A) origin B) resource C) source D) idea
21. He has no interest in knowing how others _______ his theory to practice.
A) employed B) applied C) used D) performed
22. The boy’s teachers looked upon his worsening performance with _______. A) satisfaction B) disapproval C) leisure D) agreement
23. There are very _______ books which I can say I have really enjoyed.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
24. The boy is very intelligent, but his lack of _______ prevents his success.
A) ambition B) application C) function D) emotion
25. The noise around was terrible, but I had to _______ it.
A) keep away from B) keep up with C) live with D) live on
26. I expect to _______ many difficulties in the course of this job.
A) solve B) cause C) encounter D) emerge
27. Possession of a gun often gives the owner a false sense of _______, and may do more harm than good.
A) illusion B) security C) response D) identification
28. You will ________ getting burnt if you don’t keep away from the fire.
A) make up B) take up C) end up
D) come up
that lack of vitamin C may indeed be the cause of his illness.
A) behavior B) indication C) evidence D) incident
30. Is long hair out of ________ in your country?
A) style B) order C) condition
D) times
29. The _______ we have seen so far suggests
II. Reading comprehension (30%)
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Fire has been used for many years. Long ago, people who lived in caves made fires. They used fire to keep warm. At night they used them for light. They found they could see better with fires going. They also learned that animals like lions and tigers were afraid of fire. So cave people kept putting more wood on their fires from time to time. They were safe as long as they had a fire going.
After a while people began to make ovens by piling up rocks over the fires. They baked bread in the rock ovens. Sometimes they baked things like apples and potatoes. But they could still cook over open fires when they wanted to. So they had many ways to make food.
Later, people used fires for many other things. People used their ovens to bake clay pots so they would get hard. Then they used these pots to
store food. They also baked mud blocks. With these, they built better homes. They made many things.
After people learned to cook and store food, they did not have to hunt every day. Fire made their lives easier. It was a big help. Even when hunting was bad, the people had stored food to eat.
Today fire is still used in many ways. It warms our homes, cooks our food, and helps make the things we build with. We could not live without it. Fire is still very important.
31. Long ago, cave people used fires for the following purposes EXCEPT _____. A) they kept warm
B) they kept animals out cave C) they heated water on fire D) the could see better at night
32. Which of the following is not mentioned according to the passage?
A) People made ovens by piling up rocks
over the fires.
B) People baked bread and other food in the rock ovens.
C) People baked clay pots in the ovens. D) People made tools by heating iron in the ovens.
33. From the passage we can infer that_______. A) People made a lot of pots and made much money
B) Use of fire is a big progress in people’s life C) People didn’t hunt any more after they had used fire
D) People felt nervous in case of fire
34. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A) People today use fire for more than one purpose.
B) No animals are still afraid of fire.
C) Such animals as lions used to be afraid of fire.
D) Fire can be our enemies as well as our friends.
大学英语精读第二册（修订本）练习试卷3含答案及讲解
