英语试题

9Is there such a thing as a typical American film? There are many features that mark a movie as American, but perhaps the most essential is the theme of the loner-hero. From the earliest days of silent films until the recent science fiction ones, the American movie has concentrated on the role of one individual who spends his or her life combining the forces of evil – and the good guy, the hero, usually wins.In the western movie, which comes out of many legends of the American West, a typical figure is the lonesome cowboy. He wanders into a town and straightens out his troubles. Then the strong and independent hero rides off into the sunset alone. Americans like this image in their films because they are highly independent, and individualism counts a great deal with them. An individual who is able to correct the evils of the world, or of a small town, is someone to admire.Even the gangster(匪徒) movie, a very popular form of the typical American film, usually has a hero. Either he is a lawman out to catch the criminals or a gangster who suddenly sees the light and tries to go straight. These films kept the same tone as the western --- the bad cannot triumph! One good person can save the innocent.Recent science fiction films deal with the same themes. Against the forces of alien powers, people will fight to protect their ideals. Here, too, the action centers around a single individual, but now he pr she must save the world. The hero battles the unknown, trusting in inner capabilities and in the power of good over evil. Fearless, the hero of a typical American movie does not hesitate to jump into the action. This dominant theme of the American movie is familiar to people around the world.1.What is the most essential feature of American films?A) The good guy. B) The loner-hero. C)The cowboy. D) The gangster.2.Americans like the image of the lonesome cowboy because they __________.A)feel as lonely as the cowboyB)like the legends of the American WestC)value independence and individualismD)need such a hero to help them straighten out their troubles3.The hero of the gangster movie sometimes is a gangster who __________.A)is being chases by the policeB)wants to become a good personC)helps a lawman to catch the criminalsD)has good eyesight and can run very fast4.The heroes of science fiction movies __________.A)are aliens from another world who have great inner capabilitiesB)rely on the forces of alien powers to protect their idealsC)assist a single individual in fighting against the unknownD)believe in the power of good over evil5.What is the author’s attitude towards American films?A) Objective. B) Concerned. C) Negative. D) Critical.1. B2. C3. B4. D5. A (56% 01级二级期末用）( 2 – 11 B )Is there such a thing as a typical American film? There are many features that mark a movie as American, but perhaps the most essential is the theme of the loner-hero. From the earliest days of silent films until the recent science fiction ones, the American movie has concentrated on the role ofone individual who spends his or her life combining the forces of evil – and the good guy, the hero, usually wins.In the western movie, which comes out of many legends of the American West, a typical figure is the lonesome cowboy. He wanders into a town and straightens out his troubles. Then the strong and independent hero rides off into the sunset alone. Americans like this image in their films because they are highly independent, and individualism counts a great deal with them. An individual who is able to correct the evils of the world, or of a small town, is someone to admire.Even the gangster(匪徒) movie, a very popular form of the typical American film, usually has a hero. Either he is a lawman out to catch the criminals or a gangster who suddenly sees the light and tries to go straight. These films kept the same tone as the western --- the bad cannot triumph! One good person can save the innocent.Recent science fiction films deal with the same themes. Against the forces of alien powers, people will fight to protect their ideals. Here, too, the action centers around a single individual, but now he pr she must save the world. The hero battles the unknown, trusting in inner capabilities and in the power of good over evil. Fearless, the hero of a typical American movie does not hesitate to jump into the action. This dominant theme of the American movie is familiar to people around the world.1. What is the most essential feature of American films?A) The good guy. B)The cowboy C) The loner-hero. D) The gangster.2. Americans like the image of the lonesome cowboy because they __________.A) like the legends of the American WestB) value independence and individualismC) need such a hero to help them straighten out their troublesD) feel as lonely as the cowboy3. The hero of the gangster movie sometimes is a gangster who __________.A) is being chases by the policeB) helps a lawman to catch the criminalsC) has good eyesight and can run very fastD) wants to become a good person4. The heroes of science fiction movies __________.A) are aliens from another world who have great inner capabilitiesB) rely on the forces of alien powers to