大學(xué)英語(yǔ)泛讀試題及答案

1、1大學(xué)英語(yǔ)泛讀期末考試試題及答案大學(xué)英語(yǔ)泛讀期末考試試題及答案1(1)(1)Gegescaseisnotunique.Inthelastfifteentwentyyearsquiteanumberofmenwomenhavechosentooutofthewkingwldtotryadifferentkindoflife.Mostofthemareintheirthirtiesftiesoftenwelleducatedalthough

2、allagesbackgroundscanbefoundamongthem.Avarietyofreasonshaveledthemtogiveuptheirwkthesecurityitprovided.SomelikeGegehavegivenupacareerthatwasdemingtoomuchfromthem.Otherscouldntstthepressurethecompetition.Athirtyfiveyearol

3、dwomanwhohadahighpositioninhercompanydecidedtoleavewhenshefoundherselfsufferingfromallergiesthatmadeherlifemiserable.Shehadtwochildrennosavingsbutevenheranxietyaboutthefuturecouldntspoilherfeelingofreliefhernewpeaceofmin

4、d.Herhealthimproved.Shemayneverwkagainifshedoesshesaysthatshewilltakesmalltemparyjobs.Somepeopleonthecontraryhavequitjobsthatwerebingmeaninglesstothem.Anofficeemployeewhohasbeenpushingpapers(hasbeendoingpaperwk)fyearsmay

5、startwonderingwhetherthosepapersareachievinganything.Anengineerinalargecompanyawarethathecouldbereplacedbyanymanwiththesametrainingmaycometofeelunimptantasanindividual.Suchpeopleleavetheirwkinthehopeoffindingstrongerinte

6、restsasenseofpersonalwth.Therearealsopeoplewholeavetheirwktofulfillanolddreamsuchaswritingbookspaintingsailingtoremoteislsgrowingfruittrees.Anarmyofficerlefttheserviceatthirtyeighttobuilddollhousesanotheronewhohadalwaysb

7、eeninterestedinarchaeology（考古學(xué)）didthesameatftyfivetodigancientIndiansites.Hiswifewasdelightedinsteadofkeepinghouseshewasgoingtosatisfyherowndreamoflearningtomakepaper.Butmostofthemenwomenwhooutofthewkingwldhavenospeciali

8、nterestnodesiretotakeupanyoccupation.Theywantonlytoenjoytheirfreedomtheirindependencetheirleisure.Nomerushingtocatchamningtrainnomecommuter（通勤者）trafficnomeanxietytopleaseabossnomemeetingsnomeobligationstobehavedressaccdi

9、ngtotherules.Thisendlessvacationdoesnotnecessarilybringhappinessmanyofthosewhohavechosenitasastyleoflifeadmitthatleisuretoocanbecomebing.Buttheystillpreferittotheirfmerexistence(Buttheylikeitmethanwkingfaliving).Themainp

10、roblemremainsthelackoffinancialsecurityfwithfewexceptionsthe“outs“（退出世俗社會(huì)的人）arenotwealthy.sotheysurvivebysellingtheirpossessionsbybrowingfromfriendsfamilybytakinganoddjob(asmalltemparyjob)nowthenfashttimewhenitbecomesabs

11、olutelynecessary.Samwouldneverhaveunderstoodtheirattitude.Inthefirstplacehehadneverbeenunhappywithhisoccupationhehadneverfeltanyconflictbetweenhiswkhispersonallife.Neitherhadheeverdreamedofdoinganythingbutsellinggrocerie

12、schattingwithFred.therewasyetanotherfact.Todaysoutscanalwaysfindsomesmalljobtodowhentheyareinneedofmoneyperhapstheycangetunemploymentcompensation（補(bǔ)償）fromthegovernmentfawhile.ButSamhadlivedthroughthe1930swhenwkofanytypewa

13、salmostimpossibletofind.Inthosedaysajobnomatterhowunpleasantpolypaidwasamansmostpreciouspossession.Losingitwasadisasternotlookingfanotheroneashame.Asfnotwantingtowkatallitwasunthinkablefsocietywasnotusedtoloafers（流浪者）the

14、n.Anonwkingfamilymanwouldhavelosttherespectofhisfriendshisplaceinthecommunityofresponsiblemen.Gegemighthavetriedtoexplaintohisfatherthenewpointofviewtotellhimthatpeoplehavearighttobefreeindependenttowatchbirdsalldayifthe

15、ywantto.ButhewouldnothaveconvincedSamfwhomindependenceleisurewereluxuriesthathadtobedeservedthroughhardwk.Samhimselfhadenjoyedavacationonceinawhilehehadbeenhappytorestinthesunwithouthistie.Butthatwasonlybecausehavingearn

16、edhisfunhecouldenjoyitwithagoodconscience（良心）.ItwouldhaveshockedSamtolearnthatthose“shameless“peoplewhochoosetoliveinunearnedidleness（懶惰）haveagoodconsciencetoo.1.InthelastfifteentwentyyearspeoplelikeGegehavechosentooutof

17、thewkingwldbecause_____.A.theyhaveearnedenoughmoneytospendftherestoftheirlivesB.theyarenotwellpaidatwkC.theywanttoliveameleisurelylifeD.allofthemhavewkthatistoodeming2.Afterleavingherpositionthethirtyfiveyearoldwomanfelt

