1、英语读写译1答案英语读写译1答案【篇一：大学英语读写译(1)期末测试题及答案1】期末测试题（1） part i. reading comprehension (50%) section a. skimming and scanning (10%) directions: in this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on answer sheet. for questions 1-7, mark y (for yes) if the statement
2、 agrees with the information given in the passage; n (for no) if statement contradicts the information given in the passage; ng (for not given) if the information is not given in the passage. for question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. spiders spiders can be
3、distinguished from other arachnids because the prosoma (combined head and thorax) is only separated from the opisthosoma (abdomen) by a narrow waist, in other arachnids the whole body appears to be much more of a single unit. all spiders produce silk, but only some construct webs to catch their home
4、s and to protect their eggs. all spiders possess poison glands but very few of them are dangerous to humans, of the 600+species in britain only 12 (at least one of these is a recent human assisted colonist) are strong enough to pierce the human skin, and apart from allergies, none are more dangerous
5、 than a common wasp. most spiders have 8 eyes (though some have 6, 4, 2 or 0), as well as 8 legs. (by the way if you count the claws as separate leg section which you shouldn?t really then their legs have 8 parts as well coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, tarsus, metatarus, and claws) there ar
6、e more than 32000 known species of spider in the world. no human being has ever been officially recorder as having died as the result of a ?tarantula? bite. all spiders are carnivorous and feed only on liquids, i.e. their preys? natural juices and the breakdown products of external digestion (meanin
7、g they spit, exude or inject digestive juices onto/into their prey ad suck up the resulting soup). so why not invite some to your next social do? whats in a name the word ?arachnida? comes from the greek word ?arachne? who was the daughter of idmon of colophon in lydia, a dyer by trade. arachne hers
8、elf was a weaver, the best in all the known world. however in a foolish moment she challenged athena, the daughter of zeus and goddess of, among other things, waving to a weaving competition. arachne wove so perfect a cloth that she tore it to shreds. arachne became depressed after this and in the e
9、nd she hung herself. athena stirred to remorse at the knowledge of what her anger had wrought turned the rope arachne had used to hang herself into a web and arachne herself into a spider so that the beauty of her spinningshould not be lost to the world ever again. the great household spider safari
10、telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by looking at their pales. males have swollen ends to their pales which make them look as if they are wearing boxing gloves, these are often strange shapes if looked at with a hand lens. females have normal looking pales that are not swollen at th
11、e ends. the largest spider is the goliath spider, the female of which grows to reach a leg span of ten inches. the largest spider in britain is the cardinal spider which is a close cousin of tim tegenaria. females can achieve a leg span of four and a half inches. it is known as the cardinal spider a
12、s it was common in hampton court when cardinal wolsey lived there. the sight of these long legged spiders wandering around the palace at night used to frighten him. so far 32000 different kinds of spider have been discovered from all over the world. britain has 630 different kinds of spider of which
13、 250 are tiny money spiders. the smallest of which has a body less than one millimeter long. questions: 1. all the silk produced by spiders construct webs to catch their food. 2. not all the poison glands possessed by spiders are dangerous to human beings. 3. spiders often kill humans in britain whe
14、n they pierce human skin. 4. after seeing her enemy commits suicide, arachne turned athena into a spider. 5. timtegenaria spiders are closely related to tarantula spiders; both are found in britain. 6. so far31000 different kinds of spiders have been discovered from all over the world. 7. money spid
15、ers are the smallest spiders found in the arachnids family. 8. there are more than_ known species of spider in the world. 9. telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by_. 10. the largest spider is_. section b comprehensive reading (30%) directions: in this section, there are 3 passages.
16、each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a singleline through the center. passage one questions 11 to 15 are based
17、 on the following passage. one of the strongest reasons for the raising of the school leaving age (rosla) has been that it will bring us nearer to the idea of “equal opportunity”. many people like to think of our present system of schooling as providing plenty of steps up the ladder of success for c
18、lever children. it would be good to think that no one who is really bright can be missed out when the state system is apparently so thorough. it is obvious, for instance, that many children from less rich homes reach university or do well in other ways. unfortunately, we now have plenty of evidence
19、that many children of every level of ability do much less well than they could. for instance, during the years of national military service it was possible to test the intelligence of all male 18-20 year olds. half of those soldiers who were placed in the two highest ability groups had left schools
20、at 15. it has also been shown that the percentage of working class children going to university is almost the same now as it was in 1939. one study of 5000 children from birth to 21 years old indicated that up to half the bright pupils from working class homes left school when they reached 16 years
21、old. moreover, there is no difference in intelligence between the sexes, but far more boys than girls stay in education after16. it is clear from this and much other evidence that many children are still leaving school too early to benefit the prizesmoney, social respectability, and interesting jobs
22、, which higher education gives. it is clear too that the reasons why such children leave have much to do with their social circumstances. their parents often need the extra money another wage-earner can bring in; they do not value education for itself because their own was probably dull and unhappy.
23、 it is not so much that they force their sons and daughters to leave school, rather that they tend to say, “it?s up to you”. 11. it is hoped that rosla will give all children_. a. a more enjoyable time at school b. the same chances in society c. the right to a better school d. higher scores in intel
24、ligence tests 12. people would like to think that _. a. equal numbers of poor and rich children reach university b. those with the least money get the best education c. intelligent children are always chosen by the system d. only clever children do well 13. working class children are felt to be at a
25、 disadvantage because_. a. many of the clever ones leave school early b. fewer go to university than ever before c. more than half leave school when they are 16 d. fewer boys than girls stay at school after 16 14. many children leave school early because_. a. their social circumstances make them unh
26、appy b. they have to work to support their family?s income c. their school is a dull and unhappy placed. their parents don?t allow them to make their own decisions 15. this article shows that equal opportunity in education_. a. is a thing of the past b. has not yet been achieved c. is there for thos
27、e who merit itd. has greatly improved our society passage two questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. life really should be one long journey of joy for children who are born with a world of wealth at their tiny feet. but experts on psychological research now believe that silver spoons
28、 can leave a bitter taste. if suicide statistics are a sign of happiness, then the rich are a miserable lot. figures show that it is the rich who most often do away with themselves. dr. robert coles, an internationally famous doctor, is the world?s top expert on the influence of money on children. h
29、e has written a well-received book on the subject, the privileged ones, and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little. “obviously there are certain advantages to being rich,” says the 53-year-old doctor, ?such as better health, education and future
30、 work expectation. but most important is the quality of family life. money can?t buy love.” it can buy a lot of other things, though, and that?s where the trouble starts. rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused. their parents? over favoring can make them spoiled. they t
31、end to travel more than other children, from home to home and country to country, which often makes them feel restless. “but privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world,” adds mr. coles, “and they are more self-assured.” today?s rich parents perhaps have realized that
32、their riches can be more of a burden than a favor to their children. so their priority is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money 16. according to the passage, children of rich families_ a. enjoy traveling b. can buy love c. usually commit suicide d. are not always happy 17. dr. robert coles believes that_ a being rich has as many advantages as being poor b. rich children often get too little entertainment c. rich children someti
