shone curious1yin the fierce sun1ight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold!16. A. accident B. event C. affair D. inciden17. A. taken B. attended C. joined D. brought18. A. relation B. relations C. relationship D. relationships19. A. travelled B. was travelling C. had travelIed D. used to travel20. A. to B. of C. in D. over21. A. ready B. better C. preparation D. worse22. A. and B. but C. or D. except23. A. liked B. past C. used D. used to24. A. leaded B. had leaded C. had led D. led25. A. look B. looking C. looked D. had looked26. A. because B. so C. even D. only27. A. to B. in C. on D. for28. A. would B. must C. ought to D. for29. A. since B. which C. when D. with that30. A. comfort B. comforts C. comfortable D. comfortably31. A. ever B. never C. always D. once32. A. live B. life C. lived D. alive33. A. contains B. containing C. contained D. having contained34. A. Though B. For C. Then D. Because35. A. in B. with C. within D. belowIII. Reading ComprehensionASussex police ordered to search for a six-foot, dark-haired youth of about 20 who failed to mug (抢劫) a five-foot, 74-year-old grandmother. The youth rushed at Mrs West and tied to take her things and money when she was walking out of a church. The result should have been an expected conclusion. Surprisedly, however, when Mrs West grasped the mugger’s wrist (手腕)，he cried, ”Oh, God! Oh, no! Stop!”Encouraged by these pleas (哀求), she put him in arm lock at which the mugger cried, “Oh, no! Oh! God!”and ran away. “If I hadn’t been carrying my shopping I would really have put him on his back. “said Mrs West who had practised judo(柔道) when younger.”When my husband was living. I used to pracise throwing him at Christmas”, she explained.36.Why did the youth cry when grasped by the old lady? Because he ______.A. was sorry for his failureB. couldn’t bear the pain and had to ask for mercyC. felt angry with the old ladyD. became so excited that he couldn’t help doing so37.If the incident hadn’t ended beyond expected conclusion, _______.A. Mrs West would have been robbed of her things and moneyB. the mugger should have been defeatedC. Mrs West would have put the youth on his backD. the mugger should have cried and run away38.What do you think of the youth whom the police ordered to search for? He was ______.A. a boy of about 20B. a dark-haired young manC. an ill manD. a rather weak fellow39.In your judgement, which of the following might not be true?A. Mrs West had just been to the market and church.B. The mugger knew little about judo.C. Mrs West was a single woman.D. The mugger didn’t get punished in the end.BNipponex EletuicsTokyo, Japan27 December 1996Amperlite Ltd146 O’Leary StDublin, IrelandDear Sirs,Improved ways of production make us able to offer you our change of Drilite batteries (电池)at a reduced price for large quantities.Further information of the new prices for your market are sent to you together with the letter, and you will see that the price has already reduced 5 per cent. As c.i.f (成本，保险加运费)to Dublin is included in our prices, you will agree that they are clearly lower than those of producers of the same batteries, both here in Japan and elsewhere. The quality of our producersremains the same --- only the finest chemicals are used. The new prices are for the least orders of 1,000 pounds and will begin from January 1. Immediate sending off is guaranteed because enough can be made whenever you require it.We appreciate your past dealing and co-operstion (合作) with us, and look forward to supplying you in the new year at the new prices.Y ours TrulyNipponex Electrics40.The underlined word “guaranteed” in the passage. Probably means ______.A. in our chargeB. of a little problemC. difficultyD. quite sure41.From the passage we know the quality of the products _______.A. is as high as beforeB. is lowerC. is improvedD. is reduced42.If the Irish expect to enjoy the 5% of reduction at prices, they should _______.A.pay the Japanese at least ￡1,000B.order 1,000 pounds of batteries in weightC.order￡1,000 worth batteries at leastD.pay the Japanese ￡1,000 ahead43.Why will the Japanese reduce the price at 5 per cent? Because ______.(1). the Japanese producer holds a large quantity of stores and can’t sell them out(2).the Japanese have improved their production means and can turn out more products(3).they expect to go on dealing with the Irish in the coming year(4).the Irish think the prices in the past are unfair(5).they try to sell more products in the past are unfair(6).they want to appreciate the Irish’s co-operationA. (1)(3)(5)B. (2)(4)(6)C. (2)(3)(5)D. (1)(4)(6)CWoman have more problems than men in old age. First of all, they have less money—or no money at all —and because of this, they often feel they get less respect , even at home. Quite a large number have no pension(退休费) because they have never worked outside the home, and thirty-eight percent are supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a larger number of old women than old men become window(single women). Men are normally older than the women they marry, and women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among older windows is lower than that among widows(single men). Statistics (统计) from 1990 in Shanghaishow only 52 percent of elderly women with husbands