《英语2》复习题
I. Reading Comprehension:
Passage 1
Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or “bike”.
In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York city, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.
For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because
when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.
But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea---they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.
The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. Only on weekends, Central Park is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.
1. According to the passage, bicycles __________.
A.are more convenient than cars
B.are safer traffic tools than cars
C.are ridden by most people in U.S.
D.are the solution to some city problems
2. The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by __________.
A.the city government
B.some bike riders
C.people living far from downtown
D.some store owners
3. “Bicycle lanes” probably means __________.
A.narrow passages between buildings for bicycles
B.roads full of bicycles
C.special parts of the road for bicycle riders only
D.roads for bicycles only
4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.Bike for a Better City members ride bicycles to work.
B.Sometimes accidents may occur when cars and bikes are on the same lanes.
C.The Central Park is situated in the downtown section of New York.
D.In some cities many people use bikes as they have special lanes.
5. The best title for this passage is __________.
A.Traffic Crowding in New York City
B.Air Pollution in New York City by Cars
C.Special Lanes for Passengers
D.A Solution to Traffic Problems in New York
Passage 2
Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.
Are we under-employed, or overburdened（负担过多）with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be?
All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustrations into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings.
If our self-examination has brought any causes of stresses to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger. The teaching in Bible “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath（愤怒）” is good advice f
rom the health point of view as well as the religious.
6. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Freedom from responsibilities helps relieve stress.
B. Stress is the direct cause of cancer.
C.The causes of stress are worthy of serious study.
D. C厦门英语ancer is the number one killer in our society today.
7. According to the passage, which of the following types of people is more likely to suffer from stress?
A. People who have cancer.
B. People who like to quarrel with others.
C. People whose living standard is low.
D. People who have more responsibilities than they can handle.
8. Judging from the context, the word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means
A. a noisy quarrel.
B. a very loud noise.
C. a neat line of things side by side.
D. a journey in a boat.
9. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?
A. Changing our jobs.
B. Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy.
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