protect their idealsC) assist a single individual in fighting against the unknownD) believe in the power of good over evil5. What is the author’s attitude towards American films?A) Concerned. B) Objective. C) Negative. D) Critical.1. C2. B3. D4. D5. B (56% 01 Band 2)10Today, Chinese cooking is famous all over the world, but of course it did not become famous suddenly. China’s civilization is very ancient, and the art of cooking developed together with it over many thousands of years.In the distant past, our ancestors ate raw meat. They did not know how to cook their food. When they killed animals, they often did not even take the skin off them before ate them. Some specialists believe that it was forest fires that first introduced man to the art of cooking. Forest fires were sometimes started by storms, and people ran away from the burning areas and returned when the fires had gone out. When they came back, and that the animals which were caught in the fires and could not escape were “cooked”, and that the cooked meat tasted much better than raw meat. From this, man began to realize that cooking made his food more tasty. He discovered different methods of making fire, and began to collect pieces of wood to burn.Gradually, the cooking of food became a universally accepted idea. The Chinese word “peng” (from “peng tiao”, meaning the art of cooking) comes from the use of fire in c ooking. So, in this way people had learned how to cook their food. However, they still did not know how to flavor it.How did man first learn to use salt on his food?One theory is that many years ago some people who lived in a coastal area killed an animal on the sea-shore. They left the dead animal there for some time. The salt from the sea-water covered the animal and when, later, the meat was cooked it had a very good taste. In time, man learned to collect salt to flavor his food. The word “tiao” of “peng tiao” means “flavoring”, which began with the use of salt.The discovery of cooking and flavoring played a very important part in the development of man and human society. The fact that man no longer ate raw meat made him different from other animals. Cooking and flavoring killed bacteria in food and made him more healthy. People began to eat meals at regular times of the day. Gradually, cooked food helped people to improve the condition of their minds and bodies, and finally it helped them to develop their productive abilities, and to move towardsa state of civilization.1.Man learned to cook food when he __________.discovered different methods of making firediscovered that they could use forest fires to cookrealized that the meat “cooked” in forest fires tasted much better than raw meatrealized that it was not necessary to run away from the burning areas in forest fires2.To improve the taste of his food, man learned to __________.A)use salt on his foodB)leave the dead animal on the sea-shore for some timeC)keep the animals in the sea before they were killedD)put meat in the sea water before it was cooked3.The word “flavor” in this passage most probably means __________.A)to use salt to preserve foodB)to use salt to kill bacteria in foodC)to add something to food to give it a particular tasteD)to keep food in salt water for a long time so that it develops a strong sharp taste4.Why is the discovery of cooking and flavoring important in the development of human society?A)Because it improved man’s living conditions.B)Because cooked meat made man more healthy.C)Because it helped man to move towards a state of civilization.D)Because with the discovery of cooking and flavoring man began to have regular meals.5.In the passage, the author is trying to tell us that the art of Chinese cooking __________.A)is the most famous one all over the worldB)developed together with China’s civilizationC)did not become famous until recentlyD)was very advanced many thousands of years ago1. C2. A3. C4. D5. B (59.6% 01级二级期末用）( 2 – 13 B )Today, Chinese cooking is famous all over the world, but of course it did not become famous suddenly. China’s civilization is very ancient, and the art of co oking developed together with it over many thousands of years.In the distant past, our ancestors ate raw meat. They did not know how to cook their food. When they killed animals, they often did not even take the skin off them before ate them. Some specialistsbelieve that it was forest fires that first introduced man to the art of cooking. Forest fires were sometimes started by storms, and people ran away from the burning areas and returned when the fires had gone out. When they came back, and that the animals which were caught in the fires and could not escape were “cooked”, and that the cooked meat tasted much better than raw meat. From this, man began to realize that cooking made his food more tasty. He discovered different methods of making fire, and began to collect pieces of wood to burn.Gradually, the cooking of food became a universally accepted idea. The Chinese word “peng” (from “peng tiao”, meaning the art of cooking) comes from the use of fire in cooking. So, in this way people had learned how to cook their food. However, they still did not