人文英语4-British-CulturesTests(学习参考)

题目 1 Excuse me, could you tell the time? _A. You'd better buy a watch.B. It's three thirty by my watch.正确C. Can you see the clock?正确答案是： It's three thirty by my watch.题目 2 Good afternoon. Can I help you? _A. I need to buy a birthday present for my son.B. Yes, I think so, too.C. I don't think I need any of your help.正确答案是： I need to buy a birthday present for my son.题目 3As the bus came round the corner, it ran _ a big tree by the roadside.A. onB. overC. into 正确译文：汽车开到转角时撞到了路边的一棵大树。正确答案是： into题目 4Both the kids and their parents _English, I think. I know it from their accent.A. beenB. are 正确C. is译文：我想，这些孩子和他们的父母都是英格兰人。从他们的口音我可以知道。正确答案是： are题目 5When Lily came home at 5 pm yesterday, her mother _dinner in the kitchen.A. cookedB. was cooking C. cooks正确译文：莉莉昨天五点钟回家时，她妈妈正在厨房里做晚饭。正确答案是：was cooking二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10 分）JimThorpewasaNativeAmerican.Hewasbornin1888inanIndianTerritory(印第安人保护区)that is now Oklahoma. Like most Native American childrenthen, he liked to fish, hunt, swim, and play games outdoors. He was healthy andstrong, but he had very little formal education. In 1950, Jim Thorpe was named thegreatest American football player. He was also an Olympic gold medal winner. ButThorpe had many tragedies in his life.Jim had a twin brother who died when he was nine years old. By the time hewas 16, his mother and father were also dead, Jim then went to a special school inPennsylvania for Native American children. There, he learned to read and write andalsobeganto play sports.Jimwaspoor,soheleftschoolfortwoyears toearnsome money. During this time, he played on a baseball team. The team paid himonly $15 a week. Soon he returned to school to complete his education. Jim was astar athlete (运动员 ) in several sports, including baseball, running, and football. Hewonmanyawardsforhisathleticability,mainlyforfootball.In manygames, hescored all or most of the points for his team.In 1912, when Jim Thorpe was 24 years old, he became part of the U.S Olympicteam. He competed in two very difficult events: the pentathlon and the decathlon.Bothrequiregreatabilityandstrength.Thepentathlonhasfive trackandfieldevents, including the long jump and the 1500-meter race. The decathlon has tentrack and field events, with running, jumping and throwing contests.Peoplethoughtitwas impossibleforanathletetocompeteinboththepentathlon and the decathlon. So everyone was surprised when Thorpe won goldmedals in both events. When the King of Sweden presented Thorpe with his twogold medals, he said,“ Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.” Thorpe wasa simple and honest man. He just answered,“ Thanks, King.”1. From the passage we learn that Jim Thorpe was born in回答 ABC正确A. IndiaB. PennsylvaniaC. Oklahoma2. Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericanIndianchildrenlovedallthefollowing EXCEPT回答 ABC 正确A. fishingB. singingC. swimming3. Jim Thorpe started to play sports回答 ABC 正确A. before he was 9 years oldB. when he was 16 years oldC. when he was 24 years old4. The word decathlon in paragraph 3 probably means回答 ABC 正确A. jumpingB. five track and field eventsC. ten track and field events5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?回答 ABC 正确A. In 1912, Thorpe went back to finish his college education.B. Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games.C. Thorpe once played on a baseball team for money.参考答案： 15 CBBCA1.【答案】 C【考点】细节判断题【详解】从文章第一段的第二句，He was born in 1888 in an Indian Territory(印第安人保护区 )that is now Oklahoma.（他于 1888 出生于一个印第安人保护区，也就是现在的俄克拉荷马州。）得知 Jim Thorpe出生于美国的Oklahoma，故 C 为正确答案。2. 【答案】 B【考点】细节推理题【详解】从题干上看，这是一个反向推理题，问的是EXCEPT（除了什么） 。从文章第一段的第三句得知，Like most Native American children then, he liked to fish, hunt, swim,and play games outdoors.在喜欢的运动中有fish （钓鱼）、 hunt （打猎）、 swim （游泳）和 play games outdoors（户外运动） 。而选项中 A、 C 都在文中提到了，只有B. singing（唱歌）选项没有提到。故B 为正确答案。3. 【答案】 B【考点】细节推理题【详解】题干是问 Ji