(1-9A) Investigators were testing the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white, for the second, dark brown Movement of each group was followed by an electrical system under the carpet. The experiment revealed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly, covered more area, and spend less time in the room than the people in the white environment. Dark brown stimulate(all more activity, but the activity ended sooner. Another experiment presented three groups of subjects with the same photographs, but each group was, in a different kind of room -- an "ugly room like a messy storeroom, an average room, such as a nice office, a tastefully living room with carpeting and curtains. Results showed that the subiects in the beautiful room tended to give higher ratings to the faces than did those in ugly room. Other studies suggest that students do better on tests taken in comfortable, attractive rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms 1. What can be concluded from the two experiments? A)Beautiful decorations and a white color will cause people to react slowly to objects in the B) Environment will have effects on people's movements C)Students should take an exam in a comfortable room painted dark brown D) Different colors and rooms will stimulate different reactions 2. What will the people in the white room do, compared with the people in the dark brown room? A)They will spend less time B)They will become restless C)They will spend longer time. D)They will get out soon 3. How will beautiful rooms influence visitors at an exhibition? They will make visitors walk faster B)They will make visitors cover more area C)They will make visitors appreciate the exhibits more D)They will make visitors find the subjects on display less beautiful 4. What does the underlined word"subjects"mean? A)Examinees B)Students C) People involved in an experiment. D)Visitors to an exhibition 5. What can be the main idea of the passage? A)Two groups of people participated in an experiment B) Light-colored rooms make students do better on the exams C) People in nice-looking rooms tend to be biased in their opinion D) The effects of a room's general appearance and its wall color on visitors. D2C3C4.C5.D(602%)庄:01级一级期中用 (1-9B) e, Investigators were testing the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an hibit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown Movement of each group was followed by an electrical system under the carpet. The experiment revealed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly, covered more area, and nd less time in the room than the people in the white environment Dark brown stimulate(ali) more activity, but the activity ended sooner. Another experiment presented three groups of subjects with the same photographs, but each group was, in a different kind of room -- an"ugly"room like a
(1 – 9 A) Investigators were testing the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. Movement of each group was followed by an electrical system under the carpet. The experiment revealed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly, covered more area, and spend less time in the room than the people in the white environment. Dark brown stimulate (刺激) more activity, but the activity ended sooner. Another experiment presented three groups of subjects with the same photographs, but each group was, in a different kind of room ---, an “ugly” room like a messy storeroom, an average room, such as a nice office, a tastefully living room with carpeting and curtains. Results showed that the subjects in the beautiful room tended to give higher ratings to the faces than did those in ugly room. Other studies suggest that students do better on tests taken in comfortable, attractive rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms. 1. What can be concluded from the two experiments? A) Beautiful decorations and a white color will cause people to react slowly to objects in the room. B) Environment will have effects on people’s movements. C) Students should take an exam in a comfortable room painted dark brown. D) Different colors and rooms will stimulate different reactions. 2. What will the people in the white room do, compared with the people in the dark brown room? A) They will spend less time. B) They will become restless. C) They will spend longer time. D) They will get out soon. 3. How will beautiful rooms influence visitors at an exhibition? A) They will make visitors walk faster. B) They will make visitors cover more area. C) They will make visitors appreciate the exhibits more. D) They will make visitors find the subjects on display less beautiful. 4. What does the underlined word “subjects” mean? A) Examinees. B) Students. C) People involved in an experiment. D) Visitors to an exhibition. 5. What can be the main idea of the passage? A) Two groups of people participated in an experiment. B) Light-colored rooms make students do better on the exams. C) People in nice-looking rooms tend to be biased in their opinion. D) The effects of a room’s general appearance and its wall color on visitors. 1. D 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. D (60.2%) 注：01 级一级期中用 (1 – 9 B ) Investigators were testing the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. Movement of each group was followed by an electrical system under the carpet. The experiment revealed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly, covered more area, and spend less time in the room than the people in the white environment. Dark brown stimulate (刺激) more activity, but the activity ended sooner. Another experiment presented three groups of subjects with the same photographs, but each group was, in a different kind of room ---, an “ugly” room like a