still living, compared to(与---相比)82 percent of men.Because of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage, many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no social life. Even an old couple lives with children, it is the woman who ends up doing the work around the house. She cleans the rooms, prepares meals, and takes care of the family. Some 75 percent of them carry out such heavy physical tasks as buying and carrying grain, coal and other supplies for the home. How to improve the quality of life of women in their later years is a question that needs to be dealt with by all the society.44.If they had more money, elderly women _______.A. would have no more problemB. could live a fairy lifeC. would get more respectD. would need no care of others45.In Shanghai, of 150 elderly women, only ______have husbands still living.A.75.B.52.C.82.D.78.46.According to the statistics, suppose there are 150,000 elderly men, _____of them are widowers.A.27,000B.78,000C.72,000D.123,00047.According to the writer, _______.A.elderly women should be paid wellB.elderly women should live with their familiesC. all people should do something for elderly womenD. housework should not be done by elderly womenDOur surroundings are being polluted faster than ever and it seems that people cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.What can explain and settle this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man—by his desire(欲望) for a modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization”(工业化) our first aim. So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the country-side into the cities, eager for the achievements of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem.Isn’t it time we stopped to ask ourslves where we are going—and why? It makes one think of the story about the pilot (飞行员) who told his passengers over the loudspeaker : “I’ve some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we ’re making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we are lost and don’t know where we’re going.” The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when speaking of our modern society.48. Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because _______.A. the population of the world is increasing fasterB. people use too many man-made materialsC. we have more industryD. we are producing more cars, trucks and buses49. According to the passage, what does man care most among the following?A. Health.B. Industry.C. Clean airD. The future of the children50.The story about the pilot tells us that _______.A. man knows where the society is goingB. people don’t welcome the rapid development of modern societyC. man can do little about the problem of pollutionD. the speaker is worried about the future of our society51.What dose the writer really want to say in the passage?A. With the development of technology, pollution has become a serious problem.B. We should control the speed of the development to stop pollution.C. It’s time we did something to reduce pollution.D. As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result.EA wind tunnel (风洞) is used for teasing planes or plane models. In a wind tunnel air is blown over a plane or a model placed in a test section(区).Wind tunnel test sections are different in size depending on airflow speed requirements. Some low-speed tunnels have test sections large enough for a complete small plane. In the very high speed tunnels used for space testing, however, the model may be as small as a pencil.There are two ways of feeding air to the test section. In the constant flow tunnel, airflow is produced by electric fans. It is forced through the tunnel to the test section, then through another tunnel section back to the starting point for reuse.The other way involves (卷入) storing high-pressure air in a box, sending it out by a controlling device(装置) to pass through the tunnel and test section into another box. This way is usually used for a very short period of high-speed airflow.Wind tunnels are usually used to test planes before they are flown. Problems in a plane can be found when it meets the high-speed airflow in the tunnel. For example, if the wings are built so that they would weaken(become weak) at high speeds, this fact can be discovered in the tunnel, saving many lives and millions of dollars.In a wind tunnel, scientists also find out how different planes will act different speeds. They find out such things as how the air dives by the wing surfaces, how slowly a plane can fly before it starts to drop, and how fast it can climb.52.Some wind tunnel sections are larger than others because ________.A. they are used large planesB. stronger wind can be produced in themC. they are built to meet a higher speed testD. the wind used in them flows at a lower speed53.Which of the following shows the right way of feeding air to a wind tunnel section usually used for a high speed test?( ←= wind flow = test section)54. “This fact” in paragraph 4 of the text refers to _______.A. the wing are not good enoughB. it costs a lot to test a planeC. some problems are found with the planeD. many people will die in a plane accident55. A wind tunnel can be used to find out ______.A. how fast a plane can riseB. how smooth a plane’s surface is。