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大学函授大学英语练习题
大学英语练习题
PartOneReadingComprehension
Directions:
Thereareeightpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre
Passage 1
Teenagershaveanewshapethesedays.Theyareabout20poundsheavierthantheywere60yearsago.Theyareaboutfourinchestaller,too.ThesefactscomefromJ.M.Tanner,aprofessorinEngland.
J.M.Tannerhasbeenmeasuringpeoplefromallovertheworld.Hehasalsostudiedpeople'sgrowthrecordsofthepast100years.
“Kidstodayarebiggerthaneverbefore,”hesays.“Today'snine-year-oldslooklikeeleven-year-oldsbackin1900.”
AccordingtoTanner,adultsalsoaretallerthaneverbefore.Butthebiggestchangecanbeseeninyoungpeople.That'sbecauseboysusedtokeepongrowinguntiltheyreachedage26.Buttodaytheystopgrowingat18or19.Mostgirlsstopgrowingevenearlier.Sotoday'steenagersarebiggerthan26-year-oldswere60yearsago.
Whatiscausingthischange?
ProfessorTannersaysit'sproperfood.Agooddietalonecannotmakeyougrowbeyondyournaturallimits.Yourfinalheightispartlycausedbytheheightofyourparentsandgrandparents.Buteatingproperfoodcanhelpyoureachyourfinalheight--andreachitearlyinlife.
Willpeoplekeepongettingbigger?
Willwehavearaceofgiants?
NO--atleastnotiftheU.S.isanexample.Tannersaysthatwehaveeatenproperfoodforyears,andourgrowthratehasalreadybeguntoleveloff.
1.Thisarticleismainlyabout________.
A)thechangeofteenagetastes B)theimprovingofdiet
C)thechangeofteenagers'behavior D)thechangeofteenagers'shape
2.Thestatementthatprovesthatteenagershaveanewshapethesedaysisthat________.
A)J.M.Tannerhasbeenmeasuringpeoplefromallovertheworld
B)accordingtoTanner,adultsalsoaretallerthaneverbefore
C)theyareabout20poundsheavierandaboutfourinchestallerthantheywere60yearsago
D)today'steenagersarebiggerthan26-year-oldswere60yearsago
3.________isleastimportantforunderstandingthemainideaofthisarticle.
A)Thefactthatpeople,especiallyyoungpeople,arebiggertodaythaneverbefore
B)Eatingproperfoodcanhelpyoureachyourfinalheightearlyinlife
C)J.M.TannerlivesinEnglandD)Mostgirlsstopgrowingevenearlier
4.Thearticlewasprobablywrittenin________.
A)1950's B)1960's C)1970's D)1980's
5.Theword"giants"inthisselectionprobablymeans________.
A)peopleofhuge B)shortpeople C)maturepeople D)unhealthypeople窗体顶端
Passage 2
Australiaisanislandanditisacontinent.Itisthelargestislandintheworldbutitisthesmallestcontinent.Itisalmost7.7millionsq.km..ComparedwithChina,Chinaisabout2millionsq.km.Larger.
Australiaisinthesouthoftheworld.ItliesbetweentheIndianOceanandthePacificOcean.TheIndianOceanistothewestandthesouth.ThePacificOceanistotheeast.
MostofthewesternhalfofAustraliaishighland.Butitisnotveryhigh,andthelandisratherflat.Highflatlandisnotcalledmountains.ItiscalledPlateau.ThewestofAustraliaiscalledtheWestern-AustralianPlateau.Itisabout300mhigh.
ThereishighlandintheeastofAustralia,too.Someofitisplateauandsomeofitismountains.Thehighestmountainisinthesoutheast.ItiscalledMTKosciusko.Itis2228mhigh.ThishighlandintheeastissometimescalledtheGreatDividingRange.Ithasthisnamebecauseitdividestheeastcoastfromtherestofthecountry.BetweentheGreatDividingRangeandthewesternAustralianPlateauthelandislow.ThispartofthecountryiscalledtheCentralLowlands.
TheonlybigriverinAustraliaistheRiverMurray.ItbeginsinthemountainsinthesoutheastofthecountryanditrunswestwardintotheIndianOcean.
6.Australiais__________.
A)abigisland B)asmallisland
C)thelargestoneoftheislandsintheworldD)thelargestoneofthecontinentsintheworld
7.Chinais__________.
A)about7.7millionsq.km. B)about2millionsq.km.
C)about9.7millionsq.km. D)about0.7millionsq.km.
8.MostofthewesternhalfofAustraliais______.
A)veryhigh B)mountain C)flatland D)plateau
9.MTKosciuskois__________.
A)inthesoutheast B)inthewest C)intheeast D)plateau
10.WhyisthehighlandintheeastsometimescalledtheGreatDividingRange?
A)Becauseitdividestheeastcoastfromtherestofthecountry.
B)BecausethelandbetweentheGreatDividingRangeandtheWesternAustralianPlateauislow.
C)Becauseitdividesthesoutheastseafromthecountry.
D)BecausetheeastcoastiscalledtheCentralLowlands.
