大学英语精读考试试卷（共计100分，时间90分钟）一、选词填空（每题3分，共45分）decrease typical whatsoever enclosed gap neighborhood relieve qualifications worthwhile laundry findings proposal current boring recognized1、A summer day in that area is hot and dry.2、The houses in our are very expensive.3、It is true that these herbs（药草）can be used to pain.4、They are making further efforts to the cost of production.5、My brother told me that he had met with no difficulty in learning English grammar.6、The lecture was so that I couldn’t help yawning（打哈欠）.7、We hope that the management will take note of the and improve their products accordingly（相应地）.8、I had not seen him for 16 years, but I him immediately.9、Enid considered teaching a career（职业）.10、The government is taking effective measures to overcome difficulties.11、The mayor put forward a to improve public transportation.12、I am afraid that the between rich and poor is still widening in our country.13、Mom told me to put my dirty clothes in the basket.14、Frank a letter with the English novel which he sent to me.15、Do you think Helen has the right for the job?二、完形填空（每题0.5分，共计10分）Around the world more and more people are ___1___ dangerous sports and activities. Of course there have always been people who have ___2___ adventure—those who have climbed the ___3__ mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or _4_ in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there arepeople who look for an immediate pleasure from a ___5___ activity which may only last a few minutes or even ___6___.I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You ___7__ from a high place about 200 meters above the ground with an elastic rope ___8___ to your ankles. You ___9___ at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from ___10___ the ground. It is said that 2 million people around the world have now ___11___ bungee jumping. Other activities, ___12___ most people would say are as dangerous as bungee jumping, ___13___ jumping from tall buildings and ___14___ into the sea from the top of high rocks.Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists(心理学家) suggest that it is because life in ___15___ societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly under ___16___. They had to go out and hunt for ___17___, and life was a continuous battle for survival.Nowadays, according to many people, life offers ___18___ excitement. They live and work in relatively safe condition; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to ___19___ them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to ___20___ danger in activities such as bungee jumping.1.A. escaping from B. taking part in C. going in D. taking in2.A. looked up B. looked into C. looked for D. looked around3.A. lowest B. highest C. beautiful D. wild4.A. sailed B. swam C. jumped D. crossed5.A. safe B. excited C. funny D. dangerous6.A. years B. seconds C. hours D. days7.A. jump B. run C. walk D. cross8.A. followed B. tied C. brought D. took9.A. go B. run C. fall D. fly10.A. falling B. running C. flying D. hitting11.A. tried B. looked for C. found D. studied12.A. that B. which C. it D. what13.A. hold B. include C. find D. contain14.A. swimming B. running C. diving D. sailing15.A. old B. modern C. past D. formal16.A. safety B. imperfection C. danger D. perfection17.A. animals B. food C. water D. dangers18.A. few B. little C. much D. many19.A. look at B. look into C. look for D. look after20.A. look for B. look after C. explore D. find三、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）ACultural differences in business entertaining include problems such as whom one entertains and where and how one entertains. In countries where status is important, it is not advisable to invite people of different statuses to the same dinner party. Americans will often invite people to their homes. However in some societies the home is considered too private, unworthy, or too small to serve as a proper place for business entertaining. In some countries there is a “help yourself” method of entertaining done in the home. This method does not work well when entertaining people whose culture teaches them to wait to be asked three times before accepting an offer of food. In one instance, a Chinese guest went hungry all the evening without eating though he was quite hungry because he was too shy to take food after only being asked to do so once. In another case, an American woman executive（负责人）was being entertained in London. After having the tea served, the American woman helped herself to cream and sugar rather than waiting to be served. The English hostess was upset by the thought that she was not serving quickly enough.As a general rule, a small gift from your home country is OK.A gift that is tied to the particular interest of the person is especially good. Gifts for children are also well received. Be careful that the “hometown” gift you are bringing to Singapore was not made in Hong Kong. Because many gifts carry symbolic meanings, it is always best to seek the advice of a cultural information before selecting gifts. The giving of largegifts, or payments for special service, should only be carried out after talking with legal department in the home and host culture.1. It is no good inviting people of different social positions to the same party in the country where______.A. people don’t pay any attention to your positionsB. people care much about their statusesC. entertainment is importantD. entertainment is not advisable2. The Chinese guest is taken for an example to show ______.A. that offering food should not be made too earlyB. a “help yourself” method does work well in this caseC. that accepting an offer of food should be made laterD. a “help yourself” method does not work well in some cases3. The passage infers that American women like ______.A. a “help yourself” methodB. waiting to be servedC. a slow serviceD. cream and sugarBIf you have been joining in chat room conversations, or trading email with web pals （网友）,you have become one of the millions who write in a peculiarly short form of English.And you’ve got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF （= sense of humor failure）to describe Internet newcomers who don’t understand you.Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are talking online, many of them all talking at the same time.It’s fast: try talking to six people at once. It’s brief: three or four wo rds per exchange. It takes wit, concentration, and quick fingers.And it requires tremendous linguistic economy. There’s neither time nor spacefor explanations. Why consume precious key-strokes telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB（= be right back）will do?Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI （= pardon me for jumping in）.Interested in whom you are talking to? Type A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal’s age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a response from your pal.If something makes you laugh, say you are OTF （= on the floor）,or LOL （= laughing out loud）,or combing the two into ROTFL （= rolling on the floor laughing）.And when it is time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG （= got to go）or TTYL （=talk to you later）.People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing emotion, as it takes, more time to hold down the “shift”key and capitals. Punctuation （标点）is going, too.4. Many people talk on the Internet ______.A. by sending short emailsB. by using a particular short form of EnglishC. by using peculiar English words and expressionsD. in a funny way5. In order to talk to several people at the same time on the Internet ______.A. you have to speak fast and fluentlyB. you should speak with wit and humorC. you have to express your ideas in a brief wayD. one should pay much attention to the accuracy of words6. If you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L,it means______.A. the person on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fineB. you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New YorkC. you are talking to 17 girls who are from New YorkD. the person who you are talking to is a 17-foot tall New York girl7. To save time on the Internet, ______.A. some people leave their letters in the dustbinB. some people never use “shift” in their writingC. many people leave the capital and punctuationD. people seldom use capital letters or punctuationCThere are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less or two weeks, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-range goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.8. Our long-term goals mean a lot______.A. if we complete our short-range goalsB. if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsC. if we write down the datesD. if we put forward some plans9. New short-term goals are build upon______.A. two yearsB. long-term goalsC. current activities D .the goals that have been completed10. When we complete each step of our goals, ______.Awe will win final successB. we are overwhelmedC. we should build up confidence of successD. we should strong desire for setting new goals四、翻译句子（每题5分，共25分）1、接受这份工作就得经常在周末上班，但约翰并不在意。