请学完二三单元完成本燕习 莫语阅读2形考练习二 Part I Questions 1-10 are based on Passage 1.(30 points,3 points each) Passage 1 Live a little:Eat potatoes I Can you imagine life without French fries?Potatoes are very popular tody.They are the fourth most important crop in the world,after wheat.rice,and com.But in the past.potatoes were not always popular.People in Europe started to eat them only 200 years agol 2 In the 1500s.the Spanish went to South America to look for gold.There,they found people eating potatoes.The people of Peru in South America had been eating potatoes for 7,000 years! The Spanish beought the potato back to Europe with them.But people in Europe did not like this strange vegetable.Some people thought that if you ate potatoes,your skin would look like the skin of'a potato.Other people could not believe that you ale the underground part of the plant,so they ate the leaves instead.This made them sick because there is poison in the leaves.Others grew potatoes for their flowers.At one time in France,potato flowers were one of the most expensive flowers Marie Antoinettel,the wife of King Louis XVI,wore potato flowers in her hair 3 Around 1780.the people of Ireland started to eat potatoes.They found that potatoes had many advantages.The potato grew on poor land,and i grew well in their cold and rainy elimate.It gave more food than any other plant and it needed little work.All farmers had to do was to plant the potatoes,and then they could do other work on the farm.On a small picce of land,a farmer could grow cnough potatoes to feed his family.A person could eat 8 to 10 pounds (3.62 to 4.53 kilograms)of potatoes a day,with some milk or cheese,and be very healthy Soon,potatoes became the main food in Ireland Then,in 1845,a disease killed all the potaloes in Ireland.Two million people died of hunger.Many Irish who did not die came to the United States at this time. Over a million Irish came to America;one of them was the great-grandfather of John F.Kennedy. 4 In other parts of Europe,people did not want to change their old food hahits.Some preferred
请学完二三单元完成本练习 英语阅读 2 形考练习二 Part I Questions 1-10 are based on Passage 1. (30 points, 3 points each) Passage 1 Live a little: Eat potatoes 1 Can you imagine life without French fries? Potatoes are very popular today. They are the fourth most important crop in the world, after wheat, rice, and corn. But in the past, potatoes were not always popular. People in Europe started to eat them only 200 years ago! 2 In the 1500s, the Spanish went to South America to look for gold. There, they found people eating potatoes. The people of Peru in South America had been eating potatoes for 7,000 years! The Spanish brought the potato back to Europe with them. But people in Europe did not like this strange vegetable. Some people thought that if you ate potatoes, your skin would look like the skin of a potato. Other people could not believe that you ate the underground part of the plant, so they ate the leaves instead. This made them sick because there is poison in the leaves. Others grew potatoes for their flowers. At one time in France, potato flowers were one of the most expensive flowers. Marie Antoinette1, the wife of King Louis XVI, wore potato flowers in her hair. 3 Around 1780, the people of Ireland started to eat potatoes. They found that potatoes had many advantages. The potato grew on poor land, and it grew well in their cold and rainy climate. It gave more food than any other plant, and it needed little work. All farmers had to do was to plant the potatoes, and then they could do other work on the farm. On a small piece of land, a farmer could grow enough potatoes to feed his family. A person could eat 8 to 10 pounds (3.62 to 4.53 kilograms) of potatoes a day, with some milk or cheese, and be very healthy. Soon, potatoes became the main food in Ireland. Then, in 1845, a disease killed all the potatoes in Ireland. Two million people died of hunger. Many Irish who did not die came to the United States at this time. Over a million Irish came to America; one of them was the great-grandfather of John F. Kennedy. 4 In other parts of Europe, people did not want to change their old food habits. Some preferred
to die of hunger rather than eat potatoes.In 1774.King Frederick of Germany wanted to stop his people from dying of hunger.He understood that potatoes were a good food,so he told the people to plant and cat potatoes or else his men would cut off their noses.The people were not happy,but they had no choice,and so they started to eat potatoes Today,people in Germany eat more potatoes than people in any other nation.Each person eats about 250 pounds (113 kilograms)of potatoes every year SToday.many countries have their on potato dishes Germans eat pocato salad.and the United States has the baked potato.And,of course,the French invented French fries Now French fries are popular all over the world.The English eat them with salt and vinegar.the French cat them with salt and pepper,the Belgians eat them with mayonnaise,and the Americans eat them with ketchup. Directions: One pieee of information in each sentence is mot correct.Rewrite the sentence with the correct information. 1.Potatoes grew in Europe 7.000 years ago. 2.In the 1700s,the Spanish brought the potato hack to Europe. 3.There is poison in the skin of the pocato. 4.Around 1780 the people of Spain started to eat potaloes. 5.A disease killed the people in Ireland in 1845. 6.Five million people died of hunger in Ireland
