大學英語A考試試題及答案

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大學英語A1

一、閱讀理解

1、Thisisnottheworldweknow.Thisworldiscontrolledbycomputers.Menandwomencan

beseen,buttheyarefollowingtheordersgiventothembymachines.Themachinesweredesigned

bymadscientists,butatsomepointeventhemadscientistsweretakenoverbytheir

super-inventions.

Doesthissoundfamiliar?Youhaveprobablyreadsomethinglikeitinmagazinesorbooks,or

seenitinafilm.Whyisitsopopular?Oneofthereasonsisthatitreflectsthefearsofmanypeople;

fearoftheunknownfearofwhatisnotunderstoodor,atleast,fearofsomethingthatisnot

completelyunderstood.

Thefactisthateverydayitseemsthatcomputerstakecontrolofanotherareaofourlives.

Some

factoryjobsarenowdonebyrobotsandtherobotsarecontrolledbycomputers.Ourbank

accountsaremanagedbycomputers.Attheairport,ourticketsaresoldbyacomputer.Certainly,

manyoftheseoperationsaremademoreefficientbycomputers,butouradmirationissometimes

mixedwithunsafefeelings.Andthislackofsafetyiscausedbythefactthatwedonotknowhow

computersdothesethings,andwereallydon'tknowwhattheymightdonext.

Butwecanfindouthowcomputerswork,andonceweunderstandthem,wecanuse

computersinsteadofworryingaboutbeingusedbythem.Today,thereisanewgenerationof

computerwizardswhoknowexactlyhowcomputersgetthingsdone.Theseyoungmenand

women,usuallyuniversitystudents,arehappytositforhours,sometimesfordays,designing

programs,noteating,notsleeping,butdiscoveringwhatcanbedonebythesewonderfulslaves

whichtheyhavelearnedtocontrol.Thesecomputerwizardshavelearnedtousethecomputerand

searchfornewtasksfortheirmachines.

(1)、Accordingtothepassage,ourpresentworldisunderthecontrolof.答案:D

A:madscientistsB:menandwomenC:theunknownfearD:some

super-inventions

(2)、Thereasonwhymanypeopleareafraidofcomputersisthat.答案：B

A:theydon'tknowanythingaboutcomputersB:theyhaven'treallyunderstood

computers

C:therearesomanycomputergamesD:computersareoftendown

(3)、Theauthormentionscomputerwizardsinordertopointoutthat.答案：A

A:computerscanbecontrolledbymanB:thereshouldbemorepeopledevotedto

computers

C:onlyyoungpeopleareinterestedincomputersD:moretimeandenergyisrequiredto

controlcomputers

⑷、Thispassageisprobablywrittentosuggestthat.答案:C

A:somedaycomputerscandealwithallhumanproblemsB:computerscanbeusedin

placeoftravelingtoourjobs

C:peopleshouldnotfearcomputersD:computertechnologywillnotmeetpeople'sneedsin

varioussituations

⑸、Theauthor'sattitudetowardswidelyusedcomputersis_答案:A____.

A:positiveB:anxiousC:worriedD:serious

2、In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnota

goodartist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtooka

pictureofhisgarden.Thatwasthefirstphoto.

Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotograph/攝影術(shù)）wasin1837.Thatyear,Daguerre,

anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferent

way.Inhispicturesyoucouldseeeverythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestthings.Thiskindof

photowascalledaDaguerreotype.

Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre'sway.Travelersbroughtbackwonderfulphotos

fromallaroundtheworld.Peopletookpicturesoffamousbuildings,citiesandmountains.

Inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographers（攝影家）couldtakepictures

ofpeopleandmovingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilms

andothermachines.Butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheUnitedStatesworkedso

hard.

MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographer.Hetookmanypicturesofgreatpeople.

Thepictureswereunusualbecausetheywereverylifelike(栩栩如生的).

Photographyalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.Somephotoswere

notjustcopiesoftherealworld.Theyshowedideasandfeelings,likeotherkindsofart.