know how to flavor it.How did man first learn to use salt on his food?One theory is that many years ago some people who lived in a coastal area killed an animal on the sea-shore. They left the dead animal there for some time. The salt from the sea-water covered the animal and when, later, the meat was cooked it had a very good taste. In time, man learned to collect salt to flavor his food. The word “tiao” of “peng tiao” means “flavoring”, which began with t he use of salt.The discovery of cooking and flavoring played a very important part in the development of man and human society. The fact that man no longer ate raw meat made him different from other animals. Cooking and flavoring killed bacteria in food and made him more healthy. People began to eat meals at regular times of the day. Gradually, cooked food helped people to improve the condition of their minds and bodies, and finally it helped them to develop their productive abilities, and to move towardsa state of civilization.1. Man learned to cook food when he __________.A) discovered different methods of making fireB) realized that the meat “cooked” in forest fires tasted much better than raw meatC) discovered that they could use forest fires to cookD) realized that it was not necessary to run away from the burning areas in forest fires2. To improve the taste of his food, man learned to __________.A) leave the dead animal on the sea-shore for some timeB) keep the animals in the sea before they were killedC) put meat in the sea water before it was cookedD) use salt on his food3. The word “flavor” in this passage most probably means __________.A) to add something to food to give it a particular tasteB)to use salt to preserve foodC)to use salt to kill bacteria in foodD)to keep food in salt water for a long time so that it develops a strong sharp taste4. Why is the discovery of cooking and flavoring important in the development of human society?A) Because it improved man’s living conditions.B) Because cooked meat made man more healthy.C) Because it helped man to move towards a state of civilization.D) Because with the discovery of cooking and flavoring man began to have regular meals.5. In the passage, the author is trying to tell us that the art of Chinese cooking __________.A) is the most famous one all over the worldB) did not become famous until recentlyC) developed together with China’s civilizationD) was very advanced many thousands of years ago1. B2. D3. A4. D5. C (59.6% 01 Band 2)11By the mid-nineteenth century, the term “icebox” had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of common citizens in the United States. As the time went on, ice was used in hotels, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War (1861 – 1865), it came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and one third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, an earlier form of the modern refrigerator, had been invented.Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of physics of heat was undeveloped. The common sense that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting (融化) was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of ice that performed the cooling. However, early efforts to save ice included wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors find the ways needed for an efficient icebox.But as early as 1803, a Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the right way. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, for which the village of Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would refuse to buy the rapidly melting butter of the other farmers to pay a higher price for his butter, still fresh and hard. One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce (农产品) cool.1.This passage is mainly about ___________.A)the importance of the icebox in the mid-nineteenth centuryB)how to make an efficient iceboxC)the development and improvement of the iceboxD)an important invention of a Maryland farmer2.In paragraph 1, the word “forward-looking” probably means __________.A) greedy B) generous C) longing for greater profit D) having modern ideas3.It can be inferred from the passage that after 1880 __________.A)ice began to be widely used in hospitals and hotelsB)ice began to affect the diet of common citizens in AmericaC)D)most of the ice sold in American went to families for their own use4.In the early 19th century, most people believed that __________.A)it was the melting of the ice that performed the coolingB)C)to wrap the ice in blankets would keep the ice from doing his jobD)they lacked knowledge of physics of heat5.Customers would like to buy Thomas Moore’s butter because __________.A)his butter was transported to market at nightB)his butter was rapidly meltingC)his butter was fresh and hardD)the price of his butter was lower1. C2. D3. C4. B5. C (56.6%) (注：01级二级期中用)( 2 – 14 B )By the mid-nineteenth century, the term “icebox” had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of common citizens in the United States. As the time went on, ice was used in hotels, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War (1861 – 1865), it came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice sold inNew York, Philadelphia, and one third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household convenience, the icebox, an earlier form of the modern refrigerator, had been invented.Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of physics of heat was undeveloped. The common sense that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting (融化) was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of ice that performed the cooling. However, early efforts to save ice included wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors find the ways needed for an efficient icebox.But as early as 1803, a Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the right way. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, for which the village of Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would refuse to buy the rapidly melting butter of the other farmers to pay a higher price for his butter, still fresh and hard. One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to market at night in order to keep their produce (农产品) cool.1.This passage is mainly about ___________.A) how to make an efficient iceboxB) the development and improvement of the iceboxC) an important invention of a Maryland farmerD) the importance of the icebox in the mid-nineteenth century2. In paragraph 1, the word “forward-looking” probably means __________.A) Having modern ideas B) generous C) longing for greater profit D) greedy3. It can be inferred from the passage that after 1880 __________.A) many American families had the iceboxB) ice began to be widely used in hospitals and hotelsC) ice began to affect the diet of common citizens in AmericaD) most of the ice sold in American went to families for their own use4. In the early 19th century, most people believed that __________.A) it was the melting of the ice that performed the coolingB) to wrap the ice in blankets would keep the ice from doing his jobC) they lacked knowledge of physics of heatD) the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting5. Customers would like to buy Thomas Moore’s butter because __________.A) his butter was fresh and hardB) his butter was transported to market at nightC) his butter was rapidly meltingD) the price of his butter was lower1. B2. A3. A4. D5. A (56.6%) (注：01级二级期中用)12When you close your eyes and try to think of the shape of your own body, what you imagine (or rather, what you feel) is quite different from what you see when you open your eyes and look in the mirror. The image you feel is much vaguer than the one you see. And if you lie still, it is quite hard to imagine yourself as having any particular size or shape.When you move, when you feel the weight of your arms and legs and the natural resistance of the objects around you, the “felt” image of yourself starts to become clearer. It is almost as if it were created by your own actions and the feelings they cause.The image you create for yourself has rather strange proportions: certain parts feel much larger than they look. If you get a hole in one of your teeth, I feels enormous; you are often surprised by how small it looks when you look at it in the mirror.But although the “felt” image may not have the shape you see in the mirror, it is much more important. It is the image through which you recognize your physical existence in the world. In spite of its strange proportions, it is all one piece, and since it has a consistent (始终如一的) right and left and top and bottom, it allows you to locate new feelings when they occur. It allows you to find your nose in the dark and point to a pain.If the felt image is damaged for any reason --- if it is cut in half or lost as it often is after certain strokes which wipe out recognition of one entire side --- these tasks become almost impossible. What is more, it becomes hard to make sense of one’s own visual (视觉的) appearance. If one half of the “felt image” is wiped out or injured, the patient stops recognizing the affected part of his body. It is hard for him to find the location of feelings on that side, and, although he feels the doctor’s touch, he locates it as being on the undamaged side.1.The main idea of the first paragraph is that __________.E)the “felt image” is not as clear as the one we seewe can see ourselves clearly in a mirrorwe should see ourselves as clearly as we canthe image we feel reflects the size and shape of our body2.The “felt image” becomes clearer when we __________.A) lose our eyes B) looking in the mirror C) move D) have a hole in one of our teeth3. One of the tasks of the “felt image” is to help us __________.A)get whatever we want in the darkB)locate new feelings when they occurC)feel the doctor’s touchD) fight against the natural resistance of the objects around us4.If one half of the “felt image” is damaged, the patient cannot __________.A)know where he is B) feel any painC) recognize the affected part of his body D) see his own body clearly5. According to the passage, after certain strokes, __________.A)the felt image of the patient is damagedB)the patient loses one entire side of his bodyC)the patient can no longer locate new feelingsD)the felt image of the patient is wiped out1. A2. C3. B4. C5. A (57.0%) (注：01级二级期中用)( 2 – 15 B )When you close your eyes and try to think of the shape of your own body, what you imagine (or rather, what you feel) is quite different from what you see when you open your eyes and look in the mirror. The image you feel is much vaguer than the one you see. And if you lie still, it is quite hard to imagine yourself as having any particular size or shape.When you move, when you feel the weight of your arms and legs and the natural resistance of the objects around you, the “felt” image of yourself starts to become clearer. It is almost as if it were created by your own actions and the feelings they cause.The image you create for yourself has rather strange proportions: certain parts feel much larger than they look. If you get a hole in one of your teeth, I feels enormous; you are often surprised by how small it looks when you look at it in the mirror.But although the “felt” ima ge may not have the shape you see in the mirror, it is much more important. It is the image through which you recognize your physical existence in the world. In spite of its strange proportions, it is all one piece, and since it has a consistent (始终如一的) right and left and top and bottom, it allows you to locate new feelings when they occur. It allows you to find your nose in the dark and point to a pain.If the felt image is damaged for any reason --- if it is cut in half or lost as it often is after certain strokes which wipe out recognition of one entire side --- these tasks become almost impossible. What is more, it becomes hard to make sense of one’s own visual (视觉的) appearance. If one half of the “felt image” is wiped out or injured, the p atient stops recognizing the affected part of his body. It is hard for him to find the location of feelings on that side, and, although he feels the doctor’s touch, he locates it as being on the undamaged side.1.The main idea of the first paragraph is that __________.A) we can see ourselves clearly in a mirrorB) we should see ourselves as clearly as we canC) the image we feel reflects the size and shape of our bodyD) the “felt image” is not as clear as the one we see2.The “felt image” becomes clearer when we __________.A) lose our eyes B) move C) looking in the mirror D) have a hole in one of our teeth3. One of the tasks of the “felt image” is to help us __________.A) get whatever we want in the darkB) locate new feelings when they occurC) feel the doctor’s touchD) fight against the natural resistance of the objects around us4. If one half of the “felt image” is damaged, the patient cannot __________.A) recognize the affected part of his body B) feel any painC) know where he is D) see his own body clearly5. According to the passage, after certain strokes, __________.A) the felt image of the patient is damagedB) the patient loses one entire side of his bodyC) the patient can no longer locate new feelingsD) the felt image of the patient is wiped out1. D2. B3. B4. A5. A (57.0%) (注：01级二级期中用)14Newspapers, along with reporting the news, instruct, entertain, and give opinion. An important way for reading a large, big-city newspaper is knowing how to take it apart. Can you find these separate section: world news, national and local news, sports, business, entertainment, opinions, classified ads? Does your paper have other sections?News stories give facts, not the author’s opinions. Editorials do the opposite: you can expect an editorial to take sides. Some newspaper editorials have a by-line with the author’s name, but many newspapers have unsigned editorials. These reflect the opinions of the publisher or editor.You can be a better reader if you know what to expect in a newspaper. For example, you can expect headlines to omit unnecessary words. You can expect to find the most important facts in the lead paragraph (the first paragraph) of a news story. You can expect important news items to be on the front page. You can expect less important items to be on the inside pages.Most of all, the more you know about the current news, the more you will understand what is in the newspaper; important stories are generally presented one day and followed up on following days. So, an important way for reading newspapers is reading one frequently. (54%)11.To read a large newspaper, a good way is _________.A)to read it from cover to coverB)to do some paper-cuttingC)to find separate sections.D)To predict what is inside the newspaper12. Which of the following statement about news stories is true?A)News stories tell the facts without comments.B)News stories contain both facts and opinions.C)News stories reflect the opinions of the editor.D)News stories express the writer’s point of view.13. If you want to know less important news without any details, you can read _________.A)B)C)D)news items on the inside pages only14. To follow the current news, the best way is to _______.A)read extensively and thoroughlyB)C)D)15. The main idea of this passage is ________.A)how to read stories and editorialsB)how to find important news storiesC)how to tell apart different news sectionsD)how to read newspapers effectively。