to die of hunger rather than eat potatoes. In 1774, King Frederick of Germany wanted to stop his people from dying of hunger. He understood that potatoes were a good food, so he told the people to plant and eat potatoes or else his men would cut off their noses. The people were not happy, but they had no choice, and so they started to eat potatoes. Today, people in Germany eat more potatoes than people in any other nation. Each person eats about 250 pounds (113 kilograms) of potatoes every year! 5 Today, many countries have their own potato dishes. Germans eat potato salad, and the United States has the baked potato. And, of course, the French invented French fries. Now French fries are popular all over the world. The English eat them with salt and vinegar, the French eat them with salt and pepper, the Belgians eat them with mayonnaise, and the Americans eat them with ketchup. Directions: One piece of information in each sentence is not correct. Rewrite the sentence with the correct information. 1. Potatoes grew in Europe 7,000 years ago. ____________________________________________________________________ 2. In the 1700s, the Spanish brought the potato back to Europe. ____________________________________________________________________ 3. There is poison in the skin of the potato. ____________________________________________________________________ 4. Around 1780 the people of Spain started to eat potatoes. ____________________________________________________________________ 5. A disease killed the people in Ireland in 1845. . ____________________________________________________________________ 6. Five million people died of hunger in Ireland. ____________________________________________________________________
7.The potato dish of Germany is the baked potato. Directions: Choose the statement that correctly interprets cach of the following sentences from the text. 8.Other people could not believe that you ate the underground part of the plant,so they ate the leaves instead. a Other people do not believe that the lower part of the potato can be eaten. b.Potato kaves are better than potato itself. 9.It gave more food than amy other plant,and it needed little work a Planting potatoes needs no work b.Potatoes can not only provide more food for people but also save work. 10.Some preferred to die of hunger rather than eat potatoes. a If you let some people who couldn't bear poeatoes eat them,they would rather die. b.Potatoes are temrible for eating Part II Questions 11-20 are hased on Passage 2.(30 points,3 points each) Passage 2 Festival of Lights Tihar is one of the most important festivals for Hindus I in Nepal.Nepal is a small country between India and China.It has a population of about 23 million people,most of whom are Hindu The festival of Tihar takes place in late autumn and lasts for five days.This festival is also called the Festival of Lights 2.It is a time when all the houses light oil lamps,and the country is full of lights and decorations During Tihar,the people worship different animals such as the crow,the dog.and the cow The people also worship their brothers and sisters and the goddess of wealth. Laxmi
7. The potato dish of Germany is the baked potato. ____________________________________________________________________ Directions: Choose the statement that correctly interprets each of the following sentences from the text. 8. Other people could not believe that you ate the underground part of the plant, so they ate the leaves instead. a. Other people do not believe that the lower part of the potato can be eaten. b. Potato leaves are better than potato itself. 9. It gave more food than any other plant, and it needed little work. a. Planting potatoes needs no work. b. Potatoes can not only provide more food for people but also save work. 10. Some preferred to die of hunger rather than eat potatoes. a. If you let some people who couldn’t bear potatoes eat them, they would rather die. b. Potatoes are terrible for eating. Part II Questions 11-20 are based on Passage 2. (30 points, 3 points each) Passage 2 Festival of Lights Tihar is one of the most important festivals for Hindus 1 in Nepal. Nepal is a small country between India and China. It has a population of about 23 million people, most of whom are Hindu. The festival of Tihar takes place in late autumn and lasts for five days. This festival is also called the Festival of Lights 2 . It is a time when all the houses light oil lamps, and the country is full of lights and decorations. During Tihar, the people worship different animals such as the crow, the dog, and the cow. The people also worship their brothers and sisters and the goddess of wealth, Laxmi
