大學英語_精讀第二冊test_yourself_1題目及答案-wenkub

　

【正文】 nly 10% work their way from bottom to top. But every day, some still do make it. After govWorks went bankrupt, Isaza Tuzman built on what he had learned. His new pany, Recognition Group, restructures (重組 ) firms and finds them venture capital – nearly $150 million so far. Last year, Hispanic Business magazine named him to its 100 Most Influential list. Not bad for a dreamer, in a country built on dreams. 41. What did Kaleil Isaza Tuzman dream of after graduating from college? A. Working in the Wall Street stock market. B. Starting a business of his own. C. Climbing to the top of society. D. Entering the IT industry. 42. The word pariah in if you fail, you bee a pariah (Line 3,Para. 3) most likely means ________. A. a person who has no future B. a person to be pitied C. a person to be condemned D. a person to be avoided 43. What does the author mean by the American Dream? A. Everyone can reach the top of the social ladder. B. People will have a better, richer, and fuller life than their parents. C. A lucky poor boy can move to the top if he works hard. D. Everyone enjoys equal opportunity and share in the wealth. 44. Which of the following statements is true of the American Dream these days? A. It is being more and more difficult for one to work their way from the bottom to the top. B. More and more people are feeling the pressure to work harder in order to realize their dreams. C. It is being more and more unpopular because few people today can move up the social ladder. D. If one works hard enough, he will eventually make his dreams e true. 45. To Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, the wonderful thing about America is that ________. A. there is equal opportunity for everyone B. everyone can get rich if they work hard C. you can get capital if you want to start a business D. you can start all over again after failure Test Yourself 1 Vocabulary and Structure 46. If you love plants, the chances are you buy them on ________ and then wonder where to put them. A. purpose B. impulse 沖動 C. display D. cue 47. If you have to go through a smokefilled area, you39。re all in this together,39。 teaching. D. Both students39。 whole life, and given much thought and planning to the students39。s got the money in her purse to pay for the pet she desired Test Yourself 1 Passage Two Although Thomas Jefferson did not begin the effort of designing the University of Virginia until late in his life, the education of the mon man had occupied his thoughts for decades. He believed ignorance (無知 ) to be the enemy of freedom, and he wanted to correct what he considered to be the weaknesses of educational institutions (機構 ) modeled on European settings. He imagined that an academical village around a treelined lawn would provide an ideal setting in which to pursue higher education. The center of such a village would be a Temple of Knowledge that would house the university library. When Virginia decided to set up a state university in 1818, the retired . President finally was able to devote his talent, time, and energy to creating this new kind of educational institution. By the time he was finished with his design, Jefferson had invented an entirely new American setting for higher education: the college campus. In 1812, Jefferson chose to begin building his academical village, the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, VA, far away from the city center. He intended this spot to promote learning because it was natural and unspoiled, and far from anything that could distract or harm the students. The University consists of two rows of houses, five on each side, leading to a main building. This main building, the Rotunda, became the most important part of the University, because it contained the library. By focusing his entire institution on the library, instead of around the church, J