耶鲁专升本公英阅读练习 Reading practices1.The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball.In ancient Egypt, as everywhere, pitching stones was a favorite childrens game. But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child. Looking something less dangerous to throw, the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls.At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines. Later they were made of pieces of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay. Even though the Egyptians were warlike, they found time for peaceful games. Before long they had developed a number of ball games, each with its own rules. Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun. Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and the skill they would need for war.1.The ball was probably invented because _.A. throwing stones was not funB. hrowing stones often caused injuriesC. games with stones did not have rules D. rocks were too heavy to throw2. The ancient Egyptians were the first _.A. to design stone-throwing games B. to invent peaceful gamesC. to vreat a sports apparatus D. to develop war games3. The Egyptians thought that ball playing was_.A. childish B. dangerous C. worthwhile D. difficult4. The Egyptians played ball games mainly _.A. to enjoy themselves B. because they loved sportsC. for educational purposes D. for gold medals5. The best title for this passage is _.A. The First Ball Games B. How Egyptian Children Play GamesC. The Beginning of Sports D. Egyptian Sports（BCCCA）2.All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun. The sun heats and feeds creatures and mankind. Each year it provides men with two hundred million tons of grain and nearly ten million tons of wood.Coal, oil, natural gas, and all other fuels are stored energy from the sun. Some was collected by this seasons plants as carbon compounds. Some was stored by plants and trees ages ago. Even waterpower derives from the sun. Water turned into vapor by the sun falls as rain. It courses down the mountains and is converted to electric power. Light transmits only the energy that comes from the suns outer layer, and much of this energy that is directed towards the sun never arrives. About nine tenths of it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earth. In fact, the earth itself gets only one half millionth of the suns entire output of radiant energy.1.The sun is the source of all of the following EXCEPT _.A. gasoline B. natural gas C. atomic power D. animal fat2. Radiant energy is stored as carbon compounds by _.A. plants B. water C. rock D. creatures3. The suns energy provides us with all EXCEPT _.A. rain B. coal C. water D. light4. The largest part of the light energy directed towards the earth is _.A. stored up by the plants B. absorbed by the earths atmosphereC. stored up by the animals in the form of bady fat D. used for electric power5. Of the suns total output of radiant energy, the earth receives _.A. one tenth B. one millionthC. all that comes from the surface of the sun D. a very small portion(CACBD)3.Some psychologists(心理学家) maintain that mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone, but that ones muscles also participate. It may be said that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way that we listen to music with our bodies.You surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with your ears but with your whole body. Few people can listen to music that is more or less familiar without moving their body or, more specifically, some part of their body. Often when one listens to a symphonic concert on the radio, he is attracted to direct the orchestra (乐队) even though he knows there is a good conductor on the job.Strange as this behavior may be, there is a very good reason for it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates, so to speak, in its performance. The lestener feel himself into the music with more or less noticeable motions of his body.1.Some psychologists maintain that thinking is _.A. not a mental processB. more of a physical process than a mental actionC. a process that involves our entire bodiesD. a process that involves the muscles as well as the brain2. The process of thinking and that of listening to music are similar in that _.A. both are mental actsB. muscles participate in both processesC. both processes are performed by the entire bodyD. we derive equal enj