On the first day of the festival,people worship crows.Every family cooks a delicious meal in the morning Before they eat,each member of the family puts some food on a plate of leaves and places it outside for the crows to eat.People believe crows are the messengers of the Lord of Death.They worship crows to keep sadness away. The second day,people worship dogs.They decorate dogs with garlands of flowers nround their necks.They give dogs delicious food and put a red tika (a special powder)on their foreheads They even do this to stray dogs.It is a day to respect all dogs.They pray for the dogs to guard their homes.Dogs with garlands of'flowers can be seen everywhere. The third day is the most important day of the festival.Early in the morning.people start to worship the cow.The cow is the symbol of wealth and is the most holy animal for Hindus.They put tika on the cows'foreheads and a garland of flowers around their necks.They give the cows nice things to eat.People place the cows'manure in different parts of their houses.Later,in the evening.they worship the goddess Laxmi.If people please the goddess,she will give them wealth People clean and decorate their houses.They put oil lamps in every door and window.A female member of the family performs a special ceremomy or puja.She then puts a red mud footprint on the floor entering the home and makes a trail to the room where the family worships the goddess.In this room.there are pictures and an icon of the goddess.There is also a money box where each year the family puts money away for the goddess.In the evening.girls go from door to door of their neighbors'homes and sing songs of the goddess.They receive gifts in retum. On the fourth day,people can worship different things,but most people worship the ax.They put tika on the oxen and a garland around their necks.They also give them delicious food.Hindus. who follow the god Krishna 4,worship the cow.They make a small hill out of oow manure,put some grass on it,and perform a special ceremony,or puja,on it The Newar community.an cthnic group in Nepal,worship themselves The fifth day is the day of brothers and sisters.Sisters wish their brothers long life and prosperity.If you do not have a brother or sister.you can make one of your relatives or friends a brother or a sister.On this day.sisters will perform a puja and apply a special tika on their brothers. Then they put garlands around their brothers and give them special gifts of food.Brothers in retum honor their sisters.they put garlands around their necks and give them gifts of clothes and money
On the first day of the festival, people worship crows. Every family cooks a delicious meal in the morning. Before they eat, each member of the family puts some food on a plate of leaves and places it outside for the crows to eat. People believe crows are the messengers of the Lord of Death . They worship crows to keep sadness away. The second day, people worship dogs. They decorate dogs with garlands of flowers around their necks. They give dogs delicious food and put a red tika (a special powder) on their foreheads. They even do this to stray dogs. It is a day to respect all dogs. They pray for the dogs to guard their homes. Dogs with garlands of flowers can be seen everywhere. The third day is the most important day of the festival. Early in the morning, people start to worship the cow. The cow is the symbol of wealth and is the most holy animal for Hindus. They put tika on the cows’ foreheads and a garland of flowers around their necks. They give the cows nice things to eat. People place the cows’ manure in different parts of their houses. Later, in the evening, they worship the goddess Laxmi. If people please the goddess, she will give them wealth. People clean and decorate their houses. They put oil lamps in every door and window. A female member of the family performs a special ceremony or puja . She then puts a red mud footprint on the floor entering the home and makes a trail to the room where the family worships the goddess. In this room, there are pictures and an icon of the goddess. There is also a money box where each year the family puts money away for the goddess. In the evening, girls go from door to door of their neighbors’ homes and sing songs of the goddess. They receive gifts in return. On the fourth day, people can worship different things, but most people worship the ox. They put tika on the oxen and a garland around their necks. They also give them delicious food. Hindus, who follow the god Krishna 4 , worship the cow. They make a small hill out of cow manure, put some grass on it, and perform a special ceremony, or puja, on it. The Newar community, an ethnic group in Nepal, worship themselves. The fifth day is the day of brothers and sisters. Sisters wish their brothers long life and prosperity. If you do not have a brother or sister, you can make one of your relatives or friends a brother or a sister. On this day, sisters will perform a puja and apply a special tika on their brothers. Then they put garlands around their brothers and give them special gifts of food. Brothers in return honor their sisters; they put garlands around their necks and give them gifts of clothes and money
