北京外国语大学网校专升本英语试题(6)

possible, while halls should be as diverse as possible.

―We had a match that seemed perfect, until we discovered that one was a cattle rancher’s son and the other was a vegan (绝对素食者),‖ said Ms. Kromm. ―They should

B. is a novelty with no final results

C. will not be as good as expected

D. will soon replace hand selection

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Both computer matching and hand selection follow the principle of definitely meet, on the same hall. But we didn’t want to put them in the same room.‖ Occasionally, an

incoming student asks to be paired with an Asian, or says she might not

be able to get along with a Republican. In such cases, Ms. Kromm will remind them that

Davidson does not accept roommate preferences based on race, ethnicity, and religion.

__________.

A. putting students with similarities

together

B. meeting all legitimate demands of

students

C. letting students pick their own

roommates

D. seeking diversity in roommate

matching

Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventure – those who have climbed the highest mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who seek an immediate excitement from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.

I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a

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A suitable title for the passage is __________

A. The Boredom of Modern Life.

B. Dangerous Sports: What and why?

C. Bungee Jumping: Is it Really

Dangerous?

D.The Need for Excitement.

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More and more people today __________.

A. are close to death in sports

B. are climbing the highest mountains

C. are trying activities such as bungee

high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 meters above the ground with an elastic rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is estimated that two million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jumping involve jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs.

Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very

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jumping

D. are looking for adventures such as

exploring unknown places

People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because __________.

A.they have a lot of free time

B. they can go to hospital if they are

injured

C. they no longer need to hunt for food

D. their lives lack excitement

The writer of the passage has a(n) __________ attitude towards dangerous sports.

A. positive

long ago, people's lives were constantly under threat. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life

B. negative

C. subjective

D. objective was a continuous battle for survival.

Nowadays, according to many

What’s the meaning of the

people, life offers little excitement.

(5) underlined word “elastic”

They live and work in comparatively

safe environment; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they

become ill. The answer for some of these people is to seek danger in

activities such as bungee jumping.

underlined in paragraph two? A. adaptable B. changeable

C. flexible

D. yielding

Mother Teresa was born in Yugoslavia, on August 27, 1910. She attended the government school near her home until she was eighteen. At that time, some doctors and nurses from Yugoslavia were working in India, and they often wrote to the school about their work. She decided to join them one day.

When she left school, she went first to Britain. Then a year later she went to India, where she began to train to be a teacher. After training, she was sent to Calcutta, where she taught geography at a school and soon after became headmistress. However, although she loved teaching, in 1946 Mother Teresa left

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Where did Mother Teresa receive her education?

A. In Yugoslavia and India.

B. In Yugoslavia and Britain.

C. In Britain and India.

D. In Yugoslavia, Britain and India.

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What first made Mother Teresa work in India?

A. Her visit to the poor parts of Calcutta.

B. Her visit to Britain after she finished

school.

C. more than one thousand lives can be

saved each year

D. The work of the nurse in the city of

the school and went to work in the poor parts of Calcutta. Later she trained to become a nurse in Patna, and then began her work helping the poor and comforting the dying in the streets of the city. Slowly, others came to help her, and her work spread to other parts of India. Mother Teresa is now a well-known person. Many photos have been taken of her, as she travels the world to open new schools and hospitals in poor countries. In 1979, she was given the Nobel Peace Prize for the lifetime of love a …… 此处隐藏：3979字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……