新视野大学英语第一册阅读理解练习题

新视野大学英语第一册阅读理解自主练习题(1) Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice) (每小题:1分) Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage or dialog. Mr. and Mrs. Jones' flat was full of boxes, big and small; trunks ; and furniture. The two of them were busy with pencils and paper, checking their list of luggage when there was a ring at the door. Mrs. Jones went to open it, and saw a well-dressed middle-aged lady outside. The lady said that she lived in a flat beside theirs, and that she had c ome to welcome them to their new home. Mrs. Jones invited her in. "I hope you'll excuse us for all this mess (杂乱)," said Mrs. Jones, "We are trying..." "Oh, that's quite all right," said the lady. "Do you know, in some parts of this town, neighbors are not at all friendl y? There are some streets-and even some buildings-where people don't know their neighbors-not even their next-d oor ones. But in this building, everyone is a friend with everybody else. We are one big, happy family. I'm sure yo u'll be happy here." The lady was greatly surprised when she visited the same flat the next time, because she foun d that a different man and a woman had moved in. On the lady's first visit, Mr. and Mrs. Jones had not the heart to tell her they were not the new owners of the flat, but the old owners, who had lived beside her for two years. All th is time she had never visited or even noticed Mr. and Mrs. Jones, her next-door neighbors. 1. Someone knocked at the door when Mr. and Mrs. Jones were ________. A. cleaning their house B. counting (数) their luggage C. moving their furniture D. writing their shopping list 2. This writer of this passage suggests that the middle-aged lady ________. A. lives in a big happy family B. lives alone C. does not do what she says D. is a bothersome neighbor 3. According to the middle-aged lady, in some parts of the town, people ________. A. had big, happy families B. had small, unhappy families C. didn't know their neighbors D. didn't like their neighbors 4. From the passage, we know ________. A. the middle-aged lady was warm-hearted B. the middle-aged lady had been living in the building for two years C. Mr. and Mrs. Jones told the middle-aged lady the truth D. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were the middle-aged lady's old neighbors 5. What is the tone (语气) of the writer in the passage? A. Happy. B. Sad. C. Indifferent D. Critical. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage or dialog. When I was in the 7th grade, I had a lot of trouble reading. My mother used to sit by my side, and explain each paragraph of each school reading assignment to me because I didn't understand what I was reading. She would have to read each paragraph to me. And then after each paragraph, she told me the general meaning of what we jus t read.In class, I tried to hide the fact that I couldn't read. My teachers gave us the last ten minutes of class to start our reading homework, and I would sit there for ten minutes staring at the page, pretending I was reading it. I rem ember a terrible feeling of not wanting to get into trouble for not being able to understand. I had to wait until I got home so my mother could explain it to me. How did I ever get into Cornell University? By the 8th grade I started understanding a little on my own, but I was reading at a very slow speed. I got hold of all the speed-reading books I could get my hands on. I read them all very slowly at the time. I even went out and took a course on speed-reading. Then I developed my own way which was easier and produced quicker results. I started practicing these techniques every day, and as I started to read faster, my understanding increased. I found t hat I stopped daydreaming and thinking about other things while I was reading, and started getting the larger mean ing. I was reading faster and comprehending better. 1 I found that when you read slowly, word-by-word, you get lost in the words, lose the bigger picture, and your com prehension drops. When you read faster, your comprehension goes up because instead of getting lost in the words, you see the general picture. 6. The main difficulty the writer had in reading in the 7th grade was that ________________________. A. she often forgot her school reading assignments B. she had difficulty reading with comprehension C. she had a poor vocabulary and very bad grammar D. she always looked elsewhere when asked to read 7. The writer would pretend to be reading in the last 10 minutes of class because _________________________. A. she was afraid of being found out B. the reading class was terrible C. she had to do what others were doing D. her mother told her to do so 8. The writer's reading ability improved a great deal mainly because _______________________. A. she entered Cornell University B. she took a course on speed reading C. her mother helped her D. she developed her own way of reading 9. From her own experience, the writer found that _________________. A. one's comprehension drops if one reads too slowly B. in order to understand better, one has to read slowly C. one does not pay enough attention to information if one reads fast D. many people read fast in order to save time 10. The writer wrote the passage in order to ___________________. A. prove to readers the importance of higher education B. tell a story in honor of her mother C. give a detailed description of different reading skills D. prove the importance of reading fast Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage or dialog. Learning a foreign language is not a matter of reading some grammar rules or some vocabulary words-although th ose are important activities not to be ignored. Acquiring a language is learning a skill, not a body of information. I t's much more like learning to swim or ride a bike than it is like learning about the Second World War. That is, you must not only understand the ideas and have information at hand, but also make your body accustomed (习惯于) to using that information in physical activity. In the case of learning a second language, the physical activity is speaking, listening, writing, and reading. You need, then, not only to learn and understand, but also to practice!Here are a few suggestions on effective pract ice/study techniques. 1. Make your mouth or hand do what your mind is learning. Study out loud. Go to the lab an d work with tapes. Study with a friend, practicing speaking and listening. Try to write sentences or a short paragra ph using the skills you have practiced with your own lips. 2. Study day by day. You cannot get by in a foreign language course by cramming (临时抱佛 脚) at the last minute. You may be able to "learn" vocabulary items that way, but you cannot teach your mouth to u se them in sentences. 3. Sometimes go back and review "old" topics and vocabulary. Language learning is cumulative (累积 的). The new skills you learn build upon the old skills you learned in the past. The more you "recycle" (循 环) familiar information and skills, the better you will be able to take in new ones. 4. Don't be afraid to make mist akes. Self-consciousness can be a strong barrier to learning a language. Perhaps part of the reason small children r eadily learn languages is that they are not afraid of making mistakes. 