Thar finally ends after five days of cooking.decorating.eating.singing.dancing.shopping relaxing.gift giving.and worshipping.There is no doube that Tihar is the most popular festival in Nepal Directions: Fill in each blank of the text sammary with an appropriate word from the text.Please note that five words from the list will mot be used. a guard b.festival e.decorated d.strengthens e.perfomm f intimale g.worshiped h.ceremomy i.prospenty j.apply k.acknowledge I.light m.honor n.community o.symbol Tihar is also called the 11. of Lights.It is considered to be of great importance as it shows contribution to not just the humans and the gods,but also the animals like crows,cows,and dogs that maintain (n)12.relationship with humans.On the first day of the festival, crows are 13.by offerings of sweets and dishes placed on a plate of leaves or the roofs of houses for they believe crows can take the message of the Lord of Death.The second day is called Dog Tihar.People offer garlands,tika,and delicious food to dogs and 14. the cherished relationship between humans and dogs.On the moming of the third day,people worship the cow In Hinduism,cow signifies 15. and wealth.On this day people show their gratefulness to the cow by garlanding and feeding them with the best grass Houses are cleaned and the doorwuys and windows are 16.with garlands of flowers.In the evening.people 17.oil lamps or candles on doorways and windows to welcome prosperity and well-being.The girls enjoy dancing and visiting all the houses in the neighborhood with musical instruments.On the fourth day of Tihar.ox is worshipped by most people.Hindus worship the cow.Additionally.the majority of the Newar 18.worship themeselves.On the fifth and last day of Tihar,sisters make a special wish for their brothers to live a long life.Brothers sit on the floor while their sisters 19.their puja.Brothers give tikas to their sisters in the same fashion with an exchange of gifts This ritusl is practiced regardless of whether the brother is younger or older than the sister. Those without a brocher or sister join relatives or friends for tika This festival 20.the elose relationship between brothers and sisters. Part Ill True or Fakse
Tihar finally ends after five days of cooking, decorating, eating, singing, dancing, shopping, relaxing, gift giving, and worshipping. There is no doubt that Tihar is the most popular festival in Nepal. Directions: Fill in each blank of the text summary with an appropriate word from the text. Please note that five words from the list will not be used. a. guard b. festival c. decorated d. strengthens e. perform f. intimate g. worshiped h. ceremony i. prosperity j. apply k. acknowledge l. light m. honor n. community o. symbol. Tihar is also called the 11. ______ of Lights. It is considered to be of great importance as it shows contribution to not just the humans and the gods, but also the animals like crows, cows, and dogs that maintain a(n) 12. ______ relationship with humans. On the first day of the festival, crows are 13.______ by offerings of sweets and dishes placed on a plate of leaves or the roofs of houses for they believe crows can take the message of the Lord of Death. The second day is called Dog Tihar. People offer garlands, tika, and delicious food to dogs and 14. ______ the cherished relationship between humans and dogs. On the morning of the third day, people worship the cow. In Hinduism, cow signifies 15. ______ and wealth. On this day people show their gratefulness to the cow by garlanding and feeding them with the best grass. Houses are cleaned and the doorways and windows are 16. ______ with garlands of flowers. In the evening, people 17. ______ oil lamps or candles on doorways and windows to welcome prosperity and well-being. The girls enjoy dancing and visiting all the houses in the neighborhood with musical instruments. On the fourth day of Tihar, ox is worshipped by most people. Hindus worship the cow. Additionally, the majority of the Newar 18. ______ worship themselves. On the fifth and last day of Tihar, sisters make a special wish for their brothers to live a long life. Brothers sit on the floor while their sisters 19. ______ their puja. Brothers give tikas to their sisters in the same fashion with an exchange of gifts. This ritual is practiced regardless of whether the brother is younger or older than the sister. Those without a brother or sister join relatives or friends for tika. This festival 20. ______ the close relationship between brothers and sisters. Part III True or False T
