大學英語泛讀試題及答案

1、1大學英語泛讀期末考試試題及答案大學英語泛讀期末考試試題及答案1(1)(1)Gegescaseisnotunique.Inthelastfifteentwentyyearsquiteanumberofmenwomenhavechosentooutofthewkingwldtotryadifferentkindoflife.Mostofthemareintheirthirtiesftiesoftenwelleducatedalthough

2、allagesbackgroundscanbefoundamongthem.Avarietyofreasonshaveledthemtogiveuptheirwkthesecurityitprovided.SomelikeGegehavegivenupacareerthatwasdemingtoomuchfromthem.Otherscouldntstthepressurethecompetition.Athirtyfiveyearol

3、dwomanwhohadahighpositioninhercompanydecidedtoleavewhenshefoundherselfsufferingfromallergiesthatmadeherlifemiserable.Shehadtwochildrennosavingsbutevenheranxietyaboutthefuturecouldntspoilherfeelingofreliefhernewpeaceofmin

4、d.Herhealthimproved.Shemayneverwkagainifshedoesshesaysthatshewilltakesmalltemparyjobs.Somepeopleonthecontraryhavequitjobsthatwerebingmeaninglesstothem.Anofficeemployeewhohasbeenpushingpapers(hasbeendoingpaperwk)fyearsmay

5、startwonderingwhetherthosepapersareachievinganything.Anengineerinalargecompanyawarethathecouldbereplacedbyanymanwiththesametrainingmaycometofeelunimptantasanindividual.Suchpeopleleavetheirwkinthehopeoffindingstrongerinte

6、restsasenseofpersonalwth.Therearealsopeoplewholeavetheirwktofulfillanolddreamsuchaswritingbookspaintingsailingtoremoteislsgrowingfruittrees.Anarmyofficerlefttheserviceatthirtyeighttobuilddollhousesanotheronewhohadalwaysb

7、eeninterestedinarchaeology（考古學）didthesameatftyfivetodigancientIndiansites.Hiswifewasdelightedinsteadofkeepinghouseshewasgoingtosatisfyherowndreamoflearningtomakepaper.Butmostofthemenwomenwhooutofthewkingwldhavenospeciali

8、nterestnodesiretotakeupanyoccupation.Theywantonlytoenjoytheirfreedomtheirindependencetheirleisure.Nomerushingtocatchamningtrainnomecommuter（通勤者）trafficnomeanxietytopleaseabossnomemeetingsnomeobligationstobehavedressaccdi

9、ngtotherules.Thisendlessvacationdoesnotnecessarilybringhappinessmanyofthosewhohavechosenitasastyleoflifeadmitthatleisuretoocanbecomebing.Buttheystillpreferittotheirfmerexistence(Buttheylikeitmethanwkingfaliving).Themainp

10、roblemremainsthelackoffinancialsecurityfwithfewexceptionsthe“outs“（退出世俗社會的人）arenotwealthy.sotheysurvivebysellingtheirpossessionsbybrowingfromfriendsfamilybytakinganoddjob(asmalltemparyjob)nowthenfashttimewhenitbecomesabs

11、olutelynecessary.Samwouldneverhaveunderstoodtheirattitude.Inthefirstplacehehadneverbeenunhappywithhisoccupationhehadneverfeltanyconflictbetweenhiswkhispersonallife.Neitherhadheeverdreamedofdoinganythingbutsellinggrocerie

12、schattingwithFred.therewasyetanotherfact.Todaysoutscanalwaysfindsomesmalljobtodowhentheyareinneedofmoneyperhapstheycangetunemploymentcompensation（補償）fromthegovernmentfawhile.ButSamhadlivedthroughthe1930swhenwkofanytypewa

13、salmostimpossibletofind.Inthosedaysajobnomatterhowunpleasantpolypaidwasamansmostpreciouspossession.Losingitwasadisasternotlookingfanotheroneashame.Asfnotwantingtowkatallitwasunthinkablefsocietywasnotusedtoloafers（流浪者）the

14、n.Anonwkingfamilymanwouldhavelosttherespectofhisfriendshisplaceinthecommunityofresponsiblemen.Gegemighthavetriedtoexplaintohisfatherthenewpointofviewtotellhimthatpeoplehavearighttobefreeindependenttowatchbirdsalldayifthe

15、ywantto.ButhewouldnothaveconvincedSamfwhomindependenceleisurewereluxuriesthathadtobedeservedthroughhardwk.Samhimselfhadenjoyedavacationonceinawhilehehadbeenhappytorestinthesunwithouthistie.Butthatwasonlybecausehavingearn

16、edhisfunhecouldenjoyitwithagoodconscience（良心）.ItwouldhaveshockedSamtolearnthatthose“shameless“peoplewhochoosetoliveinunearnedidleness（懶惰）haveagoodconsciencetoo.1.InthelastfifteentwentyyearspeoplelikeGegehavechosentooutof

17、thewkingwldbecause_____.A.theyhaveearnedenoughmoneytospendftherestoftheirlivesB.theyarenotwellpaidatwkC.theywanttoliveameleisurelylifeD.allofthemhavewkthatistoodeming2.Afterleavingherpositionthethirtyfiveyearoldwomanfelt

