【正文】 was used to receiving nothing but accolades from the critics。 閱讀題 庫 共分 8大題，各題類型及內(nèi)容如下： 1． 選擇題 單詞意義理解 2． 選擇題 句子理解 3． 選擇題 推測 4． 簡答題 段落大意理解 5． 判斷題 事實(shí)意見判斷 6． 填空題 《圣經(jīng)》典故理解 7． 簡答題 理解作者的語氣、態(tài)度和目的 8． 簡答題 名著閱讀理解及閱讀技巧 第一大題 選擇題 Word Guessing. 第一套： Guess the meaning of the underlined words in each sentence below and choose the suitable meaning from A, B, C or D. (1’x10) 1. The government is financing a study of the effects on humans of living in a megalopolis. A. an apartment in a large building B. an extremely large city C. a dangerous part of a city D. a city with a large police force 2. The first thing Jim did when he got off the train was to look for a porter. A. person who sales tickets B. taxi cab C. person who carries luggage D. door to the luggage room 3. We find these jokes funny because they provide a sudden release of our normally suppressed drives. We are free to enjoy the forbidden, and the energy we normally use to inhibit these drives is discharged as laughter. A. discharge B. drive C. forbid D. suppress, hide 4. When we are secure about our abilities, we can joke about our foibles. If we can laugh at our small faults, we will not be overpowered by them. A. ability B. weakness, fault, minor flaw in character C. power D. security 5. Twins are born about one time out of every 90 births, but triplets are much more unusual. A. one child B. two children C. three children D. four children 6. A traffic accident on the Golden Bridge can impede the smooth flow of traffic for hours. A. end B. block C. influence D. quicken 7. At the smallest sign of illness, the children had been quickly sent back to the kitchen, and to the mother who had been held more or less responsible for such a lapse. A. success. B. error. C. help. D. sign 8. After a day of hunting, Harold is ravenous. Yesterday, for example, he ate two bowls of soup, a large chicken, and a piece of chocolate cake before he was finally satisfied. A. happy B. greedy C. victorious D. extremely hungry 9. Car, man, book and shop are monosyllabic words because each has only one syllable. Which word in the following answers is a polysyllabic? A. truck B. son C. room D. woman 10. We are so unaware of it that the most liberal of us go through life with a kind of ethnocentricity that automatically rules out all other ways of seeing the world. A. eliminates B. emphasizes C. includes D. improves 答案： 15 B C D B C。 610B B D D A 第二套： Guess the meaning of the underlined words in each sentence below and choose the suitable meaning from A, B, C or D. (1’x10) 1. Some citizens say the election of William Blazer will lead to anarchy. A. a strong central government B. a government controlled by one person C. the absence of a controlling government D. an oldfashioned, outdated government 2. Hapticsthe tactile form of munication. Where, how, and how often people can touch each other while conversing are culturally defined patterns. A. munication B. form of munication C. touching in munication D. culturally defined patterns 3. The construction of mammoth shopping malls has contributed to the decline of small stores in neighboring towns. A. modern B. numerous C. gigantic D. separate 4. In the groundbreaking musical play ?Oklahoma!‘ Agnes De Mille successfully integrated story, dancing, and popular music into a unified work. A. bined B. reduced C. transferred D. dissolved 5. If a man is a bigamist, he A. is married to two women B. is divorced C. has two children D. will never marry 6. The visited father finally established a rapport with his children. He spent more time with them in ten months than he had in ten years. A. home B. relationship C. job D. house 7. It was his daughter who pointed out the absurdity of the sign on the corner that read: ?Go Children Slow.‘ that doesn‘t make sense. A. difficulty B. nonsense C. cleverness D. cleanliness 8. The process began over 40,000 years ago and reached Easter Island the most isolated place on Earthabout years ago. It ended about years ago, when people first settled in Hawaii and New Zealand. A. Pacific B. process C. isolated place D. Earth 9. The oceanic islands of the Pacific are some of the most isolated places on Earth. Many are uninhabitable, by virtue of their small size and particular characteristics, but even the most favored are very isolated fragments of land, strictly circumscribed by the ocean, strictly limited in terms of the numbers of people they can support. A. regarding B. because of C. taking advantage of D. in place of 10. Dan says that he is an atheist. A. one who believes in one god B. one who believes that there is no god C. one who believes in many gods D. one who is not sure if there is any god 答案： 15 C B C A A。 however, this time around, the critics panned everything about the play, calling it uninspired and boring. A. criticism B. ments C. praises D. discussions 4. Usually if restaurant food is poorly prepared, I don‘t criticize the waiter. Instead, I reprimand the manager. A. fire B. evaluate C. promote D. criticize 5. The young monk led a very ascetic existence. He rose at five in the morning, spent an hour in prayer and then sat down to a simple breakfast of grains and fruit. The rest of the day was spent in prayer and work until he ate a light supper and retired at eight. A. simple B. horrifying C. luxurious D. quiet 6. The boy was maimed as a result of the accident.