messy storeroom, an average room, such as a nice office, a tastefully living room with carpeting and curtains. Results showed that the subjects in the beautiful room tended to give higher ratings to the faces than did those in ugly room. Other studies suggest that students do better on tests taken in omfortable, attractive rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms 1. What can be concluded from the two experiments? A)Beautiful decorations and a white color will cause people to react slowly to objects in the B) Environment will have effects on people's movements C) Students should take an exam in a comfortable room painted dark brown D )Different colors and rooms will stimulate different reactions 2. What will the people in the white room do, compared with the people in the dark brown room? A)They will spend less time B)They will spend longer time. C)They will become restless They will get out soon 3. How will beautiful rooms influence visitors at an exhibition? A)They will make visitors appreciate the exhibits more B) They will make visitors cover more area C) They will make visitors walk faster D)They will make visitors find the subjects on display less beautiful 4. What does the underlined word"subjects"means A)People involved in an experiment. B)students C)Visitors to an exhibition D)examinees 5. What can be the main idea of the passage? A)Two groups of people participated in an experiment B) Light-colored rooms make students do better on the exams C) People in nice-looking rooms tend to be biased in their opinion D)The effects of a room's general appearance and its wall color on visitors. D2.B3,A4A5D(602%)注:01级一级期中用 thing I could think of: a warm bottle, songs, gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him 3 One hot night, last July, when our new baby wouldnt or couldnt sleep, I tried c Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable tv into his room figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill off the hours until dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep I then tip-toed &ut of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushi's forty-fifth My wife and I heard no more of the baby that night, and the next morning when ent into his room, I found him still watching TV himself. I found in my baby's behavior a metaphor for the new generation. My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. and so it is in the schools. We find that our students don 't read, that they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watching Tv
messy storeroom, an average room, such as a nice office, a tastefully living room with carpeting and curtains. Results showed that the subjects in the beautiful room tended to give higher ratings to the faces than did those in ugly room. Other studies suggest that students do better on tests taken in comfortable, attractive rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms. 1. What can be concluded from the two experiments? A) Beautiful decorations and a white color will cause people to react slowly to objects in the room. B) Environment will have effects on people’s movements. C) Students should take an exam in a comfortable room painted dark brown. D) Different colors and rooms will stimulate different reactions. 2. What will the people in the white room do, compared with the people in the dark brown room? A) They will spend less time. B) They will spend longer time. C) They will become restless. D) They will get out soon. 3. How will beautiful rooms influence visitors at an exhibition? A) They will make visitors appreciate the exhibits more. B) They will make visitors cover more area. C) They will make visitors walk faster. D) They will make visitors find the subjects on display less beautiful. 4. What does the underlined word “subjects” means __________. A) People involved in an experiment. B) students C) Visitors to an exhibition. D) examinees 5. What can be the main idea of the passage? A) Two groups of people participated in an experiment. B) Light-colored rooms make students do better on the exams. C) People in nice-looking rooms tend to be biased in their opinion. D) The effects of a room’s general appearance and its wall color on visitors. 1. D 2. B 3. A 4.A 5.D (60.2%) 注：01 级一级期中用 10 One hot night, last July, when our new baby wouldn’t or couldn’t sleep, I tried every thing I could think of: a warm bottle, songs, gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill off the hours until dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then tip-toed out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushi’s forty-fifth birthday. My wife and I heard no more of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV himself. I found in my baby’s behavior a metaphor for the new generation. My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students don’t read, that they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watching TV
After this experience with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: "Let them watch it! If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight it? Let them watch it all they want!(69%) 31. Why did the author bring a tv set into his sons room? A)To play with it B) To make his son stop crying C)To leave it to his son. D) To make his son go to sleep as soon as possible. 32. The baby's reaction to the TV program was A)unexpected B)exciting C)awful D)calm 33. From the passage we know that the author is A)a doctor C)a writer 34. According to the passage, which is true of the school children? A)They prefer reading to watching TV B) They like watching TV only after school C)They would rather watch TV than read books. D)They like their teachers who teach them readin 35. What do you think is the author's attitude towards tv expressed in the last two sentences? A)Favorable. B)Serious. C)Not favorable. D) Not serious To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the mbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun! Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B C We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honour and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient romans in during the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the mbrella appeared in France, and later on in England hau by the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that womens umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colours (68%) 21. According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented A)in ancient China B)in ancient Egypt C)in ancient Greece D)in ancient Rome 22. Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella? A)No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella B)The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun. C) The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century D)In Europe. the greeks were the first to use the umbrella 23. A strange feature of the umbrellas use is that it was used as A)protection against rain B)a shade against the sun
After this experience with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: “ Let them watch it!” If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight it? Let them watch it all they want! (69%) 31. Why did the author bring a TV set into his son’s room? A) To play with it. B) To make his son stop crying. C) To leave it to his son. D) To make his son go to sleep as soon as possible. 32. The baby’s reaction to the TV program was _________. A) unexpected B) exciting C) awful D) calm 33. From the passage we know that the author is _________. A) a doctor B) an editor C) a writer D) a teacher 34. According to the passage, which is true of the school children? A) They prefer reading to watching TV. B) They like watching TV only after school. C) They would rather watch TV than read books. D) They like their teachers who teach them reading. 35. What do you think is the author’s attitude towards TV expressed in the last two sentences? A) Favorable. B) Serious. C) Not favorable. D) Not serious. To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun! Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B. C. We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honour and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England. By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colours. (68%) 21. According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented _______. A) in ancient China B) in ancient Egypt C) in ancient Greece D) in ancient Rome 22. Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella? A) No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella. B) The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun. C) The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century. D) In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella. 23. A strange feature of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as ________. A) protection against rain B) a shade against the sun
C)a symbol of honour and power D)womens decoration 24. In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain A)during the Middle Ages B) by the eighteenth century C)in rome D)in Greece 25. This passage mainly talks about A)when and how the umbrella was invented B)why the umbrella was so popular in Europe C) the development of the umbrella D)the history and use of the umbrella Is Sunday, the day of rest, the first day or the last day of the week? On most calendars it is printe at the beginning of every week. But why? Should people rest even before they begin to work? Or ought it to be just the last day of the week as many people always believe? This often puzzles people especially those who are not Christians and have never read the Bible, which was originally written in Hebrew and Greek, and later translated into many other languages. In this holy book are some religious stories, behind which lies the answer to the question. The Bible tells us, on the first two pages of the Ole Testament, that in the very first six days god created the heavens, the earth, light, water, living creatures, man etc. On the seventh day, He rested from all his work of creating that He had done. "And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy. He told the Jew also to rest from work on this day. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the eventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD you God. On it you shall not do any work... This seven day, Sabbath, was Saturday, and was to set aside for worship. So seven days make a week, and Saturday is its The close historical connection between day of rest and worship of God can be seen in the word holiday", whose original form was "holy day". Now the religious aspect of Sunday as holiday has almost been lost and the tradition of resting on Sunday, the first day of the week, has become widespread hroughout the world.(69%) 36. The passage answers that historically A) Sunday was put as the first day of the week B) Sunday was put as the last day of the week C)we only know Sunday is a day of rest D) Christians took Sunday as the first day of the week 37. Bible is an ordinary picture-book for Christians was originally written in English is a holy book which tells religious stories was written by God 38 rding to the passage, on the third day, God created A)the earth B)water D)light 39. God told Jews that six days they should rest and the seventh they work six days they should labor and seventh they rest the seventh day should be the first day of the week the seventh day should be the last day of the week The passage also suggests that A)a few calendars print Sunday as the first day of every week B)most calendars print Sunday as the last day of every week C)most calendars print Sunday as the first day of every week all calendars print Sunday as the first day of every week
