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英语阅读（二）试题

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00596

Ⅰ

. Directions: Match the words in Column A with their

definitions in Column B. Write the letter of the answer to

each word in Column A on your ANSWER SHEET. (10 points, 1

point for each)

A B

1. accrue

punishment

2. intensive

of time

3. erase

C. continuous, without break

D. to rub or scrape out

E. to pass, flow or spread

B. lasting for only a period

A. using force, threats of

4. constant

5. coercion

into every part of

6. vulnerable

damaged

7. permeate

support of

G. to speak or argue in

F. that is liable to be

8. contemporary

addition

9. plead

secret

H. to become larger or more by

I. the quality of keeping

10. confidentiality

limited piece of land

J. growing too much in a

Ⅱ

. Directions: Read each of the following sentences carefully,

and choose A, B, C or D that has the closest meaning to the

underlined word or phrase. Write the corresponding letter of

the answer on your ANSWER SHEET. (10 points, 1 point for each)

11. What breathtaking impertinence to advertise 1p OFF your

soap or washing powder or dog food or whatever.

A. transmission

C. distraction

B. rudeness

D. politeness

12. A few years ago, our group at Saclay, in collaboration with

a number of other European Laboratories, orbited a telescope.

A. along with

B. in the light of

C. in agreement with

D. regardless of

13. If they fall behind too far on these obligations, they run

the risk of having their houses, cars or other items taken

over or repossessed by the lenders.

A. homogeneity

C. responsibilities

B. appropriateness

D. probabilities

14. As a source of power, water is virtually inexhaustible.

A. inaccessible

C. abundant

B. insufficient

D. extinguishable

15. Astrid and I kept talking and the man continued to swing

and lurch over us, thanking us profusely.

A. increasingly

C. attributably

B. confidentially

D. repeatedly

16. If the greenhouse effect produces lasting climatic change,

national color preferences could radically reorientate.

A. change

C. renew

B. come to an end

D. start again

17. If you are animated, you are more likely to see animated

listeners.

A. dull and stupid

lively

C. annoyed

D. respected

B. active and

18. These countries fear that their industries will not be able

to survive such drastic cuts and that their national economies

will suffer as a result.

A. sudden and severe

C. clear and simple

B. slow and continuous

D. far and wide

19. More people report they “feel”

on the verge of a nervous

breakdown.

A. on top of

B. instead of

D. on behalf of

C. on the point of

20. She was taken aback at the news that her brother had a car

accident.

A. overjoyed

C. sad

surprised

Ⅲ

. Directions: Scan Passage 1 and find the words which have

roughly the meanings given below. Write the word you choose

in the corresponding space on your ANSWER SHEET. (10 points,

1 point for each)

Note: The numbers in the brackets refer to the numbers of

paragraphs in the passage.

21. exact; accurate (1)

22. statement explaining the meaning of a word or expression (1)

23. general (1)

B. happy

D. greatly

24. to provide more details about something in order to make it

clearer (1)

25. to have or use something together with someone else (2)

26. being everywhere at the same time (2)

27. information, usually in the from of facts or statistics

that one can analyze (2)

28. to join or bring something or people together so that they

become one (3)

29. to plan, prepare, decide on all the details of something (3)

30. to change something into a different form (3)

Passage 1

1.

Communication

networks

are

arrangements

of

hardware

and

software

that

allow

users

to

exchange

information.

This

very

broad definition will help you begin learning about one of the

fastest-growing

areas

in

electrical

engineering

and

computer

science.

Once

we

examine

some

common

communication

networks,

we will develop a more precise definition. We

will elaborate

on the importance of this field.

2. The telephone network is the most familiar and ubiquitous

communication network. It is designed for voice transmission.

An office computer network is a communication network used by

organizations

to

connect

personal

computers

and

workstations

so

they

may

share

programs

and

data

and

to

link

those

computers

to

printers

and,

possibly,

to

some

other

peripherals(e.g.,

file

servers

that

provide

mass

storage

or

plotters).

Computer

networks

also

are

used

in

manufacturing

plants

to

connect

machine

tools,

robots,

and

sensors.

The

Internet is a network of computer networks that covers most of

the

world

and

allows

millions

of

users

to

exchange

messages

and computer files and some limited video and audio signals.

gh

all

these

systems

are

communication

networks,

they are quite different in the information that they transmit

and

in

the

way

they

are

used.

Nevertheless,

they

operate

on

similar

principles.

The

unifying

characteristics

of

all

networks

help

us

develop

a

definition

of

communication

networks

that

describes

the

arrangements

of

hardware

and

software that we study in this text. Each system described is

designed to exchange information, which may be voice, sounds,

graphics,

pictures,

video,

text,

or

data,

among

users.

Most

often

the

users

are

humans,

but

they

also

can

be

computer

programs or devices. Before the information is transmitted, it

is converted into bits(zeros or ones). Then the bits are sent

to

a

receiver

as

electrical

or

optical

signals

(electromagnetic

waves,

to

be

more

precise).

Finally,

the

information

is

reconstructed

from

the

received

bits.

