(0085)《英语阅读二》复习思考题

（0085）《英语阅读二》复习思考题考试范围：主要复习Unit7－12单元中下列各课：TheTimeMachineThecelebratedJumpingfrogofCalaverascountyTheLadyorthetigerPrometheusTheStoryoftheBibleⅠTextComprehension(10points)Direction:Eachofthefollowingcomprehensionquestions,basedonthetextsyouhavelearned,isprovidedwith4possibleanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.目的：主要考察以上课文中的内容、情节、主题、人物。具体内容已在网络课件中有详尽介绍。题型：选择题，共计10小题，每题1分。示例：ThestoryofTheTimeMachineisbasedon____.CA.aperson’sdreamB.aperson’sexperienceC.asciencefictionD.ascientificplanⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Direction:Therearesomereadingpassagesfollowedby20questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthequestionsthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Pleasedecideonthebestanswer.目的：主要考察学生运用所学技能阅读各类题材、体裁的文章。各类阅读技能详见网络视频教学。题型：选择题，共计20小题，每题2分。Passage1PassageQueenElizabethII’spronunciationofEnglishhasbeeninfectedbyhersubjects,Aussiescientistssay.PhoneticistsfromSydney'sMacquarieUniversitystudiedarchiverecordingsoftheQueen'sannualChristmasmessagetotheCommonwealthfromthe1950sto1980s,analyzingherMajesty'svowels.TheythencomparedthosevowelswiththestandardaccentofsouthernEngland,asusedbyfemaleBritishbroadcastersontheBBCinthe1980s,toseehowtheroyalaccenthadchanged.Theirconclusion:thecut-glassspeechoftheearlyyearsoftheQueen'sreignhasbecome—howshallwesay—somewhatcommonerovertheyears.ThatinitselfsubtlymirrorsthechangesisBritain,fromacountrywitharigidsocialhierarchy(等级制度)fourdecadesagotoonewhereclassdifferenceshaveblurredandinsomeareasdisappeared.“TheQueen'spronunciationofsomevowelshasbeeninfluencedbythestandardsouthern-Britishaccentofthe1980swhichismoretypicallyassociatedwithspeakerswhoareyoungerandlowerinthesocialhierarchy,”theresearcherssay.StandardspeechinsouthernEnglandhasbeeninfluencedbyCockneys(伦敦人),whoseaccentwasinitiatedbyDickVanDykeintheWaltDisneymovie“MaryPoppins.”PuristswillbereassuredthattheQueen's“Hice(house)ofWindsor”willnotbecometheOuseofWindsor”(bydroppingthe‘h’)intheforeseeablefuture.However,therehavebeenchangesin10outofthe11vowelsoundsinthestandardEnglish.ThesechangesbringherspeechclosertothatofherCockneysubjects,theresearchersfound.Anexampleofthisisthewayinwhichshepronounces“had”.Inthe1950s,theroyalpronunciationofthiswordalmostrhymedwith“bed”.But30yearslater,ithadmigratedhalfwaytothestandardsouthernEnglishpronunciation,whichrhymes“had”with“had”.TheAustralianteamsaythepronunciationofalllanguagesalterssubtlyovertime,mainlybecauseofinfluencefromtheyoung,anditisfoolishforanyonetotrytopreventchange.“Thechancesofsocietiesandacademiessuccessfullypreservingaparticularformofpronunciationagainsttheinfluenceofcommunityandsocialchangesareunlikely,”theysay.TheresearchwaspublishedDecember21inNature,theBritishscienceweekly.1.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thepronunciationofalllanguageschangessubtlyovertime.B.Itisnotalwayseasytopreserveaparticularformofpronunciation.C.TheQueen'sEnglishhasbecomecommoner.D.Classdifferenceshaveblurredandevendisappeared.2.WhodidtheresearchintotheQueen'spronunciation?A.AnAustralianresearchgroup.B.PhoneticiansfromaBritishUniversity.C.ABritishscienceweekly.D.TheBBCbroadcasters.3.TheQueen'spronunciationofsomevowelshasbeeninfluencedby.A.femaleBritishbroadcastersontheBBCinthe1980sB.thesocialchangesinBritaininthe1980sC.thestandardspeechinsouthernEnglandD.hersubjectsintheCommonwealthcountries4.BysayingthatthechangeintheQueen'sEnglishmirrorsthesocialchangesinBritain,thewritermeans.A.therigidsocialhierarchy40yearsagohascollapsedB.theQueen'saccenthasbeeninfluencedbythelowerclassC.theQueen'saccentisassociatedwiththeyoungerspeakersD.thesocialdifferencesinBritainarenolongerasdistinctasbefore5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTstated?A.TheresearchersanalyzedtheQueen'svowelstoseehowtheroyalaccenthadchanged.B.TheresearchersfoundthattheQueen'saccentisclosertothatofherCockneysubjects.C.Itisunlikelytopreserveaparticularaccentagainstsocialchangesandinfluenceofcommunity.D.ThechangeinthepronunciationofaparticularlanguageiscloselyassociatedwiththeRoyalspeech.Passage2Thescariestpartofbuyingausedcarisnotbeingcompletelysureofwhatconditionit’sin.Acarthat’sbeeninamajoraccidentisalwaysabiggerrisk，butsellersoftentrytohidethisinformation.AndrewBleakley,evaluator-inspector,runsamobilevehicleinspectionserviceinMontreal.Forabout$80hewillperformafull,unbiasedinspectiononausedvehicle.Inhis10yearsasaprofessionalinspector,Bleakleyhasseenalot.Hewarns,“Watchoutfordealerdemonstrationvehicleswhichareused.notnew.Theymayhavebeeninacollision.”HeaddsthatitisnotuncommoninOntarioandQuebecespeciallyforunscrupuloussellerstorollbacktheodometerortoevendisengageit.Bleakleyhasspecialtoolstocheckforthis.Bleakleyalwaysrecommendshiringanindependenttechniciantoinspecttheconditionofausedcarbeforeyoubuyit.Theproblemisfindingsomeonequalifiedtodotheinspection,whichhesaysgenerallydoesn’tmeanjustanymechanic.Athoroughmechanicalinspectionincludescheckingthecompression,allmajorsystems,includingtheengine,electricalandchargingsystems,transmissionanddriveline,fluids,brakes,suspension,andsteering.Essential,too,isa