idiotic大学英语综合教程二unit 9

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III. Reading Comprehension

Directions:

There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions

or un-finished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and

D.

You

should

decide

on

the

best

choice

and

mark

the

corresponding

letter

on

the

Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage:

The

making

of glass

is

a

very

old

industry

--

at

least

4,500

years

old.

Glass

has

many

extraordinary qualities and it is frequently being used in new ways.

One of the most interesting new uses for glass is in telephone communication. Scientists

have developed glass fibres as thin as human hair which are designed to carry light signals. When

the

light

reaches

the

other

end,

it

is

first

changed

into

electrical

signals,

which

are

in

turn

converted into sound messages.

Called lightwave communication, the new system was used successfully in an experiment

in Chicago in 1977. During the experiment, two glass fibres were able to carry 672 conversations

at

the

same

time.

The

lightwave

cable,

containing

144

glass

fibres,

has

the

capacity

to

carry

50,000 conversations at the same time.

The lightwave communication system has two important advantages. First, the glass fibre

cables are smaller and weigh less than copper cables. Second, they cost less.

Perhaps it can be said that telephone communication has entered the age of light!

1. One of the extraordinary qualities of glass is that it can carry _________.

A. sound signals

B. light signals

C. electrical signals

D. any signal

2. Before you can hear a message on the telephone using the new system, _______.

A. electrical signals must first be changed into light signals and then into sound

B. the light signals have to be changed directly into sound messages

C. light must first be changed into electrical signals and then into sound

D. either the light or the electrical signals have to be changed into sound message

3. According to the passage the new telephone communication system __________.

A. had been used within limited scope before 1977

B. was first put into actual use in 1977

C. had been repeatedly experimented on before 1977

D. was put on experiment in 1977

4. From the passage, you can tell that people prefer glass fibre cables to copper cables because __.

A. glass fibres are less expensive

B. glass fibres deliver messages directly

C. glass fibres are more up to date

D. glass fibre are easier to make

5. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A. Glass is very useful because it has many unusual qualities.

B. Light signals have changed the use of glass in industry.

C. Glass fibres have reduced the cost of telephone communication.

D. The use of glass fibres to carry telephone messages is an interesting new development.

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Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

As

a

result

of

the

recent

oil

crisis,

9.9

million

of

California's

15

million

motorists

were

subjected to an odd- even plan of gas rationing. The governor signed a bill forcing motorists with

license plates ending in odd numbers to buy gas only on odd-numbered days, and those ending in

even numbers on even-numbered days. Those whose plates were all letters or specially printed had

to follow the odd-numbered plan.

Exceptions were made only for emergencies and out-of-state drivers. Those who could not

get gas were forced to walk, bike, or skate to work.

This plan was expected to eliminate the long lines at many service stations. Those who tried

to purchase more than twenty gallons of gas or tried to fill a more than haft filled tank would be

fined and possibly imprisoned.

6. All of the following are true EXCEPT _______.

A. officials hoped that this plan would get rid of long gas lines

B. a gas limit was enforced

C. California has 9.9 million drivers

D. the governor signed the bill concerning gas rationing

7. The gas rationing plan was not binding on _____.

A. even- numbered license plates

B. odd-numbered license plates

C. all-lettered license plates

D. out-of-state license plates

8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the gas rationing plan?

A. Drivers from other states might buy gas any day.

B. Every driver in the state was allowed to buy gas only once every two days.

C. It was unlawful for a driver to fill his car tank more than half full.

D. A car with its license plate ending in 9 might fill its tank on July 9.

9. Those who violated the rationing program ______.

A. were forced to walk, bike, or skate to work

B. would be fined and possibly arrested

C. had to wait in long lines

D. were forced to buy gas on odd-numbered days

10. California was forced to adopt this plan because _____.

A. a recent oil crisis necessitated it

B. too many drivers were filing their tanks with more than twenty gallons

C. people were not getting enough exercise and needed to walk, bike, or skate

D. too many motorists had ed plates

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

Basketball is a sport enjoyed by millions of fans in at least 100 countries. It's one of the

best-known sports in the world, It all began in 1891.

th, the father of basketball, was an instructor at a YMCA (

基督教青年

会

) training school. The school trained people to work in YMCAs.

Officials at the school were

concerned about the low attendance during the winter months. They felt that people didn't attend

then because the school did not have a good winter sports program. So they asked Dr. Naismith

for help. He came up with a new indoor game.

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Naismith studied current games. He found that all the most popular games used a ball. So

a ball would be part of his new game, he decided. But kicking the ball or hitting it would be too

rough for in-doors. So he put two peach baskets up on poles. The players had to try to throw a

soccer ball into them. Naismith then made thirteen rules for the game. Twelve of them are still in

use today. Just seven years after the game began, professional basketball teams were formed.

And that's how basketball was born.

11. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Birth of Basketball.

B. YMCA and Basketball.

C. Basketball -- an Indoor Game.

D. A Winter Sports Program.

12. The YMCA training school officials asked Naismith to invent a new game because _____.

A. people didn't have enough outdoor exercise in the winter

B. basketball would become popular among the young students

C. they hoped that would attract more people to their school

D. kicking the ball or hitting it would be too rough for indoors

13. First basketball teams were formed _______.

A. around 1898

B. in 1891

C. at the time when YMCA was established

D. when Naismith came to the YMCA training school

14. The

A. new games to be played for the first time

B. old games no longer played

C. the most popular games at the time

D. games played at the time

15. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Basketball was meant to be played indoors at first.

B. Ball games attract a lot of people.

C. Football is not suited for indoor.

D. AYMCA training school is one where athletes are trained.

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:

Languages are marvelously complex and wonderfully complicated organs of culture: they

embody

the

quickest

and

the

most

efficient

means

of

communicating

within

their

respective

culture.

To

learn

a

foreign

language

is

to

learn

another

culture.

In

the

words

of

a

poet

and

philosopher,

many

languages

as

one

speaks,

so

many

lives

one

lives.

A

culture

and

its

languages

are

as

inseparable

as

brain

and

body;

while

one

is

a

part

of

the

other,

neither

can

function

without

the

other.

In

learning

a

foreign

language,

the

best

beginning

is

with

the

non-verbal

linguistic

elements

of

the

language,

its

gestures,

its

body

language.

Eye

contacts

extremely it in English. Direct eye contact leads to understanding, or, as the English maxim (

格言

)

has it, seeing eye-to-eye. We can never see eye-to-eye with a native speaker of English until we

have learned 'to look directly into his eyes.

16. The best title for this passage is _________.

A. Organs of Culture

B Brain and Body

C. Seeing Eye- to-Eye

D. Non-Verbal Linguistic Elements

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