大學英語(B)閱讀理解練習題及答案

Passage1

ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesor

schoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthe

morningandreachhomelateintheevening.

OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.Evenasmallflatin

Londonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouse

inthecountrywithagardenofone'sown.

Then,inthecountryonecanreallygelawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.

Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetter

atnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthe

country.Ifonelikesgarden,onecanspendone'sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoing

thehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersand

vegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretof

Nature.

Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,

withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.Such

peoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.An

occasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight^(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummeris

allthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtoget

awayfromLondoneverynight.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.

B.AllthepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.

C.SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.

D.Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutside.

2.Withthesamemoneyneededfor,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthe

country.

A.gettingasmallflatwithagarden

B.havingasmallflatwithagarden

C.rentingasmallflatwithoutagarden

D.buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden

3.Whenthegardenisinblossom,theonehasbeenrewarded.

A.livinginthecountry

B.havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden.

C.havingagardenofhisown.

D.havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering

4.Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthecitylifewouldfeelthatiftheyhadtolive

outsideLondon.

A.theirlifewasmeaninglessB.theirlifewasinvaluable

C.theydidn'tdeserveahappylifeD.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife

5.Theunderlinedphrase“getawayfrom^^inthe3rdparagraphrefersto

A.dealwithB.doawaywithC.escapefromD.preventfrom

很多在倫敦工作的人喜歡住在倫敦郊外，然后每天乘火車、汽車和公交車去上班或上學。

這也就意味著他們不得不早出晚歸。

住在倫敦郊外的一個好處就是房子便宜。在倫敦即使是沒有花園的小公寓也需要一筆不

菲的租金，用同樣的錢，你可以在郊區(qū)買一個帶花園的小房子了

然后，他在鄉(xiāng)村就可以遠離喧囂和忙碌的工作生活。即使他不得不起得更早，花更多的

時間乘火車或公交車，但他晚上可以睡得更好。在周末和夏季的夜晚，他可以享受鄉(xiāng)村清新

干凈的空氣。要是他喜歡花園，在花園里干一些想挖土、種植、澆水等許多園藝的活，那么

當鮮花和蔬菜生長起來的時候，他就與其他分享大自然秘密的人們一樣得到獎賞。

然而有些人對鄉(xiāng)村并不感興趣。對他們來說，幸福就在市區(qū)里，那里有電影院、劇院、

漂亮的商店、繁忙的街道、舞廳和飯店。如果不得不住在倫敦郊外的話，這些人就覺得生活

沒意義了。（對于那些熱愛都市生活的人來說）他們所需要的鄉(xiāng)村生活，就是偶爾去公園散

步，每個夏天去海邊過上兩個星期，其他跟鄉(xiāng)村有關(guān)的東西，讓那些每天晚上都急于離開倫

敦的人們（住在郊外的人們）去享受吧。

【答案與解析】本文介紹在倫敦工作的人對是在市里居住還是在鄉(xiāng)下居住所持的不同看法

和態(tài)度。

1.B,推斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容：雖然有很多喜歡鄉(xiāng)村生活，但文章最后講也有些人喜歡城市

生活，從而可推知此題答案為B。

2.Co細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2段第二、三句可推知此題答案為C。

3.Bo推斷題。根據(jù)文章第3段最后兩句可知：要是他喜歡花園，在花園里挖土、種植、澆

水等等，那么當鮮花和蔬菜生長起來的時候，他就得到了與大自然分享秘密的獎賞，所以選

B。

4.Ao推斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第2句Suchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworth

livingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon可推知此題答案為A。

5.Co推斷題。根據(jù)其上文：這些人偶爾去公園散散步后去海邊度兩周假；本句接著說：其

余的就留給那些每天晚上喜歡離開倫敦的人，那么，“其余的”顯然指“其余的鄉(xiāng)村”。從而

可推知題答案為C。

Passage2

Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,

achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainst

whomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation's

consciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeople

saythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaof

heroismissomethingbeyondus-anartifactofthepast.Somemaintain,thatbecausetheColdWar

isoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,the

overallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,and

advancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.

Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewho

managetogobeyondcelebrity,whoarelegendary,whosomehowmanagetobecomemythic,.But

whatmakessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebrities?Thafshardtoanswer.Inpart,their

liveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19

marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.

Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withthehelpofthemedia.But

nothingconfirmsaniconmorethanatragicdeath-suchasMartinLutherKing,Jr.,JohnF.

Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.

1.Thepassagemainlydealswith.

A.lifeanddeathB.heroesandheroines

C.heroesandiconsD.iconsandcelebrities

2.Heroesandheroinesareusually.

A.courageousB.goodexamplestofollow

C.self-sacrificingD.alloftheabove

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

A.PovertyinAmericahasbeeneasedwiththeeconomicgrowth

B.Superstarsarefamousforbeingfamous

C.One'slookcancontributetobeingfamous

D.Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes

4.BeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove.

A.whenshewas19B.whenshebecameaprincess

C.justbeforeherdeathD.aftershegavebirthtoaprince

5.Whatismorelikelytosetanicon'sstatus?

A.Goodlooks.B.Tragicandearlydeath.

C.Personalattraction.D.Thequalityofone'sstory.

就定義而言，英雄之所以與眾不同是因為他們有非凡的勇氣、取得了卓著的成就、常常

為他人的利益而做出犧牲一一他們是我們評價別人的標準。他們是大家公認的對我們國家意

識的形成和我們國家的發(fā)展，還有對他們的崇拜者的一生起了重大作用的人?？墒?，有人說，

我們的時代是很難出現(xiàn)真正英雄的時代，英雄主義這一概念本身我們就難以理解一一它已經(jīng)

成為歷史。有些人堅持說，由于冷戰(zhàn)的結(jié)束和美國對外的和睦，我們的時代本質(zhì)上不是一個

英勇豪壯的時代。更進一步地說，總體犯罪率正在降低，經(jīng)濟的發(fā)展與增長已經(jīng)緩解了貧困，

醫(yī)療科學也在不斷的進步。

給文化偶像下定義就更難了，但是我們看到他們就認識了他們。他們超越了名流，成

為傳奇式人物，甚至在某種程度上已是神話式的人物。但究竟是哪些因素使有些人成為偶像，

另一些人僅成了名流呢？這就太難說了。部分原因是他們的生平帶有傳奇故事的色彩。比如

說，年輕貌美的戴安娜?史賓塞，19歲時嫁給了王子，放棄了婚姻與王權(quán)，卻在找到真愛

的那一刻死去了。漂亮的長相當然有用，另外，在媒體的炒作下某種難以描述的、特殊的個

人魅力也起作用。然而悲劇性地過早離開這個世界，卻是造成偶像最重要的因素一一例如：

小馬丁?路德?金、約翰?F?肯尼迪和戴安娜。

Passage3

Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxious

andself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirwonappearanceandactions.

Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccumngintheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamI

making?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?

Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegativelyaffectpeople.Aperson's

conceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayaperson

behavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasa

profoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives/

Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.

Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing“therightthing."Shypeopleareverysensitiveto

criticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleased

bycomplimentwithastatementlikethisone,"You'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.I

knowit'snottrue."Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitis

harmful.

Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?Fortunately,peoplecanovercome

shynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortsinbuildingself-confidence.Sinceshynessgoeshand

inhandwithalackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessesaswellas

theirstrengths.

Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhileindividual,interestedinourownpersonalways.The

betterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.Let'snot

allowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.

1.Whatdoestheauthortrytoprovebyciting“whatkindofimpressionamImaking?”

A.Shypeoplebenefitfromtheircaringabouttheirappearance.

B.People'sshynessmadethemcaretoomuchabouttheirappearanceandactions.

C.It'snaturalthatshypeopledon'tbelieveother'scompliments.

D.Shypeoplethinktheyaredifferentfromothers.

2.Accordingtothewriter,self-awarenessis.

A.agoodqualityB.thecauseofunhappiness

C.harmfultopeopleD.aweakpointofshypeople

3.Whenbeingpraised,shypeoplefeelthatitis.

A.goodB.unrealC.veryreasonableD.harmful

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Shynesshelpsustodevelopourpotential

B.Shynessenablesustounderstandourselvesbetter

C.Shynesscanblockourchancesforarichlife

D.Shynesshasnothingtodowithlackofself-esteem

5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatshypeople.