(1)、ThefirstphototakenbyNiepcewasapictureof.答案：C

A:hisbusinessB:hishouseC:hisgardenD:hiswindow

(2)、TheDaguerreotypewas.答案：B

A:aFrenchmanB:akindofpictureC:akindofcameraD:a

photographer

(3)、Ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsintheyearof1840,hehadto

.答案：D

A:watchlotsoffilmsB:buyanexpensivecamera

C:stopinmostcitiesD:takemanyfilmsandrelatedfacilities

(4)、MathewBrady答案：B

A:wasaveryattractivepersonB:wasfamousforhisunusualpictures

C:wasquiteastrongpersonD:tookmanypicturesofmovingpeople

(5)、Thispassagetellsus.答案：A

A:howphotographywasdevelopedB:howtoshowyourideasandfeelingsinpictures

C:howtotakepicturesintheworldD:howtousedifferentcameras

二、詞匯與語法

1、Free_Aofshampooisdistributedfromdoortodoor.

A:sampleB:exampleC:productD:stock

2、Hecannotbetired_Ahehaswalkedonlyhalfamile.

A:sinceB:whetherC:whenD:aslongas

3、XiaoLuwona_A_atthetennismatch.

A:prizeB:priceC:praiseD:present

4、Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachild___B_heorshewants.

A:howeverB:whateverC:whicheverD:whenever

5、Notonly_Dourmoney,butwewerealsoindangeroflosingourlives.

A:welostB:lostweC:wedidloseD:didwelose

6、Allthings_A_,theplannedtripwillhavetobecalledoff.

A:consideredB:beconsideredC:consideringD:havingconsidered

7、They____B____thankfultohavetheopportunitytofurthertheirstudies.

A:wouldliketobeB:oughttobeC:wouldratherbeD:hadbetterbe

8、Largefishusually_C_smallfish.

A:gatherB:takeonC:feedonD:organize

9、Whenthegirlheardthenews,shecoulddonothingbut_Dbackhome.

A:goingB:wentC:togoD:go

10、InBritainpeopledrive_Btheleft.

A:atB:onC:toD:in

三、完型填空

WhenmywifeandIlivedinTexas,onemorning,wewereourwayhomeanddecidedtostopat

alocalgasstationtogetsomebreakfast.Wenoticedamanstandinginfrontofthestore.Wecould

tellthathewasaman,becausehisclothesweredirtyandworn磨損,疲倦的.Itlookedlikehehad

goneintogetwarmtodrinkbutcameoutwithnothing,hemusthavenothadenoughmoney.

Thenwesawadogwalkuptothefrontofthestore.Itwasadog-wecouldtellthatithad

beenfeedingpuppies小狗.Shewasterriblyinneedofsomethingtoeat.Therewerepeoplebyand

noteventakingalookather.Shemightnothavebeenasandcleanasmost,butshestilldeserved

值彳導better.Westilldidnotdoanything,butsomeonedid.Theguy,whodidnotbuyhimself

anythingtoeat,wentbackintothe

Iknowthatthisstoryisn'tasinspirational鼓舞人心',給人靈感asmoststories,butitagreatpart

inourlives.Yousee,thatwasMother'sDayweekend.Alotofpeopleforgetthatsomeanimalsare

too.Ittookastraggler(流浪漢)toshowmewhatIshouldhavedone.Hemademeabettermanthat

day.

(1)、A:atB:onC:inD:for答案：B

(2)、A:terribleB:homelessC:friendlyD:handsome答案：B

⑶、A:everythingB:anythingC:somethingD:nothing答案:C

(4)、A:SoB:ButC:SinceD:If答案：A

(5)、A:strongB:weakC:femaleD:male答案：C

(6)、A:passB:passedC:topassD:passing答案：D

⑺、A:dirtyB:smallC:stupidD:pretty答案：D

⑻、A:storeB:stationC:carD:park答案：A

(9)、A:takesB:spendsC:makesD:plays答案：D

(10)、A:talentsB:childrenC:parentsD:friends答案：C

四、漢譯英

(1)、你應該按醫(yī)囑去服這種藥。

答案:Youshouldfollowthedoctor'sinstructionsonhowtotakethemedicine.

