大学英语课程考试阅读材料1级
Directions: There are 30 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question. Passage 1:
Colds are very common. The symptoms of the common cold include a sore throat, runny nose, stuffed-up nose（鼻塞）, and tiredness. Colds are caused by viruses（病毒）, but scientists cannot explain the exact cause. There is no cure. Many people, however, believe that they know the causes of and cures for the common cold. For example, they believe that it is possible to get a cold if we get chilled, if we get extra tired, or if we are too close to a person with a cold. In other words, if we want to prevent catching cold, we should stay warm and dry; we should avoid getting too tired, and we should not be in close contact with people who have colds.
Meanwhile, there are probably hundreds of \world for the common cold. For example, the following suggestions are popular in quite a number of societies: (l ) drink plenty of water; (2) get extra rest; (3) take a lot of vitamin C, (4) take aspirin; (5) keep warm.
Each year people spend a lot of money on cold medicines -- pills, liquids, lozenges (含片).But these medicines do not cure colds they can only relieve cold symptoms. In other words, they make us feel better. 1. The passage is mainly about _______.
A. looking for the common cold B. some facts about the common cold C. introducing some patients
D. new medicines for curing the common cold
2. According to the passage, people with colds feel ______.
A. quiet
B. active D. tired
C. thirsty
3. To prevent catching cold, you ______.
A. should keep away from a person who has a cold B. should wash your hair in cold weather C. should go out on a rainy day D. should make yourself tired
4. Which of the following is NOT a \
A. Take a lot of vitamin C. B. Drink plenty of water.
C. Put on as many clothes as possible. D. Get more rest.
5. Which of the following is true about the common cold?
A. Scientists are close to finding a cure for colds. B. There are hundreds of symptoms of the common cold. C. Many people know what causes the common cold. D. There are no medicines that can cure colds.
Passage 2:
Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is now to get rid of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem -- how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which uses not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs（灯泡） and refrigerators(冰箱) as well. The system works so well that no fuel is needed to make the campus's six buildings comfortable. Some parts of most modern buildings -- theaters and offices as well as classrooms -- are more than sufficiently heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned even in winter. The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called \buildings recover heat, but the University's system is the first to recover heat from buildings and reuse it in others.
Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its producers. The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off. Male students send out more heat than female students, and the larger a student is, the more heat he produces. It is tempting to conclude that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a hard-working overweight male genius（天才）.
1. What is characteristic of the buildings on Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh?
A. They collect body heat to regulate the temperature inside. B. They are more comfortable to live in than other buildings. C. They use light bulbs to heat the classrooms. D. They consume less fuel to keep the classrooms cool.
2. According to the passage, the technique of heat recovery is used _____ .
A. to provide a special form of air-conditioning in the city B. to provide heat for the hot water system C. to collect heat and reuse it D. to find out the source of heat
3. The phrase \hottest prospect\in this passage refers to ______. A. the person who suffers most from heat B. the person who gives off most heat C. the person who needs more heat than others D. the person who makes better use of body heat
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according the passage?
A. The harder a student works, the more heat he or she produces. B. The bigger a student is, the more heat he or she sends out. C.. A 1arge and hard-working boy student gives off the most heat. D. A girl student sends out more heat than a boy student. 5. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? A. Recovery of Body Heat B. Body Heat and Sex
C. Modern Building’s Heat System D. Ways of Heating Buildings Passage 3.
Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural difference, not an economic one. Knowing your own psychological(心理上的) space needs is important because they strongly affect your choices, including, for example, the number of bedrooms in the home. If you were brought up in a two-child family, and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms, the chances are, if you have two children or more, that you also will offer separate bedrooms for them. In America, for example, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies. This is very rare in the world. In many other countries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in a bed near them.
The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it. Others have separate little corners where family members go to be alone.
Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressures. It is almost impossible, however, to completely change your psychological space needs.
1. The passage is chiefly concerned with _________ . A. American way of living
B. living requirements in different cultures C. living conditions in developed countries