3. Ice cream was unknown in France until__________. （ ）
A. 1533 B. 1660 C. 1640 D. 1774 4. Ice cream was introduced to England by__________ . （ ） A. Catherine de Medicis B. Francisco Procopio C. Charles I D. Marco Polo
5. What will be probably discussed in the paragraphs following this passage? （ ） A. Marco Polo’s travel in the world. B. Development of ice cream in France. C. Development of ice cream in England.
D. Development of ice cream in America or other countries.
111. Most of us can find 15 minutes or half an hour each day for some specific regular activity. It
may be a free period or a regular wait, say in the queue for a bus or meal——even while eating breakfast. One famous surgeon always made it a rule to spend at least 15 minutes on general reading before he went to sleep each night. Whether he went to bed at 10pm or 2:30am made no difference. Even if you cannot keep to this kind of discipline, it is a good idea to make sure you always have a general interest book in your pocket. Don’t forget it should be a book which entertains you and the English must not be too difficult for you.
Nearly all “speed reading” courses have a “pacing” element——some timing device which lets the student know how many words a minute he is reading. You can do this simply by looking at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes and noting down the page number you have reached. Check the average number of words per page for the particular book you are busy reading. Well, this is
difficult at first. A friend can help by timing you over a set period, or you can read within hearing distance of a public clock which strikes the quarter hours. Pace yourself every three or four days, always with the same kind of easy, general interest book. You should soon notice your habitual w.p.m. rate creeping up.
1. The passage recommends setting aside ____ for reading practice. （ ） A. two hours a day B. one hour a day
C. 15 minutes or half an hour a day D. three minutes a day before meal
2. One famous surgeon always made it a rule to read ______. （ ） A. 15 minutes at 10 pm each night B. for at least 15 minutes at bedtime C. no matter it was early or late D. whenever he had a spare moment
3. It is a good idea always to carry in your pocket______. （ ） A. a book you well never forget B. a serious book
C. several books of various kinds D. an easy and interesting English book
4. According to the passage, a “pacing” device _______. （ ） A. times a student’s reading speed B. is not included in most speed reading courses C. is an aid to vocabulary learning D. should be used whenever we read alone
5. Looking at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes _______. （ ） A. avoid the need for reading faster B. is not the same as pacing C. is not easy at first
D. helps you to remember the page number you were at last time 6. Which of the following is not correct? （ ）
A. People may have to live for weeks on a lifeboat. B. People cannot drink sea water. C. Lifeboats are usually light and small. D. Lifeboats often carry a cooker. 112.
Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages.
In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. With a TV set in the family people don’t have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera. Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. The television viewers need to do nothing. He does not even have to use his legs if he has a remote control. He makes no choice and exercises no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part.
Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and politics. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one’s sitting room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical charm for us. We get so used to looking at the movements on it, so dependent on its pictures, that it begins to control our lives. People are often heard to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and that they have actually begun to talk to each other again. It makes one think, doesn’t it?
There are many other arguments for and against television. We must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses to which it is put that determines its value to society
1. What is the major function of paragraph 1? （ ） A. To arouse the reader’s concern. B. To introduce the theme of the whole passage. C. To summarize the whole passage. D. To state the primary uses of TV.
2. Television, as a source of entertainment, is ________. （ ）
A. not very convenient B. very expensive C. quite dangerous D. relatively cheap 3. Why are some people against TV? （ ）
A. Because TV programs are not interesting. B. Because TV viewers are totally passive. C. Because TV prices are very high.
D. Because TV has both advantages and disadvantages. 4. One of the most obvious advantages of TV is that ______. （ ） A. it keeps us informed B. it is very cheap C. it enables us to have a rest D. it controls our lives
5. According to the passage, whether TV is good or not depends on ________. （ ） A. its quality B. people’s attitude towards it C. how we use it D. when we use it 113.
“Wash every day, and you will die young, my son!” people often said those words, long ago, of course.
Napoleon’s wife had new clothes every month, instead of a bath. (“It is quicker,” she always said.) Rich people did not often have a bath. They washed their hands and faces, but not their bodies. Many poor people did not wash at all. A young man once said to a doctor: “Soap and water have never touched my body.” (And the doctor answered, “That’s true. I know…”) Why didn’t people wash in those days long ago?
