大学英语期末考试卷
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大学英语阅读测试一（1）
Part I••Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) Directions: There are 4 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished 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 centre. Passage One Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art (美术馆); Paris has the Louver; London, the British Museum. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings. FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don’t have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings. Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works. A computer artist can only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs, to others to see on their computers. He can also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needs an expensive laser printer. Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum would make computer art funnier for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum. 1. The main purpose of this passage is to give information about _______. A) museums throughout the world B) an electronic art museum in Miami, U.S. C) art exhibitions in Florida International University D) latest development of computer art To see the art in FIU museum, you need _____. A) floppy discs B) a computer and a printer C) pictures and drawings on paper D) a computer connected to the museum by telephone line _____ are stored in this museum. A) Paintings drawn by means of computer B) Different styles of paintings C) Old paintings D) Drawings done by art students of FIU The museum was started when _____. A) Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientists B) Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artists C) art students needed a place to show their works D) computer scientists wanted to do something about art The phrase “an audience” in the last paragraph refers to _____ . A) art students B) computer owners C) exhibits
2.来自百度文库
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D) electronic museum
Passage Two -1-
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. You don’t need millions to be happy. In fact, at The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may be enough. The institute opened its doors this year, and, since then, men and women of all ages have been paying A$200 an hour (US$140) for lessons on how to feel great. “You can actually increase your happiness levels. That’s what we teach,” said Timothy Sharp, founder of the institute. Experts say that only about 15 percent of happiness comes from income, assets and other financial factors. As much as 85 percent comes from things such as attitude, life control and relationships. Most of us are significantly better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels haven’t changed to reflect that. Studies show that once the basic needs for shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds very little to happiness. Many decades ago, the “sage of Baltimore, Maryland”, editor HL Mencken, defined wealth as earning US$100 more than your “wife’s sister’s husband.” Behavioral economists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is because we compare ourselves to people better off materially. “The argument is that if you want to be happy there’s a very simple thing you can do: Compare yourself to people who are less well off than you－poorer, smaller house, car,” said Sharp. The Happiness Institute aims to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by focusing on “more than just your bank account.” “If I compare myself to Bill Gates then I’m always going to be down,” said Sharp. A better thing to compare with, he said, might be Kerry Packer, Australia’s richest person who has had a kidney transplant and heart surgery in recent years. 6. The main purpose of the Happiness Institute is to __________. A) help you find the right partner of your life B) teach you how to be better-off financially C) teach you how to increase your happiness levels D) help you understand the importance of wealth to happiness 7. Most of the happiness comes from __________. A) income B) assets C) attitude D) food 8. Which of the following is true? A) Just as we are richer than our parents and grandparents, so we are happier. B) Happiness levels have been increasing since the days of our parents and grandparents. C) The key to happiness is get as rich as possible. D) Additional wealth adds little to happiness if the basic needs for shelter and food are met. 9. How can we increase our happiness level? A) Always focus on enlarging your bank account. B) Try to earn more money than your “wife’s sister’s husband”. C) Compare yourself to people who are less well off than you are. D) Aim at Bill Gates’ level and try to catch up with him. 10. What is this passage mainly about? A) Ways to maintain a happy marriage. B) Ways to take care of your assets. C) Increasing your happiness level by earning more money. D) How non-financial factors add to your happiness.
Part I••Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) Directions: There are 4 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished 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 centre. Passage One Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art (美术馆); Paris has the Louver; London, the British Museum. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings. FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don’t have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings. Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works. A computer artist can only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs, to others to see on their computers. He can also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needs an expensive laser printer. Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum would make computer art funnier for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum. 1. The main purpose of this passage is to give information about _______. A) museums throughout the world B) an electronic art museum in Miami, U.S. C) art exhibitions in Florida International University D) latest development of computer art To see the art in FIU museum, you need _____. A) floppy discs B) a computer and a printer C) pictures and drawings on paper D) a computer connected to the museum by telephone line _____ are stored in this museum. A) Paintings drawn by means of computer B) Different styles of paintings C) Old paintings D) Drawings done by art students of FIU The museum was started when _____. A) Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientists B) Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artists C) art students needed a place to show their works D) computer scientists wanted to do something about art The phrase “an audience” in the last paragraph refers to _____ . A) art students B) computer owners C) exhibits
2.来自百度文库
3.
4.
5.
D) electronic museum
Passage Two -1-
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. You don’t need millions to be happy. In fact, at The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may be enough. The institute opened its doors this year, and, since then, men and women of all ages have been paying A$200 an hour (US$140) for lessons on how to feel great. “You can actually increase your happiness levels. That’s what we teach,” said Timothy Sharp, founder of the institute. Experts say that only about 15 percent of happiness comes from income, assets and other financial factors. As much as 85 percent comes from things such as attitude, life control and relationships. Most of us are significantly better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels haven’t changed to reflect that. Studies show that once the basic needs for shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds very little to happiness. Many decades ago, the “sage of Baltimore, Maryland”, editor HL Mencken, defined wealth as earning US$100 more than your “wife’s sister’s husband.” Behavioral economists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is because we compare ourselves to people better off materially. “The argument is that if you want to be happy there’s a very simple thing you can do: Compare yourself to people who are less well off than you－poorer, smaller house, car,” said Sharp. The Happiness Institute aims to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by focusing on “more than just your bank account.” “If I compare myself to Bill Gates then I’m always going to be down,” said Sharp. A better thing to compare with, he said, might be Kerry Packer, Australia’s richest person who has had a kidney transplant and heart surgery in recent years. 6. The main purpose of the Happiness Institute is to __________. A) help you find the right partner of your life B) teach you how to be better-off financially C) teach you how to increase your happiness levels D) help you understand the importance of wealth to happiness 7. Most of the happiness comes from __________. A) income B) assets C) attitude D) food 8. Which of the following is true? A) Just as we are richer than our parents and grandparents, so we are happier. B) Happiness levels have been increasing since the days of our parents and grandparents. C) The key to happiness is get as rich as possible. D) Additional wealth adds little to happiness if the basic needs for shelter and food are met. 9. How can we increase our happiness level? A) Always focus on enlarging your bank account. B) Try to earn more money than your “wife’s sister’s husband”. C) Compare yourself to people who are less well off than you are. D) Aim at Bill Gates’ level and try to catch up with him. 10. What is this passage mainly about? A) Ways to maintain a happy marriage. B) Ways to take care of your assets. C) Increasing your happiness level by earning more money. D) How non-financial factors add to your happiness.