C) a symbol of honour and power D) women’s decoration 24. In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain ______. A) during the Middle Ages B) by the eighteenth century C) in Rome D) in Greece 25. This passage mainly talks about ________. A) when and how the umbrella was invented B) why the umbrella was so popular in Europe C) the development of the umbrella D) the history and use of the umbrella 12 Is Sunday, the day of rest, the first day or the last day of the week? On most calendars it is printed at the beginning of every week. But why? Should people rest even before they begin to work? Or ought it to be just the last day of the week as many people always believe? This often puzzles people, especially those who are not Christians and have never read the Bible, which was originally written in Hebrew and Greek, and later translated into many other languages. In this holy book are some religious stories, behind which lies the answer to the question. The Bible tells us, on the first two pages of the Ole Testament, that in the very first six days God created the heavens, the earth, light, water, living creatures, man etc. On the seventh day, He rested from all his work of creating that He had done. “And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.” He told the Jew also to rest from work on this day. “Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD you God. On it you shall not do any work…” This seven day, Sabbath, was Saturday, and was to set aside for worship. So seven days make a week, and Saturday is its last day and Sunday the first. The close historical connection between day of rest and worship of God can be seen in the word “holiday”, whose original form was “holy day”. Now the religious aspect of Sunday as holiday has almost been lost and the tradition of resting on Sunday, the first day of the week, has become widespread throughout the world. (69%) 36. The passage answers that historically __________. A) Sunday was put as the first day of the week B) Sunday was put as the last day of the week C) we only know Sunday is a day of rest D) Christians took Sunday as the first day of the week 37. Bible ________. is an ordinary picture-book for Christians was originally written in English is a holy book which tells religious stories was written by God 38. According to the passage, on the third day, God created ________. A) the earth B) water C) the heaven D) light 39. God told Jews that __________. six days they should rest and the seventh they work six days they should labor and seventh they rest the seventh day should be the first day of the week the seventh day should be the last day of the week 40. The passage also suggests that _______> A) a few calendars print Sunday as the first day of every week B) most calendars print Sunday as the last day of every week C) most calendars print Sunday as the first day of every week all calendars print Sunday as the first day of every week
Language is a marvelous thing. Every language consists of a limited number of sounds. a limited number of ways in which these sounds can be combined to form words and a limited number of rules for combining words into sentences. For example English has about 45 sound patterns and about 30 patterns for combining these sounds inte sentences. Yet from these limited quantities of sounds and limited number of rules and patterns for combining the sounds, a speaker of English can produce an unlimited number of sentences that will be understood by other speakers of English The above is true of all languages. All languages are systematic (SERJ). That is all languages have an internally consistent system of rules for combining sounds into speech that is comprehensible to all those who speak the same language. There is no such thing as a "primitive"language, meaning an incomplete or rule-deficient language A highly technological culture and a primitive culture each have a systematic, internally consistent language. Both cultures can discuss concrete thing and abstract ideas both cultures can use their languages to gossip(iei iE), to lie to tell joke, to tell stories, to discuss life And all human beings of normal hearing and adequate intelligence learn at least one language. Babies who are born deaf and cannot hear language have trouble learning to speak. (They can, nevertheless, learn another systematic form of language called sign language.)Also, some severely retarded(严重障碍的) children can fail to learn a complete language system The rest of us, however learn the basics of our first languages by the time we are five years old, with a remarkable achievement. (67%) 6. What three things does every language consist of? A)Spelling, sound rules, and small and capitalized letters B)Spelling, reading rules, and hearing rules C)Sounds, sentences, and paragraphs and articles D)Sound rules, word-formations, and sentence patterns 7. About how many sound patterns does English have? A)15.B)45C)30.D)75 8. Which word of the following describes all languages? A)Systematic B)Primitive C)Achievement 9. Who can learn at least one language? A)Deaf babies B)Some severely retarded children C)All human beings with normal hearing and intelligence D)None of the above 10. Which babies have trouble in learning to speak? A)Some severely retarded children B)Stupid babies C)Deaf babies D)Mute babies
