大学英语阅读理解练习题及答案　

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1、09级2下大学英语阅读理解练习题　　　　　　　根据文章内容，选择正确的答案。错选、多选，少选或未选均无分。　　　　　　Passageone　　　Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossi

2、bletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedle.　Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesamep

3、roblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.　ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingtha

4、thehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.　　　EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfin

5、dingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.　　　ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.　　　Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswheny

6、ouareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious(无意识的),butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.Itstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticed.Itisonlywhenyoufallaslee

7、pthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawake.However,theunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”.　　　　1.Accordingtothepassage,E

8、liasHowewas________.【C】　　　A.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhissleep　　　B.muchmorehard-workingthanotherinventors　　　C.thefir