大学英语阅读词汇理解练习题（含答案）

1. The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent andreliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs itwas found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporaryscientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea“defied" in the 5th paragraph probably means“"A. doubtedB. gave proof toC. challengedD. agreed to2. Nevertheless, soft-drink companies view bottled water as the next battle-groundfor market share-this despite the fact that over 25 percent of bottled water comesfromtapwater:PepsiCo's Aquafina and Coca-Cola's Dasani are both purified tap waterrather than spring water.As diners thirst for leading brands, bottlers and restaurateurs salivate (垂涎) overthe profits. A restaurant's typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150 percent, whereas onbottled water it's often 300 to 500 percent. But since water is much cheaper than wine,and many ofthefancier brands aren't available in stores,most dines don'tnotice orcare.The “fancier brands" (Line 3 Para 5) refers toA. tap water from the Thames RiverB. B. famous wines not sold in ordinary storesC. PepsiCo's Aquafina and Coca-Cola's DasaniD.D.expensive bottled water with impressive names3. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there."Shadowland"in the last sentence refers toA.thewonderland oneoftendreamsaboutB. the bright future that one is looking forward toC. the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reachedD. a world that exists only in one's imagination

1. The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea. “defied” in the 5th paragraph probably means “_”. A. doubted B. gave proof to C. challenged D. agreed to 2. Nevertheless, soft-drink companies view bottled water as the next battle-ground for market share-this despite the fact that over 25 percent of bottled water comes from tap water: PepsiCo’s Aquafina and Coca-Cola’s Dasani are both purified tap water rather than spring water. As diners thirst for leading brands, bottlers and restaurateurs salivate (垂涎) over the profits. A restaurant’s typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150 percent, whereas on bottled water it’s often 300 to 500 percent. But since water is much cheaper than wine, and many of the fancier brands aren’t available in stores, most dines don’t notice or care. The “fancier brands” (Line 3 Para 5) refers to _. A. tap water from the Thames River B. B. famous wines not sold in ordinary stores C. PepsiCo’s Aquafina and Coca-Cola’s Dasani D. D. expensive bottled water with impressive names 3. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to_ . A. the wonderland one often dreams about B. the bright future that one is looking forward to C. the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached D. a world that exists only in one's imagination

1. C3. C2. D

1. C 2. D 3. C