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高等院校英语入学分级测试二级分类模拟题14

(总分100,考试时间90分钟)

FastReading

Readthefollowingpassageasquicklyasyoucan,and**pletethentenceswiththeinformation

giveninthepassage.

Inthe1900"s,Americantownspeopleusuallywashedandbrushedtheirteeth**bedtheirhairin

keptawaterpitcher(大水罐)andawashbasinintheirroomsandtookcareof

thethingsthere.

Thebathtubwasawashtub(澡盆)eresmallenough,you

i,youwashedyourlfstandingup.

families,thiswasSaturdaynightbecauSundaystheywentchurch.

tdependedonwhethertherewasa

watersystemwheretheylivedandonwhethertheycouldaffordtheplumbing(水管设施).Some

peoplehadbathtubsintheirhomesaarlyas1895,butmanyothersdidnothavetheirfirstbath

inabathtubuntil1910orlaterwhentheywerefifteenorsixteenyearsold.

irstparagraph,"tookcareof"means"______".

after

dud

fthefollowingstatementsistrue?

ndfemalesinthefamilytookturnsusingthebathtub.

thtubswerebigenoughformanypeopletobatheinatthesametime.

womenandgirlsofafamilycouldbathetogetherstandingupinthetub.

veralfamilymembersbathedtogether,theydidnotuthebathtub.

sonforsomefamiliesbathingonSaturdayisthat______.

milieshaverunningwater,becautheycan______.

mpingistoo______foreveryfamilytoafford.

BankedCloze

FillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagebylectingsuitablewordsfromtheWordBankgiven

notuanyofthewords

morethanonce.

Ihearmanyparentssayingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling(反叛的),andIwishitwereso.

Attheiragetheyoughttobe1fromtheirparentsandlearningtomaketheirowndecisions.

sthatteenagersareall

takingthesamewayofshowingthatthey2theirparents.

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eason

forthinkingor5onewayoranotheristhatthecrowdisdoingit.

Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagerto6againstthepopularitywaveandtogohis

ayveryteenagercan

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uldchootheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.

Myearsarerecentlyfullofjoyousremarksfrommyfriendssuchas,"oh,Beekhamisso

handsome,socool,thatIcan"thelpfallinginlovewithhim!"Or"whatperfectskillshehas!"

Yeah,Iagree1somedegree,thoughIsometimesdowanttoaskthemhowmuchthey2

Beckham,apartfromhisappearanceandhowmuchtheyknowaboutfootball3scoringgoals.

Itemsfunnythatwearecrazyforthings,withwhichweareunfamiliaror4weareuncertain,

butweall,myfriends5l,considerthis6.

tdoesn"tamounttocraziness7

nonn(胡闹).Asanoldsaying8:"Don"tjudgeabookbyitscover."Weshouldnot9

ldallknow,itisone"sgoodcharacterandgreat

orewe"dbettersay11about

Beckham"sgoodlooks.

Ifweclooureyes,12indeepthought,wecanfindthatthethings13ustobeintruth

happy,n"tgodeeperandjustsatisfiedwith

superficial(表面的)things,15wewillfindthatwehavenotreallygainedanything16our

firstimpressionhasblindedandmisledus,andwe"llremainignorant(愚昧无知的)17we

realizethatandmakesomechanges.

ayweare

willingtogodeeperintoeverything,nomatterhowmuchit19us,wewillfinallyprovehow

muchwehavegrownup,howmuchmorensible(明智的),mature,andintelligentwehave

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ReadingComprehension

Inthispart,thebest

answerforeachquestion.

Passage1

Longhoursatthescreencancauachingeyes,blurredvisionandheadaches,,

eyestrainsurpasvenwristpainasthetop**plaintamong**puterurs.

Whenpeeringinto**puterscreen,theeye"y

muscle,nsomeonespendsalotoftimelookingat

somethingclo,theeyemusclecangetstuckonthenear-focusttingandhavedifficulty

relaxing,leavingthepersontemporarilynearsighted,aconditioncalledaccommodativespasm(痉

挛)thatcanlastcondsorhours.

Thisiswhyafterlookingatamonitorallday,**puter**plainthattheirdistancevisionisbluffed

whentheyattempttodrivehome.

agnifyingglass

toyourmonitorandyou"lletheletters,eachmadeupofpinpointsourcesoflight,havenosharp

liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)monitors,likethofoundon**puters,areeasieron

theeyesbecautheydisplaysharperimages.

Andstudieshaveshownthatwhenpeopleareworkingonacomputer,theirrateofblinkinggoes

downbytwo-thirds,whichcanresultindry,especiallyaproblemfor

contact-lenswearers.

