1、英语部分专项训练五英语部分专项训练（五）Section Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on Answer Sheet 1. Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is 1 only among those with whom he is
2、acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous, 2 embarrassed. You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to 3 the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner. Hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be c
3、onsidered quite offensive. 4 , there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, 5 broken, makes the offender immediately the object of 6 . It has been known as a fact that the British has a 7 for the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it 8
4、 . Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom 9 forecast and hence becomes a source of interest and 10 to everyone. This may be so. 11 a British cannot have much 12 in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong 13 a clo
5、ud over the Atlantic brings rainy weather to all districts! The man in the street seems to be as accurate-or as inaccurate-as the weathermen in his 14 . Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references 15 weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often co
6、nversational greetings are 16 by comments on the weather. Nice day, isnt it? Beautiful! may well be heard instead of Good morning, how are you? 17 the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. 18 he wants to start a conve
7、rsation with a British but is 19 to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will 20 an answer from even the most reserved of the British. 1. A relaxed B frustrated C amused D exhausted 2. A yet B otherwise C even D so 3. A experience B wi
8、tness C watch D undergo 4. A Deliberately B Consequently C Frequently D Apparently 5. A unless B once C while D as 6. A suspicion B opposition C criticism D praise 7. A emotion B fancy C likeliness D judgment 8. A at length B to a great extent C from his heart D by all means 9. A follows B predicts
9、C defies D supports 10.A dedication B compassion C contemplation D speculation 11.A Still B Also C Certainly D Fundamentally 12.A faith B reliance C honor D credit 13.A if B once C when D whereas 14.A propositions B predictions C approval D defiance 15.A about B on C in D to 16.A started B conducted
10、 C replaced D proposed 17.A Since B Although C However D Only if 18.A Even if B Because C If D For 19.A at a loss B at last C in groups D on the occasion 20.A stimulate B constitute C furnish D provoke Section Reading ComprehensionDirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below
11、 each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on Answer Sheet 1.Text 1 Readers of our Christmas issue were invited to nominate the wisest fool of the past 50 years. They responded magnificently, though often predictably. But this was not a popularity contest, or an unpopularity one. Except
12、Jack Kennedy, every eligible president of the United States was nominated, along with every important political leader of the rest of the world. Alan Greenspan was a popular choice, but surprisingly few businessmen were proposed. Donald Trump, Kenneth Lay, Steve Jobs, Sir Richard Branson and Lord Co
13、nrad Black were those most often mentioned. Even fewer women were nominated, though Diana, Princess of Wales, was a strong contender. Piers Allen of Malta nominated Ronald Reagan, explaining, A joke-cracking, afternoon-napping, intellectual lightweight whose memory could, in times of crisis, always
14、be relied upon, but only to fail. Although foolish enough to announce, live on radio, that he would be bombing Russia in five minutes and take advice from his wifes astrologer (占星家), he was also wise enough to have survived union leadership and two terms as governor of California to reach the presid
15、ency of the United States and end the cold war favourably for the West. Any other wise fools making it to the White House will be hard pressed to fill his cowboy boots. Richard Spencer (address not supplied) chose Yasser Arafat, whose foolishness was in never missing an opportunity to miss an opport
16、unity. While appearing to his people as a strong leader who could stand up to the Israelis, Arafat was unable to (or simply chose not to) seize the historical moment and forge a compromise solution that would benefit the lot of the Palestinians. Had he been wise enough to make a deal with Israel whe
17、n the going was good, he likely would have been buried as a bona fide (真正的) world leader in a sovereign state of Palestine. Denis Papathanasiou of Hoboken, New Jersey, nominated Lawrence Peter Yogi Berra, baseball player for the New York Yankees (1946-63). Mr Berra hardly qualifies as an intellectua
18、l: he is famous for such remarks as You dont look so hot yourself (in response to a comment that he looked cool in his summer suit), What? You mean right now? (when asked for the time of day), and I take a two-hour nap, from one oclock to four. On second glance, however, his utterances depict a cert
19、ain honest Zen-like（类似禅宗） wisdom: If you dont know where youre going, youll wind up somewhere else? It was hard to have a conversation with anyone-there were so many people talking. Those qualities have inspired a miniature popular cult (崇拜) of books and seminars. Not bad for a humble baseball playe
20、r of modest education. Mr Papathanasiou takes first prize. 21. Dennis Papathasious comment suggests . A Lawrence Berra is no doubt a confused character. B It is hard to have a conversation with Lawrence Berra. C It is wrong to underestimate a person of modest education. D The baseball player is phil
21、osophical about life. 22. What is NOT true of Ronald Reagan? A He was a trade union leader before assuming the governorship of California. B He threatened to bomb the Soviet Union on the advise of an astrologer. C He projected an image of tough guy when he was the U.S. president. D His memory could
22、only be relied on in times of crisis. 23. The possible reason to drop the U.S. presidents from the contest is that . A The magazine deliberately disregarded popularity in the contest B most of the readers endorsed Dennis Papathanasious choice C The editors decided that they were not strong contender
23、s D The purpose of the contest was to outwit the readers 24. Richard Spencers comment implies that the Palestinian leader . A should have declared the formation of a Palestinian state B failed to identify a historical opportunity when it arose C failed to live up to his image as a strong leader D sh
24、ould have been flexible in his approach to dealing with the Israelis 25. The word humble (Line 9, Para. 4) denotes .A self-importance in bearing B modesty in behavior C a free of care character D easy-goingness in manners Text 2 The aging process may not be the result of a rigid genetic program that
25、 in itself dictates longevity. On the contrary, what we see as maximum life span may simply be the complex and indirect result of multiple traits in the organism that are internally tied to normal development. In other words, it is not that the body is somehow pre-programmed to acquire gray hair, wr
26、inkles, or diminished metabolic(新陈代谢的) functions. Rather, these signs of aging are simply telltale side effects of activities of the organism. Consider the analogy of an aging car. Suppose a distinctive species of automobile were designed to burn fuel at a fixed temperature with an efficient rate of
27、 combustion(燃烧). That specific rate of combustion is required for appropriate acceleration, cruising speed, fuel mileage(油耗), and so on. But, when the car functions in this way over a period of time, the car also, of necessity, produces certain emission by-products that, over time, begin to clog the
28、 cylinders, reduce automotive efficiency, and lead to the breakdown and final collapse of the machine. In the case of the human car, it could be the burning oxygen in normal metabolism generates harmful by-products in free radicals that prove toxic to the organism. What we see here may be a basic tr
29、ade-off: oxygen is essential for life yet harmful to our eventual well-being. In this view, the human car is not intentionally designed to accumulate toxic emissions in order to collapse. But there seems to be no way for the car to function at optimum levels without the destructive by-products. But
30、suppose we could find some special fuel additive that eliminates toxic emissions. Would we then have an immortal car? Probably not. Changing the fuel used in your car wont prevent accidents, nor would any fuel additive prevent rusting or the wearing down of springs and shock absorbers. The human car
31、 analogy, of course, is misleading, because an organism, unlike a manufactured object, has a capacity for repair and self-generation, at least up to certain point. The whole question about why we grow old is finding out why that capacity for self-repair ultimately seems unable to keep up with the damage rate: in short, why aging and death seem to be universal. 26. From the passage, we learn that . A the aging process becomes quicker a
