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1、大学英语三级 A 级分类模拟题 170 Part Reading Comprehension 1 We are all conditioned by the way we are brought up. Our values are determined by our parents, and in a larger sense, by the culture in which we live. Chinese people, for example, are traditionally not accustomed to drinking milk, and may actually bec
2、ome sick if they are compelled to drink a glassful of the beverage. Americans, on the other hand, thrive on milk, although they have many taboos of their own. Some years ago I gave a dinner party during which I served a delicious hors doeuvre filled with a meat that tasted somewhat like chicken. My
3、guests wondered what the meat was, but I refused to tell them until they had eaten their fill. I explained that they had just dined on the flesh of freshly killed rattlesnake. Some people reacted by becoming nauseous, and a few people even vomited. By contrast, if I had served rattlesnake to a Chine
4、se person, he might have requested a second helping, for in China the dish is considered a delicacy. Another interesting case is a young man I met recently in New York City. An American by birth, he had been removed from his native state of Oregon at the age of six months when his parents went to Ja
5、pan as missionaries. Orphaned before his first birthday, he was reared by a Japanese family in a remote village. The young man was unmistakably American in appearance, with blond hair and blue eyes. But he had a Japanese style of walking, Japanese facial expressions, and he thought like a Japanese.
6、Though he had learned to speak English fluently, he felt uncomfortable and out of place in an American city. He soon returned to Japan. 1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A.Cultural Conditioning B.Our Parents Values C.Taboos among Americans D.American Customs A 2. The
7、 author says that cooked rattlesnake is . A.sickening B.healthful C.tasty D.unappetizing C 3. When informed they had eaten the flesh of rattlesnake, some of the authors guests . A.were delighted B.were surprised C.praised the dish D.felt sick D 4. The young man could not live happily in an American
8、city because . A.he looked like a Japanese B.his parents were Japanese C.his worldview was Japanese D.he couldnt speak English C 5. It can be inferred from the passage that many of our values . A.are inborn B.are learned C.change as we grow up D.can be selected B 2 Thirty years ago, health and nutri
9、tion experts confidently insisted that children needed at least a glassful of milk a day. In many European countries, the milk was provided free at school, and all children had to drink it unless their parents objected, which was very uncommon. Twenty years later, a different group of experts warned
10、 against the dangers of obesity amongst school pupils. Girls, in particular, were putting on far too much weight. The daily diet of milk was put in the dock and found guilty. Milk ceased to be compulsory and was withdrawn completely in many schools. Some journalists suggested that the real reason fo
11、r providing milk was to create a market for farmers who had a surplus when the plan was first started. Not long ago, middle-aged people were advised to go jogging if they wanted to stay healthy and live longer. In many places, men (and a few women) in the age group 35-50 could be seen trotting along
12、 a road or round a path in a park. Perspiration dripped from their faces but their eyes shone with the conviction that however painful it might bethey were on the road to better health. Doctors now think otherwise. Jogging is out because of its possible effect on the heart and other parts of the bod
13、y. We could almost speculate that whatever has replaced it will, in due course, be shown to be equally valueless or even positively harmful. 1. The attitude of the writer to health experts could NOT be called . A.praising B.critical C.unappreciative D.doubtful A praising. 作者的基调是批评、怀疑和不欣赏，所以选A。 2. Th
14、e confidence mentioned in the first sentence proved to be . A.quite justified B.a device to attack farmers C.somewhat misplaced D.right in the end C somewhat misplaced. 3. If the suggestion made by journalists at the end of the first paragraph is TRUE, the issue of free milk . A.was a waste of a val
15、uable product B.was good for the country as a whole C.could not be regarded as something done primarily to help children D.led to the spread of disease C could not be regarded as something done primarily to help children. 根据“ Some journalists suggested that the real reason for providing milk was to
16、create a market for farmers who had a surplus when the plan was first started. ” 正确答案是 C。 4. Why did the eyes of joggers shine? A.They thought they were doing the right thing. B.They had salt water in them. C.They only went out when the sun was shining. D.Running made them very tired. A They thought they were doing the fight thing. 根据“ Perspiration dripped from their faces but their eyes shone with the conviction thathowever painful it might bethey were on the road to better health. ” ，正确 答案是 A。