(2)、你的新朋友們聽起來棒極了！

答案:Yournewfriendssoundgreat!

(3)、你能幫我安裝一下這個軟件嗎？(setup)

答案:Couldyoupleasehelpmesetupthesoftware?

(4)、大工廠生產(chǎn)的產(chǎn)品正在替代小工廠生產(chǎn)的產(chǎn)品。

答案:Goodsproducedbybigfactoriesaretakingtheplaceofthosebysmallworkshops.

作文：WearelivinginanInformationAge.AndtheInternetcaninfluenceourlivesinmanyways.

Writeanessayonthetopic"InternetandMe".Youshouldbaseyouressayontheoutlinebelow.

1.因特網(wǎng)帶來的益處2.因特網(wǎng)帶來的弊端3.因特網(wǎng)對我的影響

范文：Everythingliveswithoppositeforces.Thesamecanbesaidaboutmoderntechnology,

suchasInternet.AtfirstglanceInternetoffersusexcitementandaworlofpromise.Frankly

speaking,peoplewhohavesomeideasofitcannotdenythemeritsbornwiththesystem.For

instance,itcanimproveproficiencyinscientificresearch,forbymeansofitscientistsand

researcherscangetagloballookatthelatestdevelopmentinthefieldconcernedandaccordingly

theyneedspendnotimedoingwhathasalreadybeendone.Inviewofpersonalcommunication,

themostconvenientmeanscouldbepeculiartoInternet,too.

WhilepeoplespeakhighlyofInternet,itsdrawbacksshouldn'tbeneglected.Sometimes,alittle

fatalbreakdownofthesystem,oradisastrouserrorcouldbringusanenormousamountof

damageandloss.Meanwhile,withInternet'sreplacementofhooksorthewrittenworkasthemain

sourceofinformation,human'swritingabilitiesareweakenedandrelationsbetweenpeopleare

desalinated

However,everycountryonthisplanetshouldworkhard

todevelopthesystemtoserveusmoreefficientlyandcomfortably,becauseinthenetall

countriesareinterrelated.

Internetiscolselyinlinked

大學英語A2

一、閱讀理解

1、Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit'spainful?Thismightbecalled

laziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergy

cycle.

Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou're"hot".That'strue.

Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.

Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonor

evening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:"Getup,

John!You'llbelateforworkagain!"ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathis

temperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrelingendswhenhusbandsand

wivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyincluding

theirkidhas.

Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcan

help,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplate

anyway.Counteract（對抗）yourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.

Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,rise

beforeyourusualhour.Thiswon'tchangeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupsteamandworkbetterat

yourlowpoint.

Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawn（呵欠）andstretch.

Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesome

searchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkin

theafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.

（1）、Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably.D

A:heisalazypersonB:heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow

C:herefusestofollowhisownenergycycleD:heisathispeak最高峰,頂點intheafternoon

orevening

（2）、Whichofthefollowingmayendfamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?A

A:Awareness意識至（Joffamilymember'senergycycle.B:Attemptstocontroltheenergycycle

ofotherfamilymembers.

C:Attemptstochangefamilymember'senergycycle.D:Familiarmonologues.

(3)、Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould.B

A:gettobedearlierB:getupearlierthanusualC:overcomehislazinessD:changehis

energycycle

(4)、Youareadvisedtorisewithayawn哈欠andstretchbecauseitwill_A_.

A:helptokeepyourenergyfortheday'sworkB:keepyourenergycycleundercontrol

allday

C:enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutineworkD:helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearly

intheday

⑸、WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?C

A:Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.B:Habitmayhelpapersonadapttohisownenergy

cycle.

C:Dr.Kleitmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.

D:Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone'senergy.

2、ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDiana,PrincessofWales,madeatriptoAngolain

1997,tosupporttheRedCross'scampaignforatotalbanonlandmines(地雷).Withinhoursof

arrivinginAngola,televisionscreensaroundtheworldwerefilledwithimagesofhercomforting

victimsinjuredinexplosionsThePrincessconcludedwithasimplemessage:"Wemuststop

landmines".Andsheusedeveryopportunityduringhervisittorepeatthismessage.

