大学英语阅读练习习题及答案.doc
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PassageOne
Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
“Tear’emapart!
”“Killthefool!
”“Murderthereferee(裁判)!
”
Therearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremade,theymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet’snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations(含义)maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseetheterm“opponent”asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.
Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent”is“adversary”“enemy”and“onewhoopposesyourinterests”.Thus,whenaplayermeetsanopponent,heorshemaytendtotakeeveryaction,nomatterhowgrossitis.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer’srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenexclaimed,“Aretheywetenoughnow?
”
Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreachingtohisopponent’sintentionalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourt,theyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense?
Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.
Therefore,Ibelieveitistimeweelevated(提升)thegametothelevelwhereitbelongs,therebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm“opponent”with“associate”couldbeanidealwaytostart.
Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“associate”is“colleague”“friend”and“companion”.Reflectamoment!
Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm“associate”ratherthan“opponent”.
57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?
A)Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior.
B)Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes.
C)Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences.
D)Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield.
58.Grossactionsaretakenduringgamesbecausetheplayers_______.
A)aretooeagertowin
B)treattheirrivalsasenemies
C)areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffended
D)cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetitions
59.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves?
A)Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball
B)HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt.
C)Heclaimedthatrefereewasunfair
D)Herefusedtocontinuethegame
60.Whatisthemeaningoftheword‘court”(Para.4)?
A)pleasewheretrialsareheld
B)officialresidenceofasovereign
C)spacemarkedforsports
D)courtyard
61.Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationinsportsimprovedby______.
A)regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandreferees
B)callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageinthecourt
C)raisingthereferee’ssenseofresponsibility
D)changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfield
57—61ABBCD
PassageTwo
Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
TheFrenchword“renaissance”meansrebirth.Itwasfirstusedin1855bythehistorianJulesMicheletinhisHistoryofFrance,andthenadoptedbyhistoriansofculture,byarthistorians,andeventuallybymusichistorians,allofwhomappliedittoEuropeancultureduringthe150yearsspanning1450-1600.TheconceptofrebirthwasappropriatetothisperiodofEuropeanhistorybecauseoftherenewedinterestinancientGreekandRomanculturethatbeganinItalyandthenspreadthroughoutEurope.ScholarsandartistsofthisperiodwantedtorestorethelearningandidealsoftheclassicalcivilizationsofGreeceandRome.Tothesescholarsthismeantareturntohuman.Fulfillmentinlifebecameadesirablegoal,andexpressingtheentirerangeofhumanemotionsandenjoyingthepleasuresofthesenseswerenolongerfrownedon.Artistsandwritersnowturnedtoreligioussubjectmatterandsoughttomaketheirworksunderstandableandappealing.
ThesechangesinoutlookdeeplyaffectedthemusicalcultureoftheRenaissanceperiod----howpeoplethoughtaboutmusicaswellasthewaymusicwascomposedandexperienced.Theycouldseethearchitecturalmonuments,sculptures,plays,andpoemsthatwerebeingrediscovered,buttheycouldnotactuallyhearancientmusic---althoughtheycouldreadthewritingsofclassicalphilosophers,poets,essayists,andmusictheoriststhatwerebecomingavailableintranslation.Theylearnedaboutthepowerofancientmusictomovethelistenerandwonderedwhymodernmusicdidnothavethesameeffect.Forexample,theinfluentialreligiousleaderBernardinoCirilloexpresseddisappointmentwiththemusicofhistime.Heurgedmusicianstofollowtheexampleofthesculptors,painters,architects,andscholarswhohadrediscoveredancientartandliterature.
ThemusicalRenaissanceinEuropewasmoreageneralculturalmovementandstateofmindthanaspecificsetofmusicaltechniques.Furthermore,musicchangedsorapidlyduringthiscenturyandahalf---thoughatdifferentratesindifferentcountries---thatwecannotdefineasingleRenaissancestyle.
62.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutthe“Renaissance”?
A)Itbeganfrom1450andcametoanendin1600.
B)ItoriginatedinItalyandthenspreadthroughoutEurope.