13 Language is a marvelous thing. Every language consists of a limited number of sounds. A limited number of ways in which these sounds can be combined to form words and a limited number of rules for combining words into sentences. For example English has about 45 sound patterns and about 30 patterns for combining these sounds into sentences. Yet from these limited quantities of sounds and limited number of rules and patterns for combining the sounds, a speaker of English can produce an unlimited number of sentences that will be understood by other speakers of English. The above is true of all languages. All languages are systematic（系统的）. That is, all languages have an internally consistent system of rules for combining sounds into speech that is comprehensible to all those who speak the same language. There is no such thing as a "primitive" language, meaning an incomplete or rule-deficient language. A highly technological culture and a primitive culture each have a systematic, internally consistent language. Both cultures can discuss concrete thing and abstract ideas. Both cultures can use their languages to gossip(说闲话), to lie, to tell joke ,to tell stories ,to discuss life. And all human beings of normal hearing and adequate intelligence learn at least one language. Babies who are born deaf and cannot hear language have trouble learning to speak. (They can, nevertheless, learn another systematic form of language called sign language.) Also, some severely retarded(严重障碍的)children can fail to learn a complete language system .The rest of us, however learn the basics of our first languages by the time we are five years old, with a remarkable achievement. (67%) 6. What three things does every language consist of? A) Spelling, sound rules, and small and capitalized letters. B) Spelling, reading rules, and hearing rules. C) Sounds, sentences, and paragraphs and articles. D) Sound rules, word-formations, and sentence patterns 7. About how many sound patterns does English have? A) 15. B) 45. C) 30. D) 75 8. Which word of the following describes all languages? A) Systematic. B) Primitive C) Achievement. D) Abstract. 9. Who can learn at least one language? A) Deaf babies. B) Some severely retarded children C) All human beings with normal hearing and intelligence D) None of the above. 10.Which babies have trouble in learning to speak? A) Some severely retarded children B) Stupid babies. C) Deaf babies D) Mute babies
A superstition(if)is a belief people hold, which is not based on reason. There is no logic to uperstitions. These beliefs often go against the laws of nature, as we know them. People who have superstitions, or who are superstitious, believe that they can either bring themselves good luck or avoid bad luck or disasters (XE by acting in certain ways. An example of this involves salt. When some people spill salt, they immediately take some of it and throw it over their left shoulder. In this way, they feel they will avoid bad luck Why do people believe in superstitions? How did they begin to think that they could control their luck? e read about some of the Greek, Roman, and North European gods. People in ancient times believed that these gods controlled their lives and all of nature. They tried to keep their gods happy by giving them gifts. When there were natural disasters, people thought that the gods angry with them, so they tried to make the gods happy again. This is how we got the idea that we could affect our fate( piz) by certain sr. Many superstitions have been hold by people for centuries. Yet there is little need for them today, since people in most parts of the world dont believe that there are a lot of gods. We no longer try to make the gods happy with gifts or to keep them from anger with certain actions. Somehow, however, many of the actions continue in modern times. We still have our superstitions. (69%) 1. A superstition is A. alaw of nature C. reasonable B logical D. an unreasonable belief 2. Superstitions A. existed only in ancient times B are quite modern D. no longer exist now 3. People gave gifts to their gods A. to please them B to anger D. to feed them 4. According to the passage, spilling salt means- A good luck C. getting rid of bad D. pleasing the gods 5. Which of the following is NOT true? A. People in ancient times believed in gods B Superstitions have been hold by people for quite a long time C. People believe certain actions can affect our fate D. Many of the superstitions continue in modern times because we do believe that gods control our lives and all of nature If you have ever tries to keep a few spiders in a jar, you may have made an interesting discovery. In a few days, you may have only one spider. Many spiders are cannibals Hungry spiders eat anything they are able to catch, including other spiders A spider has a very small mouth and does not actually"eat"its victim. Instead, it first sucks out the body juices from its victim's body. Then fluids from the spider are injected into the victim's body. These fluids turn the victim's tissues into juices that can be eaten by the spider Later, the hollow body of the victim is cast aside You may wish to study kinds of spiders as they capture or feed on their victim. You can keep many kinds of spiders in small, clear plastic containers with soft plastic caps Piece the caps for air. Be sure to keep only one spider in each container. Keep the