This

transmission method, called digital transmission, reduced the

transmission errors.

SECTION 2 READING COMPREHENSION(40 points)

IV.

Directions:

Skim

Passage

2

and

read

the

statements

given

right after the passage and judge whether they are True or

False.

Write

the

corresponding

answer

you

choose

on

your

ANSWER SHEET.(10 points, 1 point for each)

Passage 2

ody feels pain sometimes: the pain in the head that

comes

after

eating

ice

cream

or

drinking

cold

water;

the

sudden

muscular

pain;

the

“

stitch

”

that

attacks

long-

distance

runners

or

others

whose

activities

have

put

great

demands

on

the

oxygen

supply

of

the

body.

These

transient

pains are not cause for alarm; they usually disappear quickly,

return rarely and signify very little.

contrast

are

the

unusual,

chronic,

or

exceptionally

severe

pains

that

require

attention

from

a

doctor,

who

can

determine

whether

or

not

they

require

special

care.

Angina

pectoris(pain

of

the

chest)

is

a

heart

pain

that

lasts

from

two

or

three

minutes

to

ten

or

fifteen.

Identification

is

extremely

important,

because

special

drugs

are

needed

for

relief and the doctor’s understanding and advice may prevent

recurrence of the condition.

a doctor can recognize what are called referred pains.

These originate at one point, but are felt at another to which

they have been carried by the nerves. A person with continuous

pain

becomes

irritated,

tired

easily,

has

difficulty

in

sleeping,

loses

appetite,

and

may

even

become

the

victim

of

what

has

been

called

an

anxiety

state

or

nervous

breakdown.

Few

diseases

develop

without

pain

at

some

state,

and

many

involve so characteristic a pain as to make diagnosis certain.

Whenever a pain is so severe, so prolonged, and so unusual as

to arouse alarm, a doctor should be consulted.

ent pains should usually be investigated.

chronic pains require special care.

pectoris would probably be classified as unusual.

c and referred pains are alike in that both last for a

long time.

can be useful as a signal of the presence of disease.

ent pains are different from referred pains.

can serve as an aid in the diagnosis of disease.

38.A person with continuous pains is usually good-tempered.

c pains are felt some distance from their source.

chronic pains can be identified and treated.

V.

Directions:

Read

Passages

3

and

4

and

choose

the

correct

answer.

Write the corresponding letter

of

the answer on

your

ANSWER SHEET.(20 points, 1 point for each)

Passage 3

year a great number of babies and young children die

or are injured in fires. One out of every five fires is caused

by

careless

smoking

or

by

children

playing

with

matches

and

lighters. Don’t tempt children by leaving matches or lighters

around a room.

leave

a

child

alone

in

a

house.

In

just

a

few

seconds

they

could

start

a

fire.

Or

a

fire

could

start

and

trap them. A child will panic in a fire and will not know what

to do. Unless a parent is around to help, a child may try to

hide under a bed or in a closet. Home fire drills are a

sound

idea.

The

best

way

to

stop

panic

in

case

of

fire

is

to

know

what to do before a fire breaks out.

first thought in a fire should always be escape. Far

too

many

people

become

victims

because

they

do

not

know

the

killing power and speed of fire. If a fire is very small and

has just started, you can put it out yourself. Do this if you

have

the

proper

tools

on

hand.

In

any

case

always

send

the

children outside first. Smoke, not fire, is the real killer in

a

blaze.

According

to

studies,

as

many

as

eight

out

of

ten

deaths

in

fires

are

due

to

inhaling

fumes

long

before

the

flames ever came near the person.

are

another

hazard

to

tots.

Fireplaces,

space

heaters,

floor

furnaces,

and

radiators

have

all

caused

horrible

burns

to

babies.

Since

you

cannot

watch

your

child

all

the

time,

you

must

screen

fireplaces.

Put

guards

around

heaters and radiators.

people

use

a

vaporizer

or

portable

heater

in

a

child’s room. If you do, be sure you place it out of reach.

Be sure, too, that it is not placed too close to blankets or

bedclothes.

care in the kitchen. It is not safe to let an infant

crawl or a small child walk around the kitchen while you are

preparing meals. There is danger of your tripping and spilling

something

hot

on

the

child.

There

is

even

danger

of

a

child

pulling in a hot pot off the stove on to herself. Also, do not

use

tablecloths

that

hang

over

the

table

edge.

Children

can

easily

pull

the

cloth

and

whatever

is

on

the

table

down.

Be

aware of these dangers and protect your child.

41. The best title of the passage can be ________.

A. Better Safe Than Sorry

Children

C. Escape From Fire

Kitchen

42.

Careless

smoking

or

children

playing

with

matches

and

lighters causes ______.

A. most deaths of children

fires

C. eight out of ten deaths in fires

D. five out of ten fires

43.

A

child

will

probably

do

the

following

in

a

fire

EXCEPT

______.

A. panicking

B. not knowing what to do

C. trying to hide under a bed or in a closet

D. calling for help

B.

How

to

Protect

D.

Be

Careful

in

the

B.

one

out

of

five