11. The main idea of the first paragraph is______. A. memorizing vocabulary words is necessary in language learning B. learning to swim is quite similar to learning about the Second World War C. understanding the ideas is more important than anything else D. language learning is a process of acquiring different language skills 12. One of the major benefits of studying with a friend is that _____________ . A. it makes one talk and listen in a particular language B. it builds the friendship between two friends C. friends can share tapes or other learning materials D. one studies better with a friend 13. Cramming is not helpful in learning a language because _________. A. it is of little use to study without a clear purpose B. nothing can be learned through cramming C. anything learned that way can hardly be put into use D. one may not find enough time to use at the last minute 14. The purpose of reviewing old topics is _____________________________. A. to build up a good base for new skills B. to enjoy the good ideas contained in them C. to throw away the old, useless information D. to avoid making mistakes in the future 15. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Why Children Are Able to Learn a Language Better Than Grown-ups? B. A Few Suggestions on Studying a Foreign Language C. Why Learning a Foreign Language Is More Difficult Than Anything Else? D. An Introduction to Language Teaching and Learning Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage or dialog. When the Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita visited Washington in 1988, he started an address to the Nati onal Press Club with a brief statement in English, in which he admitted that his accent was so bad that a translator was needed for the rest of his speech. Takeshita's problem is not unique in Japan. Many Japanese are eager to use the world's most popular foreign langu age but have trouble mastering it even when they are, like Takeshita, well educated. The Japanese like to decorate their own language with many English loaners, such as raisu for rice and sarariman for salary man. English is fash ionable in Japanese advertising, packaging, and technology. Yet for all that intense interest, when English is spoken in Japan, it is generally spoken poorly. The problem is root ed in a much-praised educational system. Japanese schools turn out top graduates in mathematics and science but f ail in teaching spoken English. The teachers, speaking in Japanese most of the time, are generally successful in ins tructing students in the complexities of written translation and English grammar, because entrance examinations f or acceptance by top-ranked universities stress nothing else. Dramatic changes in the examination system are unlikely. Yet small signs of progress are visible. This year, for ex ample, the University of Tokyo will experiment with an English listening comprehension test as a minor element o f the entrance exam. If it is successful, other universities may follow. 16. The author told the story of Takeshita in order to show that_____. A. Japanese people are modest B. he didn't learn English well C. many Japanese people are poor in spoken English D. a translator is necessary for a Japanese person 17. The general problem with Japanese English is attributed to_____. A. too many English words being used in Japanese B. the educational system C. the listening-comprehension test D. all of the above 18. You may find a lot of English loaners in Japanese, because_____. A. the Japanese are fond of English B. English is very effective in advertising C. English is a language used all over the world D. the Japanese language has limited vocabulary 19. According to the passage, the educational system in Japan_____. A. will have dramatic changes B. is good at teaching English C. is much criticized D. will make some improvement in its English examination system 20. It can be inferred that if a Japanese student is required to take an English grammar exam, he _____. A. will possibly fail B. will probably do well on it C. may consult an English dictionary D. will admit he can't do it Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage or dialog. "Culture consists of all shared products of a human society" (Robertson, 1981). This means not only such material things as cities, tools, and schools, but also non-material things, such as ideas, customs, family patterns, and lang uages. Put simply, culture refers to the entire way of life of a society, "the ways of a people". Language is a part of culture and plays a very important role in it. Some social scientists consider it the keystone of culture. Without language, maintaining culture would not be possible. On the other hand, language is influence d and shaped by culture. It reflects culture in the broadest sense, is the symbolic representation of a people, and it comprises a society's historical and cultural backgrounds. Language also displays a people's approach to life and their ways of living and thinking. We should not go further into the relationship between language and culture. What needs to be stressed here is that the two interact, and that understanding of one requires understanding of the other. Social scientists tell us that cultures differ from one another and that each culture is unique. As cultures are diverse, languages are also diverse. It is only natural then that with difference in cultures and differences in langua ges, difficulties often arise in communicating between people of different cultures. Understanding is not always easy. Learning a foreign language well means more than merely mastering the pronunciation, grammar, words, and idioms. It also means learning to see the world as native speakers of that language see it, learning the ways in which their language reflects the ideas, customs, and behaviors of their society. It means learning to understand their "language of the mind". Learning a language, in fact, is inseparable from learning culture. 21. According to Robertson, what is NOT part of non-material culture? A. Legal systems. B. Language. C. Religion. D. Tools. 22. The second paragraph is about _____. A. the way language is used by social scientists B. the relationship between language and culture C. the influence culture has on language D. the influence language has on culture 23. If you want to learn a foreign language well, you must _____. A. grasp the pronunciation, grammar, words, and idioms B. master the language as well as its culture C. know the way the native speakers of that language think D. learn the country's culture first 24. The relationship between language and culture is that _________. A. language dominates culture B. culture dominates language C. they are connected with each other D. language consists of culture 25. "Language of the mind" means _____. A. the unspoken things that people think B. the method for studying a language C. the manner in which people think D. the common culture shared by all people regardless of language ltiple Choice) (每小题: 1 分; 满分:25 分) 小 答案 八年级地理上册填图题岩土工程勘察试题省略号的作用及举例应急救援安全知识车间5s试题及答案 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. D 11. D 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. B 21. D 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. C