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12004年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生考试PartIReadingComprehension(40%)PassageoneWashingtonIrvingwasAmerica’sfirstmanofletterstobeknowinternationally.HisworkswerereceivedenthusiasticallybothinEnglandandintheUnitedStates.Hewas,infact,oneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofhistimetoeithercountry,delightingalargegeneralpublicandthesametimewinningtheadmirationoffellowwriterslikeScottinBritainandPoeandHawthroneintheUnitedStates.Therespectinwhichhewaspartyowingtothemanhimself,withhiswarmfriendliness,hisgoodsense,hispoliteness,hisgayspirits,hisartisticintegrity,hisloveoftheOldWorldandtheNewWorld.ThackerydescribedIrvingas“agentleman,who,thoughhimselfborninnoveryhighsphere,wasmostfinished,polished,witty;sociallytheequalofthemostrefinedEuropeans”.InEnglandhewasgrantedanhonorarydegreefromOxford---anunusualhonorforayoung,unculturednation---andhereceivedthemedaloftheRoyalSocietyofLiterature;AmericamadehimambassadortoSpain.Irving’sbackgroundprovideslittletoexplainhisliteraryachievements.Agiftedbutdelicatechild,hehadlittleschooling.Hestudiedlaw,butwithoutzeal,andneverdidpracticeseriously.HewasimmunetohisstrictPresbyterian(长老会教徒的)homeenvironment,frequentingbothsocialgatheringsandthetheater.1.Whatisthemustpropercommentonlrving?.A.HisworkswereverypopularinEnglandandtheUnitedStates.B.Hewasrespectedbymanyfellowwriters.C.Hegainedinternationalfamebyhispersonalityandhisworks.D.Heisagentleman.2.WhatcanweinferfromThcakery’sdescriptionaboutIrving?.A.Irvingtriedtoshoweleganceinsociety.B.Irving’sparentswerenotaristocratic(贵族的)C.Irving’ssocialgracewasassameasmostEuropeans.D.IrvingwasinferiortoEuropeansofrefinement.3.WhyisitunusualthatIrvingwasgrantedanhonorarydegreeOxford?.A.Becausehisdegreewashonoraryratherthanearned.B.Becausehewasnotsosuccessfulashisfellowwriters.C.BecausehewasfromAmerica,acountrywithyounghistoryandlessculture.D.BecauseOxfordwasafamousuniversityinEngland.4.WhatistrueaboutIrvingbackground?.A.Hisbackgroundhadprovidedopportunityforhisliteraryandlessachievements.B.Asagiftedchild,hedidnotreceivemucheducation.C.Hehadinterestsinworkingasalawyer.D.Hisreligiousbeliefhelpedhimalot.5.Thetoneoftheauthorcanbesaidtobe.A.seriousB.mildC.friendlyD.appreciativePassageTwoBionicsisarecentlydevelopedbranchofscience,whichhastremendouspotentialforimprovingthelifeofmankindinoutcontemporarysociety.Bionicscanbedescribedasthestudyofsystemsinlivingcreaturesandtheapplicationoftheknowledgegainedfromthisstudytothe2improvementofvariouskindsofman-madesystems.Thetermbionicswascoinedaround1960,andmuchofwhatisknowaboutthescienceofbionicshasbeendiscoveredsciencesinceabout1970.Someresearchersrecentlyhavestudiedtheeyesofthecommonfrogsandhavediscoveredthatafrog’seyesonlyfindmovingthingssuchasinsect-shapedobjectsandlarge,threateningobjects.Asaresultofstudyingtheeyesoffrogs,scientistshaveconstructasimpleelectronicmodelofafrog’seyeswhichcantrackairplanescirclingaboveanairportandthenprovideinformationtocomputer-runairtrafficcontrolsystems.Somedaysuchelectroniceyesmanyprovidethemeanstoautomaticallyguideautomobilesbyprovidinginformationaboutobjectsmovingtowardtheautomobile.Otherscientistshavestudiedthecompoundeyesofsomeinsectsandhavebuiltaseeingmachinethatisasimplemodelofthehorseshoecrabeye.Thehearingofanumberofcreaturesalsohasbeenstudiedextensivelysothathearingmachinescanbedeveloped.Batshaveunusualhearingwhichcanextendintotheultrasonic(超声的)range.Thedolphinalsohasbeenstudiedextensively,anddolphinsareabletonavigatethroughwaterextremelyeffectively.Radarandsonar(声纳)systemswhichareusedtohelpshipsandplansnavigatehavebeenbasedonthesonarsystemsofbothbatsanddolphins.6.Whichofthefollowingcouldbebesttitle?.A.ElectronicEyesB.TheScienceofBionicsC.SonarSystemsD.TheHearingofSomeCreatures7.Whattypeofeyesarefoundinthecrab?.A.ElectroniceyesB.Insect-shapedeyesC.CompoundeyesD.Insectanddolphins8.Uponwhatcreaturesistheman-madeoffrogsbecause.A.BatsanddolphinsB.FrogsandcrabsC.CrabsandbatsD.Insectsanddolphins9.Scientistsareinterestedintheeyesoffrogsbecause.A.frogs’eyesarelargeandthreateningB.frogs’eyesareextremelysharpC.frogshavecompoundeyesD.frogscanonlyseemovingobjects10.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?.A.Notuntilabout1960didthewordbionicscomeintobeing.B.Bionicsisthestudyofthesystemsinanimals.C.Bionicsistheonlystudyoftheeyesandearsofsomecreatures.D.Peopledidn’tknowmuchaboutthescienceofbionicsuntil1960.PassageThreeDoyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourmaysaythatyou’re“hot”.That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas：”Getup,John!You’llbelateforworkagain!”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthe