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大学英语模拟试题（体验英语1-2册）PartIReadingcomprehension(40points)Directions:Inthissectiontherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorincompletestatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices.Choosethebestanswer.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Everydayfromthetimewewakeupuntilthetimewegotobed,wearebombardedwithinformationfromallsides,fromTV,radio,newspapersandbooks;fromfamily,friends,andcolleagues.Asanewcabletelevisionsubscriber,Iamabsolutelyamazedatthequantityandvaryinglevelsofinformationqualityoncabletelevision.Includingthenetworks,thereareeightTV“news”organizationsvyingtoprovideuswithalltheinformationwecanpossiblyabsorb.Newspapers,books,radio,email,snailmail,thetelephoneallcompeteforourattentionandourminds.Attheofficeconversationsaroundthewatercoolerandcoffeemakerservetospreadevenmoreitemsofinformation.Thereisvaluableinformationoutthereabouttheworldwelivein,ontopicsasvariedashealth,safety,traffic,nutrition,business,finance,philosophy,nature,science,weather,historyandthehumancondition.Thereisalsoalargeamountofmisleadingandoutrightfalseinformation,notjustoncontroversialsubjectssuchaspoliticsandreligionbutonanytopiconecanthinkof,includingallofthetopicsmentionedabove.Withallthisinformationcomingatusfromalldirections,howdoesonesiftthroughitalltosortoutthefactsfromthefiction,thetruthfromthelies,themoreimportantfromthelessimportant?ShouldweturnofftheTV,cancelournewspapersubscriptions,disconnectourphonesandmodemstobecomeinformation“hermits”?Probablynot.Abettermethodofsiftingthroughtheinformationwavewithoutbeingoverwhelmedandconfusedistobecomeaskepticalinquirer–orskeptic–withregardtothesurroundingworld.By“skeptic”Idonotmeanacynic–apersonwhorejectsnewideassimplybecausetheyarenew.Askepticisonewhoquestionsthevalidityofaparticularclaimbycallingforevidencetoproveordisproveit.Skepticismisamethod,notaposition.Itisaprovisionalapproachtoallfactualclaims.Intermsofprocessinginformation,askepticneedstobeabletograsprealityandacquireknowledgeabouttheenvironmentthatagreeswithreason,logic,andevidence.Inotherwords,asskeptics,whenwehearaclaimthatmayormaynotbefantastic,weshouldsay,“That’snice,proveit.”1．Whatismainlystatedinthefirstparagraphofthepassage?A)Whatagreatvarietyofsourcesofinformationwehave.B)Whatanewcabletelevisionsubscriberisamazedat.C)Howeasyitistoaccesstoinformationfromallsides.D)Atwhattimeeverydaywearebombardedwithinformation.2．Inthepassage,thewordcynic(TheLastPara.Line3)referstoaperson________.A)whoseideaisalwaysrejectedB)whoalwaysrejectssimpleideasC)whoisunwillingtobelievenewideasD)whoseparticularclaimisdisproved3．Accordingtotheauthor，________.A)informationonsuchtopicsashealth,safety,trafficetcisvaluableB)informationonanytopicsmayeitherbevaluableormisleadingandcompletelyfalseC)controversialsubjectsaremisleadingandoutrightfalseD)informationontopicsmentionedaboveismisleadingandoutrightfalse4．Intheauthor’sopinion,whatisthekeydifferencebetweenaskepticandacynic?A)Skepticsarereasonablewhilecynicsaretoopessimistic.B)Skepticsrejectallnewideaswhilecynicsonlyrejectsomeofthem.C)Skepticstakeapositionwhilecynicsonlyuseamethod.D)Skepticsarereasonablewhilecynicsaretoooptimistic.5．Whenfacedwithanincredibleorfantasticclaim,whatdoestheauthordo?A)Trytoconsultanexpertwhoknowsthetruth.B)Ignoretheinformationanditssource.C)Changethesubjectimmediately.D)Askquestionsandlookfortheproof.Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Collegebringstogetherpeoplefromallwalksoflife.Therearesomanydifferenttypesofpeopleintheworldbutifyougotoacollegecampus,youaresuretofindatleastoneofeverykind.Thegreatpartaboutbeingherewithsomanydifferentpeopleisthatyougettointeractwithsomeinterestingcharactersandseehowtodealwiththem.Youwillmeetthepeopleyoudreadthemost,thesmart-ass,thebrain,ortheuniquespirit,butnomatterwhoitisthatisyourworstnightmaretobearoundyouwillalwaysbepairedupwiththeminagroupproject.Whenyougetintotherealworldyouarenotgoingtobeabletopickyourbossorcoworkers.Interactingwiththesepeopleincollegeandlivingwithdifferentroommateswillhelpyoulearnhowtocooperatewiththepeopleinlifeyoufindsounpleasant.Collegelifeisfun.ThefactthatIhavebeenhereforashorttimejustmeansithasnotyetbeenalifechangingexperiencetome.IfIweretogiveanytipsonhowtosurvive,itwouldnotbehowtosurvivecollege,buthowtosurvivelife.Iwouldhavetosaythatoneshouldbeoutgoingandlivelifetothefullest.Meetnewpeoplewheneveryoucanbecausetheyjustmaybeamajorinfluenceinyourlife.Also,getyourworkdonebeforeyougooutandparty.Lastly,Iwouldhavetosay,inlifeifyoueverfeellostoralone,talktosomeoneaboutit.Everyonegetsdepressedattimesinhislifeandthereisalwayssomeonewhowilllistentoyourproblems.6．Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutgroupprojects?A)Partnersmaybelazy.B)Partnersmaynotcooperate.C)Theyarealwaysunpleasant.D)Theyarealwaysdifficult.7．Whydoestheauthorrecommendmeetingmanynewpeople?A)Theymaybecomeyourbestfriends.B)Theymakeyourlifemorefun.C)Theymayinfluenceyourlife.D)Theymayhelpyousomeday.8．Howwouldyoudescribetheauthor’spersonality?A)Shyandunder-confident.B)Strongbutquiet.C)Extremelypessimistic.D)Optimisticandou