A.shouldfindmoreoftheirweakness

B.shouldunderstandthemselvesintherightway

C.hadbetterignoretheirweakness

D.cangetridoftheirshynesswhilemaintaininglowself-esteem

參考譯文：

害羞是由于在眾人面前感覺不自在而引發(fā)的。害羞的人容易焦慮，自我意識強，他們過

分在意自己的外表和行為。他們頭腦里常有這樣不安的想法：我給別人留下了怎樣的印象？

別人喜歡我嗎？我是否聽起來很蠢？我穿的衣服難看嗎？

顯而易見，這些不適的感覺對人有負面影響。一個人的自我認識體現(xiàn)在他/她的言行舉

止上，這些行為影響著他人對此作出反映?？傮w來說，人們對自身的看法深刻影響到他們生

活的方方面面。

害羞的人往往自信不足，常常被動，易受他人影響。他們需要有相信自己的心態(tài)，認識

到自己所做的是正確的。害羞的人對批評意見比較敏感。他們感到自卑意識由此增強。害羞

的人難以取悅。他們會說這樣的話：“你說那些是讓我高興，其實我知道我沒那么好。”顯

然，自我意識是一種良好的品質(zhì)，過份的自我意識就不好了。

害羞能夠消除或至少減輕嗎？當然。只要人們堅定耐心地培養(yǎng)自信就可克服害羞。既然

害羞源自缺乏自信，人們應該在看到自己長處的同時認識自己的短處。

每個人都是獨特的，有價值的個體，有自己的行為方式。我們對自己了解越多，我們就

越能發(fā)揮自己的潛能。不要讓害羞妨礙我們享受豐富的人生。

1.一段第一二句話提到“害羞的人很緊張和敏感，他們對于自己的外表和行為過分關(guān)心?！?/p>

所以選B為正確答案。

2.［答案］A。［解析］細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句，可知自我意識是一種好的品質(zhì)，所

以選A。選項C有干擾性，過度的自我意識是有害的，而不是說自我意識是有害的。

3.［答案］B。［解析］細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第三段第五句。

4.［答案］C。［解析］細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)文中最后一句“我們不應該讓害羞阻礙我們過豐富的

有價值的生活?！笨芍_答案是C。

5.［答案］B。（解析］細節(jié)推斷題。第五段第二句話提到，“我們越了解自己就越越容易發(fā)揮

自己的潛質(zhì)?！笨梢酝茢喑鑫覀儜撜_了解自己，所以選B。

Passage4

Whatmakesapersonascientist?Doeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferent

fromthoseofothers?Theansweris"no”.Itisnotthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthese

toolsthatmakeshimascientist.Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtouseapoweris

importanttoacarpenter.Youwillprobablyagree,too,thatknowinghowtoinvestigate,howto

discoverinfonnation,isimportanttoeveryone.Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther,he

mustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisquestionsandthathisanswercanbeconfirmed

byotherpersons.Healsoworkstofittheanswershegetstomanyquestionsintoalargesetof

ideasabouthowtheworldworks.

Thescientisfsknowledgemustbeexact.Thereisnoroomforhalfrightorrightjusthalfthe

time.Hemustbeasnearlyrightastheconditionspermit.Whatworksunderonesetofconditions

atonetimemustworkunderthesameconditionsatothertimes.Iftheconditionsaredifferent,any

changesthescientistobservesinademonstrationmustbeexplainedbythechangesinthe

conditions.Thisisonereasonthatinvestigationsareimportantinscience.AlbertEinstein,who

developedthetheoryofrelativity,arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematics.Theaccuracyofhis

mathematicswaslatertestedthroughinvestigations.Einstein'sideaswereshowntobecorrect.A

scientistusesmanytoolsformeasurements.Thenthemeasurementsareusedtomake

mathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthisinvestigations.

1.Whatmakesascientistaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thetoolsheuses.B.Thewayheuseshistools.

C.Hiswaysoflearning.D.Thevarioustoolsheuses.

2."Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther...”.Theauthorsaysthistoshow.

A.theimportanceofinformation

B.theimportanceofthinking

C.thedifferencebetweenscientistsandordinarypeople

D.thedifferencebetweencarpentersandpeoplewithotherjobs

3.Asoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethat.