18、_____.A.relievedpeacefulthoughwriedabouthersecurityB.bedwithoutfriendscompanionsC.thatsheneededanotherjobD.thepressuresburdensoflife3.Accdingtothetextpeoplewouldprobablynotoutofthewkfceifthey_____.A.oftenwryabouttheirwkB

19、.wkwithoutanycomplaintsC.finditveryeasytodotheirjobsD.dontmindbeingcontrolledbyothers4.AccdingtoSamamansvalueliesin_____.A.reachingahigherpositioninsocietyB.enjoyingfullfreedomindependenceC.wkinghardhavingagoodrelationsh

20、ipwithhiscommunity3A.werenotasgoodasthefirstwindowsB.letinmelightkeptoutmewindC.didnotletanyairinD.wereasgoodastodayswindows(3)Itwasoncebelievedthatapersonwasingreatdangerwhenhesneezedpeopleimaginedthatthesoulcouldescape

21、fromthebodyatthemomentofsneezing.“Godblessyou“wasaprayerfassistanceinkeepingthesoulwhereitbelonged.TheGermanwdGesundheit(goodhealth)isavariationofthisprayertheIrishdeisealtheItalianfelicitaaresimilarprayers.TheHindussaya

22、wdthatmeans“l(fā)ive“whenaMohammedansneezeshepraisesGod.TheZulusofSouthAfricafarfrombeingafraidofsneezesbelievethatasneezesignifiesafriendlyspiritsblessing.Wheneverachildsneezestheyshout“Grow!“hopingthefriendlyspiritthatstim

23、ulatedthesneezewillhelpthechildgrowtallstrong.TheancientHebrewsalsobelievedthatasneezewasgoodasneezeindicateslifethedeadneversneeze.TheJapanesesaythatifyousneezeoncesomeoneissayinggoodthingsaboutyouifyousneezetwicebadthi

24、ngsarebeingsaidaboutyouifyousneezethreetimesyouhavecaughtacold.1.Peopleoncethoughtthatanyonewhosneezedwas_____.A.sickB.indangerC.ingoodhealthD.evil2.“Godblessyou“wassaidinderto_____.A.makechildrengrowtallstrongB.insurego

25、odhealthC.keepthesoulinthebodyD.preventsomeonefromsayingevilthingsaboutthesneezer3.Gesundheitisasneezingprayermostlike_____.A.theZuluprayerB.“Godblessyou“C.theJapaneseprayerD.awarning4.TheZulusbelievethatsneezingiscaused

26、by_____.A.agoodspiritB.abadspiritC.illnessD.children5.Itwouldbereasonabletoconcludethat_____.A.manypeoplesayprayerswhentheysneezeB.aprayerkeepsthesoulwhereitbelongsC.allpeopleswereafraidofsneezesD.themomentofsneezingisve

27、rydangerousGivenwds:[A]f[B]question[C]coled[D]returning[E]officals[F]arrived[G]marriage[H]lived[I]allow[J]back2、Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion。1）IntheChildren’sBalletofWarsawNinawas[A]thestarprimeballerina[B]theyounge

28、stdancer.[C]stillabeginner2)Ofthefollowingeventsthefirsttooccurwas[A]theGermaninvasionofPol.[B]Nina’sEuropeantour.[C]theWld’sFairinNewYk.3)Ninaspentthelastpartofthewar[A]dancinginWarsawnightspots.[B]wkingwithasmallPolish

29、troup.[C]inprison.4)Ninabeganherwkinballetagain[A]whileshewasstillinprison.[B]assoonasthewarwasover.enshearrivedinNewYk.5)NinarefusedtodanceatthetheatertakenoverbytheGermansbecauseshe[A]wantedtodanceinalargetheater.]wasn

30、olongerinterestedindancing.[C]didnotwanttodanceftheGermans.3、Fillintheblankineachsentencewithasuitablecollectivenounfromthefollowinglist。[A]fleet[B]herd[C]ball[D]cluster[E]flight[F]swarm[G]deck[H]flock[I]board[J]bouquet1

31、)Thekittenplayshappilywitha_______ofknittingwool.2）TheFirstLadywaspresentedwitha______offlowersaftershehadgivenawaytheprizes3)Themagiciantookouta_______ofcardsperfmedseveralcardtricks.4)Thelittleboyslippedfelldowna______

32、_ofsteps.5)Theschoolismanagedbya_______ofeightdirects.6)Aftertheychangedtothesoutheasterncoursea_______offishingboatscameintoview.7)Hehadoneblacklambinhis_______ofsheephelikeditbest.8)Theteacherpointedtoa_______ofislsont

33、hemapaskedtheclassfthename.9)Theboyplungedintotherivertoescapefromthe______ofbeespursuinghim.10)Everymninghedriveshissmall_______ofcattletothehilltograze.4、PassageOneDogsaresocialanimalswithoutpropertrainingtheywillbehav

34、elikewildanimals.Theywillspboilyourhousedestroyyourbelongingsbarkexcessivelyfightotherdogsevenbiteyou.Nearlyallbehaviproblemsareperfectlynmaldogactivitiesthatoccuratthewrongtimeplacearedirectedatthewrongthing.Thekeytopre