英語聽力復習題及答案

英語聽力復習題及答案一、單項選擇題：共10小題，每小題2分，共20分Theworld'sgreatestsportingevent,theOlympicGames,upholdstheamateuridealthatmattersisnotwinningbutparticipating.A.anythingB.itC.whatD?everythingClarkfeltthathisinoneofthemostdramaticmedicalexperimentsofalltimewasworththesufferingheunderwent.A?apprehensionB.appreciationC?presentationD.participationItistruethatawildplantintoamajorfoodcropsuchaswheatrequiresmuchresearchtime.A-multiplyingB.breedingC.magnifyingD.generatingAllthepartsofthiswashingmachineare,sothatitisveryconvenienttoreplacethem.A-normalizedB.modernizedC.mechanizedD?standardized.Lastyear,thecrimerateinChicagohassharply.A.declinedB.lessenedC.descendedD.slippedHemighthavebeenkilledthearrivalofthepolice.A-exceptforB.butforC.withD.forWhenbusinessis,thereisusuallyanobviousincreaseinunemployment.A.degradedB.depressedC.reducedD.lessenedThepeoplewhoobjectedtothenewapproachweretoldthatsinceworkhadalreadystartedtherewasnopointin.A.denyingB.upsettingC.protestingD.competingBymovingtheradarbeamaroundslowlyincircles,wecanthesurroundings.A.exploreB.exposeC.exploitD.expandAsyouhaveseen,thevalueofanation'scurrencyisaofitseconomy.A.reactionB.reflectionC.responseD.revelation二、挑錯題：共10小題，每小題2分，共20分Thecurtainhadhardlyraisedwhenashotstartledtheaudience,ascreamcameAfromtheoffstage,andthemanagerrushedouttosaytheoperawouldnotgoonthatBCDnight.D.H.LawrencesaidthattheworkingpopulationofourindustrialcitiesarelikeABtheslavepopulationsoftheancientempires>TOC\o"1-5"\h\zCDFireworks,whichoriginatedcenturyagoinChina,werebroughttoEuropebyABCDMarcoPolo.ThisarticledealswiththenaturalphenomenonwhicharemostinterestingtoABCeveryone,DTheveteransspentayearinthehospital；consequentlytheyemergedwellentirely.ABCDMr.Farraj,areliableman,wouldcertainlykeephisappointmentyesterdaybuthisAcarwouldn'tstartandhewasunablntogetataxi.BCD■Acoatingofzincappliedtoironkeepsitfromtorusting>ABCDTheywentstraightlyhomewithoutstoppingatJim'sforthegameendedlate,ABCD.Thepresidentreturnedwithonlyafewvagueculturalandscientificagreements.ABCDTheannuallossinillnessandearlydeathintheircountryisabouttwo-sixthofABCDtheincome.三、完形填空：共20個空，每空1分，共20分Passage1ThespaceageofficiallybeganonOctober4,1957,]theSovietUnionlaunchedthemodest185poundSputnikI,thefirst2satellitetoorbittheearth.Thefollowingmonth,Russianssuccessfullylaunchedthe1100poundSputnikII,3carriedintospacetheglobe,afemaledog4Laika,whosuffocated（窒息）onthesixthdayofthe5becauseofafailure6theinternaltemperatureofthecraft.Butthesatelliteitselforbitedtheearthfor162daysand7onre-enteringtheearthsatmosphere.TheUnitedStates,8secondfiddle（小提琴）toitssuperpower9,orbiteditsfirstsatellite,Explorer1,onJanuary31,1958.Itwasalightweight,18poundcraft,carryingnotanimalsbut10instrumentstostudythe11bandsofenergyinspace12theVanAllenradiationbelts.Within13fifteenyearsmanhadgonetothemoon,searchingbeneathits14anddustysoilfor15oflife（therewere16）,andbegunprobingmoredistant17ofthesolarsystem.18physicist,WernerVonBraun,playedacrucialroleinthisodyssey（史詩），especiallyin19theboldschemeforthe196920ofthreeAmericansonthemoon.A.andA.spaceA.whichA.namedA.courseA.onA.andA.spaceA.whichA.namedA.courseA.onA.crashedA.toplayA.rivalA.sensibleA.intenseA.calledasA.followingA.wetA.indicationA.noA.universeA.OneA.inventingA.carrying四、B.whenB?mannedB?inwhichB-namedforB.flightB?aboutB.hitB?havingplayedB?partnerB?sensitiveB?sharpB.thatisB?anotherB?dampB-signB.notB?sphereItsB?planningB?launching閱讀理解：共2篇文章，每篇有5個小題,C.thenC-truethatC?namedasC?orbitingC.inC?damagedC.playingC?enemyC?accurateC.passionateC.namedasC.thenextC.moistC?symbolC?neitherC?realmsC.ThisC.devisingC?sendingbeforeD?artificialD.itD?namedafterD.passageD.withD?burnedupD?tohaveplayedD.friendD.exactD.violentD.knownasD.thepastD.dryD?referenceD?noneD?spaceD.ThatD.plottingD-landing每小題2分，共20分Passage1Ihadanexperiencesomeyearsagowhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuary,Ihadtoofficiateattwofuneralsonsuccessivedaysfortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity.Bothhaddied"fiillofyearsJastheBiblewouldsay；bothyieldedtothenormalwearingoutofthebodyafteralongandfulllife.Theirhomeshappenedtobeneareachother,soIpaidcondolence（吊唁）callsonthetwofamiliesonthesameafternoon.Atthefirsthome,thesonofthedeceased（已故的）womansaidtome/6IfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnow,shewouldbealivetoday.It'smyfaultthatshedied."Atthesecondhome,thesonoftheotherdeceasedwomansaidJIfonlyIhadn'tinsistedonmymother'sgoingtoFlorida,shewouldbealivetoday.Thatlongairplaneride,theabruptchangeofclimate,wasmorethanshecouldtake.It'smyfaultthatshe'sdead.”Whenthingsdon'tturnoutaswewouldlikethemto,itisverytemptingtoassumethathadwedonethingsdifferently,thestorywouldhavehadahappierending.Priestsknowthatanytimethereisadeath,thesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadly,theybelievethattheoppositecourse-keepingMotherathome,postponingtheoperationwouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterall,howcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?Thereseemtobetwoelementsinvolvedinourreadinesstofeelguilt.Thefirstisourpressingneedtobelievethattheworldmakessense,thatthereisacauseforeveryeffectandareasonforeverythingthathappens.Thatleadsustofindpatternsandconnectionsbothwheretheyreallyexistandwheretheyexistonlyinourminds.Thesecondelementisthenotionthatwearethecauseofwhathappens,especiallythebadthingsthathappen.Itseemstobeashortstepfrombelievingthateveryeventhasacausetobelievingthateverydisasterisourfault.Therootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhood.Psychologistsspeakoftheinfantilemythofomnipotence（萬能）.Ababycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneeds,andthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandsummonstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecries,andsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungry,peoplefeedhim,andwhenheiswet,peoplechangehim.Veryoften,wedonotcompletelyoutgrowthatinfantilenotionthatourwishescausethingstohappen.Whatissaidaboutthetwodeceasedelderlywomen?A?Theylivedoutanaturallife.B?Theydiedofexhaustionafterthelongplaneride.C.Theyweren'taccustomedtothechangeinweather.D?Theydiedduetolackofcarebyfamilymembers.Theauthorhadtoconductthetwowomen'sfuneralsprobablybecause.A.hewantedtoconsolethetwofamiliesB?hewasanofficialfromthecommunityC-hehadgreatsympathyforthedeceasedD?hewaspriestofthelocalchurchPeoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedonesbecause?theycouldn'tfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirgriefB?theybelievethattheywereresponsibletheyhadneglectedthenaturalcourseofeventstheydidn'tknowthingsoftenturnoutintheoppositedirectionInthecontextofthepassage/...theworldmakessense^probablymeansthat?everythingintheworldispredeterminedB?theworldcanbeinterpretedindifferentwaysthere5sanexplanationforeverythingintheworldwehavetobesensibleinordertounderstandtheworldPeoplehavebeenmadetobelievesinceinfancythat.A.everybodyisattheircommandB?lifeanddeathisanunsolvedmysteryC?everystoryshouldhaveahappyendingD-theirwishesarethecauseofeverythingthathappensPassage2AuniversitystudentinNairobi,Kenya,wasstoppedforatrafficviolationtheotherday.ThepolicemantookouthisticketbookandaskedJWhattribeareyou?”InLusaka,Zambia,ayoungmanapplyingforajobwastoldtoseethemanager.HeleanedoverthereceptionistsdeskandaskedJWhattribeishe?”WhenthereceptionisttoldhimthatthemanagerwasaMashona,theapplicantrepliedJThenI'llnevergetthejob.”Thisphenomenoniscalledtribalism.Therearemorethan2,000tribesinblackAfrica.Eachhasitsownlanguage,customs,names,andphysicalcharacteristicsthatmakeitsmembersalmostimmediatelyrecognizabletoapersonfromanothertribe.TotheWesterner,tribalismisoneofthemostdifficultofAfricancustomstounderstand.Itmakesmanypeoplethinkofsavagery,warfare,oroldfashionedcustoms.However,tomostAfricans,tribalismsimplymeansverystrongloyaltytoone'sethnicgroup.Itisaforcethatcanbebothgoodandbad.Bydefinitiontribalismmeanssharingamongmembersoftheextendedfamily.Itmakessurethatapersonistakencareofbyhisowngroup.Togiveajobtoafellowtribesmanisnotwrong；itisanobligation.Similarly,forapoliticianormilitaryleader,itisconsideredgoodcommonsensetochoosehisclosestadvisersfrompeopleofhisowntribe.Thisensuressecurity,continuity,authority.Triballoyaltymaymeanaquickpromotionfromsergeanttocaptain,fromclerktomanagerwithinaveryshorttime.ModernAfricanpoliticianspubliclyspeakoutagainsttribaldivisions.YetitremainsperhapsthemostpowerfulforceindaytodayAfricanlife.Asevidenceoftribalism,in1977inKenya,PresidentJomoKenyatta'sKikuyutribecontrolledbusinessandpolitics.Eightofthe21cabinetposts,includingthemostimportantfour,werefilledbyKikuyus.InUgandainthesameyear,thePresident'ssmallKakwatribefilledalmostallthehighestgovernmentandmilitarypositions.InAngola,Ethiopia,andNigeria,thefightinginthepasttenyearscanbepartlyexplainedbydisagreementsamongtribes.OnecountrythathaslargelyavoidedtribalproblemsisTanzania.SomeobserverssaythisispartlybecauseTanzaniahassomanytribes(about120)thatnonehasbeenabletobecomeamajorforce.Whydidtheapplicantreply'ThenI'llnevergetthejob?”A.BecausehewasaMashona.B.BecausehewasnotaMashona.C.Becausehecoulddothejob.D.Becausehehadnosuchability.Thetwosituationsinparagraph1areexamplesof.A.typicalyoungmeninAfricaB?unusualproblemsC?theimportanceoftribalismD-theapplicationofjob8.Accordingtothearticle,whatisthedefinitionoftribalism?A.Givingajobtoafellowtribesman.B?Aforcethatcanbebothgoodandbad.Sharingamongmembersoftheextendedfamily.Makingsurethatapersonistakencareofbyhisowngroup.Inparagraph4,howmanyexamplesarethere"asevidenceoftribalism"?A.Three.B.Two.C.One.D.