厦门大学网络教育2012-2013学年第一学期《基础英语1》课程复习题集

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1、厦门大学网络教育2012-2013学年第一学期《基础英语1》课程复习题一、阅读理解Passage1TheelephantisthelargestanimaltowalkonEarth.Anelephantcancarryaloadof1200pounds.Theyeat300poundsoffoodaday.Anelephantbabycanweigh200poundsatbirth.Elephantscanliveupto70years.Elephantscanbetrainedtocarrythingswi

2、ththeirtrunks.Elephantsalsousetheirtrunksfordrinkingwater,bathing,eatingandcommunicating.Elephantsusetheirearsasacoolingsystem.Therearetwokindsofelephants:theAfricanelephantandtheIndianelephant.Africanelephantscanbeidentifiedbythelargerears.TheAfricanelephan

3、tgrowsupto10feettallandweighsasmuchas12,000pounds.TheIndianelephantgrowsupto9feettall,andweighsupto8000pounds.It'seasiertoidentifybecauseofitssmallerears.MostcircuselephantsareIndianelephants.AnothernamefortheIndianelephantistheAsianelephant.1.Howmuchdoesaba

4、byelephantweighatbirth?BA.70pounds.B.200pounds.C.300pounds.D.1200pounds.2.Howmanyyearsdoelephantsliveupto?CA.40.B.60.C.70.D.90.3.Elephantsalsousetheirtrunksfor_______.DA.Drinkingwaterandeating.B.Coolingthemselves.C.Bathingandcommunicating.D.BothAandC.4.Which

5、kindofelephantisoftenusedinthecircus?AA.TheIndianElephant.B.TheAfricanElephant.C.TheEuropeanElephant.D.TheAmericanElephant.5.Whatpartofanelephant'sbodyisusedtocooltheelephant?DA.Thetail.B.Thetrunk.C.Thefeet.D.Theears.Passage2Bluejeansaretheall-American,all-p

6、urposeclothing.Farmersandlaborerswearthemtoworkin.Childrenwearthemtoplayin.Teenagersandadultswearthemtolookfashionable(时髦).Beforethe1950’s,bluejeanswerepopularonlyintheWestandtheSouthwest.Todayalmosteveryonewearsthem.LeviStraussandCompanymakesaboutone-thirdo

7、fallthejeansintheUnitedStatesandaboutone-seventhofthoseinothercountries.Infact,foralongtimepeopleusedthewordLevi’sasasynonym（同义词）forbluejeans.That’sbecauseLevi’swerethefirstjeansevermade.TheirinventorwasaGermanimmigrant(移民)namedLeviStrauss.LeviStraussleftGer

8、manyin1848,whenhewasayoungman.HecametoNewYorkCitytobenearhistwobrothers.Fortwoyears,hewasadoor-to-doorsalesman.Heworkedhard,buthedidn’tmakemuchmoney.ThenlikemanyotherEasterners,hedecidedtogotoSa