A.worksnotonlyunderonesetofconditionsatonetime,butalsounderthesameconditionsat

othertimes

B.doesnotallowanychangesevenunderdifferentconditions

C.canbeusedformanypurposes

D.leavenoroomforimprovement

4.TheauthorquotesthecaseofAlbertEinsteintoillustrate.

A.themeasurementsarekeystosuccessinscience

B.thataccuracyofmathematics

C.thattheinvestigationsareimportantinscience

D.thatthemathematicalcalculationsmaytesthisinvestigations

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thetheoryofrelativity.

B.Exactnessisthecoreofscience.

C.Scientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople.

D.Exactnessandwaysofusingtoolsarethekeystothemakingofascientist.

是什么使一個普通人成為科學家？他有與從不同的學習方法和工具嗎？答案是否定的。

不是因為科學家使用的工具，而是因為他使用工具的方法使他成為科學家。你也許認同怎么

用力對一名木匠來說很重要。你也許也認同怎么研究調(diào)查,發(fā)現(xiàn)信息對每個人來說都很重要。

然而，科學家比這更進一步，他必須確定他對自己的問題得出了一個合理的答案，并且他的

答案通過別人也可以得到證實。他同時把自己得出的許多答案歸結(jié)為一個系統(tǒng)的關(guān)于世界如

何運作的觀點。

科學家的知識必須很確切。不能給半錯半對或者只有一半機會對的情況留任何空間。他

必須在條件允許的情況下盡可能正確。在一種條件下成功一次的話必須在同樣的條件下都能

成功。如果條件不同，科學家在證明過程中觀察到的任何變化都必須解釋他的條件是如何變

化的。這是關(guān)于調(diào)查研究在科學研究中十分重要的其中一個理由。愛因斯坦通過數(shù)學方法提

出了相對論。他的數(shù)學運用的正確性被后人通過調(diào)查研究的方法證實該理論是正確的。一個

科學家會用很多工具來測量。測量的結(jié)果用來進行數(shù)學計算，再進行調(diào)查研究的測試。

Passage5

Acitymanwasonholidayinthemountains.Hetalkedwithamountainmanandfoundthat

themanwasstupid.Sohesuggestedtheyplayagame.uWe*llaskeachotherquestions,hesaid,

“andthepersonwillpayadollarifhecan*tansweronequestion."Themountainmanthought

aboutthisforafewminutes,thensaidthatthecitymanpaidadollarandhepaidonly50cents.

Thecitymanagreed.

“Whathasthreelegsandcanfly?”askedthemountainman.Thecitymanthoughtawhile,

thenanswered"Idon'tknow.Hereisyourdollar.”

Thenheaskedthesamequestion:"Whathasthreelegsandcanfly?”"Idon*tknow,either,“

saidthemountainman."Hereisyour50cents.,,

1.Acitymanwasonholiday.

A.inafarawayplace

B.onthehighhills

C.inacity

D.inavillage

2.Thecitymanfoundthemountainmanwas

A.notcleverB.onthehighhillsC.cleverD.strong

3.Thecitymansaid,"We'll

A.fighteachotherB.helpeachother

C.askeachotherquestionsD.lookateachother

4.Themountainman.

A.knewtheanswerhimselfB.didn'tknowtheanswerhimself

C.toldtheanswertothecitymanD.didn'twanttotellthecitymantheanswer

5.Atlast.

A.thecitymangotonedollarB.thecitymangot50cents

C.themountainmangotonedollarD.themountainmangot50cents

Passage6

Lookattheinstructionsonthebottleofthemedicineandthenchoosetherightanswers.

Johnistwelveyearsold.Hehadabadcoldandcougheddayandnight.Hewenttoseea

doctor.Thedoctorgavehimsomecoughmedicine.

CoughMedicine

Shake（搖動）itwellbeforeuse.

Takeitthreetimeseachdaybeforemeals.

Dose（藥量）：

Age:over142teaspoonfuls（勺）

8一131teaspoonful

4—71/2teaspoonful

Notrightforchildrenbelowtheageofthree.Putitinacoldplace.UseitbeforeDecember

1st2002.

1.Johnshouldtake________aday.

