2019年考研英语基础练习题12

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PartⅠClose test

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. (10points)

In the late 1960’s, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointing 1 that a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lot 2 。

Skyscrapers are also enormous 3 , and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, the addition 4 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the 5 daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowatts—enough to 6 the entire city of Albany for a day. Glass-walled skyscraper can be especially 7 . The heat loss (or gain) through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times 8 through a typical masonry wall filled with insulation board. To lessen the strain 9 heating and air-conditioning equipment, 10 of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses 11 with silver or gold mirror films that reduce 12 as well as heat gain. However, 13 skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and 14 neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put severe pressure on a city’s sanitation 15 , too. If fully occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2. 25 million gallons of raw sewage each year—as 16 as a city the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which has a 17 of more than 109,000. Skyscrapers also 18 with television reception, block bird flyways, and obstruct air traffic。

Still, people 19 to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built them—personal ambition and the 20 of owners to have the largest possible amount of rentable space。

c1. A. at B. to C. out D. towards

d 2. A. power B. capacities C. potentials D. capabilities

c 3. A. savers B. consumers C. losers D. spenders

c 4. A. of B. in C. to D. at

d 5. A. point B. top C. summit D. peak

c 6. A. distribute B. give C. supply D. donate

d 7. A. thrifty B. economic C. prosperous D. wasteful

b 8. A. that B. those C. which D. when

b 9. A. to B. between C. on D. both

c 10. A. founders B. consumers C. builders D. suppliers

b 11. A. coated B. filled C. powdered D. stained

a 12. A. brightness B. light C. glare D. gaze

a 13. A. glass-walled B. plastic-walled C. concrete-walled D. mirror-walled

b 14. A. affect B. assist C. protect D. benefit

c 15. A. decorations B. utensils C. facilities D. appliances

b 16. A. more B. much C. few D. little

a 17. A. population B. People C. Mankind D. race

b 18. A. intervene B. interfere C. interrupt D. obstacle

c 19. A. stop B. Pause C. Continue D. terminate

b 20. A. wish B. desire C. secret D. promisPart

Ⅱ Reading Comprehension

SectionA

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part .Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET。(40points)

Passage One

While popular in the U. S., the April Fool’s Day tradition is even more prevalent in European countries, such as France and Great Britain. Although the roots of the traditional tricking are unclear, the French and the British both have claims on the origin of the celebration。

One theory holds that the first April Fool’s Day was on April 1 of the year when King of France instituted the new calendar. This new system placed the day that had formerly been the first day of a new year on April 1. Many people were reluctant to adjust to the new calendar and continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on what had become the first day of April. Thus, they became the first April Fools。

An English story about the day, however, holds that it began sometime during the 1200s. At the time, King John of England was in the habit of making a road out of nearly every path he walked regularly. The citizens of one particular farm village were aware of this. To avoid having their green meadows and pastures disturbed with one of the king’s roads, they built a fence that prevented the king from walking through their countryside. The king sent a group of messengers to inform that they must remove the barrier. Upon hearing that the King was planning to do this, however, the villagers developed a plan of their own. When the messengers arrived, they found what appeared to be a community of lunatics, with people behaving in a bizarre manner, throwing things and running around wildly. The messengers, alarmed at what they had found, reported to King John that these people were so mad as to be beyond punishment. So, the villagers saved their farmland by tricking the King. In Great Britain, tradition only allows April Fool’s tricks from midnight to moon on April 1. Those who try to play tricks in the afternoon become the fools themselves。

c 21. The word “prevalent” in the first sentence is nearest in meaning to “”。

A. unusual B. traditional

C. prevailing D. prosperous

b 22. As indicated in the passage, the first French April Fools were 。

A. people who supported the new calendar

B. people who opposed the new calendar

C. King of France

D. all the people in France

b23. In the French story, some people were regarded as the first April Fools because 。

A. they celebrated New Year’s Day on Jan. 1st of the old calendar

B. they celebrated New Year’s Day on April 1st of the old calendar

C. they celebrated April Fool’s Day on Jan. 1st of the old calendar

D. they celebrated April Fool’s Day on April 1st of the old calendar

c 24. The villagers in the English story can be best described as 。

A. crazy B. brave

C. intelligent D. hard-working

d 25. The readers can learn from the last paragraph that the villagers built a fence 。

A. to show the king the way to their farmland

B. because their farmland had been ruined by their king

C. because their king often walked on their farmland

D. to prevent their king from turning their farmland into roads

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