Passage 3
Bluejeansaretheall-American,all-purposeclothing.Farmersandlaborerswearthemtoworkin.Childrenwearthemtoplayin.Teenagersandadultswearthemtolookfashionable(时髦).Beforethe1950's,bluejeanswerepopularonlyintheWestandtheSouthwest.Todayalmosteveryonewearsthem.
LeviStraussandCompanymakesaboutone-thirdofallthejeansintheUnitedStatesandaboutone-seventhofthoseinothercountries.Infact,foralongtime,peopleusedthewordLevi'sasasynonym(同义词)forbluejeans.That'sbecauseLevi'swerethefirstjeansevermade.TheirinventorwasaGermanimmigrant(移民)namedLeviStrauss.
LeviStraussleftGermanyin1848,whenhewasayoungman.HecametoNewYorkCitytobenearhistwobrothers.Fortwoyears,hewasadoor-to-doorsalesman.Heworkedhard,buthedidn'tmakemuchmoney.ThenlikemanyotherEasterners,hedecidedtogotoSanFrancisco.
WhenLeviwentWest,hebroughtsomecanvas(averystrongcloth)withhim.Hewantedtosellittothegoldminersformakingtents.Hiscanvaswasthewrongkindfortents,butLevifoundanotheruseforit.AminertoldLevithatheneededastrongpairofpantsbecausediggingforgoldwashardwork.WhenLeviheardthat,hemadehimapairofcanvaspants.TheminerpaidLevi$6ingolddustandtoldtheothersabout"thosepantsofLevi's".Leviquicklysoldalotofpants,butheranoutofcanvas.HewrotetohisbrothersinNewYorkandtoldthemtosendmore.Instead,theysenthimsomeheavycottonclothcalleddenim.MuchofthiskindofclothcamefromGenes(theFrenchnameforthecityofGenoa,Italy).LevichangedthespellingofGenestojeans.Healsodyed(染)thedenimblue.Hecalledhisnewpantsbluejeans.
11.Accordingtothepassage,bluejeansdidn'tbecomepopularacrosstheUnitedStatesuntilafter______.
A)themid-17thcenturyB)themid-18thcenturyC)themid-19thcenturyD)themid-20thcentury
12.ThepurposeofLeviStrauss'movingfromGermanytotheU.S.wasto______.
A)livenearhistwobrothersinNewYorkB)makemoneyasadoor-to-doorsalesman
C)findgoldinCaliforniawithotherEasternersD)inventandsellbluejeanstominers
13.Whichlanguageistheword"jeans"from?
A)English B)French C)German D)Italian
14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A)LeviStraussmadethefirstjeansforaWesterngoldminer.
B)LeviStrausswentWestbecausehewasunsuccessfulinNewYork.
C)LeviStraussbeganhisbusinesscareerasagoldminer.
D)LeviStrausswasthefirstintheworldtomakejeans.
15.Bluejeansare______.
A)madeofdeniminsteadofcanvas B)thestrongpantsonlyforhardworklikegold-mining
C)well-lovedbyalimitednumberofpeopleatacertainage
D)thefashionableclothinginventedbyLeviandhisbrothers
Passage 4
Somechildrenarebackwardinspeaking.Mostoftenthereasonforthisisthatthemotherisinsensitivetothecuesandsignalsoftheinfant,whosebrainisprogrammedtomopup(吸收)languagerapidly.Therearecriticaltimes,itseems,whenchildrenlearnmorereadily.Ifthesesensitiveperiodsareneglected,theidealtimeforacquiringskillspassesandtheymightneverbelearnedsoeasilyagain.Abirdlearnstosingandtoflyrapidlyattherighttime,buttheprocessisslowandhardoncethecriticalstagehaspassed.
Linguistssuggestthatspeechmilestonesarereachedinafixedsequenceandataconstantage,buttherearecaseswherespeechhasstartedlateinachildwhoeventuallyturnsouttobeofhighIQ(IntelligenceQuotient智商).Attwelveweeksababysmilesanduttersvowel-likesounds;attwelvemonthshecanspeaksimplewordsandunder-standsimplecommands;ateighteenmonthshehasavocabularyofthirtytofiftywords.Atthreeheknowsabout1000wordswhichhecanputintosentences,andatfourhislanguagediffersfromthatofhisparentsinstyleratherthangrammar.
Recentevidencesuggeststhataninfantisbornwiththecapacitytospeak.Whatisspecialaboutman'sbrain,comparedwiththatforthemonkey,isthecomplexsystemwhichenablesachildtoconnectthesightandfeelof,say,ateddy-bearwiththesoundpattern"teddy-bear".Andevenmoreincredible(不可思议)istheyoungbrain'sabilitytopickoutanorderinlanguagefromthehubbub(喧哗)ofsoundaroundhim,toanalyse,tocombineandrecombinethepartsofalanguageinnovelways.
Butspeechhastobetriggered(触发),andthisdependsoninteractionbetweenthemotherandthechild,wherethemotherrecognizesthecuesandsignalsinthechild's babbling,(咿咿呀呀)clinging,grasping, crying,smiling,andrespondstothem.Insensitivityofthemothertothesesignalsdullstheinteractionbecausethechildgetsdiscouragedandsendsoutonlytheobvious signals.Sensitivitytothechild'snon-verbalcuesisessentialtothegrowthandd
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