14 A superstition(迷信) is a belief people hold, which is not based on reason. There is no logic to superstitions. These beliefs often go against the laws of nature, as we know them. People who have superstitions, or who are superstitious, believe that they can either bring themselves good luck or avoid bad luck or disasters（灾难） by acting in certain ways. An example of this involves salt. When some people spill salt, they immediately take some of it and throw it over their left shoulder. In this way, they feel they will avoid bad luck. Why do people believe in superstitions? How did they begin to think that they could control their luck? We read about some of the Greek, Roman, and North European gods. People in ancient times believed that these gods controlled their lives and all of nature. They tried to keep their gods happy by giving them gifts. When there were natural disasters, people thought that the gods were angry with them, so they tried to make the gods happy again. This is how we got the idea that we could affect our fate（命运）by certain actions. Many superstitions have been hold by people for centuries. Yet there is little need for them today, since people in most parts of the world don't believe that there are a lot of gods. We no longer try to make the gods happy with gifts or to keep them from anger with certain actions. Somehow, however, many of the actions continue in modern times. We still have our superstitions. (69%) 1. A superstition is . A. a law of nature C. reasonable B. logical D. an unreasonable belief 2. Superstitions . A. existed only in ancient times B. are quite modern C. have long been existed D. no longer exist now 3. People gave gifts to their gods . A. to please them C. to self-please B. to anger D. to feed them 4.According to the passage, spilling salt means . A. good luck C. getting rid of bad B. bad luck D. pleasing the gods 5.Which of the following is NOT true? A. People in ancient times believed in gods. B. Superstitions have been hold by people for quite a long time. C. People believe certain actions can affect our fate. D. Many of the superstitions continue in modern times because we do believe that gods control our lives and all of nature. 15 If you have ever tries to keep a few spiders in a jar, you may have made an interesting discovery. In a few days, you may have only one spider. Many spiders are cannibals! Hungry spiders eat anything they are able to catch, including other spiders. A spider has a very small mouth and does not actually “eat” its victim. Instead, it first sucks out the body juices from its victim’s body. Then fluids from the spider are injected into the victim’s body. These fluids turn the victim’s tissues into juices that can be eaten by the spider. Later, the hollow body of the victim is cast aside. You may wish to study kinds of spiders as they capture or feed on their victim. You can keep many kinds of spiders in small, clear plastic containers with soft plastic caps. Piece the caps for air. Be sure to keep only one spider in each container. Keep the
containers in a cool place. If the spiders are not fed for a week, many of them will attack small live creatures that are placed in their containers Flies, caterpillars, or other spiders can serve as food. However, large ants and members of the wasp family may fright the spide 1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A)Pet Spiders B)Animals That Eat One Another C)The Eating Habit of Spiders. D)Catching Spiders 2. The"cannibal"(Para. 1)means A)an animal eating its own kind B)an animal eating plastic containers C)an animal injecting fluids D)an animal al ways being hungry 3. A spider might be frightened by A)caterpillars B)big spiders C)flies D) large ants 4. In"eating"a victim, which of these does a spider do last? A)To suck out juice B) To inject fluids C) To toss the body aside. D) To catch another spider 5. The best way to encourage spiders in containers to eat is to A) fill the container with water B)keep the spiders hungry for a week C)remove the lid from the container D)feed the spiders a little each day CADCB Have you ever seen a moon that looks unbelievably big? It hangs over the horizon ike a huge, pale hot-air balloon. Many people think of the bright full moon of autumn or the harvest moon that way -like a huge, pale hot-air balloon. But can you always trust your ey i e harvest moon is the full moon on a day nearest the first day of autumn.Full or nearly full, it rises early in the evening for several nights in a row. It brings farmers well- evenings to harvest their crops The harvest moon can look huge. But does it really fill more of the sky than an ordinar full moon? Why does the moon look bigger when it is near the horizon? Our brains compare the size of the moon with the size of the objects we see on the horizon We know that the distant mountains, homes, or skyscrapers are really very large. And, since the moon is much farther away than is the distant landscape we see the moon as being larger than it would otherwise look 1. To what do we compare the size of the harvest moon? A)Mountains. B) Buildings. C)Homes. D)All of these 2. The main purpose of the article is to A)inform B)persuad C)praise 3. The author knew most people find the moon
containers in a cool place. If the spiders are not fed for a week, many of them will attack small live creatures that are placed in their containers Flies, caterpillars, or other spiders can serve as food. However, large ants and members of the wasp family may fright the spider. 1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A) Pet Spiders. B) Animals That Eat One Another. C) The Eating Habit of Spiders. D) Catching Spiders. 2. The “cannibal” (Para. 1) means ________. A) an animal eating its own kind B) an animal eating plastic containers C) an animal injecting fluids D) an animal always being hungry 3. A spider might be frightened by ________. A) caterpillars B) big spiders C) flies D) large ants 4. In “eating” a victim, which of these does a spider do last? A) To suck out juices. B) To inject fluids C) To toss the body aside. D) To catch another spider 5. The best way to encourage spiders in containers to eat is to ________. A) fill the container with water B) keep the spiders hungry for a week C) remove the lid from the container D) feed the spiders a little each day CADCB 16 Have you ever seen a moon that looks unbelievably big? It hangs over the horizon like a huge, pale hot-air balloon. Many people think of the bright full moon of autumn or the harvest moon that way ― like a huge, pale hot-air balloon. But can you always trust your eyes? The harvest moon is the full moon on a day nearest the first day of autumn. Full or nearly full, it rises early in the evening for several nights in a row. It brings farmers welllit evenings to harvest their crops. The harvest moon can look huge. But does it really fill more of the sky than an ordinary full moon? Why does the moon look bigger when it is near the horizon? Our brains compare the size of the moon with the size of the objects we see on the horizon. We know that the distant mountains, homes, or skyscrapers are really very large. And, since the moon is much farther away than is the distant landscape, we “see” the moon as being larger than it would otherwise look. 1. To what do we compare the size of the harvest moon? A) Mountains. B) Buildings. C) Homes. D) All of these. 2. The main purpose of the article is to ________. A) inform B) persuade C) praise D) convince 3. The author knew most people find the moon ________
