历年真题 | 华中师范大学833学科英语真题分享（2016-2018年） / 四六文摘

2016年

I.Reading Comprehension：

Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this section. Each passage is followed by 5 questions for you to answer.Answer the questions according to the instructions.

Passage 1

Answer the following multiple-choice questions 1-5 for Passage 1.

1.According to the first paragraph, peer pressure often emerges as （）.

A.a supplement to the social cure B. a stimulus to group dynamics

C. an obstacle to school progress D. a cause of undesirable behaviors

2.Rosenberg holds that public advocates should（） .

A.recruit professional advertisers

B.learn from advertisers' experience

C.stay away from commercial advertisers

D.recognize the limitations of advertisements

3.In the author's view, Rosenberg5s book fails to（）.

A.adequately probe social and biological factors

B.effectively evade the flaws of the social cure

C.illustrate the functions of state funding

D.produce a long-lasting social effect

4.Paragraph 5 shows that our imitation of behaviors（） .

A. is harmful to our networks of friends

B. will mislead behavioral studies

C.occurs without our realizing it

D.can produce negative health habits

5. The author suggests in the last paragraph that the effect of peer pressure is( ).

A. harmful

B. desirable

C. profound

D. questionable

Passage 2

Answer the following multiple-choice questions 6-10 for Passage 2.

6. The primary purpose of the passage is to propose ( ).

A.an alternative to museum display of artifacts

B. a way to curb illegal digging while benefiting the archaeological profession.

C. A way to distinguish artifacts with scientific value from those that have no such value.

D. The governmental regulation of archaeological sites.

7.The author implies that all of the following statements about duplicate artifacts are true EXCEPT:（）。

A.A market for such artifacts already exists.

B.Such artifacts seldom have scientific value.

C.There is likely to be a continuing supply of such artifacts.

D.Such artifacts frequently exceed in quality those already catalogued in museum collections.

8.Which of the following is mentioned in the passage as a disadvantage of storing artifacts in museum basements?

A.Such artifacts often remain uncatalogued and thus cannot be located once they are put in storage.

B.Museum officials rarely allow scholars access to such artifacts.

C.Space that could be better used for display is taken up for storage.

D.Artifacts discovered in one excavation often become separated from each other.

9.The author mentions that excavation in Cyprus (Lines 21-24) to emphasize which of the following points?

A.Ancient lamps and pottery vessels are less valuable, although more rare, than royal seal impression.

B.Artifacts that are very similar to each other present cataloguing difficulties to archaeologists

C.Artifacts that are not uniquely valuable, and therefore could be sold, are available in large quantities.

D.Cyprus is the most important location for unearthing large quantities of salable artifacts.

10.The author's argument concerning the effect of the official sale of duplicate artifacts on illegal excavation is based on which of the following assumptions?

A.Prospective purchasers would prefer to buy authenticated artifacts.

B.The price of illegally excavated artifacts would rise.

C.Computers could be used to trace sold artifacts.

D.Illegal excavators would be forced to sell only duplicate artifacts.

Passage 3