2018成人高考专升本《英语》习题及答案（十九）_第5页

　　Questions 81 to 85 are based on the following passage:

　　Although we do not know the exact origin of the earliest Olympic games, we do know that the ancient Greeks had a festival in which athletes (运动员) competed in sports. On the opening day of the festival, perhaps 30,000 visitors crowded the streets. There were no sports on this day and the athletes took a sacred oath (神圣的誓言). They promised to play fair in the sports, a promise that is part of the oath Olympic athletes take today.

　　On the second morning of the festival, young athletes ran out onto the field. The first event will be a foot race 607 feet in length. In the evening, after the sports, the visitors to Olympia would enjoy food, songs and speeches. They also did some business. At Olympia, keen minds (学者) from all over Greece exchanged ideas. Philosophers argued before the public. Poets recited their poems.

　　This celebration was held every four years and was open to all men and boys who spoke Greek as their native language. The competition itself consisted of a single race and it was over in one day.

　　The Olympic games came into being in 776 BC (before the Christ) and were most popular around the fifth century BC. At that time, the winner of a game received neither gold nor silver but a simple crown of olive leaves (橄榄叶) -- the highest honor a Greek could win. His family and his city were prouder of his victory than of winning a war. His name and achievement were carved on stone.

　　The first of the modern Olympics took place in the same country as the original festivals: two hundred eighty-five athletes from thirteen countries competed in Athens in 1890. Today over ten thousand athletes from over one hundred seventy countries and regions compete --- every four years in a different city of the world.

　　81. According to the selection, on the first day of the ancient Olympic Games the athletes took an oath ______.

　　A. which is somewhat similar to the oath Olympic athletes take today

　　B. which is entirely different from the oath the Olympic athletes take now

　　C. which was an oath they never kept

　　D. which was an oath they always broke

　　82. It can be inferred from the selection that Olympia was ______.

　　A. in Spain

　　B. in Italy

　　C. in Rome

　　D. the place where the ancient Olympic games first took place

　　83. When the winner of the ancient Olympic games received a simple crown of olive leaves, ______.

　　A. he didn't fell very pleased

　　B. he would rather be given gold or silver

　　C. he felt greatly honored

　　D. he would rather receive money

　　84. The first modern Olympic games took place ______.

　　A. in Olympia B. in Greece C. in Spain D. in Italy

　　85. Today the Olympic games are held ______.

　　A. every year in a different city

　　B. every ten years in a different city

　　C. every other year in a different city

　　D. every four years in a different city

　　Questions 85 to 90 are based on the following passage:

　　A certain hunter had found a piece of forest where there were plenty of animals to hunt. The only trouble was that the place was very difficult to get to.

　　He returned from his first visit to the place in late autumn, and could not get back until the snow melted in the following spring. Then he went to the pilot of a small plane, who earned his living by carrying hunters over parts of the country where there were no roads and no railways. He asked the pilot to take him back to the piece of forest.

　　The pilot did not know the place, so the hunter showed it to him on the map. "But there is nowhere to land there," said the pilot. "I have flown over that we can't land anywhere between this river and these mountains."

　　"I thought you were a wonderful pilot," said the hunter, "some of my friends said you could land a plane on a postage stamp."

　　"That's right," answered the pilot. "I can land a plane where nobody else can. But I tell you there is nowhere to land in the place you are talking about."

　　"And what if I tell you that another pilot did land me there last spring?" said the hunter.

　　"Is that true?" asked the pilot.

　　"Yes, it is. I swear (发誓) it."

　　Well, this pilot could not let himself beaten by another, so he agreed to take the hunter.

　　When they reached the place, the hunter pointed out a small spot without trees in the middle of the forest, with a steep rise (陡坡) at one end. The pilot thought there was not enough room to land there, but the hunter said that the other pilot had done so the year before, so down went the plane. When it came to the rise, it turned right over (翻转) onto its back. As the hunter climbed out, he smiled happily and said, "Yes, that is exactly how the other pilot managed it last time."

　　86. The hunter in the story went to the forest ______.

　　A. once B. twice

　　C. many times D. none of the above

　　87. In the story the hunter asked a pilot to take him to the piece of forest. This pilot was ______.

　　A. the same pilot who had taken him to the place once

　　B. a different pilot who had never been to that part of the country

　　C. a pilot who had been to the place many times

　　D. a pilot who had never heard of such a place

　　88. It was difficult for the pilot to land the plane because ______.

　　A. the place for landing was as big as a room

　　B. the place for landing was as small as a postage stamp

　　C. there wasn't any place to land

　　D. there was a room near the landing place

　　89. "When it came to the rise, it turned right over onto its back." What do the words "its back" refer to?

　　A. the back of the rise B. the pilot's back

　　C. the back of the plane D. the back of the small spot

　　90. The hunter got to the place the first time ______.

　　A. exactly the same way as he got there the second time

　　B. in an entirely different way

　　C. by jumping out of the place during the flight

　　D. by climbing down the tree on which the place had landed

　　IV Translation (20 Points)

　　Translate the following sentences into English, using the key words and expressions given below.

　　91. 教会把金钱和食物分给穷人。(distribute)

　　92. 直升飞机盘旋在交通事故发生的现场。(hover over)

　　93. 这位老人一看到她的女儿和一位年轻人跳舞就勃然大怒。(fly into a rage)

　　94. 我很抱歉，由于事先已有别的约会，我只能辞谢你的邀请。(decline)

　　95. 当地政府认为小学教学质量有很大的重要性。(attach importance to)

　　V. Writing (15 Points)

　　Directions: For this part you are required to write a composition about HOBBIES; in three paragraphs. You are given the opening sentence of each paragraph. Your part of the composition should be about 100 words.

　　Words that may be useful:

　　1. music, sports, bicycle, tennis

　　2. stamps, coins, paintings, seashells, bottles, gardening, cooking

　　3. (You have to develop this paragraph by yourself)