1、英语二模拟4Reading Comprehension 4之樊仲川亿创作创作时间：贰零贰壹年柒月贰叁拾日Questions 1 - 5 are based on the following passage: Bobby and his master, farmer John Gray, were familiar sights in Edinburgh. Every Wednesday after a visit to market and exactly as the time-gun boomed one oclock, the two would enter Traills Dining
2、 Room for their midday meal, a frugal lunch for Gray, and a bun for Bobby. Then in 1858, the schedule was interrupted. Farmer Gray died. Three days after the funeral exactly at one oclock, Traill found himself looking into a pair of beseeching canine eyes. Bobby got his bun and disappeared. This was
3、 repeated for several days until Traills curiosity got the better of him. He followed the small terrier as he left and raced to his masters grave. There he remained each day, fair or foul, despite the efforts of dog-loving townspeople to give him a new home. The graveyard caretaker, while sympatheti
4、c, was at first not so willing to let him in. But Bobbys devotion and fidelity were so great that the caretaker provided Bobby with a shelter close to the grave to protect him from bad weather. Then, after nine years, Bobby was arrested as a vagrant because he had no license. The restaurant keeper a
5、ppeared in court with Bobby. He was released by merciful justice. But just to make sure the law could not touch him. Lord Provost William Chambers paid Bobbys fee each year and presented him with a brass-plated collar inscribed Grey friars, Bobby from The Lord Provost, 1876, Licensee. After that.Gre
6、yfriars Bobby was allowed to keep his lonely vigil undisturbed. He never varied his mealtime. Each day he left the graveyard as the gun roared one oclock to pick up his bun and take it back to eat at his masters side. He must have been really hardy for he lived until 1872, having kept to his solitar
7、y post for fourteen long years. He was buried in Greyfriars, of course, in a flower bed near John Grays tombstone.1. An appropriate title for the passage could be _. A) Traills Dining Room B) Farmer John Gray C) Bobby the Faithful D) Lord Provost William Chambers 1. C）文章主要讲了一条名叫“Bobby”的义犬的故事，因此宜以 Bo
8、bby the Faithful为题。2. The phrase familiar sights in the first sentence is nearest in meaning to _. A) people who are familiar with the surroundings B) people who enjoy sightseeing C) people who have very good eye-sights D) people or objects that are often seen around by others 2. D）“familiar sights”
9、原意为“熟悉的景象”，从上下文看显然是指人们“经常能看到的人或物”。3. The phrase fair or foul in the second paragraph is used to describe _. A) the graveyard B) the weather C) Bobby D) Traill 3. B）fair or foul紧接在 each day之后，作修饰语，暗示“不管天气好坏”之意。4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned or implied about Bobby? A) Bobby had refused to
10、live in other peoples home. B) Bobby was devoted and faithful to his master. C) Bobby was once arrested because he did something wrong. D) Bobby was protected by Lord Provost William Chambers until his death. 4. C) 第三段第一句“Bobby was arrestedbecause he had no license,”并不是由于它干了什么错事。5. From the passage,
11、 we know that Bobby was _. A) John Grays servant B) a dog C) a vagrant D) John Grays son 5. B）从“master”（第一段第一句）“canine eyes”（第二段第三句）和“terrier”（第六句）等词,可推断出Bobby是一条狗。Questions 6 - 10 are based on the following passage: (Words: ) It is curious how often sympathy for the old and infirm takes a form whic
12、h actually humiliates them. Their friends, or mere acquaintances, wishing to show good will, paw them, sometimes leaning forward to rearrange their neckwear, pulling at their shawl, touching their hair or patting their faces things they would never presume to do, unasked, to one of their contemporar
13、ies. An equally humiliating habit of many people who are quite unconscious of being rude is to talk about old people in front of them, as if they were not there, discussing their health, or making playful remarks on the lines of Well, nurse, has she been a good girl today? It is now universally acce
14、pted that children should be encouraged to do as much as they can for themselves in order to develop their brains and muscles, but so few people today seem to have time to allow the elderly the same means of keeping their minds and muscles active. With what they believe to be unselfish kindness they
15、 perform innumerable services for them that they would be much better left to do, even with a struggle, for themselves. Convenient flats, well-run homes, motherly visitors, or organised entertainments cannot make up for the fundamental need which must be satisfied the need to retain to the end of li
16、fe human dignity and the respect of ones fellows.6. Many people are not aware that it is rather rude to A) talk casually about old people in front of them as if they were not there B) pat old people in their face C) rearrange the neckwear for the old D) pull at old peoples shawls 6. A）见第二段第一句：“An eq