A.2teaspoonfulsB.3teaspoonfulsC.4teaspoonfulsD.1teaspoonful

2.Themedicineshouldbekeptin________.

A.afridgeB.hotwaterC.anyplaceD.thesun

3.Johnshouldbeforehetakesit.

A.shakethemedicinewellB.eatnothing

C.dosomeexerciseD.drinkacupoftea

4.Whenpeopleare________yearsold,theycannottakethismedicine.

A.eightyB.thirtyC.twoD.twelve

5.JohnwillthemedicinewhenitisleftafterDec.1st.2（X）2.

A.throwawayB.stoptotake

C.takeonceD.takesixtimesmore

【答案與解析】約翰病了，咳嗽得很厲害。醫(yī)生給他開了些藥。咳嗽藥上說明書的內(nèi)容主要

包括了藥品的服用方法、藥量、貯存條件以及保質(zhì)期等。

1.Bo根據(jù)"Johnistwelveyearsold."和“8—131teaspoonfulv可知B為正確答案。

2.AoPutitinacoldplace.是本題答案的依據(jù)。

3.Ao答案就在"Shake（搖動）itwellbeforeuse.”中。

4.Co由uNotrightforchildrenbelowtheageofthree,,這句話可知，此藥不適用于三歲以下

的兒童。

5.Ao本說明的最后一句說的是此藥品的保質(zhì)期。答案顯然為A。

Passage7

InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperiencefourseasonsin

oneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikespring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeand

thenitrainhard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesun

willbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.

InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andin

summersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.

WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrellaora

raincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.

Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregretlaterintheday.

1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?

A.Becausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneday.

B.Becausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweather.

C.Becausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.

D.Becausetheskyissunnyallday.

2.Fromthestoryweknowthatcomeandthenthereisaheavyrain.

A.sunshineandsnowB.blackclouds

C.summerandwinterD.springandautumn

3.“Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter^^means“Itissometimesinwinter.”

A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy

4.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththem

because.

A.theirfriendsaskthemtodoso.

B.itoftenrainsinEngland

C.theyaregoingtosellthem

D.theyaretheirfavoritethings

5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.BadSeasonB.SummerorWinter

C.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeople

Passage8

Long,longagotherewasnozero.Towritethenumbersixty-threepeoplewrote63.Towrite

sixhundredandthree,peoplewrote63.Thespacebetweensixandthreewastheretomean.1'not

any"tens.Sometimespeopledidnotrememberthespace.Itwashardtoseeandread.

Laterpeopleusedadottoholdthespace.Sixhundredandthreelookedlikethis6.3.Butthe

dotwashardtosee.Sopeopleputacirclearounditlikethis603.Thenpeoplecouldseethedot.

Theyrememberedthespace.Atlast,onlythecirclearoundthedotwasused.Itwaslikeazero.

Thisisonestoryofhowthezerocametobeused.

Nowzerohasmanyimportantuses.Zerotellshowmany.Canyoutellsomeotherwaysof

usingzero?

1.Long,longagopeopledidn'tknowhowto?

A.writeB.writezeroC.writenumbersD.writesixty-three

2.Long,longagoiftheywrotetwohundred-eight,peoplewrote.

A.28B.28C.228D.208

3.Later________wasusedtomeanspace.

A."notany'1B.letterUOUC.zeroD.adot

4.Peopleusedcircles.

A.torememberwaysB.toremembernumbers

C.nottoforgetthespaceD.tomeannothing

5.Thestorytellsus.

A.howzerocametobeused

B.howtowritezero

C.what'stheuseofzero

D.thatzeromeansadot,acircleorspace

Passage9

IoftendreamedaboutPisawhenIwasaboy.Ireadaboutthefamousbuildingcalledthe

LeaningTowerofPisa.ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza.1thoughtthis

towerwasaplacetobuypizza.Itmustbethebestplacetobuypizzaintheworld,Ithought.

ManyyearslaterfinallysawtheLeaningTower.IknewthenthatiswasPisaandno

pizza.Buttherewasstillsomethingspecialaboutitforme.Thetowergotitsnamebecauseit

reallydoesleantooneside.Somepeoplewanttotrytofixit.Theyareafraiditmayfalloverand

theydon'tlikethatitleansoverthecity.

