VIP全程三班周测--2.15 ---Full marks 100 points

Part I Reading Comprehension（2＊20 points） Passage 1

1.What is the author’s main purpose in the passage？
A.To explain the role of sport.
B.To compare Scotland with Argentina
C.To show that Argentina is better than all others.
D.To prove that football is the world＇s third most important sport.

Part I Reading Comprehension（2＊20 points） Passage 1

1.What is the author’s main purpose in the passage？
A.To explain the role of sport.
B.To compare Scotland with Argentina
C.To show that Argentina is better than all others.
D.To prove that football is the world＇s third most important sport.

Part I Reading Comprehension（2＊20 points） Passage 1

1.What is the author’s main purpose in the passage？
A.To explain the role of sport.
B.To compare Scotland with Argentina
C.To show that Argentina is better than all others.
D.To prove that football is the world＇s third most important sport.

Part I Reading Comprehension（2＊20 points） Passage 1

1.What is the author’s main purpose in the passage？
A.To explain the role of sport.
B.To compare Scotland with Argentina
C.To show that Argentina is better than all others.
D.To prove that football is the world＇s third most important sport.

2.In the second paragraph，the underlined word “summit”means “______”.
A.award                 B.summary
C.highest point       D.mountaintop

3.According to the passage，Argentina is world-famous because of its______.
A.obvious position on the map
B.success in the World Cup
C.excellence in the most important sports
D.large number of sports fans and supporters

4.If a sportsman only thinks about winning，he will _______.
A.fail to succeed   B.lose enjoyment
C.be successful    D.be unreasonable

5.What is the author’s attitude towards international games？
A.Nations that meet on a football field are unlikely to meet on a battlefield.
B.Nations that win the World Cup are regarded as best in all aspects.
C.Nations that win in international games prove the best on the sports field at least.

D.Nations that give much attention to international competitions are world-famous in many ways.

passage 2

6.Some people think the railways are dead for many reasons except that _______.

A.trains are dying
B.oil is expensive today
C.trains are slow
D.railways lose money

7.The author 's idea about railways seems to be that_______.
A.we can do without railways
B.trains have much in common with motorcars and planes
C.motorcars and planes are not as good as trains
D.trains are as good as motorcars and planes

8.According to the author,which of the following is NOT true?
A.It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane.
B.The railway station is usually in the center of a city.
C.When you get off the plane you will find yourself right in the city center.
D.No motorcar or plane can carry as many goods as a train does in a cheap way.

9.According to the author,the disadvantage of motorcars and planes is that_______.
A.They cannot travel fast enough
B.too much money,will be spent on oil
C.they cannot give a smooth,untroubled journey
D.the travelers cannot enjoy the scene in their journey

10.what's the main idea of the passage?
A.The railways are dead now.
B.Motorcars and planes have made the railways unnecessary.
C.We've entered the age of superfast trains.
D.The advantages of the railways enable them be alive even nowadays.

passage 3

11.According to the author,a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because_____.

A.he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities
B.he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single
C.he finds more fun in dating than in marriage
D.he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement

12.Raising children,in the author's opinion,is_______.
A.a moral duty        B.a thankless job

C.a rewarding task  

D.a source of inevitable pain

13. From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems form______.
A. hatred             B. misunderstanding
C. Prejudice           D.ignorance

14.To understand what true happiness is one must _______.
A. have as much fun as possible during one's lifetime.
B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain
C. put up with pain under all circumstances
D. be able to distinguish happiness from fun

15. What is the author trying to tell us?
A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain.
B. One must know how to attain happiness,
C. It is important to make commitments.
D. It is pain that leads to happiness.

Passage 4

16. The underlined word "that" in the First paragraph refers to “______”

A. laziness is immoral
B. laziness is wasteful
C. lazy people will never amount to anything in life
D. all of the above

17.The first paragraph is Mostly devoted to the discussion of_______.
A. Complex reasons that make people seem lazy
B. serious problems that lazy people suffer from
C.other sorts of fantasies that may prevent work
D. great deals that people are busy planning

18. According to the second paragraph, being "lazy'" is good for_______.
A. a student who is on holiday
B. a doctor who is working overtime
C. an executive who is on leave
D. an athlete who is not training

19. The tone of the passage is_______.
A. cautions          B. careless
C. optimistic         D. pessimistic

20. What does the writer intend to tell us in the passage？
A. Laziness is definitely a sin.
B. Laziness can be of great help all the time.
C. Laziness makes people good for nothing.
D. Laziness should be properly defined.

Part II Close (1*20 points)

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