C)Peoplewantedtoachievenothinginlife.
D)Artistsandwritersshowedinterestinreligioussubjectmatter.
63.Thephrase“frownedon”(para.1)isclosestinmeaningto_____.
A)disapprovedofB)forgottenabout
C)arguedaboutD)givenup
64.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthinkersofRenaissancewereseekingarebirthof_____.
A)communicationamongartistsacrossEurope.
B)spiritualityineverydaylife
C)aculturalemphasisonhumanvalues
D)religiousthemesinartthatwouldaccompanythetraditionalsecular(世俗的)themes.
65.Accordingtothepassage,whywasBemaradinoCirillodisappointedwiththemusicofhistime?
A)Itwasnotcomplexenoughtoappealtomusicians.
B)Ithadlittleemotionalimpactonaudiences.
C)Itwastoodependentontheartandliteratureofhistime.
D)Itdidnotcontainenoughreligiousthemes.
66.WhichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassageasareasonfortheabsenceofasingleRenaissancemusicalstyle?
A)ThemusicalRenaissancewasdefinedbytechniqueratherthanstyle.
B)ThemusicalRenaissancewastooshorttogiverisetoanewmusicalstyle.
C)RenaissancemusiciansadoptedthestylesofbothGreekandRomemusicians.
D)DuringtheRenaissance,musicneverremainedthesameforverylong.
62---66CACBD
PassageOne
Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Romanticloveisaculturetraitfoundprimarilyinindustrializedsocieties.Elsewhereintheworld,pragmaticconsiderationsratherthanflightsoffancyareoftenusedtomakeachoiceofpartner,andromanticloveisseenasanunfortunateinconveniencethatgetsinthewayoftheordinary,rationalprocessofmateselection.TracesofthisattitudepersistintheAmericanupperclasses,wheredaughtersareexpectedtomarry“well”---thatis,toamalewhoiseligiblebyreasonoffamilybackgroundandearningpotential.MostAmericans,however,seeromanticloveasessentialforasuccessfulmarriage,andtendtolookaskance(轻蔑地)atanyonewhomarriesforamorepracticalreasoninwhichloveplaysnopart.
Thephenomenonofromanticloveoccurswhentwoyoungpeoplemeetandfindoneanotherpersonallyandphysicallyattractive.Theybecomemutuallyabsorbed,starttobehaveinwhatappearstobeaflighty(充满幻想的),evenirrationalmanner,decidethattheyarerightforoneanother,andmaythenenteramarriagewhosesuccessisexpectedtobeguaranteedbytheirenduringlove.Behaviorofthiskindisportrayedandwarmlyendorsed(赞同)throughoutAmericanpopularculture,bybooks,magazines,comics,records,popularsongs,movies,andTV.Romanticloveisanobleideal,anditcancertainlyprovideabasisforthespousesto“livehappilyeverafter”.Butamarriagecanequallywellbefoundedonmuchmorepracticalconsiderations---asindeedtheyhavebeeninmostsocietiesthroughoutmostofhistory.Whyisromanticloveofsuchimportanceinthemodernworld?
Thereasonseemstobethatithassomebasicfunctionsinmaintainingtheinstitutionofnuclearfamily(小家庭)。
57.Romanticloveislessfrequentlyfoundinmanynon-industrialsocietiesbecausepeopleinthesesocieties_____.
A)firmlybelievethatonlymoneycanmaketheworldgoround
B)failtobringtheimaginativepowerofthemindintofullplay
C)cannotfindromanticlove
D)havefarmorepracticalconsiderationstodeterminewhowillmarrywhom
58.Theword“potential”(para.1)couldbestbereplacedby_____.
A)energyB)abilityC)voltageD)place
59.Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericans_____.
A)excepttheirdaughterstofallinlovewithamaleatfirstsight
B)lookuptothosewhomarryforthesakeofwealth
C)regardromanticloveasthebasisforasuccessfulmarriage
D)considerromanticlovetobethemostdesirablethingintheworld
60.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraphaboutromanticlove?
A)Itisacommonoccurrenceamongtheold.
B)Itis
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