Questions 21-30 are based on Passage 3.(20 points,2 points each) Passage 3 Have you ever heard of Paynes Prairie?It is one of the most important ratural and historical areas in Florida.Paynes Prairie is located near Gainesville.It is large,21 000 acres This protected land is called a preserve.The Florida Park Service manages the preserve. The Paynes Prairie basin was formed when limestone dissolved and the ground settled.It is covered by marsh and wet prairie vegetation.There are areas of open water.During brief periods it has flooded enough to be considered a lake.Except for that,the basin has changed little through time Man has lived on Paynes Prairie a very long time.He lived there as far hack as 10000 B.C. At one time.the Seminoles lived there.The prairie is thought to have been named after King Payne,a Seminole chief.During the late 1600s the largest cattle ranch in Florida was on Paynes Prairie.Today.Parynes Praine is preserved land.It is occupied by visitors and Florida Park Service employees. Willam Bartram visited Paynes Prairie.Bartram was the first person who portrayed (described)nature through personal experience as well as scientific observation.He lived 200 years ago.He visited Paynes Prairie in 1774.At that time he described it.He called Paynes Prairie the 'great Alachu Savannah." Most of the animal life,which Bartram described,is still bere.A large number of sand hill eranes,hawks and wmerfowl are here in winter.The animal diversity is increased by the presence of pine flat woo本，hammock,swamps and pond本 The Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is open year round.The Florida Park Service works hard so that the park will appear as it did in the past.It offers many opportunities for recreation.At the park you can camp and picnic.You can hike and bike.You can boat and fish.You can ride on horse trails.And you can see loes of nature and wildlife.You can see Florida as it was in the early days. Payres Prairie is a part of our Florida history.It is an example of our Florida natural resources.It is a place for recreation and an important experience of the Real Florida Read Passage 3 and decide whether the following statements are True or False.Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet
Questions 21-30 are based on Passage 3. (20 points, 2 points each) Passage 3 Have you ever heard of Paynes Prairie? It is one of the most important natural and historical areas in Florida. Paynes Prairie is located near Gainesville. It is large, 21 000 acres. This protected land is called a preserve. The Florida Park Service manages the preserve. The Paynes Prairie basin was formed when limestone dissolved and the ground settled. It is covered by marsh and wet prairie vegetation. There are areas of open water. During brief periods it has flooded enough to be considered a lake. Except for that, the basin has changed little through time. Man has lived on Paynes Prairie a very long time. He lived there as far back as 10000 B. C. At one time, the Seminoles lived there. The prairie is thought to have been named after King Payne, a Seminole chief. During the late 1600s, the largest cattle ranch in Florida was on Paynes Prairie. Today, Paynes Prairie is preserved land. It is occupied by visitors and Florida Park Service employees. Willam Bartram visited Paynes Prairie. Bartram was the first person who portrayed (described) nature through personal experience as well as scientific observation. He lived 200 years ago. He visited Paynes Prairie in 1774. At that time he described it. He called Paynes Prairie the "great Alachua Savannah." Most of the animal life, which Bartram described, is still here. A large number of sand hill cranes, hawks and waterfowl are here in winter. The animal diversity is increased by the presence of pine flat woods, hammock, swamps and ponds. The Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is open year round. The Florida Park Service works hard so that the park will appear as it did in the past. It offers many opportunities for recreation. At the park you can camp and picnic. You can hike and bike. You can boat and fish. You can ride on horse trails. And you can see lots of nature and wildlife. You can see Florida as it was in the early days. Paynes Prairie is a part of our Florida history. It is an example of our Florida natural resources. It is a place for recreation and an important experience of the Real Florida. Read Passage 3 and decide whether the following statements are True or False. Write T for True and F for False against the number of each of the statements on your Answer Sheet
21.The Paynes Prairie is located near Gainesville in Florida It is large,201 00 acres. 22.The Paynes Prairie hasin was formed from dissolved limestone and the ground settling. 23.The Paynes Prairie is covered by wet prairie grasses. 24.The Paynes Prairie has changed little through time 25.The prairie is thought to have been named after King Payne,a Seminole God. 26.There used to be a big cattle farm on Paynes Prairie. 27.William Bartram was the first person to visit Paynes Prairie. 28.The underlined word"diversity"means"variety". 29.The Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is only open in summer. 30.The purpose of the passage is to call on people to protect wildlife. Part IV Questions 31-35 are based on Passage 4.