我代表月亮消灭你们大学英语 精读第二册Test Yourself 1

2021年1月19日发(作者：敬酒)

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Yourself

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Passage

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Laura walked towards the man.


deep breath.
mutt?

interested.
fond of him. I mean he' s tied up outside. I don't see any food or water.
take good care of that dog. The guy I got him from said he was a trained guard dog. Trouble is the
stupid thing doesn't even bark when strangers come around. But then I guess that wouldn't matter
to you. You' re probably just looking for a pet, huh?
him.I'll give you twenty dollars.
哼着鼻子说
) .
guard dog for twenty dollars? Fifty dollars. That' s my price. You bring me fifty dollars, honey,
and you got yourself a dog.
head.
machine four blocks away. I can't afford this, she thought as she punched the numbers into the
machine. The dog will need a vet(
兽医
) and where am I going to get the money for that? Her fears
faded(
消退
) as she pictured the dog, curled up, not outside on the cold, hard ground, but in front
of a glowing ceramic bowls filled with food and water sat in the corner of the
kitchen, and she saw him, head held high, matching her stride on their daily walk. With the money
in her purse she hurried back to the man's house.
26. Why did Laura walk up to the man?
A. To ask him where she could buy a pet.
B
. To see if she could buy his dog.
C. To give him a morning greeting.
D. To ask him to let her in and warm up.
27. For what purpose had the man bought the dog?
A
. To protect his home.
B. To get rid of his loneliness.
C. To breed pot dogs.
D. To make money.
28. When Laura left home in the morning, she was moss probably going__________.
A. to take a walk
B
. to get her breakfast
C. co get some cash
D. to buy the man's dog
29. Judging from the passage, Laura is__________.
A. a very rich lady


B
. a rather poor girl
C. an animal protectionist
D. a social worker

30. How come Laura' s worry about money faded?
A
. The dog will lead a happy life under her good care.
B. She will soon get a good job and earn money to pay the vet.
C. She will have a guard dog beside her as she takes a walk
D. She's got the money in her purse to pay for the pet she desired
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Although Thomas Jefferson did not begin the effort of designing the University of Virginia until
late in his life, the education of the common man had occupied his thoughts for decades. He
believed ignorance (
无知
) to be the enemy of freedom, and he wanted to correct what he
considered to be the weaknesses of educational institutions (
机构
) modeled on European settings.
He imagined that an
in which to pursue higher education. The center of such a village would be a Temple of
Knowledge that would house the university library.
When Virginia decided to set up a state university in 1818, the retired U.S. President finally was
able to devote his talent, time, and energy to creating this new kind of educational institution. By
the time he was finished with his design, Jefferson had invented an entirely new American setting
for higher education: the college campus.
In 1812, Jefferson chose to begin building his
Charlottesville, VA, far away from the city center. He intended this spot to promote learning
because it was natural and unspoiled, and far from anything that could distract or harm the
students. The University consists of two rows of houses, five on each side, leading to a main
building. This main building, the Rotunda, became the most important part of the University,
because it contained the library. By focusing his entire institution on the library, instead of around
the church, Jefferson revolutionized American university architecture.
Jefferson's aim was to create a new institutional form for his ideal educational system, a system he
thought should give every citizen the information he needs for carrying out his daily business.
This new approach to citizenship and education demanded a new type of university, one where
students and professors could coexist and share ideas. He attempted to create this environment by
combining the professors' houses and students' classrooms, and linking all the buildings with
covered walkways so intellectual exchanges between departments could go on smoothly. Jefferson
had also recognized the importance of the students' whole life, and given much thought and
planning to the students' dining, living, and exercise facilities (
设施
).

31. Jefferson devoted much of his thought to the education of the common man because he
believed ________.


A. everyone who loved freedom hated ignorance
B. a country could not be strong without education
C
. an uneducated man could not gain full freedom
D. European educational institutions did not suit America

32. According to Jefferson, the center of a university should be _______.
A. the church
B
. the library
C. the lawn
D. the classrooms

33. Jefferson chose to locate the University of Virginia far away from the city center because
________.
A. land in the city center could not be found
B. there was a tree-lined lawn there
C. this was a European tradition
D
. there was no distraction for the students

34. In Jefferson's view, an ideal educational system should ________.
A. be one under which every citizen enjoys equal opportunity
B
. give everyone the information he needs for conducting his business
C. ensure that everyone has a chance to enter an institution of higher learning
D. provide students with a natural and unspoiled setting for learning

35. What was made easy by the revolutionized American campus?
A. Students' learning.
B
. Intellectual exchange.
C. Professors' teaching.
D. Both students' and professors' life.
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The good news we get from TV and radio makes us feel more kindly toward other people, but
bad news
—
especially news of cruelty and violence
—
stirs up suspicion and a sense of
competition toward others.



