09年5月【北大泛读测试】.doc

北大英语四级泛读网上小测 第8课 Choose the best answer to each of the following questions: 1. According to the author, being an author is a gainful occupation only ______ A. in a broad sense B. in a mental sense C. in a limited sense D. in a profitable sense 2. It can be inferred from the first three paragraphs that “this failure” (L21) refers to ____________. A. Wrath B. Envy C. Pride D. Sloth 3. The sentence “it is Acedia which has claimed you for its own ” (L 44 ) means ___________. A. you are guilty of Acedia B. you are losing touch with Acedia C. you have become physically sluggish because of Acedia D. you have overcome Acedia 4. What does the phrase “sense of proportion ” (L48 ) mean? A. The ability to judge what is most important in a situation. B. The capacity to keep one’s balance with the increasing age. C. The possibility of feeling nothing at all. D. The feeling of being troubled or wounded in one’s youth. 5. If “one lives at all times under a mental and spiritual cloud ” (L57), it shows that ____________. A. he has begun to feel pain B. he has ceased to feel joy C. he has gained wisdom and become more mature D. he has abandoned satisfactions and delights of life 6. According to the context, the word “bias” ( L. 83) may stand for __________. A. feeling B. prejudice C. preference D. training 7. One of the reasons why we have to do things we detest sometimes is ___________. A: we are not free to discuss it with our own wishes B: we are not free to do whatever we like C: we are free to act according to our wishes D: we are victims of Acedia 8. It seems that people are afraid of joy because _____________. A. being religious, they dread the passing of Jesus B. they want to escape the pain brought by joy C. they do not want to become the victims of Acedia D. they care too much about looking dignified 9. Which of the following is Not true of Acedia? A. Acedia reaches people gradually and silently