A)mysterious B)interesting C)boring D)so ordinary 4. The moon looks bigger if A)it is autumn B)it is near the horizon C)homes are near D)it is a clear night 5. The autumn moon A)is more beautiful than it really looks B)is the brightest object in the sky C) rises slowly at dawn D) helps farmers see as they harvest their crops DAABD People today expect to be examined when they enter a doctor's office. At least they expect their blood and temperature to be measured. However, as recently as two hundred years ago, a doctor's treatment depended on talking with the patient. In general, the communication between doctors and their patients was the most important part of medical methods. The modern age of medicine began with the stethoscope, an nstrument for listening to patient s heartbeat and breathing. Before that, a doctor did not touch a patient. In fact, there was no such thing as a medical examination. All treatment was the result of the patient' s telling the doctor what the problem was and the doctor's being able to understand it The stethoscope-and all the other medical instruments- had a serious effect on the practice of medicine. Doctors became better at finding the medical problems. More lives were saved. At the same time doctors gave less importance to the communication between patients and doctors. Some doctors actually stopped talking to their patients. It is easy to understand why some sick people thought of themselves broken machine 1. Today doctors A) have to be more skillful than they used to be B)mainly rely on their observation of the patients C)can satisfy their patients with various tests D)are less respected by their patients than before 2. The word"stethoscope"(Para. 1)refers to A)a device for checking health conditions B)a kind of medicine for treating coughs C)a kind of heart disease D)a new medical treatment 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? a)a doctor needs to have more instruments than before B)Now communication between doctors and patients is not as important as before C) Doctors usually begin their treatment with medical instruments D)A doctor's treatment depended on medical examination 200 years ago 4. About 200 years ago. Doctors did not know A)the importance of observing the patients breath B)the relation between heartbeat and illness C)the methods of how to question their patients D)the necessity of asking patients about their health 5. Which of the following is implied but not directly stated in the passage? A) Patients today believe more in talking than in instruments B) Patients today believe more in instruments than in talking C)Patients today believe only in the measuring of blood pressure D) Patients today believe only in the measuring of temperature. (20. CADBB 18(0.60)
A) mysterious B) interesting C) boring D) so ordinary 4. The moon looks bigger if ________. A) it is autumn B) it is near the horizon C) homes are near D) it is a clear night 5. The autumn moon ________. A) is more beautiful than it really looks B) is the brightest object in the sky C) rises slowly at dawn D) helps farmers see as they harvest their crops DAABD 17 (0.61) People today expect to be examined when they enter a doctor’s office. At least they expect their blood and temperature to be measured. However, as recently as two hundred years ago, a doctor’s treatment depended on talking with the patient. In general, the communication between doctors and their patients was the most important part of medical methods. The modern age of medicine began with the stethoscope, an instrument for listening to patient’s heartbeat and breathing. Before that, a doctor did not touch a patient. In fact, there was no such thing as a medical examination. All treatment was the result of the patient’s telling the doctor what the problem was and the doctor’s being able to understand it. The stethoscope — and all the other medical instruments — had a serious effect on the practice of medicine. Doctors became better at finding the medical problems. More lives were saved. At the same time, doctors gave less importance to the communication between patients and doctors. Some doctors actually stopped talking to their patients. It is easy to understand why some sick people thought of themselves as broken machines. 1. Today doctors ________. A) have to be more skillful than they used to be B) mainly rely on their observation of the patients C) can satisfy their patients with various tests D) are less respected by their patients than before 2. The word “stethoscope” (Para. 1) refers to ________. A) a device for checking health conditions B) a kind of medicine for treating coughs C) a kind of heart disease D) a new medical treatment 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A) A doctor needs to have more instruments than before. B) Now communication between doctors and patients is not as important as before. C) Doctors usually begin their treatment with medical instruments D) A doctor’s treatment depended on medical examination 200 years ago. 4. About 200 years ago. Doctors did not know ________. A) the importance of observing the patients’ breath B) the relation between heartbeat and illness C) the methods of how to question their patients D) the necessity of asking patients about their health 5. Which of the following is implied but not directly stated in the passage? A) Patients today believe more in talking than in instruments. B) Patients today believe more in instruments than in talking. C) Patients today believe only in the measuring of blood pressure. D) Patients today believe only in the measuring of temperature. (20. CADBB) 18 (0.60)
