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1、-大学英语A1-第 9 页大学英语A1一、阅读理解1、Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior. Viewed biologically, the modern footballer is in reality a member of a hunting group. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey into a goalmouth. If his aim is accurate and he
2、 scores a goal, he enjoys the hunters triumph of killing his prey.To understand how this transformation has taken place we must briefly look at our forefathers. They spent over a million years evolving as cooperative hunters. Their very survival depended on success in the hunting field. Under this p
3、ressure their whole way of life, even their bodies, became greatly changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers, aimers, throwers and prey-killers. They cooperated as skillful male group attackers.Then about ten thousand years ago, after this immensely long period of hunting their food, they becam
4、e farmers. Their improved intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life, was put to a new use-that of controlling and domesticating their prey. The hunt became suddenly out of date. The food was there on the farms, awaiting their needs. The risks and uncertainties of the hunt were no longer essen
5、tial for survival.The skills and thirst for hunting remained, however, and demanded new outlets. Hunting for sport replaced hunting for necessity. This new activity involved all the original hunting sequences but the aim of the operation was no longer to avoid starvation. Instead, the sportsmen set
6、off to test their skill against prey that were no longer essential to their survival. To be sure, the kill may have been eaten but there were other much simpler ways of obtaining a meaty meal.(1)、The author believes that sporting activities _. A:are forms of biological development B:have actually de
7、veloped from hunting C:are essentially forms of taming the prey D:have changed the ways of hunting答案: B(2)、In a football game what is equal to the prey in hunting is _. A:any member of the opposing team B:the goal C:The goalmouth D:the football答案: C(3)、For over a million years, our forefathers were
8、basically _. A:successful farmers B:cooperating hunters C:runners and jumpers D:skillful sportsmen答案: B(4)、The word operation (Paragraph 4) refers to _. A:sports activities B:hunting C:prey killing D:domesticating animals答案: B(5)、Which of the following best summarizes the idea of the passage? A:It i
9、s farming that gives human beings enough leisure time for sporting activities B:Farming is very important in human civilization because it saves human beings from risks and uncertainties of hunting for survival C:It is hunting that provides human beings with much simpler ways of obtaining meaty meal
10、s D:Sporting activities satisfy the desire of modern man to exercise hunting skills which his forefathers developed for survival答案: D2、Imagine your sitting on your front garden admiring the shining sun when your neighbor comes with that annoying car with the noisy sound and the exhaust pipe blowing
11、out this horrible black smoke. What are you going to do about it? In our modern days, too many people depend on their cars to get to work or to drop off their children to school. However, is it safe to have an increasing number of cars on our roads?Research shows that cars create serious pollution.
12、Exhaust from all combustion engines produces harmful effects on the health of both car users and all innocent walkers. Cities have become islands of toxic chemicals from the unrestrained use of vehicles burning fossil fuels. The harmful health effects of car exhaust are pervasive and difficult to me
13、asure. For example, people with asthma would suffer with attacks due to the pollution. The world wild life also suffers from the cars toxic emissions. No matter how much manufacturers try to make cars environmentally friendly, it will damage our earth in one way or another.Additionally, cars are too
14、 dangerous for our community. Careless drivers put themselves and others in danger. Cars are critical to walkers especially to children if the driver is not looking on the road or somehow distracted. Have you known someone whose toes or feet have been run over by cars while crossing the street? Last
15、ly, cars create social problems, which could lead to poor health. A few drivers suffer Road Rage and put themselves, loved ones and others in a threatening situation. Some cars create disturbing noises, which disturbs people living near highways, freeways, etc. not to get enough sleep. People depend
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