These are the findings of 10 years of experiments by research psychologists (
心理学家
) at
Columbia University, who conclude that broadcasters encourage hostile (
敌对的
) behavior by
stressing bad news.


differences between themselves and others, or on the common problems that make them feel,
'We're all in this together,'



cooperation. But news about one person actually doing harm to another changes our estimate of
other people for the worse.


In an early experiment in 1968, Dr. Hornstein and his associates, who had been dropping
wallets (
钱包
) for two years to test the honesty of people, discovered that on June 4, 1968, not one
wallet was returned.


dangerous, and nobody wanted to return a lost wallet to a stranger.


America’s Bicentennial (
两百年的
) celebration.
American was the thing. We all felt as if we all belonged together.

Recent tests support these conclusions. In one experiment, 60 subjects were exposed to good
news, bad news or music. Then they were told to play a game with a non-existent person
supposedly in another room. It was a game of choice that emphasized cooperation or competition.

After hearing good news, the overwhelming majority, 91 percent, played cooperatively. But
after hearing bad news, competitive responses were over three times as high
—
up to 28 percent,
from 9 percent.



assuming that the world is a dirtier place than we assumed before we saw that TV violence. And
we’ll deal with the next individual we come up
on as if he is part of that grim (
冷酷的
) picture of
humanity. After the good news, it’s the reverse.






36. According to the findings of researchers at Columbia University, when people hear good news,
they feel _______.
A. happier
B
. more kindly toward others
C. safer than they really are
D. more competitive

37. Dr. Harvey Hornstein found that when people hear news about one person actually doing harm
to another, they tend to _______.
A
. regard other people as worse than they really are
B. treat total strangers as suspects of cruel crimes
C. become hostile towards neighbors and friends
D. think about the common problems facing mankind

38. What did Dr. Harvey Hornstein and his associates discover on the night of June 4, 1968?
A. Robert F. Kennedy was shot.
B. Their wallets were lost.
C. People in America suddenly became dishonest.
D
. Nobody returned the wallets they dropped.

39. We can infer from the passage that on July 4, 1976, most probably _______.
A. people drank and sang and danced
B
. lost wallets were returned to their owners
C. everybody wanted to be American
D. even criminals were friendly to others

40. We can conclude from the passage that _______.
A. violence on TV leads to more violence on the streets
B
. broadcasters should emphasize good news rather than bad news
C. the world is a dirtier place than we assume it to be
D. people are more competitive when they are faced with challenges
Kaleil Isaza Tuzman moved to the United States from Columbia when he was 15. Within a few
years he was pushing to get ahead, hawking (
叫卖
) baseball caps to pay the bills his Harvard
scholarship didn't cover.



After graduating, he landed on Wall Street, but every night he dreamed of working for
himself. During the booming (
繁荣的
) 1990s, he gave it a try when he and a partner started
govWorks - a software company that helped city government go online.

They raised $$60 million and expanded like crazy. Then dotcoms started turning into
dotbombs - govWorks broke up too. Says Isaza Tuzman,
创业人
) have to be
ready for both success and failure. In Columbia if you fail, you become a pariah and no one will
do business with you. The wonderful thing about this country is you can get up again.

From national parks to moon landings, America has given the world some amazing ideas.
But the American Dream is still the biggest - the idea that with hard work and a bit of luck you
can be whoever you want to be. Historian James Truslow Adams once wrote that Americans
believe
according to ability or achievement.

These days there's pressure on the dream idea. A 1978 study of boys born and raised after
World War II found an astonishing 23% of the poorest had reached the top of the income heap by
1973. Now, in a typical generation, only 10% work their way from bottom to top.

But every day, some still do make it. After govWorks went bankrupt, Isaza Tuzman built on
what he had learned. His new company, Recognition Group, restructures (
重组
) firms and finds
them venture capital
–
nearly $$150 million so far. Last year,
named him to its 100 Most Influential list. Not bad for a dreamer, in a country built on dreams.




41. What did Kaleil Isaza Tuzman dream of after graduating from college?
A. Working in the Wall Street stock market.
B
. Starting a business of his own.
C. Climbing to the top of society.
D. Entering the IT industry.

42. The word

A. a person who has no future
B. a person to be pitied
C. a person to be condemned
D
. a person to be avoided