Noun and Attributive clauses in NMET Reading
1. My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend’s house.
I wished to get out of the house because ________.
A. I was angry about my parents’ quarrel B. I found nobody to share my feelings with
C. I wanted to escape from the dark house D. I planned to tell my friend about my trouble
2. The most important reasons for such a visit is to realize how our ancestors(祖先) battled nature with the basic tools they had. They had only basic ways of creating light, and yet they found a way of using this simple technology in isolated（孤零零的）places to save ships from hitting rocks.
What is the reason to look back into the past of a lighthouse?
A. To escape from the busy and noisy city. B. To look for the tools used by our ancestors.
C. To experience the natural beauty of a lighthouse.
D. To learn about the living condition of lighthouse keepers.
3. In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity(繁荣). Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?
A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty.
C. It improves personal abilities. D. It encourages individual efforts.
4.“ If people say to you : the greenhouse effect is a good thing because we would go into an ice age otherwise , our date says no , a new ice age is not hanging over our heads , ” said Eric Wolff from the British Antarctic Survey . “ Now we have eight examples of how the climate goes in and out of ice ages … and you can learn what the rules are that go into the climate models that tell us about the future . ”
We can infer from Eric Wolff’s words that .
A. there is something wrong with the data B. greenhouse effect is always a bad thing
C. a new ice age will not come in the near future D. greenhouse gas will get thick in the future
5. Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.
65. Scientists believe that_______.
A. some babies are born with a sense of direction.
B. people learn a sense of direction as they grow older
C. people never lose their sense of direction D. everybody owns a sense of direction from birth
6. While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers(生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.
From the text , we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who
A．have gradually become more noticeable B．are worried about getting old too quickly
C．are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend
D．tried living a different life from their parents when they were young
7. A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months.
The system, called Driver Alert, aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20%-40% that are caused by tiredness. Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30% of all pilot-error accidents that are related to fatigue.
According to the text, Driver Alert ________ .
A. aims to reduce tiredness-related accidents B. has gone through testing at laboratories
C. aims to prevent drivers from sleeping D. has been on sale for 12 months
8.Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely eleven act of stealing or an even elev-ecer cheat (诈骗). Either way , it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birds-horning pigeons !
The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car : if you want the car back, pay up then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside . Carrying the money in a tiny bag , the pigeon flies off .
There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however , may in face be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind-one that avoid (避免)not only colleting money but going out to steal the car in the first place . Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return . Instead of stealing cars , he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad (启事) in the newspaper asking for help .
The theory is supported by the fact that , so far , none of the stolen cars have been returned . Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars –seems too little for a car worth many times more .
Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal . “We have more important things to do, ” he said .
1) After the car owner received a phone call. He
A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried
B．gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park
C．sent some money to the thief by mail D．told the press about it
2) The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to .
A．the car thief who stays at home B．one of those who put the ads in the paper
C．one of the policemen in Changwa D．the owner of the pigeons
3) The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show .
A．how easily people get fooled by criminals B．what Chen thinks might be correct
C．the thief is extremely clever D．the money paid is too little
4) The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to .
A．criminals B．pigeons C．the stolen cars D．demands for money
5) We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because .
A．he reads the ads in the newspaper B．he lives in the same neighborhood
C．he has seen the car owners in the park D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them
Translation:
1. 这本我在网上买的书是我最喜欢的。
The book that I bought online is what I like most.
2. 要成为一个好的画家所需要的是一双善于观察生活的眼睛。
What needs to be a good artist is a pair of eyes that are good at watching life.
3. 我在网上看到的新闻有的时候是假的。
Sometimes the news I saw on the Internet is false.
4. 嫦娥一号上天的消息震惊了全世界。
The news that Chang’e I was sent to space surprised the whole world.
5. 北京奥运会是否成功取决于每个人的努力。
Whether Beijing Olympics will succeed depends on efforts of every one.
6. 众所周知的是，北京的房价很难下降。
It is well-known that the house price in Beijing is hard to go down.
7. 这个电影是我最不愿意错过的。
This is the last movie that I will miss.
8. 你认识那个正在排队的那个女孩吗？
Do you know that girl who is waiting in line?
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