英语阅读理解复习
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A001
1.
2.
3.
What did the writer realize later
regarding his slowed-down
eyeballs
D. He
had too much to read but too little time to do
it.
Why is previewing
especially useful for a heavy reading
What is the use of the technique of
skimming when you are doing
light
reading
B. You can see the
whole picture of a long reading in less
time.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
C. It helps
you pick up key words.
What's the most important advantage
when you do clustering
A. It
helps you read faster and understand
better.
Which statement best
expresses the main idea of this passage
D. You may read faster by
using reading techniques.
Words are added to language
________.
D. all the
time
Words are changed
because ________.
C. many
old words cause negative feelings.
A doorman is now called
________.
A.
attendant
Which of the
following is one important influence on our
language in the past decade according
to the passage
C. The
changing role of women.
10.
Which of the
following best summarizes the passage
B. Language changes with the changing
of society.
A002
1.
Why has the
question of studying the humanities taken on new
urgency
C. It's
driven by the current economic
downturn.
2.
3.
4.
5.
According to the author, what's the
assumption of the general
public
D. The
humanities are only to do with literatures and
philosophies.
What does
Paragraph 3 mainly talk about
What is the author's point in Paragraph
4
According to the author,
9.
B. It argues to support the
humanities.
A. Do the
research that will impact on people.
C. to question the traditional way of
thinking
6.
7.
8.
Why does the
author argue that a lecture class is not
efficient
A. Students don't
have listening ability at the
beginning.
According to the author, what kind of
learning is more efficient
C. writing everything down from the
lecture
D. Engage in
debate.
9.
Why does the author think asking
questions is important in active
learning
B.
Because it can improve students' analytical
skills.
10.
The author predicts that
________.
C. lectures will
still exist at college and universities
A003
1.
2.
Why are young
adults sometimes characterized as
A. They don't really accomplish much
after graduation.
What
should graduates with career uncertainty
do
D. They need a period of
post-graduate exploration.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
What's the purpose for some young
people to go to psychotherapy
Why do universities want to send
students to a foreign country
What message does the author want to
send out
Why are researchers
asking how the futures of teenagers are
changed
D. Teens
are spending too much time on the Internet each
day.
Why do teens spend much
time on the Internet
D. They
think talking online can catch up time.
Which statement illustrates how teens
think about the Internet
Why
has cyberspace become another medium for
teens
C. They want to know
how to handle their life.
B.
It is to broaden students' horizons.
C. It's necessary for young adults to
take a year off to explore their life.
Cyberspace communication is not the
real world.
B. Using
cyberspace brings them a lot of
convenience.
10.
What is the major negative effect on
teenagers using cyberspace
They become more isolated and socially
awkward.
A004
1.
2.
What is the main purpose of this
passage
The words
D. To describe to readers what it is
like to discover a city.
feeling of ________.
B. relaxation.
3.
The narrator
would lay out her clothes the night before her day
away so that she ________.
B. wouldn't have to make a decision in
the morning.
4.
Which statement best describes the
narrator's motivation for
day
away
C. I want to forget for
a while.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Which of the following is the main
theme of the passage
A.
Self-energizing is necessary.
What was the theory that the earth was
round based on
Everyone went
on a journey around the world except
________.
What did Jules
Verne and Nellie Bly have in common
Which is the significance of David
Kunst's journey
D. He set a
world record by walking around the
world.
C. You would
eventually come back to where you
started.
B. Jules
Verne
C. They both wrote
about traveling around the world.
10.
What is the
main idea of the passage
A.
The history of travelling around the
world.
A000
1.
2.
3.
Why are girls
interested in gossip
A.
Gossip teaches them how to act.
B. Gossip allows them to use
commands.
C. Gossip brings
them high status.
D. Gossip
helps them know about their friends.
What do some boys want to prove by
discussing sports
A. They
are knowledgeable.
B. They
are more masculine.
C. They
are interested in sports.
D.
They are not interested in personal
talking.
What will a woman
expect her husband to do if she tells him about
a problem
4.
5.
A.
Tell her how to solve the problem.
B. Listen and show sympathy to
her.
C. Talk about the
problem with her.
D. Solve
the problem for her.
Men
usually show friendship by ________.
A. doing things together
B. agreeing with each other
C. talking together often
D. camping or playing tennis
together
What message does
the writer want to send out
A. Both men and women should speak
directly.
B. Talking to
women is easier than talking to men.
C. There are many differences between
men and women.
D. It's
beneficial to understand gender differences in
using
From studying works of art,
scientists have learned that ________.
A. left-handed people are better
artists
B. most artists are
left-handed
C. most people
in history were right-handed
D. cave drawings were drawn using both
hands
language.
6.
7.
What is talking about in
the Paragraph 3
A. People
with certain characteristics are better at certain
jobs.
B. Left-
handed people are better at some jobs.
C. Left-handedness is linked with
certain characters and
D. There are
some reasons why people are left-
handed.
occupations.
8.
9.
Why is a person right-handed
A. It is caused by the person's
parents.
B. It is due to the
environment the person lives in.
C. It is suffered a mild brain damage
at birth.
D. It is not sure
about specific reasons yet.
What can be assumed about the children
of two left-handed
parents
A. Many of them are left-
handed.
B. Most of them are
right-handed.
C. Most of
them use both hands equally.
D. Very few of them are left-
handed.
10.
Left-handed children
________.
A. are usually
looked down upon
B. are
exceptionally talented like Einstein
C. are thought of as
abnormal
D. were often
forced to become right-handed
11.
