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1、2011级江大和徐州医学院本科班(临床护理药学)英语复习题 复习一Part Reading Comprehension.Directions: In this part there are four passagesEach passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and DYou are required to decide on the choice that best answers the q
2、uestion or completes the statementPassage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:The cowboy is the hero of many moviesHe is, even today, a symbol of courage and adventureBut what was the life of the cowboy really like? The cowboys job is clear from the word cowboyCowboys were men who t
3、ook care of cows and other cattle. The cattle were in the West and in Texas. People in the cities of the East wanted beef from these cattle. Trains could take the cattle east. But first the cattle had to get the trains. Part of the cowboys job was to take the cattle hundreds of miles to the railroad
4、 towns.The trips were called cattle drives. A cattle drive usually took several months. Cowboys rode for sixteen hours a day. Because they rode so much, each cowboy brought along about eight horses. A cowboy changed horses several times each day.The cowboys had to make sure that the cattle arrived s
5、afely. Before starting on a drive, the cowboys branded the cattle. They burned a mark on the cattle to show who they belonged to. But these marks didnt stop rustlers, or cattle thieves. Cowboys had to protect the cattle from rustlers. Rustlers made the dangerous trip even more dangerous. Even though
6、 their work was very difficult and dangerous, cowboys did not earn much money. They were paid badly. Yet cowboys liked their way of life. They lived in a wild and open country. They livea life of adventure and freedom.1. A cowboy is a symbol of _.A. courage and adventure B. a hard life and big payC.
7、 movies in the past D. cows and other cattle2. The cowboys job was_.A. to be a hero in real life B. to be a hero of the movieC. to take care of cattle D. to be a dangerous rustle3. During a cattle drive, cowboys take a group of cows from a wild and open country to_.A. the West states and Texas B. th
8、e cities of the East statesC. the people who eat beef in the cities D. the railroad towns hundred miles away4. On their way of cattle drives, the cowboys protect the cattle by_.A. burning a mark on their cows B. keeping an eye on cattle thievesC. making the trip more dangerous D. looking after eight
9、 cows each person5. Cowboys enjoyed themselves because_.A. they liked their way of life B. they made a lot of moneyC. they had a difficult job D. they were heroes in moviesPassage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Languages are marvelously complex and wonderfully complicated orga
10、ns of culture:they embody the quickest and the most efficient means of communicating within their respective culture. To learn a foreign language is to learn another culture. In the words of a poet and philosopher, “As many languages as one speaks, so many lives on lives.” A culture and its language
11、s are as inseparable as brain and body; while one is a part of the other, neither can function without the other. In learning a foreign language, the best beginning is with the non-verbal linguistic elements of the language, its gestures, its body language. Eye contact is extremely important in Engl
12、ish. Direct eye contact leads understanding, or, as the English maxim has it , seeing eye- to- eye. We can never see eye-to-eye with a native speaker of English until we have learned to look directly into his eyes.6. The best title foe this passage_.A. Organs of Culture B. Brain and BodyC. Seeing Ey
13、e-to-Eye D. Non-Verbal Linguistic Elements7. According to this passage, the best way to learn a foreign language is_.A. to read the works of poets and philosophersB. to find a native speaker and look directly into his eyesC. to begin by learning its body languageD. to visit a country where English i
14、s spoken8. According to this passage, gestures are_.A. non-verbal as well as non-linguisticB. verbal and linguisticC. non-verbal but nevertheless non-linguisticD. verbal but nevertheless non-linguistic9. “As many languages as one speaks, so many lives on lives.” means_. A.“If one learns many foreign
15、 languages, one will have a better understanding of his own language.”B. “Life is richer and more interesting if one knows several languages.”C. “No matter how many languages one knows, one can never know more than ones own culture.”D. “If a person speaks only one language, he will live a very happy life.”10. What does the author imply but not state in the passage?A. To learn a foreign language is to learn a culture.B. A language canno