18、_____.A.relievedpeacefulthoughwriedabouthersecurityB.bedwithoutfriendscompanionsC.thatsheneededanotherjobD.thepressuresburdensoflife3.Accdingtothetextpeoplewouldprobablynotoutofthewkfceifthey_____.A.oftenwryabouttheirwkB

19、.wkwithoutanycomplaintsC.finditveryeasytodotheirjobsD.dontmindbeingcontrolledbyothers4.AccdingtoSamamansvalueliesin_____.A.reachingahigherpositioninsocietyB.enjoyingfullfreedomindependenceC.wkinghardhavingagoodrelationsh

20、ipwithhiscommunity3A.werenotasgoodasthefirstwindowsB.letinmelightkeptoutmewindC.didnotletanyairinD.wereasgoodastodayswindows(3)Itwasoncebelievedthatapersonwasingreatdangerwhenhesneezedpeopleimaginedthatthesoulcouldescape

21、fromthebodyatthemomentofsneezing.“Godblessyou“wasaprayerfassistanceinkeepingthesoulwhereitbelonged.TheGermanwdGesundheit(goodhealth)isavariationofthisprayertheIrishdeisealtheItalianfelicitaaresimilarprayers.TheHindussaya

22、wdthatmeans“l(fā)ive“whenaMohammedansneezeshepraisesGod.TheZulusofSouthAfricafarfrombeingafraidofsneezesbelievethatasneezesignifiesafriendlyspiritsblessing.Wheneverachildsneezestheyshout“Grow!“hopingthefriendlyspiritthatstim

23、ulatedthesneezewillhelpthechildgrowtallstrong.TheancientHebrewsalsobelievedthatasneezewasgoodasneezeindicateslifethedeadneversneeze.TheJapanesesaythatifyousneezeoncesomeoneissayinggoodthingsaboutyouifyousneezetwicebadthi

24、ngsarebeingsaidaboutyouifyousneezethreetimesyouhavecaughtacold.1.Peopleoncethoughtthatanyonewhosneezedwas_____.A.sickB.indangerC.ingoodhealthD.evil2.“Godblessyou“wassaidinderto_____.A.makechildrengrowtallstrongB.insurego

25、odhealthC.keepthesoulinthebodyD.preventsomeonefromsayingevilthingsaboutthesneezer3.Gesundheitisasneezingprayermostlike_____.A.theZuluprayerB.“Godblessyou“C.theJapaneseprayerD.awarning4.TheZulusbelievethatsneezingiscaused

26、by_____.A.agoodspiritB.abadspiritC.illnessD.children5.Itwouldbereasonabletoconcludethat_____.A.manypeoplesayprayerswhentheysneezeB.aprayerkeepsthesoulwhereitbelongsC.allpeopleswereafraidofsneezesD.themomentofsneezingisve

27、rydangerousGivenwds:[A]f[B]question[C]coled[D]returning[E]officals[F]arrived[G]marriage[H]lived[I]allow[J]back2、Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion。1）IntheChildren’sBalletofWarsawNinawas[A]thestarprimeballerina[B]theyounge

28、stdancer.[C]stillabeginner2)Ofthefollowingeventsthefirsttooccurwas[A]theGermaninvasionofPol.[B]Nina’sEuropeantour.[C]theWld’sFairinNewYk.3)Ninaspentthelastpartofthewar[A]dancinginWarsawnightspots.[B]wkingwithasmallPolish

29、troup.[C]inprison.4)Ninabeganherwkinballetagain[A]whileshewasstillinprison.[B]assoonasthewarwasover.enshearrivedinNewYk.5)NinarefusedtodanceatthetheatertakenoverbytheGermansbecauseshe[A]wantedtodanceinalargetheater.]wasn

30、olongerinterestedindancing.[C]didnotwanttodanceftheGermans.3、Fillintheblankineachsentencewithasuitablecollectivenounfromthefollowinglist。[A]fleet[B]herd[C]ball[D]cluster[E]flight[F]swarm[G]deck[H]flock[I]board[J]bouquet1

31、)Thekittenplayshappilywitha_______ofknittingwool.2）TheFirstLadywaspresentedwitha______offlowersaftershehadgivenawaytheprizes3)Themagiciantookouta_______ofcardsperfmedseveralcardtricks.4)Thelittleboyslippedfelldowna______

32、_ofsteps.5)Theschoolismanagedbya_______ofeightdirects.6)Aftertheychangedtothesoutheasterncoursea_______offishingboatscameintoview.7)Hehadoneblacklambinhis_______ofsheephelikeditbest.8)Theteacherpointedtoa_______ofislsont

33、hemapaskedtheclassfthename.9)Theboyplungedintotherivertoescapefromthe______ofbeespursuinghim.10)Everymninghedriveshissmall_______ofcattletothehilltograze.4、PassageOneDogsaresocialanimalswithoutpropertrainingtheywillbehav

34、elikewildanimals.Theywillspboilyourhousedestroyyourbelongingsbarkexcessivelyfightotherdogsevenbiteyou.Nearlyallbehaviproblemsareperfectlynmaldogactivitiesthatoccuratthewrongtimeplacearedirectedatthewrongthing.Thekeytopre