大学英语（统考）在线练习题10(客观题)答案

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大学英语（统考）在线练习题10(客观题)
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一、阅读理解（共 4 道试题，共 40 分。）V 1.  As people continue to grow and age, our body systems continue to change. At a certain point in your life your body systems will begin to weaken. Your strength may become weaker. It may become more difficult for you to see and hear. The slow change of aging causes our bodies to lose some of their ability to bounce back from diseases and injury. In order to live longer, we have always tried to slow or stop this change that leads us towards the end of our lives.
Many factors decide your health. A good diet plays an important role. The amount and type of exercise you get is another factor. Your living condition is yet another. But scientists studying aging problem want to know: why do people grow old? They hope that by studying the aging medical science they may be able to make the length of life longer.
There is nothing to be afraid of as old age comes. Many consider that the latter part of life to be the best time for living. Physical activity may become less, but often you get better understanding of yourself and the world.
What we consider old age now may only be middle-aged some day soon. Who knows with so many advances in medical science happening so quickly, life length may one day be measured in centuries, rather than in years.
1). What should we do to live longer?
A. We should do more exercise.
B. We should strengthen our body system.
C. we should try our best to slow down or stop the danger of aging.
D. we should keep our spirits high.
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2). Why should people consider that the latter part of life is the best time for living?
A. Because their physical activities may become less.
B. Because their physical activities may become more.
C. Because they get better understanding of themselves and the world.
D. Because they have come through the battle of life.
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3). Which of the following statements is true?
A. The slow change of aging can help us recover from diseases soon.
B. life length is measured in centuries.
C. many people aren’t afraid of aging.
D. Scientists have already known why people grow old.
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4). Which factors decide health condition?
A. Exercise.
B. Diet, exercise and living condition.
C. Ability to recover from disease and injury.
D. diet and living condition.
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5). What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Life span.
B. How to grow old.  
C. Health.  
D. Aging problem.
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2.  
The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched（草盖的）roof cottages around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lined with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight over the rolling hills of a pretty collection of thatched farm buildings — these are still common sights in parts of England. Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside.
Thatching is in fact the oldest of all the building crafts practiced in the British Isles（英论诸岛）. Although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings, it was once used for castles and churches, too.
Thatching is a solitary（独自的）craft, which often runs in families. The craft of thatching as it is practiced toady has changed very little since the Middle Ages. Over 800 full-time thatchers are employed in England and Wales today, maintaining and renewing the old roofs as well as thatching newer houses. Many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter.
In fact, if we look at developing countries, over half the world lives under thatch, but they all do it in different ways. People in developing countries are often reluctant to go back to traditional materials and would prefer modern buildings. However, they may lack the money to allow them to import the necessary materials. Their temporary mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grasses often only last six months. Thatch which has been done the British way lasts from twenty to sixty years, and is an effective defense against the heat.

1). Which of the following remains a unique feature of the English countryside?
A. Cottages with thatched roofs.
B. Churches with cottages around them.

C. Rolling hills with pretty farm buildings.
D. Narrow streets lined with pink or white houses.
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2). What do we know about thatching as a craft?
A. It is quite different from what it used to be.
B. It is in most cases handed down among family members.
C. It is practised on farms all over England.
D. It is a collective activity.
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3). Thatched houses are still preferred because of _________.
A. their durability
B. their easy maintenance
C. their cheap and ready-made materials
D. their style and comfort
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4). People in developing countries also live under thatch because ________.
A. they like thatched houses better than other buildings
B. thatch is an effective defense against the heat
C. thatched roof houses are the cheapest
D. thatched cottages are a big tourist attraction
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5). We can learn from the passage that _________.
A. the English people have a special liking for thatched houses
B. most thatched cottages in England are located on hillsides
C. thatching is a building craft first created by the English people
D. thatched cottages in England have been passed down from ancient times
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3.     People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.
    Erosion（侵蚀）of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.
    Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.
1). What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face?
A. The rising of the sea level.
B. The experts’ lack of knowledge.
C. The washing-away of limestone cliffs

D. The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.
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2). The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England __________.
A. will soon become a problem for people living in central England
B. has now become a threat to the local residents
C. can be stopped if proper measures are taken
D. is quickly changing the map of England
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3). The experts’ study on the problem of erosion to __________.
A. warn people whose homes are in danger
B. provide an effective way to slow it down
C. head to its eventual solution
D. lead to its eventual solution
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4). It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because __________.
A. house agents along the coast do not support the idea
B. it is too costly and will endanger neighbouring areas

C. the government is too slow in taking action
D. they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents
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5). According to the author, when buying a house along the south coast of England, people should _________.
A. take the quality of the house into consideration
B. guard against being cheated by the house agent
C. examine the house carefully before making a decision
D. be aware of the potential danger involved
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4.  Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born, not made. Although we were brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic.
Before World War I, we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have nothing but the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal-clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local bird and above all, the insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world and my enthusiasm had led me into varied investigation. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my curious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific research. But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist requires not only self-discipline but also hard-training, determination and a goal. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, there can be little doubt that you get the best of both worlds.
1). Which of the following is characteristic of the author’s childhood?
A. he suffered from serious loss of hearing.
B. he didn’t get on well with his brothers and sisters.
C. he showed strong interest in flowers and insects.
D. he was good at reading at an early age.
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2). The author fails to remember his relatives clearly in that _______.
A. he was too young then
B. he had a poor memory
C. he spent little time living with them
D. he was absorbed in observing nature
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3). It can be concluded that one essential quality required by a scientist is _______.
A. self-discipline
B. a powerful memory
C. being enthusiastic
D. having a sharp eye
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4). The author believes that he is ________.
A. a scientist as well as a naturalist   
B. not a naturalist but a scientist
C. not a scientist but a naturalist   
D. neither a scientist nor a naturalist
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5). It can be inferred that it is almost impossible to _______.
A. make someone become a naturalist
B. make someone become a scientist
C. tell the difference between science and nature
D. take an interest in both science and nature
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