大一期末考试英语试题5

05 Passage1

When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York from London for a one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (beds, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America's fastest growing businesses.

What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? Many kinds of people: international businessmen, government officials, airline workers, young married couples--the people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city (or country) to another. They are saved the trouble and cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new home. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they will soon grow to dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.

One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But they don't like to tell people about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think. 1. The passage is mainly about ____. [A] how some people buy their furniture [B] how some people buy their house [C] why some people move their furniture from place to place

[D] why some people rent their furniture 2. What is the characteristic in common about those who rent home furnishings?____ [A] They are wealthy.

[B] They are poor. [C] They have to move frequently.

[D] They like to change their furniture frequently. 3. It can be concluded from the passage that young people ____.

[A] like good and expensive furniture [B] like to move about [C] like furnished apartments

[D] like to buy used furniture 4. The family keeps renting the furniture because ____. [A] it is cheaper that way [B] they like the furniture very much [C] they cannot afford to buy better furniture

[D] they will have to move soon 5. What people are not likely to rent furniture?____ [A] International businessmen. [B] Government officials. [C] Young married couples.

[D] Old couples.

05 Passage2 Do you want to know something about the history of weather? Don't look at the sky. Don't look for old weather reports. Looking at tree rings is more important. Correct weather reports date back only one century, but some trees can provide an exact record of the weather even further back.

It is natural that a tree would grow best in a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall. It is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall would limit the growth of a tree. The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be determined by reading the pattern of rings in a tree trunk. To find out the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the other rings, then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred. If the rings are close together, then the climate was bad for the tree. Studying tree rings is important not only for the history of weather, but also for the history of man. In a region of New Mexico you can find only sand--no trees and no people. However, many centuries ago a large population lived there. They left suddenly. Why?

A scientist studied patterns of dead tree rings which had grown there. He decided that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees. Trees were necessary to make fires and buildings. So, after the people destroyed the trees, they had to move.

In this instance studying tree rings uncovered an exciting fact about the history of man. 6. It is understood that in a favorable climate ____. [A] tree rings grow close together

[B] tree rings grow far apart [C] trees in New Mexico will grow big and tall

[D] people can cut down most of the trees in New Mexico 7. Why did ancient people usually live where there were plenty of trees?____ [A] Trees provided them with shades. [B] Trees indicated plenty of sunlight and rainfall.

[C] Trees were material for burning and building houses.

[D] Trees provided them with fruit and food. 8. The scientists are interested in studying tree rings because they can tell ____.

[A] whether in that area the climate was favorable or not. [B] whether a particular tree was healthy or not. [C] whether people took good care of the trees or not.

[D] how old the trees were 9. Studying dead tree rings shows ____. [A] where the people had to go [B] what the people had to eat [C] how the people left

[D] why people had to leave 10. The people had to leave the region of New Mexico because ____.

[A] they had cut down all the trees [B] there were many trees there [C] they had no water

[D] bad weather stopped the growth of trees.

05 Passage3 Why are flowers different colors, animals different colors, and people different colors? Colors come from pigment (色素). Different kinds of pigment make things different colors.

The main kind of pigment in human eyes, hair, and skin is called melanin (黑色素). It makes the cells in living things brown or black. Most people, even those with light coloring, have some melanin pigment in their eyes, hair, and skin. But not everyone has the same amount of melanin.

Some Negroes, for example, have a lot of melanin pigment. Their eyes, hair, and skin are black or dark brown. Some people, called albinos (白化病患者), have almost no melanin pigment. Their hair and skin are white, and their eyes are pink.

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