(20 points,4 points each) Pas线age4 The Loch Ness Monster In the north of Scocland there is a lake called Loch Ness.It is the biggest lake in Britain.It is over thirty kilometers long and in some places nearly 3,000 meters deep.It is cold and dark and not many people went there until after 1930.Then a road was built around the lake.Visitors began to use the road,and this was when the stories began. Someone said that he had seen a monster in the lake.He said it was twelve meters long It had long neck and a small head Others said the same thing and in 1933 a London doctor took a picture.It looked like a moester with a long neck and a thick body but the picture was not clear. The newspapers printed the picture and called it the Loch Ness moester. Then the discussion began.Nobody had seen amything clearly and no one had any proof. Some people.however,were certain there was something living in the lake.Others said there was nothing there. In 1961.a lot of people joined together to make a real effort to see and take pictures of the monster-if there was one!Several times people thought they saw something.but after ten years there was still no proof. Later,underwater television cameras were used,and even a submarinel But no one found any
21. The Paynes Prairie is located near Gainesville in Florida. It is large, 201 00 acres. 22. The Paynes Prairie basin was formed from dissolved limestone and the ground settling. 23. The Paynes Prairie is covered by wet prairie grasses. 24. The Paynes Prairie has changed little through time. 25. The prairie is thought to have been named after King Payne, a Seminole God. 26. There used to be a big cattle farm on Paynes Prairie. 27. William Bartram was the first person to visit Paynes Prairie. 28. The underlined word “diversity” means “variety”. 29. The Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is only open in summer. 30. The purpose of the passage is to call on people to protect wildlife. Part IV Questions 31 -35 are based on Passage 4. (20 points, 4 points each) Passage 4 The Loch Ness Monster In the north of Scotland there is a lake called Loch Ness. It is the biggest lake in Britain. It is over thirty kilometers long and in some places nearly 3,000 meters deep. It is cold and dark and not many people went there until after 1930. Then a road was built around the lake. Visitors began to use the road, and this was when the stories began. Someone said that he had seen a monster in the lake. He said it was twelve meters long. It had long neck and a small head. Others said the same thing and in 1933 a London doctor took a picture. It looked like a monster with a long neck and a thick body but the picture was not clear. The newspapers printed the picture and called it the Loch Ness monster. Then the discussion began. Nobody had seen anything clearly and no one had any proof. Some people, however, were certain there was something living in the lake. Others said there was nothing there. In 1961, a lot of people joined together to make a real effort to see and take pictures of the monster − if there was one! Several times people thought they saw something, but after ten years there was still no proof. Later, underwater television cameras were used, and even a submarine! But no one found any
real proof.However.the submarine did find something imteresting a huge underwater cave.It was big enough to be the home of a monster,but of course,that was no proof either. In 1975.however,some American scientists formed a scarch team.They used an underwater camera.It took pictures every seventy seconds.Some of the pictures seemed to show a red-brown animal.Its body was about four meters long.and there was a very strange head at the end of its four-meter neck.Many people then began to believe that Loch Ness had a monster,but even today we canno be certain. Read Passage 4 and then try to give short answers to Questions 31-35.Write your answers on the Answer Shret. 31.Where is Loch Ness? 32.How did people describe the monster? 33.What did a London doctor do in 1933? 34.In 1961 a lot of people joined together to try to take pictures of the monster.How long did they keep an trying? 35.What interesting thing did the suhmarine find?
real proof. However, the submarine did find something interesting: a huge underwater cave. It was big enough to be the home of a monster, but of course, that was no proof either. In 1975, however, some American scientists formed a search team. They used an underwater camera. It took pictures every seventy seconds. Some of the pictures seemed to show a red-brown animal. Its body was about four meters long, and there was a very strange head at the end of its four-meter neck. Many people then began to believe that Loch Ness had a monster, but even today we cannot be certain. Read Passage 4 and then try to give short answers to Questions 31-35. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 31. Where is Loch Ness? 32. How did people describe the monster? 33. What did a London doctor do in 1933? 34. In 1961 a lot of people joined together to try to take pictures of the monster. How long did they keep on trying? 35. What interesting thing did the submarine find?