But,backinLondon,herviewswerenotsharedbysomemembersoftheBritishgovernment,

whichrefusedtosupportabanontheseweapons.Angrypoliticianslaunchedanattackonthe

Princessinthepress.Theydescribedheras"veryill-informed"anda"loosecannon（亂放炮的人）

ThePrincessrespondedbybrushingaside（不予理睬）thecriticisms:"Thisisadistraction（干

擾）wedonotneed.AllI'mtryingtodoishelp."

Oppositionparties,themediaandthepublicimmediatelyvoicedtheirsupportforthePrincess.

Tomakemattersworseforthegovernment,itsoonemergedthatthePrincess'striphadbeen

approvedbytheForeignOffice,andthatshewasinfactverywell-informedaboutboththe

situationinAngolaandtheBritishgovernment'spolicyregardinglandmines.Theresultwasa

severeembarrassmentforthegovernment.ForthePrincess,thetriptothiswar-torncountrywas

anexcellentopportunitytouseherpopularitytoshowtheworldhowmuchdestructionand

sufferinglandminescancause.Shesaidthattheexperiencehadalsogivenherthechancetoget

closertopeopleandtheirproblems.

（1）、PrincessDianapaidavisittoAngolain1997_D____.

A:toclarifytheBritishgovernment'sstandonlandminesB:toestablishherimageasa

friendoflandminevictims

C:toinvestigatethesufferingsoflandminevictimsthereD:tovoicehersupportforatotal

ban禁止oflandmines

(2)、WhatdidDianameanwhenshesaid"...puttingafacetothosefiguresbroughtthereality

hometome"D

A:Meetingthelandminevictimsinpersonmadeherbelievethestatistics.

B:Shejustcouldn'tbeartomeetthelandminevictimsfacetoface.

C:TheactualsituationinAngolamadeherfeellikegoingbackhome.

D:Seeingthepainofthevictimsmakeherrealizetheseriousnessofthesituation.

(3)、SomemembersoftheBritishgovernmentcriticizedDianabecause_C_.

A:shehadnotconsultedthegovernmentbeforethevisitB:shewasill-informedofthe

government'spolicy

C:theywereactuallyopposedtobanninglandminesD:theybelievedthatshehad

misinterpretedthesituationinAngola

(4)、HowdidDianarespondtothecriticisms?B

A:ShemademoreappearancesonTV.B:Shepaidnoattentiontothem.

C:Sherosetoarguewithheropponents.D:Shemetthe13-year-oldgirlasplanned.

⑸、WhatdidPrincessDianathinkofhervisittoAngola?C

A:IthadcausedembarrassmenttotheBritishgovernment.B:Ithadgreatlypromotedher

popularity.

C:Ithadbroughtherclosertotheordinarypeople.D:Ithadaffectedherrelationswith

theBritishgovernment.

二、詞匯與語法

1、Thesmileonherface_Athatshewaswillingtogo.

A:suggestedB:explainedC:supposedD:insisted

2、Carolmadea_Atoworkhardatschoolthisyear.

A:resolutionB:revolutionD:evolution進化答案：A

3、Tenminutesearlier,wecouldhavecaughtthelasttrain.D

A:orelseB:butC:otherwiseD:and

4、Maggie____thefloorwhenshethedoorbellring.A

A:wassweeping...heardB:swept...heardC:wassweeping...washearingD:

swept...washearing

5、Graceadvisedustowithdraw取款C_.

A:soastogetnotinvolvedB:asnottogetinvolvedC:soasnottogetinvolvedD:asto

notgetinvolved

6、Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachild_B____heorshewants.

A:howeverB:whateverC:whicheverD:whenever

7、Theyfoundtheconditionsthere____C____.

A:muchimproveB:muchtoimproveC:muchimprovedD:bemuch

improved

8、Theyarewillingtocareforthe_D_anddisabled.C:involution退化

A:oldest;B:elder;C:older;D:elderly;答案：D;

9、Johnsuggested____Danythingaboutituntiltheyfoundoutmorefacts.