Well, they did not have water in their houses. They carried water from rivers or from holes in the ground (=wells). Townspeople bought it from a water-carrier. Sometimes it was expensive; and soap was always expensive. They drank water, of course; and so they were clean inside. They did not think about the outside! And this was true: they just did not like a bath.
Modern life is different. We use a lot of soap and water. And we are all quite clean. However a few people use too much soap; and they often get ill. Who are these people?
Many young women work as hairdressers. They wash and then “dress” other women’s hair. That is their job, and they like it. Young hairdressers sometimes wash thirty heads on a busy day! Their hands are soapy for seven or eight hours; and that is not a good thing. A young hairdresser’s hands are often red and ugly; and she must then go to a doctor.
1. Which of the following is not true in those days long ago? （ ） A. Rich people often bought new clothes. B. Rich people washed their faces and hands. C. Rich people often had baths. D. Many poor people never wash at all.
2. “It’s quicker” means that _____. （ ）
A. washing her face and hands is quicker than washing herself B. having a bath is quicker than putting on new cloths C. putting on new clothes in quicker than having a bath D. washing herself is quicker than washing her face and hands 3. People didn’t wash in the old days because __________. （ ）
A. they didn’t want to B. they didn’t have enough water C. they had no water at all D. they drank water 4. Nowadays _____ use too much soap. （ ） A. young women B. people C. boys D. hairdressers 5. Hairdressers arrange and cut ______. （ ） A. people’s hair B. men’s hair C. women’s hair D. women’s clothes
114. Thanksgiving Day is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It is the most
traditional American holiday. The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts in 1621. After a year of great hardship, the colonists wanted to give thanks to God for their first harvest. They
invited their Indian friends to join them in a big feast. Today the holiday is still celebrated as a day for giving thanks. But it wasn’t a regular national holiday until President Lincoln declared that the last Thursday in November would thereafter be Thanksgiving Day in 1863. It is a day of family reunion and it is customary to invite friends to share the meal. In some large cities, there are important football games that are played on Thanksgiving Day.
For Americans, Thanksgiving Day is one of the few days of the year when the entire family gets together. Everyone is glad to see everyone else and there is a very busy exchange of greetings. The women soon disappear into the kitchen to help prepare the dinner. The men, meanwhile, settle down to watch a football game on television, or to discuss business or politics. If weather permits, some of the more athletic men go outside to play ball with the children. Then everyone will sit down to dinner, in which traditional Thanksgiving foods such as stuffed turkey, sweet potatoes, chestnuts, and pumpkin pie are served. After dinner, people will sit around and talk.
1. According to the passage, the first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated ___________. （ ） A. 1863 B. in primitive times C. over 300 years ago
D. at the very beginning of civilization
2. Which of the following statements about Thanksgiving Day is NOT true? （ ） A. It is falls on the same day in November every year. B. It is the most traditional American holiday. C. It is a regular national holiday. D. It is a day of family reunion.
3. All of the following are customs associated with Thanksgiving Day EXCEPT ________. （ ）
A. family members usually get together on Thanksgiving Day B. people send greeting cards to each other C. in some cities, there are important football games D. people usually have
4. President Lincoln is mentioned because __________. （ ）
A. it is President Lincoln who made Thanksgiving Day a regular national holiday B. President Lincoln once took part in the celebration of Thanksgiving Day C. President Lincoln introduced the Indian holiday to the Americans D. President Lincoln is the first US president 5. _________ serves as the best title for the passage. （ ） A. Thanksgiving Dinner B. Thank God for a Good Harvest C. Thanksgiving Foods
D. Thanksgiving, a National Holiday
五、辨错题
115. You will save(A) much trouble(B) by(C) speaking the truth to him(D). （ ）
A. A B. B C. C D. D
116. The number of years(A) a degree takes to complete various(B) according to how much time(C) you can allow for study(D). （ ）
A. A B. B C. C D. D
117. I had not been waiting(A) very long until(B) he returned(C) home(D). （ ）
A. A B. B C. C D. D
118. It was China(A) who(B) first made paper two thousand(C) years ago(D). （ ）
A. A B. B C. C D. D
119. Such questions(A) are(B) too personal(C) to be asked a foreigner(D). （ ）
A. A B. B C. C D. D
120. The qualification exam(A) is intending(B) to deal with(C) the candidates’ English proficiency(D). （ ）