Doctors have known for a long time that extremely loud noises can cause hearing damage or loss. The noise can be the sound of a jet airplane or machines in factories or loud music or other common sounds found at home and at work a person only needs to hear the noise for little more than one second to be affected An American scientist had found that using aspirin can increase the temporary hearing loss or damage from the loud noise. He did an experiment, using a number of male students at a university who all had abiliang. He gave them different amounts of aspirin for different period of time, then he tested their hearing ability. He found that students who were given four grams of aspirin a day for two days suffered much greater temporary hearing loss than those who did not use aspirin. The hearing loss was about twice as grea The scientist said millions of persons in the United States use much larger amounts of aspirin than were used in the study. He said these persons face a serious danger of suffering hearing loss from loud noise 1. Doctors have long known that A)one will become deaf when he hears a loud noise B)hearing damage or loss can be caused by sounds of all kinds C)one may lose his hearing when hears a terrible loud noise D) common sounds at home are not harmful to the ear 2. This passage suggests that one's hearing A)will be damaged even if he has heard a loud noise for less than one second B)will be damaged even if he has heard a loud noise for only little more than one second C)will not be damaged if he has heard a loud noise for only little more than one second D)will not be damaged if he has little more than one second to get ready 3. According to this passage, one conclusion you can draw is that aspirin A)should never be taken more than four grams daily B) can damage one's hearing when it is given more than four grams daily C)makes hearing damage from loud noise worse D)increases hearing loss by three times 4. Millions of Americans are in danger of suffering hearing loss because they A)often take jet airplanes on trips B) like listening to loud music C) are drowned in loud noises at home as well we at work D)take too much aspirin 5. The purpose of the experiment the American scientist did was to find A)how much aspirin would affect a persons hearing B)how much aspirin should be given in the treatment of the patients with hearing damage from loud noise C) whether the person who had hearing damage should use aspirin D)whether aspirin would increase the temporary hearing damage from loud noise 4. CBCDD
Doctors have known for a long time that extremely loud noises can cause hearing damage or loss. The noise can be the sound of a jet airplane or machines in factories or loud music or other common sounds found at home and at work. A person only needs to hear the noise for little more than one second to be affected. An American scientist had found that using aspirin can increase the temporary hearing loss or damage from the loud noise. He did an experiment, using a number of male students at a university who all had normal hearing. He gave them different amounts of aspirin for different period of time, then he tested their hearing ability. He found that students who were given four grams of aspirin a day for two days suffered much greater temporary hearing loss than those who did not use aspirin. The hearing loss was about twice as great. The scientist said millions of persons in the United States use much larger amounts of aspirin than were used in the study. He said these persons face a serious danger of suffering hearing loss from loud noise. 1. Doctors have long known that ________. A) one will become deaf when he hears a loud noise B) hearing damage or loss can be caused by sounds of all kinds C) one may lose his hearing when hears a terrible loud noise D) common sounds at home are not harmful to the ear 2. This passage suggests that one’s hearing ________. A) will be damaged even if he has heard a loud noise for less than one second B) will be damaged even if he has heard a loud noise for only little more than one second C) will not be damaged if he has heard a loud noise for only little more than one second D) will not be damaged if he has little more than one second to get ready 3. According to this passage, one conclusion you can draw is that aspirin ________. A) should never be taken more than four grams daily B) can damage one’s hearing when it is given more than four grams daily C) makes hearing damage from loud noise worse D) increases hearing loss by three times 4. Millions of Americans are in danger of suffering hearing loss because they _____. A) often take jet airplanes on trips B) like listening to loud music C) are drowned in loud noises at home as well we at work D) take too much aspirin 5. The purpose of the experiment the American scientist did was to find ________. A) how much aspirin would affect a person’s hearing B) how much aspirin should be given in the treatment of the patients with hearing damage from loud noise C) whether the person who had hearing damage should use aspirin D) whether aspirin would increase the temporary hearing damage from loud noise . 4. CBCDD