英语专业大一泛读（刘乃银版）附加阅读练习（带答案）(2)

Nonetheless, Fleming fought the loosing battle of his weakening heart by throwing more fuel on the fire. He continued to drink and smoke, making some excuses but not many. He wrote books he wanted to read, and traveled the world with style and authority. By this time, Fleming had already earned his own fortune, created his own identity, and ruled his own literary empire.

1. According to the second paragraph, Fleming accepted the job offered by Kemsley newspaper __________.

A. and had to give up his yearly holiday plan to Jamaica

B. because he was offered to work in Jamaica every winter C. so that he wouldn‘t have to look for employment elsewhere D. on condition that he took two months off to Jamaica every year 2. When he began writing, Fleming never expected that __________.

A. he would change popular culture B. he could get over the pressure C. Anne would have a divorce D. Anne would keep his child

3. Fleming‘s thrillers reflected his __________.

A. sense for popular culture B. relationship with Anne C. own personalities D. life at Jamaica

4. The fact that ―Fleming filled out the 12 years of Bond with great adventure journalism‖ shows that __________.

A. Fleming took up journalism when he finished Bond‘s adventures B. Fleming put Bond through many thrilling adventures C. Fleming described Bond as an adventurous journalist

D. Fleming experienced Bond‘s adventures when he was a journalist 5. According to the passage, Fleming died of __________.

A. an unidentified reason B. a disease of the heart

C. an unknown family disease D. over drinking and smoking

Passage 4 (Unit 4, Book I: Migratory Birds and Coffee. Informational. Biology)

Scrub jays can trick you, researchers say. Monkeys kick themselves for mistakes in judgment. And at least one parrot figured out something close to the mathematical concept of zero. In study after study over the past decade, they've shown abilities previously thought to exist only in humans.

Take the scrub jays. A few years ago, Cambridge University professor Nicky Clayton, PhD, found that these birds can be surprisingly cunning, remembering not only what foods they've hidden but where, how long ago, and whether anyone else might have noticed. \another bird was watching, they'd wait until that bird was gone and then move the food,\

Even more interesting, not all jays protected their food that way-only those that had previously raided other birds' stores. \

Another recent experiment hints that monkeys experience regret when they make the wrong choice: Researchers say brain scans suggest the animals were having \would‘ve, should‘ve\

\knew monkeys were smart, but I didn't think they were that smart,\says Michael Platt, PhD, the Duke University neurobiologist who led the study.

But perhaps no animal has done more to challenge conventional notions than Alex, an African gray parrot, a 30-year research subject for scientist Irene Pepperberg, PhD. He was constantly being tested; when he was tired of it, he would tell Pepperberg, \