35. What is mainly discussed in the passage? A) Fire plays a very important role in people’s life.
B) People baked apples and potatoes on fire. C) Lions and tigers are afraid of fire. D) People like fire very much today.
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
If you ask me to tell how to get along in the United States, I think the following “dos”and “don’ts” would be helpful.
Generally speaking, it isn’t easy to find anyone to talk to in a busy city. So you should try to do the following. First, get or borrow a dog! Walk him several times a day! Americans love dogs and cats and usually stop to talk to anyone with a dog. Then, try to eat in a restaurant. People generally share the same tables and will sometimes talk to you if they see you are new there. Next, take your dirty clothes to a laundry! It takes about an hour to wash and dry them and
people there often pass the time talking with each other, always ask for information from a woman if you are a man, and from a man, if you are a woman! Learn to say, “Please”, “Thank you” and “You’re welcome” and use them all the time!
There are some things you shouldn’t do. Don’t tell the truth when people ask “How are you?” The only answer they want is “Fine”. Never ask people their age---especially woman! Everyone wants to be young. Don’t tell heavy people they are fat. Tell them they are losing weight. Everyone wants to be thin. Don’t be late when meeting people! When someone says six o’clock, be sure to be there by six. Americans respect time and want everyone to be “on time”.
36. It isn’t easy to find anyone to talk to in the USA because _______.
A) the streets are empty B) you are new there
C) people there are busy D) you
don’t have time
37. Americans like talking to ________. A) dogs and cats B) women C) men D) those who are walking a dog
38. When talking to people there, you may say _________.
A) “How are you?” B) “How old are you?”
C) “What is your weight?” D) “You seem to be fat.”
39. The words “heavy people” means ________. A) people who do heavy work B) people who are fat
C) people who are thin D) people who are important
40. If you visit a friend, you _________. A) can be there at any time B) may be there a little late
C) had better arrive very early D) should be there at the right time
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:
Ants are great athletes in proportion to their size. They can lift a weight four hundred times their own weight. Theoretically a five-pound ant could easily lift a ton.
The most skillful farmers in the insect world are the small, heavily armored parasol ants. They work at night and it is nothing for them to strip a large tree at a time, marching off with bits of leaf held over them like parasols.
Surprisingly enough, these ants do not eat the vegetation they got. Rather they use it as raw material for their remarkable underground gardens which they tend themselves. The shreds of the leaves are literally chewed into a rich compost (肥料) which is used to strengthen the garden where a thread-like fungus(菌类) is cultivated. This species of fungus is their only source of food.
Included in the extraordinary parasol ant society are tiny garden workers, and slightly
bigger workers who dig the interconnecting chambers of the hive. The parasol queen ant, more than one hundred times the size of the garden workers, is waited upon hand and foot by hundreds of her citizens.
41. An ant is very strong in proportion to its weight. Ants can lift a weight _______. A) B) C) D)
300 times their own weight 600 times their own weight
five-pound more than their own weight 400 times their own weight
42. In a short time, they can strip a tree of all its leaves in order to make a ______.
A) home for the queen ant B) compost for their gardens
C) species of fungus D) kind of food 43. When did the armored parasol ants work? A) At night. B) At daytime. C) In the morning. D) At noon. 44. What’s the usage of fungus?
A) To decorate the garden. B) The only
大学英语精读第二册（修订本）练习试卷3含答案及讲解