17、ually humiliating habit of many pepple who are quite unconscious of being rude”。7. According to the passage the old would very much like to _. A) keep themselves to themselves B) live in comfortable and well-furnished flats C) keep human dignity D) get unselfish help from their friends and relatives
18、 7. C）文章最后一段明确指出“the fundamental need”是“to retain to the end of life human dignity and the respect of ones fellows”。8. The author suggests that_. A) too much sympathy will inevitably humiliate the old B) kindness and unselfish help are not necessarily what the old need C) the old should be left to d
19、o all they can by themselves D) to the old, the friends and relatives respect is, at least, as important as their concern 8. D） A）、B)及C）三项内容均在文中直接陈述出来，并不是作者“暗示”（suggest）的内容。只有D）项是作者言词暗含的内容。9. If the old are left to do as much as they can for themselves,_. A) they may keep human dignity and enjoy the
20、 respect of the fellows B) they wont feel hurt or humiliated C) they will be able to develop their brains and muscles D) they will be able to keep their minds and muscles active 9. D）见第三段第一句：“It is now universally accepted that children should be encouraged to do as much as they can for themselves i
21、n order to develop their brains and muscles”10. It can safely be concluded from the passage that _ is what the old value most. A) retention of human dignity B) sincere concern C) genuine generosity D) timely service 10. A）文章的最后一段列举物质条件、亲友关心等，都不克不及弥补这一基本需要（the fundamental need），说明这一需要（即 retention of
22、human dignity）为最为老人珍视。Questions 11 - 15 are based on the following passage: (Words: ) The fact that blind people can see things using other parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand our feelings about colour. If they can sense colour differences then perhaps we, too, are
23、affected by colour unconciously. Manufacturers have discovered by trial and error that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered unpleasant, and the cosmetics should never be packaged in brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole discipline of colour psychology that
24、now finds application in everything from fashion to interior decoration. Some of our preferences are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the colour of the night sky and therefore associated with passivity and calm,while yellow is a day colour with associations of energy and incentive. For primitive
25、man, activity during the day meant hunting and attacking, while he soon saw as red, the colour of blood and rage and the heat that came with effort. And green is associated with passive defence and self-preservation. Experiments have shown that colours, partly because of their physiological associat
26、ions, also have a direct psychological effect. People exposed to bright red show an increase in heartbeat, and blood pressure; red is exciting. Similar exposure to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect;it is a calming colour. Because of its exciting connotations,red was chosen as the signal for
27、danger, but closer analysis shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alertness and alarm, so fire engines and ambulances in some advanced communities are now rushing around in bright yellow colours that stop the traffic dead.11. Manufacturers found out that colour affects sales _.
28、 A) by experience over a long period of time B) by experimenting with different colours C) by trying out colour on blind people D) by developing the discipline of colour psychology 11. A）第二段第 一句“by trial and error”是指“通过长时间的反复试验、不竭摸索”之意，而B)项却是“用分歧色彩作实验”之意，故非文章原意。12. Our preferences for certain colour
29、s are _. A) associated with the time of day B) dependent on our character C) linked with our primitive ancestors D) partly due to psychological factors 12. D）见第二段第三句“Some of our preferences are clearly psychological.”。13. If people are exposed to bright red, which of the following things does NOT ha
30、ppen? A) They breathe faster. B) They feel afraid. C) Their blood pressure rises. D) Their hearts beat faster. 13. B）倒数第三句提及“show an increase in heartbeat and blood pressure”以及“red is exciting”故A)、C）及D）三项均为正确。14. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A) Colour proba
31、bly has an effect on us which we are not conscious of. B) Yellow fire engines have caused many bad accidents in some advanced communities. C) People exposed to pure blue start to breathe more slowly. D) The psychology of colour is of some practical use. 14. B) 文章最后一句提及“closer analysis shows that a v
32、ivid yellow can produce a state of alertness and alarm”，故有些先进社区的消防车和救护车漆以明亮的黄颜色，包管其顺利通行而不造成交通事故。B)项内容恰恰相反，所以是not true。15. Which of the following could be the most suitable title? A) The Discipline of Colour PsychologyB) Colour and Its Connotations C) The Practical Use of Colour D) Colour and Feelings 15. D）文章第一句即为主题句，讲了feelings与colour的关系。Questions 16 - 20 are based on the following pass
