英语选修九译林牛津2 Witneing time同步文章类练习题1及答案

英语选修九译林牛津版U2 同步文章（类）练习题（1）及答案
译林牛津版选修九Module 9 Unit 2 Witnessing time
一、完形填空、
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

As an engineering student, I had a degree and three good job offers. I can’t help trembling
when I hear about studies that show that women are at a __1 when it comes to math. However, I discovered: just because a subject is 2 to learn, it does not __3_ you are not good at it. You just have to grit your teeth and work harder to get good at it. _4 you do, there’s a strong chance you will enjoy it more than anything else.
In eighth grade I took algebra（代数学）. On one test I got only 36 percent of the __5 answers. I failed the next one, too. I started to _6_ that m aybe I’m just not good at this. I was lucky enough to have a teach er who didn’t take my bad grades as a judgment of my 7 _, but 8 as an indication that I should study more. He _ 9 me aside and told me he knew I could do better. He let me _10 the tests, and I pulled my grade up to an A.
I studied a lot in college, too. I had moments of fear while sitting below the buzzing fluorescent lights in the 11 library on Saturday afternoons, when I __12_that the estrogen (雌性激素) in my body was 13_ me from understanding thermodynamics (热力学). But the _14
_ in my classes h ad to work just as hard, and I knew that I couldn’t _15 to lose confidence
in myself. I didn’t want to choose between my femininity（女性）and a good career. _16__ I reminded myself that those 17 _, the ones that say that math comes more naturally to men, are faulty.
Here’s a secret: math and science don’t go _18 to most people. No one was __19 born knowing calculus. A woman can learn anything a man can, but first she needs to know that she can do it, and that takes a leap of 20 . It also helps to have selective hearing.
1. A. difficulty B. disadvantage C. trouble D. discomfort
2. A. enjoyable B. humorous C. simple D. difficult
3. A. sign B. state C. mean D. exhibit
4. A. Once B. Where C. Although D. Until
5. A. wrong B. complete C. correct D. missing
6. A. think B. suggest C. choose D. decide
7. A. activities B. possibilities C. characteristics D. abilities
8. A. extremely B. simply C. slightly D. normally
9. A. pulled B. led C. knocked D. pushed
10. A. design B. attend C. desert D. retake
11. A. chemistry B. engineering C. biology D. geography
12. A. worried B. excited C. disturbed D. astonished
13. A. protecting B. awaking C. preventing D. attempting
14. A. girls B. boys C. students D. professors
15. A. afford B. encourage C. persuade D. manage
16. A. Also B. But C. Furthermore D. So
17. A. studies B. explorations C. performances D. experiments
18. A. actively B. easily C. actually D. gradually
19. A. never B. ever C. even D. often
20. A. honesty B. knowledge C. reality D. faith
【参考答案】BDCAC ADBAD BACBA DABBD
二、阅读理解
A
Stepping into a pool of water is common enough, but who could ever imagine stepping into a pool of fish? In February of 1974, Bill Tapp, an Australian farmer, saw a rain of fish that covered his farm. How surprised he must have been!
What caused this strange occurrence? This is a question that had long puzzled people who study fish. The answer turned out to be a combination of wind and storm. When it is spring in the northern part of the world, it is fall in Australia. Throughout the autumn season, terrible storms arise and rains flood the land. The strong winds sweep over Australia like huge vacuum cleaners (吸尘器) collecting seaweed, pieces of wood, and even schools of fish. Strong winds may carry these bits of nature for many miles before vacuum dropped them on fields, houses, and astonished people.
Although they seem unusual, fish-falls occur frequently in Australia. When Bill Tapp was asked to describe the scene of fish, he remarked, "They look like millions of dead birds falling down." His statement is not surprising. The wonders of the natural world are as common as rain. Nature, with it infinite wonders, can create waterfalls that flow upward and fish that fall out of the sky.
1. What is this passage about?
A. A wonder of rain.
B. The Climate in Australia's northern part.
C. A rain of fish.
D. The damage done by floods.
2. Fish-falls occur in Australia _____.
A. quite often
B. not so frequently
C. only in winter
D. when the air is calm
3. The word "infinite" is closest in meaning to ___.
A. easy
B. difficult
C. countless
D. dangerous
参考答案、A) CAC
B
When Frida Kahlo's pain tings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon （丝带）around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.
Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City , Kahlo suffered from polio（小儿麻痹症）at the age of seven. Her spine （脊柱）become bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but noting was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, an other famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influences on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.
64. What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?
A. a far better artist
B. a for more gifted artist
C. a much stronger person
D. a much more famous person
65. The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by .
A. polio
B. her bent spine
C. back injuries
D. the operations she had
66. Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the .
A.1930s
B. 1940s
C. 1950s
D. 1970s
67. What is author’s attitude toward Kahlo?
A. Devotion
B. Sympathy
C. Worry
D. Encouragement
64、D 我们可以用better 和gifted来描写她，但是文章中说她的主要悲剧是不被大众认识。

65、C 文章依据就是school bus accident.
66、B 细节题，直接找到答案
67、B 推理题，tomb和sadly告诉我们这是一个悲剧，a ribbon告诉我们主人公很积极乐观。

三、任务型阅读
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

The Most Direct Solution to Any Problem
When trying to solve various problems in life，an approach I find very useful is to first identify
what I’d consider the most direct solution，regardless of how I feel about actually implementing (实施) it.What is the clearest，most direct path to my goal or the most efficient way to get around an obstacle?
Many problems will have multiple direct solutions，but often these solutions will be unpleasant at first glance because they’ll require courage，self-discipline，creativity，or persistence to implement.__1__
For example，suppose you want to lose weight.And suppose we can say that one of direct solutions is to eat the same as you’re eating now and increase your exercise output by 500 calories a day.__2__It may require discipline and persistence，but most people would agree that it will work if you follow through.
Another example：__3__However，you don’t know how that person feels about you.One direct solution would be to simply walk up，explain your thoughts and feelings，and ask if she or he is interested in discussing the possibility of a closer relationship.This will take less than a minute to say，and whatever the outcome is，at least you know where you stand.__4__Anyhow it’s very simple and straightforward.
__5__What’s the simplest and quickest way to reach your goal，assuming that you had limitless courage and discipline?
A．Of course this solution may require a lot of courage to overcome the possibility of rejection.
B．But if we can get ourselves to follow through，we know the solutions will actually work.
C．See if you can identify the most direct solution to some of your problems.
D．So the best way to overcome the difficulty is to ask your friends for advice.
E．If you implement this rather simple solution，you’ll lose weight.
F．Suppose you’re interested in starting a relationship with someone.
G．However，the solution implemented does not work.
答案1．B 2.E 3.F 4.A 5.C。