西安建筑科技大学继续教育学院 2. How and when could that piece of forest be reached? A. By bus in sprin B. On foot all year round C By train in summer D On foot except in winter 3. Which of the following is FALSe about the pilot of a small plane? A. He earned a lot from his job B. He had a strong sense of competition C. He was skillful and experienced D. He had never landed on that piece of forest 4. Why did the pilot eventually agree to take the hunter to his favorite place? A. Because the hunter challenged him by telling him a lie B Because the pilot was convinced he could land the hunter C. Because the pilot was encouraged to have a big adventure D. Because the hunter promised to pay the pilot a hug 5. What happened at the end of the story? A. The hunter managed to save the pilot B. The pilot landed the plane in a wrong place C. The pilot carried the hunter to the forest safel D The hunter doubtfully showed the pilot the way to land Reading comprehension 6 The legal limit for driving after drinking is 80 milligrams of alcohol(i E)in 100 milliliters of blood when tested. But there is no sure way of telling how much you can drink before you reach this limit. It varies with each person depending on your weight, your sex, if you've eaten and what sort of drinks you've had Some people might each their limit after only about three standard drinks In fact, your driving ability can be affected by just one or two drinks. Even if you're below the legal limit, you could still be taken to court if a police officer thinks your driving has been affected by alcohol It takes about one hour for the body to get rid of the alcohol in one standard drink So, if you have a heavy drinking session in the evening, you might find that your driving ability is still affected the next morning, or you could even find that you're still over the legal limit In a test with professional drivers, the more alcoholic drinks they had had the more certain they were that they could drive a test course through a set of movable posts. and less able they were to do it! So the only way to be sure you're safe is not to drink at all Alcohol is a major cause of road traffic accidents. One in three of the drivers killed in road accidents have levels of alcohol which are over the legal limit and road accidents after drinking are the biggest cause of death among young men. More than half of the people stopped by the police to take a breathalyzer(呼吸测醉器) test have a blood alcohol concentration more than twice the legal limit
西安建筑科技大学继续教育学院 6 / 18 2. How and when could that piece of forest be reached? A. By bus in spring. B. On foot all year round. C. By train in summer. D. On foot except in winter. 3. Which of the following is FALSE about the pilot of a small plane? A. He earned a lot from his job. B. He had a strong sense of competition. C. He was skillful and experienced. D. He had never landed on that piece of forest. 4. Why did the pilot eventually agree to take the hunter to his favorite place? A. Because the hunter challenged him by telling him a lie. B. Because the pilot was convinced he could land the hunter. C. Because the pilot was encouraged to have a big adventure. D. Because the hunter promised to pay the pilot a huge amount. 5. What happened at the end of the story? A. The hunter managed to save the pilot. B. The pilot landed the plane in a wrong place. C. The pilot carried the hunter to the forest safely. D.The hunter doubtfully showed the pilot the way to land. Reading Comprehension 6 The legal limit for driving after drinking is 80 milligrams of alcohol(酒精) in 100 milliliters of blood when tested. But there is no sure way of telling how much you can drink before you reach this limit. It varies with each person depending on your weight, your sex, if you’ve eaten and what sort of drinks you’ve had. Some people might reach their limit after only about three standard drinks. In fact, your driving ability can be affected by just one or two drinks. Even if you’re below the legal limit, you could still be taken to court if a police officer thinks your driving has been affected by alcohol. It takes about one hour for the body to get rid of the alcohol in one standard drink. So, if you have a heavy drinking session in the evening, you might find that your driving ability is still affected the next morning, or you could even find that you’re still over the legal limit. In a test with professional drivers, the more alcoholic drinks they had had the more certain they were that they could drive a test course through a set of movable posts... and less able they were to do it! So the only way to be sure you’re safe is not to drink at all. Alcohol is a major cause of road traffic accidents. One in three of the drivers killed in road accidents have levels of alcohol which are over the legal limit, and road accidents after drinking are the biggest cause of death among young men. More than half of the people stopped by the police to take a breathalyzer（呼吸测醉器）test have a blood alcohol concentration more than twice the legal limit
西安建筑科技大学继续教育学院 1. Can people be sure how much they can drink below the legal limit? A. Yes. if they eat food first B. Yes, if they know how much they have drunk C. No, they can never be sure D No, because they don 't know about the legal limit 2. When can an adult be quite sure he has stayed away from his drinks? A. At 5 pm, if he drinks 4 standard drinks at lunchtime B. At 6 pm, if he drinks 5 standard drinks at lunchtime C. at 8 am. if he drinks 5 standard drinks the night before D. At 7 am. if he drinks 6 standard drinks the night before 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. a driver may reach the legal limit even though he drank only a little B. To be on the safe side, a driver should not drink at all before driving C. If a driver drank below the legal limit. he can be sure of his innocence D. a drivers road behavior can be affected even though he drank only a little 4. What does the passage tell us about a test with professional drivers? A. They can drink and drive well B. The more they drink, the less able they are to drive C. The more they drink, the better they could drive D. The more they drink, the less sure they are of being able to drive 5. What does the passage say about road accidents? A. Alcoholic drinking may or may not relate to road accidents B. Young women drivers after drinking are less likely to be killed C. Not many people stopped for the test have drunk over the legal limit. D. Drivers killed in road accidents may have drunk over the legal limit. Reading Comprehension 7 Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I al ways encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between"being a writer'and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hour alone at a typewriter You' ve got to want to write, I say to them, not want to be a writer. The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poorly-paid affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded When i left a20- year career in the US Coast Guard to become a freelance(自由职业) writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me a room in a New York apartment building. It didn t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer After a year or so, however, I still hadnt gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that i barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write, I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those
西安建筑科技大学继续教育学院 7 / 18 1. Can people be sure how much they can drink below the legal limit? A.Yes, if they eat food first. B. Yes, if they know how much they have drunk. C. No, they can never be sure. D. No, because they don’t know about the legal limit. 2. When can an adult be quite sure he has stayed away from his drinks? A. At 5 pm, if he drinks 4 standard drinks at lunchtime. B. At 6 pm, if he drinks 5 standard drinks at lunchtime. C. At 8 am, if he drinks 5 standard drinks the night before. D. At 7 am, if he drinks 6 standard drinks the night before. 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. A driver may reach the legal limit even though he drank only a little. B. To be on the safe side, a driver should not drink at all before driving. C. If a driver drank below the legal limit, he can be sure of his innocence. D. A driver’s road behavior can be affected even though he drank only a little. 4. What does the passage tell us about a test with professional drivers? A. They can drink and drive well. B. The more they drink, the less able they are to drive. C. The more they drink, the better they could drive. D. The more they drink, the less sure they are of being able to drive. 5. What does the passage say about road accidents? A. Alcoholic drinking may or may not relate to road accidents. B. Young women drivers after drinking are less likely to be killed. C. Not many people stopped for the test have drunk over the legal limit. D. Drivers killed in road accidents may have drunk over the legal limit. Reading Comprehension 7 Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer’ and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hour alone at a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.” The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poorly-paid affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the US Coast Guard to become a freelance（自由职业） writer，I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me a room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer. After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write, I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those