Why are young
adults sometimes characterized as
A. They don't
really accomplish much after
graduation.
B. They lost
their energy in searching for jobs.
C. They face
many challenges in their career.
D. They simply couldn't do
anything.
12.
What should graduates with career
uncertainty do
A. They should
know clearly about their career
aspirations.
B. They should
be actively on the path toward their
career.
C. They need to
consult with people who're experienced.
D. They need a period of post-graduate
exploration.
13.
What's the purpose for some young
people to go to psychotherapy
A. They are unable to be
independent.
B. They want to
make their parents happy.
C.
They want to know how to handle their
life.
D. They are unprepared
for their career choice.
14.
Why do
universities want to send students to a foreign
country
A. It is to
enable students to burn out stress.
B. It is to broaden students'
horizons.
C. It is to let
students become more mature.
D. It is to make sure students won't be
lost.
15.
What message does the author want to
send out
A. Parents should stop worrying about
their children's career.
B.
Young people are following a different pattern of
life.
C. It's necessary for
young adults to take a year off to explore their
life.
career.
D. Young adults should figure out how
to establish their future
16.
What way is
discussed to help reduce environmental
distress
A. Using less
energy resources.
B. Making
the world less populated.
C.
Producing less waste and pollution.
D. Driving an electric car.
17.
Why do
electric cars produce much less
pollution
A. They are
gas-powered which is easy to control.
B. Their energy is generated through
large sources.
C. Their
energy comes from different smaller
sources.
D. They themselves
send out almost no exhaust.
18.
What's the
main idea of Paragraph 4-5
A.
Electric cars are more efficient in structure and
design.
B. Electric cars are
faster than gas-powered cars.
C. Though smaller, electric cars save
more energy.
D. The
production of electronic cars is more
dynamic.
19.
How does driving an electric car
benefit people
A. Save a lot
of money spent on gas.
B.
Save people a lot of time and money.
C. Visit a mechanic only every few
months.
D. Replace the
battery only every four years.
20.
What is the
main purpose of the reading passage
A. Convince readers that
cars use too much energy.
B.
Show readers how to improve driving.
C. Convince people that electric cars
are good.
D. Show how the
environment can be saved.
B001
1.
According to
the passage, more than half of a spoken message's
real meaning comes from
________.
2.
3.
A. words used
in the message
B. things
used in the message
C. the
speaker's tone of voice
D.
the speaker's tone and body language
The second paragraph describes
________.
A. an example of a
gesture not used in India
B.
different meanings of gestures in different
cultures
C. how gestures can
change the meaning of words
D. useful gestures in Arab
cultures
If a person starts
copying your body language, what does this
suggest
A.
He/She is interested in you.
B. He/She isn't interested in
you.
C. He/She doesn't agree
with you.
D. He/She agrees
with you.
4.
People may use different body languages
________.
5.
A.
only in different places
B.
only at different time
C.
under different circumstances
D. under few circumstances
What is the main idea of the
passage
A. Body language is
an important part of communication.
B. Body language is affected by
culture.
C. Body language
can be extremely offensive.
Body language can tell you whether
people like you.
How is
grammar defined in the passage
A. Grammar is something you cannot
escape from.
B. Grammar is a
kind of game that requires a lot of
practice.
C. Grammar is a
set of rules that are used in a
language.
D. Grammar is a
strategy that consists of rules.
6.
7.
8.
According to the passage,
why is learning grammar important
A. It helps you make no
mistakes.
B. It makes
communication possible.
C.
It helps you not to get hurt.
D. It makes playing games
possible.
In the writer's
opinion, what is the best way to learn
grammar
A. Playing games
with a set of rules.
9.
B. Learning grammar naturally as you
grow up.
C. Recalling how
you learned your mother tongue.
D. Doing a lot of grammar
exercises.
What's the
difference between teachers' opinions in the way
of
learning grammar
A. More exercises vs. more
activities.
B. More
activities vs. less exercises.
C. Less exercises vs. more grammar
rules.
D. More exercises vs.
less activities.
10.
What is the
main idea of the passage
A. Memorizing
rules is required for learning grammar.
B. Doing a lot of exercises helps learn
grammar.
C. Playing games
helps learn grammar better.
There are different ways to learn
grammar.
B002
1.
2.
Why can't
astronauts travel to other planets now
A. Because there are not enough space
shuttles.
B. Because there
have been too many rocket accidents.
C. Because the journey would take too
long for human.
D. Because
there are too many problems here on
Earth.
What is the fact of
NASA's manned space exploration program
A. Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor
were lost through accidents.
B. Challenger and Columbia are the
current space shuttles.
3.
C.
Seven astronauts died in accidents.
D. NASA had completed 135 missions by
July 21, 2011.
What is TRUE
about Valeri Polyakov
A. He
has spent more time in space than anyone
else.
B. He stayed aboard
Mir for 678 days at one time.
C. He is still an astronaut though he
is retired.
D. He often
helped the doctor at the Mir space
station.
4.
What is TRUE about the International
Space Station
A. It is being
built by the United States alone.
B. It will be launched into
space in 2011.
C. It was completed in 1998.
D. It will eventually have
people living and working there.
5.
6.
What is the best title for this
passage
A. Valeri Polyakov
—
An Amazing
Astronaut
B. The Past and
Future of Space Travel
C.
Space Cities of the Future
D. Living and Working on the
International Space Station
From studying works of art, scientists
have learned that ________.
A. left-handed people are better
artists
B. most artists are
left-handed