人文英语4-British-CulturesTests(学习参考)

题目1–Excuseme,couldyoutellthetime?–________________________________A.You'dbetterbuyawatch.B.It'sthreethirtybymywatch.正确C.Canyouseetheclock?正确答案是：It'sthreethirtybymywatch.题目2–Goodafternoon.CanIhelpyou?–________________________________A.Ineedtobuyabirthdaypresentformyson.B.Yes,Ithinkso,too.C.Idon'tthinkIneedanyofyourhelp.正确答案是：Ineedtobuyabirthdaypresentformyson.题目3Asthebuscameroundthecorner,itran________abigtreebytheroadside.A.onB.overC.into正确译文：汽车开到转角时撞到了路边的一棵大树。正确答案是：into题目4Boththekidsandtheirparents__________English,Ithink.Iknowitfromtheiraccent.A.beenB.are正确C.is译文：我想，这些孩子和他们的父母都是英格兰人。从他们的口音我可以知道。正确答案是：are题目5WhenLilycamehomeat5pmyesterday,hermother______dinnerinthekitchen.A.cookedB.wascooking正确C.cooks译文：莉莉昨天五点钟回家时，她妈妈正在厨房里做晚饭。正确答案是：wascooking二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）JimThorpewasaNativeAmerican.Hewasbornin1888inanIndianTerritory(印第安人保护区)thatisnowOklahoma.LikemostNativeAmericanchildrenthen,helikedtofish,hunt,swim,andplaygamesoutdoors.Hewashealthyandstrong,buthehadverylittleformaleducation.In1950,JimThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.HewasalsoanOlympicgoldmedalwinner.ButThorpehadmanytragediesinhislife.Jimhadatwinbrotherwhodiedwhenhewasnineyearsold.Bythetimehewas16,hismotherandfatherwerealsodead,JimthenwenttoaspecialschoolinPennsylvaniaforNativeAmericanchildren.There,helearnedtoreadandwriteandalsobegantoplaysports.Jimwaspoor,soheleftschoolfortwoyearstoearnsomemoney.Duringthistime,heplayedonabaseballteam.Theteampaidhimonly$15aweek.Soonhereturnedtoschooltocompletehiseducation.Jimwasastarathlete(运动员)inseveralsports,includingbaseball,running,andfootball.Hewonmanyawardsforhisathleticability,mainlyforfootball.Inmanygames,hescoredallormostofthepointsforhisteam.In1912,whenJimThorpewas24yearsold,hebecamepartoftheU.SOlympicteam.Hecompetedintwoverydifficultevents:thepentathlonandthedecathlon.Bothrequiregreatabilityandstrength.Thepentathlonhasfivetrackandfieldevents,includingthelongjumpandthe1500-meterrace.Thedecathlonhastentrackandfieldevents,withrunning,jumpingandthrowingcontests.Peoplethoughtitwasimpossibleforanathletetocompeteinboththepentathlonandthedecathlon.SoeveryonewassurprisedwhenThorpewongoldmedalsinbothevents.WhentheKingofSwedenpresentedThorpewithhistwogoldmedals,hesaid,“Sir,youarethegreatestathleteintheworld.”Thorpewasasimpleandhonestman.Hejustanswered,“Thanks,King.”1.FromthepassagewelearnthatJimThorpewasbornin回答ABC正确A.IndiaB.PennsylvaniaC.Oklahoma2.Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericanIndianchildrenlovedallthefollowingEXCEPT回答ABC正确A.fishingB.singingC.swimming3.JimThorpestartedtoplaysports回答ABC正确A.beforehewas9yearsoldB.whenhewas16yearsoldC.whenhewas24yearsold4.Theworddecathloninparagraph3probablymeans回答ABC正确A.jumpingB.fivetrackandfieldeventsC.tentrackandfieldevents5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?回答ABC正确A.In1912,Thorpewentbacktofinishhiscollegeeducation.B.Thorpewontwogoldmedalsinthe1912OlympicGames.C.Thorpeonceplayedonabaseballteamformoney.参考答案：1~5CBBCA1.【答案】C【考点】细节判断题【详解】从文章第一段的第二句，Hewasbornin1888inanIndianTerritory(印第安人保护区)thatisnowOklahoma.（他于1888出生于一个印第安人保护区，也就是现在的俄克拉荷马州。）得知JimThorpe出生于美国的Oklahoma，故C为正确答案。2.【答案】B【考点】细节推理题【详解】从题干上看，这是一个反向推理题，问的是EXCEPT（除了什么）。从文章第一段的第三句得知，LikemostNativeAmericanchildrenthen,helikedtofish,hunt,swim,andplaygamesoutdoors.在喜欢的运动中有fish（钓鱼）、hunt（打猎）、swim（游泳）和playgamesoutdoors（户外运动）。而选项中A、C都在文中提到了，只有B.singing（唱歌）选项没有提到。故B为正确答案。3.【答案】B【考点】细节推理题【详解】题干是问JimThorpe什么时候开始进行体育运动的。第二段的第二句Bythetimehewas16,hismotherandfatherwerealsodead，我们得知在他16岁时，他的父母去世了，而隔了一句话后，我们可以看到There,helearnedtoreadandwriteandalsobegantoplaysports.（在那所学校，他开始学习阅读和写作，并且开始了体育运动训练。）所以，我们可以推断出他在16岁时开始进行体育运动。故B为正确答案。4.【答案】C【考点】指代题【详解】首先定位decathlon在第三段中的位置，然而从该段的最后一句得知，Thedecathlonhastentrackandfieldevents,withrunning,jumpingandthrowingcontests.该词是“十项全能运动”的意思，包括track（径赛）和field（田赛），还有游泳、跳高和投掷比赛。如果很好掌握了构词法，也能猜出deca-代表“十”。同理，该段中的pentathon，是“五项全能运动”的意思。故C为正确答案。5.【答案】A【考点】细节判断题【详解】从题干我们可以得知，该题是反向选择，即挑出不正确的说法。从选项中我们可以找到三个选项中都出现了A.1912;B.1912;时间点。从该段的倒数第二句话和整个第三段，我们可以判断，B说法正确；第二段第五句话Duringthistime,heplayedonabaseballteam.Theteampaidhimonly$15aweek.Soonhereturnedtoschooltocompletehiseducation.他曾参加一个棒球队，靠很低的薪水完成了学业。故C的说法也正确。不正确的是A.In1912,Thorpewentbacktofinishhiscollegeeducation.在1912年，Thorpe重返学校完成他大学教育。故A为正确答案。–Hello,mayIspeaktoJohn?–________________________A.CanIleaveamessageforhim?B.Youarewantedonthetelephone.C.Justasecond,please.正确正确答案是：Justasecond,please.题目2–Thankyouforyourinvitation.–________________________A.I'llappreciateit.B.It'sapleasure.正确C.Itdoesn'tmatter.正确答案是：It'sapleasure.题目3ProfessorSmithpromisedtolook________mypaper,thatis,toreaditcarefullybeforethedefence.A.over正确B.afterC.on译文：史密斯教授已经答应帮我看一下我的论文，这就是说要在答辩前在仔细看一下。正确答案是：over题目4Didyounoticetheguy_________headlookedlikeabigpotato?A.whichB.whoC.whose正确译文：你注意到那个头看上去像个大土豆得家伙吗？正确答案是：whose题目5Neverbefore_________seesuchaterriblecaraccidentontheroad!A.IhaveB.haveIC.didI正确译文：我从来没有看到过这么恐怖的一起交通事故。正确答案是：didI二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）排序题A.Doesitcostthesameforeveryhousehold?B.Youcanpayrighthere,ontheInternet!C.Justgoahead.D.WedofortheliveCableTVprograms.E.Exactly,evendigitalboxes.LiuHui:Gordon