A:nottosayB:notsayC:tosaynotD:notsaying

10、Youmaygetgoodgradesbystudyingonlybeforeexaminations,butyouwillonlysucceed

bystudyinghardeveryday.答案:B

A:inparticularB:inthelongrunC:inseasonD:intheendof

三、完型填空

Ineverycultivated有教養(yǎng)的languagetherearetwogreatclassesofwordswhich,taken

together,comprisethewholevocabulary.First,therearethosewordswhichwebecomeacquainted

使了解indailyconversation,whichwelearn,thatistosay,fromtheofourownfamilyandfromour

familiarassociates,andwhichweshouldknowandusewecouldnotreadorwrite.Theyconcern

thecommonthingsoflife,andarethestockintrade(慣用手段)ofallwhothelanguage.Such

wordsmaybecalled"popular",sincetheybelongtothepeopleandarenottheexclusiverightofa

limitedclass.

,ourlanguagecomprises包含amultitude大量的ofwordswhicharecomparativelyseldom

usedinordinaryconversation.Theirmeaningstoeveryeducatedperson,butthereislittle

necessitytousethemathomeorinthemarket-place.Ourfirstwiththemcomesnotfromour

mother'slipsorfromthetalkofourschool-mates,butfrombooksthatweread,lecturesthatwe

listento,orthemoreformalconversationofeducatedspeakerswhoarediscussingsomeparticular

topicinastyleappropriatelyelevatedabovethehabituallevelofeverydaylife.Suchwordsare

called"learned",andthebetweenthemand"popular"wordsisofgreatimportancetoaright

understandingoflinguisticprocess.

⑴、A:atB:byC:withD:through答案：C

(2)、A:membersB:relativesC:matesD:fellows答案：A

(3)、A:despiteB:evenifC:sinceD:aswellas答案:B

(4)、A:sayB:applyC:practiseD:speak答案：D

(5)、A:atleastB:atmostC:atlargeD:atbest答案：C

⑹、A:Asamatteroffact事實上B:InshortC:IngeneralD:Ontheotherhand答案:D

⑺、A:knowB:areknownC:areknowingD:knowing答案：B

(8)、A:encounter邂逅B:叩proachC:acquaintance相識,了解D:experience答案：C

(9)、A:highly高度地B:deeply深刻地C:greatly非常D:mainly主要的答案:A

(10)、A:contradiction矛盾，否認B:discrepancy不符，差異C:similarityD:distinction區(qū)別答

案：D

四、漢譯英

(1)、他不但乒乓球打得好，而且鋼琴彈得好。

答案:Heisnotonlygoodattabletennis,butalsogoodatpiano.

(2)、你知道聯(lián)合國是哪一年成立的嗎？

答案:DoyouknowwhentheUnitedNationswasfounded?

(3)、當他到達山頂?shù)臅r候，他感到又餓又累。

答案：Whenhereachedthetopofthemountain,hefelttiredandhungry.

(4)、正是由于他在面試中表現(xiàn)不錯，他才獲得了這份工作。

答案:Itwasbecausehedidverywellintheinterviewthathegotthejob.

五、寫作

Instructions:Youressayshouldbenolessthan150words.

Youaretowriteanessayonthetopic"MyDreamHouse".Youshouldbaseyouressayonthe

outlinebelow:

a）描述你現(xiàn)在住所的狀況

b）你夢想的住所是什么樣子

c）在你的夢想住所都可以做哪些活動

Fmnowlivinginasmallhousewithmyparents.Lifeforusishardbuthappy.Imuststudy

hardsothatIcanbuyabignewhousesomeday.Icallitadreamhouse.

Ithasthreefloorswithfivebedrooms,threebathrooms,twobigdiningroomsandtwoliving

rooms.Whenmyfriendscometovisitme,Iwillhaveenoughbedroomsforthem.We'IIhavea

goodtime.Besides

that,wewillhaveaswimmingpoolbehindthehouseandagardeninfrontofthehouse.Inthe

morning,myparentscandosomeexerciseinthegarden.Theairmustbeveryfresh.Whenwefeel

tired,wecanhaveaswimintheswimmingpool.Lifewillbeeasyforus.

FIIstudyharderthanbeforesothatthedreamcancometrue.

大學英語A3

一、閱讀理解

1、Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit'spainful?Thismightbecalled

laziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergy

cycle.

Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou're"hot".That'strue.

Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.

Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonor

evening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:"Getup,

John!You'llbelateforworkagain!"ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathis

temperature-and-energypeakinthe

evening.Muchfamilyquarrelingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergy

cyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyincludingtheirkidhas.

Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcan

help,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplate

anyway.Counteract（對抗）yourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.

Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,rise

beforeyourusualhour.Thiswon'tchangeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupsteamandworkbetterat

yourlowpoint

Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawn（口可欠）andstretch.

Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesome

searchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkin

theafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.

（1）、Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably.D

A:heisalazypersonB:heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow

C:herefusestofollowhisownenergycycleD:heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening

(2)、Whichofthefollowingmayendfamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?A

A:Awarenessoffamilymember'senergycycle.B:Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleof

otherfamilymembers.

C:Attemptstochangefamilymember'senergycycle.D:Familiarmonologues.

(3)、Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould.B

A:gettobedearlierB:getupearlierthanusualC:overcomehislazinessD:change

hisenergycycle

(4)、Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill.A

A:helptokeepyourenergyfortheclay'sworkB:keepyourenergycycleundercontrol

allday

C:enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutineworkD:helpyoutocontrolyourtemper

earlyintheday

(5)、WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?C

A:Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.B:Habitmayhelpapersonadapttohisown

energycycle.

C:Dr.Kleitmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.

D:Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone'senergy.

2、Thepurposeofthispartofthebookistohelpyoubecomemoreefficientinreadingby

speedinguptheprocessgenerally.Mostpeoplecanlearntocovermaterialmuchfasterthanthey

donowwhilemaintainingahighlevelofcomprehension.

Improvementinreadingefficiencyhasseveralmajorbenefits.Weneedreadingskillstobenefit

fromthewealth大量的ofinformationthatisnowavailableinprintedform.Mostpeoplegetthe

roughoutlinesoftheirdailynewsfromtelevisionandradio.However,theprintedwordstill

providesthein-depthcoverageoftopicsthatreallyproduceswell-informed消息靈通的,見多識廣的

people.Readingisalsoagreatsourceofentertainmentformanypeople.Forstudents,itisthe

primarymethodofstudying.

Thetimeyounowspendreadingcanbemademuchmoreproductivebyincreasingyour

readingrate.Forsomepeoplethiswillmeanthattheycanobtainmoreinformationinthesame

lengthoftime.Forothersitwillmeanthattimenowdevotedtoreadingcanbeusedinothermore

interestingandprofitableways.

Todeterminehowfastyouarereading,youfirsthavetogetsomeideaofthenumberofwords

inagivenpassage.Thenyousimplydividethenumberofwordsbythenumberofminutesittakes

toread.Thatwillgiveyourrateinwordsperminute.

(1)、Thepassageistakenfrom.D

A:astorybookB:anewsreportC:areportonascientificresearchD:abook

onreading

(2)、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTabenefitfromreadingaccordingtothepassage?

D

A:Readingwillhelpreadersgetmoreinformation.B:Byreadingreaderswillhavean

in-depthcoverageofdailynews.

C:Studentsmustreadsothattheycanmasterknowledge.

D:Improvementofreadinghelpsreadersgetoutlinesofdailynews.

(3)、Thispassagemainlydiscusses.B

A:differentkindsofreadingB:theimportanceofimprovingreadingskillsandhowto

calculatereadingrate

C:readingasasourceofentertainmentD:differentwaystoimprovereadingspeed

⑷、"readingefficiency"inParagraph2means.B

A:theaveragereadingrateB:theabilityofreadingfastwithagoodunderstanding

C:readingmaterialsreaderslikeD:readinghabits

⑸、Readingspeedcanbecalculatedby.B

A:countinghowmanywordsareaderhasread

B:dividingthetotalnumberofwordsareaderreadbythetimehespendsonreadi