of his own songs. The executive liked what he heard and signed the young man to a contract.
Since graduating from Stanton College in 1973, Fields has devoted his full time to composing and singing. \Heartache\a song he wrote while in college, reached number seventeen in the top twenty song hits of 1974 and in 1977 his song, “Rambling”, was the theme song for the movie of the same name.
36. If Stanley Fields had taken his father's instructions, he
might have been ______.
A) an accountant B) a teacher C) a musician D) an executive
37. In order to please his father, Fields ______.
A) worked very hard at his school lessons B) put down his guitar and did his homework C) began to make up songs
D) played his guitar on a farm behind his house
38. The sentence \
A) I made Stanton College my first choice B) I managed to enter Stanton College C) I went directly to Stanton College
D) I lived at Stanton College
39. Fields began composing songs ______.
A) after graduating from Stanton College B) in his senior year C) before entering college
D) after signing a contract with a record company
40. What made Fields more famous
A) The song \
B) The theme song for the movie \ C) The movie \
D) The song “Sad, Sad, Cowboy”
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:
The Dragon Boat Festival is another significant festival in Chinese traditional celebrations. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of lunar (阴历)May. This holiday is to memorize the death of Chyu Yuan, a well-loved poet of the fourth century B. C.
On the Dragon Boat Festival, every family prepares chung-tze. This is a kind of dumpling filled with various things.
After preparing the chung-tze, each family goes to the river to watch the dragon boat races, which take place on this festival. The dragon boat symbolizes the story of Chyu Yuan. All the watchers cheer and shout happily. After the exciting race, both the competitions and the watchers usually eat many chung-tze.
The Dragon Boat Festival symbolizes the unique meanings of Chinese history and furthermore, the process of making the rice dumplings, and the boat races are a way of drawing all members of the family together again. Perhaps one day we will have a very different celebration, but so far we still like this holiday being celebrated in a traditional way.
41. The purpose of celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival is to
_________.
A) make chung-tze
B) hold dragon boat races
C) have all the family members get together D) memorize a famous ancient Chinese poet
42. The history of the Dragon Boat Festival is about _________.
A) 1400 years B) 2500 years C) 2900 years D) 3400 years
43. Apart from the dragon boat race, what is the other activity
of this festival
A)
Going to the river. Visiting family members. Making the rice dumplings.
Reading the poems written by Chyu Yuan.
B)
C)
D)
44. The dragon boat race is _________.
A)
only for 30 people to join in a kind of team competition
held after chung-tze has been eaten held only among the family members
B)
C)
D)
45. What’s the main idea of the passage
A)
The Dragon Boat Festival has special meaning for Chinese
people.
B)
The dragon boat race is a significant sports competition. People must eat chung-tze on the Dragon Boat Festival. People like to watch the dragon boat race.
C)
D)
III.
Cloze (10%)
I get a lot of letters at this time of year 46 people
complaining that they have a cold which won’t go 47 . There are so many different stories about how to 48 or cure a cold. It’s often difficult to know what to do. 49 colds are rarely dangerous, 50 people who are already weak, 51 the elderly or young babies, they are always 52 and usually most unpleasant. Of course you can buy lots of medicines which will 53 to make your cold less 54 , but you must remember that nothing can actually cure a cold 55 make it go away faster. Another thing is that any medicine which is strong 56 to make you feel better could be dangerous 57 you are already taking drugs for some other illness. 58 always check with your doctor to see 59 they are all right for you. And remember they might 60 you sleepy. Lastly,
大学英语精读第二册(修订本)练习试卷1含答案及讲解
