大学英语I (精读)董亚芬总编 期末试题

K.background music L.learn from reliable sources

M.make an even bigger effort N.most curious of all

O.gain a good command of English P.go round the world

Q.over and over again

Examples: ( L ) 从可靠来源获知( Q ) 反复，再三

26.( ) 随意交谈27.( ) 把…付诸实施

28.( ) 当今社会问题29.( ) 值得看的电视节目

30.( ) 情感障碍31.( ) 偶尔，难得

32.( ) 经历并战胜恐惧33.( ) 血浓于水

34.( ) 跟上时代35.( ) 感到一阵失望的痛楚

Part III Reading Comprehension (2.0x15=30pts.)

Directions：This part is to test your reading ability. After reading the following 3 passages, you will find some questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage1

At the age of sixty-five, Chichester began to accomplish his dream of sailing single-handed round the world. He followed the route of the great nineteenth century clipper ships and did it all by himself, even after the main steering device had been damaged by gales. After 107 days at sea, he arrived in Sydney and received a warm welcome from the Australians and from his family who had flown there to meet him.

After resting in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester set off once more though his friends attempted to dissuade him from going any further. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part.After succeeding in sailing round the treacherous Cape Horn, he sent the following radio message to London: “I feel as if I had wakened from a nightmare. Wild horses could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again.”

On Sunday evening 28 May, 1967, Chichester arrived back in England. The whole voyage from England and back had covered 28,500 miles. It had taken him nine months, of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to accomplish.

36.In the first paragraph, the word “single-handed”means ________.

A.alone

B.lonely

C.single

D.first-handed

37.The main steering device of Chichester’s boat was damaged by ________.

A.heavy snow

B.gales

C.typhoon

D.hurricane

38.Chichester’s family flew to Sydney to ________.

A.go abroad

B.go sightseeing

C.meet him

D.have a trip

39.“Wild horses could not drag me down to…”meant that ________.

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