Idonotthinkit'sagoodideatotrytofixit.Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown,itis600

yearsold.Whyshouldanythinghappentoitnow?And,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.To

meitisaveryhumankindofleaning.Nothingisperfect,itseemstosay.

Andwhocares?Whydopeoplewantthingstobeperfect?Imperfectthingsmaybemore

interesting.Let'stakethetowerinPisa.Whyisitsofamous?Therearemanyotherolder,more

beautifultowersinItaly.ButPisatoweristhemostfamous.Peoplecomefromallovertheworld

toseeit.

1.Thispassageisabout.

A.Italianpizza

B.Italy'sproblems

C.howtheLeaningTowerofPisagotitsname

D.whythewriterlikesPisa

2.ThewriterusedtothinkPisa.

A.inSpainB.notveryfamous

C.notthesameaspizzaD.thesameaspizza

3.TheLeaningTowerofPisais.

A.modernB.fallingdown

C.600yearsoldD.60yearsold-

4.Thewriter.

A.doesn9tlikewhatthetowerlookslike

B.likeswhatthetowerlookslike

C.thinksit'sthemostbeautifultowerinItaly

D.doesn'tliketowers

5.ThewriterlikestheLeaningTowerofPisabecause.

A.it'soldB.it'sperfect

C.itsellspizzaD.it'simperfect

【答案與解析］這是關(guān)于比薩斜塔的一篇雜感。作者由兒時對比薩斜塔的曲解談起，說到了

自己對人們想要重新修正斜塔的看法。最后作者由此闡發(fā)感想:沒有什么東西是十全十美的。

人們不應當事事追求完美。如比薩斜塔一樣，正因為它的不完美，才吸引了世界上眾多人的

目光。

l.Co由作者所敘述的內(nèi)容，可知該塔之所以被叫做斜塔是因為它是傾斜的。

2.D。這層意思是作者對比薩斜塔的誤解，答案在“ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinking

ofpizza”一句中。

3.Co本題屬表層理解題?！癟hetowerprobablywillnotfalldown,itis600yearsold.”是答案的

出處。

4.B。答案即在“And,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.“中。

5.Do根據(jù)“Imperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.”及作者所流露出的對比薩斜塔的感情可

以看出他認為缺憾也是一種美。

Passage10

Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theywillbecomeweak,andwhen

youstartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmany

peopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.

Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryin

practicebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathe

doesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.

Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhe

tellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsmaybeblamed,andfewofus

knowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan'treadorwritebut

usuallytheyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandwhentheyhave

torememberthings,theycannotwritethemdowninasmallnotebook.Asaresult,theyhaveto

rememberdays,names,songsandstories,sotheirmemoryisbeingexercisedthewholetime.

Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,leamfromthepeople:practicerememberingthings

inawayasotherpeopledo.

1.Someonecan'thaveagoodmemoryif.

A.hecan'treadorwrite

B.hisparentshaven'tagoodmemory

C.hedoesn*tmakegooduseofhismemory

D.hedoesn'tusehisarmsorlegsforsometime

標準答案：C

2.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime,.

A.theywillbecomethinB.theywillbecomeweak

C.theybegintoachealloverD.youcan*tusethemanymore

標準答案：B

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Yourmemoryneedschanceforpractice.

B.Agoodmemoryisinheritedfromparents.

C.Yourmemoryworksinthedifferentwaysasyourarmsorlegs.

D.Donilearntoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory.

標準答案：A

4.Fewpeopleknowthatifsomeonehasapoormemoryitis.

A.hisownfaultB.hisparents'fault

C.histeachers'faultD.hisfriends'fault

標準答案：A

5.Thewriterwantstotellus.

A.howtoreadandwritewell

B.howtohaveagoodmemory

C.howtouseourarmsorlegsbetter

D.howtoleamfromthepeoplewhocan'treadorwrite

標準答案：B

Passage11

Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunder

pressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seeking

attentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任務）.Racing

throughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyouto

finishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachperson

hurriestomakeroomfbrthenextperson.Ifyoudon't,waiterswillhurryyou.

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,brief

conversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeople

valuetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse"wasting"itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemof

values,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.,,We

begintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomere-turnbethisin

termsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupon

differentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinboth

businessanddailylife.

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,

Theywillmisstheritualinteractionthatgoeswit