1.______udtobethebiggestphysicalproblem**puterurshad.

dvision

ain

ghoursbeforethescreenwill______.

toomuchburdenontheeye"sfocusingmuscle

boutnear-sightedness

difficultfortheurtolearndriving

ythelettersonthescreen

itorsarebetterintermsofeyeprotectingbecau______.

emoreexpensive

llnotblurtheur"yes

ingaboutnoeyeproblems

splayletterswithsharpedges

,stingingeyesarecaudby______.

ateofblinkingof**puterur"yes

sonthescreenwithoutanyedges

rdenonthefocusingmuscle

anttension

roupofpeoplearemostlikelytogetdry,stingingeyes?

s.

t-lenswearers.

Passage2

Cultureshockisthelossofemotionalbalance,disorientation(方向障碍),orconfusionthata

isacommon

experience,dual

personality,previouscross-culturalexperience,andlanguageproficiencyallaffectaperson"s

iccauofcultureshockistheabruptlossof

allthatisfamiliar,leadingtoanofisolation.

Whenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostofthofamiliarsignsandhintsare

erhowbroad-mindedorgood-willedhe

maybe,ybefollowedbya

hey

rejecttheenvironmentwhichcausthediscomfort:"Thewaysofthehostcountryarebad

becautheymakeusfeelbad."

Anotheraspectofcultureshockisregression(倒退).Thehomeenvironmentsuddenlyassumesa

tremendousimportance,ficultiesand

llytakesatrip

hometobringonebacktoreality.

reexcessive

concernsoverdelaysandotherminorfrustrations;fearofbeingcheated,robbedorinjured;

sleeplessnessoradesiretosleepmore;yingalltheisthe

uncomfortablefeelingofnotreallybelonging,ofbeinganoutsider.

eshockisbasicallycaudby______.

ultiesinusingthelanguage

nabletomakenewfriends

homesick

arawayfromallthatisfamiliar

tureshocksufferedvaries______.

rsontoperson

untrytocountry

rdancewithpeople"sages

rdancewithpeople"scharacters

stresponapersontendtohavewhenttingfootonanewlandis______.

gfrustrated

gnervous

oflosingsomethingprecious

ofbeingabandoned

4.A**ingtripwill______.

ubacktoreality

fythehometown

uforgetthetroubles

usolvetheproblems

sNOTasymptomofcultureshock?

linglikesleeping.

fearofbeingcheated.

gtogobackhome.

excessiveconcernsoverdelays.

Passage3

Thefactthatblindpeoplecan"e"thingsusingotherpartsoftheirbodiesapartfromtheireyes

canncolordifferencesthen

perhapswe,too,areaffectedbycolorunconsciously.

Manufacturershavediscoveredbytrialanderrorthatsugarllsbadlyingreenwrappings,that

bluefoodsareconsideredunpleasant,andthecosmetics(化妆品)shouldneverbepackagedin

iscoverieshavegrownintoawholedisciplineofcolorpsychologythatnowfinds

ourpreferencesareclearly

ueisthecolorofthenightskyandthereforeassociatedwithpassivityand

calm,mitiveman,

activityduringthedaymeanthuntingandattacking,whilehesoonsawasred,thecolorofblood

enisassociatedwithpassivedefenand

lf-prervation.

Experimentshaveshownthatcolors,partlybecauoftheirphysiologicalassociations,alsohave

expodtobrightredshowanincreainheartbeat,and

bloodpressure;rexposuretopurebluehaxactlytheoppositeeffect;itisa

eofitxcitingconnotation(涵义),redwaschonasthesignalfordanger.

Butcloranalysisshowsthatavividyellowcanproduceamorebasicstateofalertnessand

alarm,sofireenginesandambulancesinsome**munitiesarenowrushingaroundinbright

yellowcolorsthatstopthetrafficdead.

cturersfoundoutthatcoloraffectssales______.

rienceoveralongperiodoftime

rimentingwithdifferentcolors

ngoutcoloronblindpeople

lopingthedisciplineofcolorpsychology

ferencesforcertaincolorsare______.

atedwiththetimeofday

entonourcharacter

withourprimitiveancestors

duetopsychologicalfactors

leareexpodtobrightred,whichofthefollowingthingsdoesNOThappen?

eathefaster.

elafraid.

loodpressureris.

eartsbeatfaster.

fthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

robablyhasaneffectonus,whichwearenotconsciousof.

fireengineshavecaudmanybadaccidentsinsome**munities.

expodtopurebluestarttobreathemoreslowly.

chologyofcolorisofsomepracticalu.

fthefollowingcouldbethemostsuitabletitle?

ciplineofColorPsychology

ndItsConnotations

cticalUofColor

ndFeelings