统考英语阅读理解(2)
-港珠澳大桥总工程师
统考大学英语
B
阅读
理解专项练习（
2010
年
12
月补充）
1
、
The dark smoke
that comes out of
stacks(
大烟囱
) or from a
burning dump(
垃圾
)
contains tiny bits of solid or liquid
matter. The smoke also contains many gases,
most of which cannot be seen.
Altogether, they make up the serious problems of
air
pollution. In so many places it
keeps us from seeing the sun,
irritate(
刺痛
) our
eyes, causes us to cough and makes us
ill.
Air pollution can spread from
city to city. It even spreads from one country
to
another.
Some
northern
European
countries
have
had
snow
from
pollutants
that have
traveled through the air from other countries and
have fallen with the
snow. So air
pollution is a global problem. It can kill babies,
older people and
those
who
have
respiratory(
呼吸
)
disease.
In
1952,
four
thousands
people
die
in
one
week as a result of a
serious air pollution breakout in London. In 1948
in a small
town of Pennsylvania, 20
people died in a four - day period of air
pollution. As
often found in cities,
air pollution increases the risks of lung disease,
such as
bronchitis and asthma. Of
course, smoking and other factors help to cause
these
illnesses,
too,
but
these
causes
have
increased
greatly
during
recent
years
as
air
pollution has become
worse.
(1)
、
Which of the
following is NOT true about the
A
：
It happened in
the northern European countries.
B
：
It happened
there because air pollution in these countries was
most serious.
C
：
Pollutants that
fell with snow made it dirty.
D
：
It is a global
problem.
答案：
B
(2)
、
Who can be
killed by air pollution?
A
：
Earth and
plants.
B
：
Stones
and birds.
C
：
Those who
suffer from respiratory illnesses.
D
：
Both A and C.
答案：
C
(3)
、
How many
people died of air pollution in Pennsylvania in
1948?
A
：
4,000.
B
：
20.
C
：
None.
D
：
4020.
答案：
B
(4)
、
What are
bronchitis and asthma?
A
：
Different types
of headaches.
B
：
Lung disease.
C
：
Heart diseases.
D
：
Different types
of stomach aches.
答案：
B
(5)
、
According to
the passage, air pollution increases people's
chance of getting
______?
A
：
Headache.
B
：
A lung disease.
C
：
Stomachache.
D
：
Nervous
breakdown.
答案：
B
2
、
As
long as the sun shines, the earth will not run out
of energy. The sun pours
more energy on
earth than we can ever use. Most of that energy
comes to us as heat
and light. Energy
from the sun is called solar energy.
Anything to do with the sun is called
word for the sun and their god of the
sun, who was called Sol. Solar energy is a
safe kind of energy. It doesn't make
pollution or have dangerous leftovers. That
is why scientists and investors are
experimenting with ways of harnessing
（治
理
利用）
the sun to do some of
the jobs fossil fuels have been doing.
But to make the sun do work like that, they have
to solve some problems. They
have to
collect the sun's energy. Collecting sunshine is
not easy, unless you are
a plant.
Sunshine is not easy to store, either. You can't
fill a tank with it or
put it in the
wood box. You can not move it through a pipe or a
wire. You can not
just turn it on.
(1)
、
What form
does most of solar energy take to reach us?
A
：
Light.
B
：
Heat.
C
：
gas.
D
：
both A and B.
答案：
D
(2)
、
Where does
the word
A
：
Greek.
B
：
Roman.
C
：
Old English.
D
：
Chinese.
答案：
B
(3)
、
Which of the
following is NOT true of solar energy?
A
：
It is a safe
energy.
B
：
It is a
green energy.
C
：
It may cause
pollution to the air.
D
：
It is endless.
答案：
C
(4)
、
What are the
problems facing scientists who want to use solar
energy?
A
：
It is
not easy to collect.
B
：
It is not easy
to store.
C
：
It is
not easy to find out.
D
：
both A and B.
答案：
D
(5)
、
What is the
writer's purpose of writing the passage?
A
：
To give a brief
introduction to solar energy.
B
：
To explain the
reason why it is not easy to make solar energy.
C
：
To give
information about the advantages of solar energy.
D
：
To give a brief
introduction to the word
答案：
A
3
、
The
ideal
teacher
may
be
young
or
old, tall
or
short,
fat
or
thin.
He
should
know
his subject, but he can
make mistakes if he is willing to learn. His
personality
is
as
important
as
his
scholarship.
The
ideal
teacher
must
be
enthusiastic.
He
must
never
teach
anything
he
himself
is
not
interested
in.
He
should
be
a
bit
of
an
actor
and
he
should
not
be
afraid
to
show
his
feelings
and
express
his
likes
and
dislikes.
He
must like his students and respect them, but he
must also respect himself and
take
pride in his work. Otherwise, he can not respect
his students and win respect
from them.
The ideal teacher should have an understanding of
his students and be
able to relate to
them. He needs students' understanding, too. The
ideal teacher
should
be
kind,
encouraging,
and
helpful
and
he
should
motivate
his
students
to
seek
knowledge.
The
ideal
teacher
should
see
his
students
as
individuals
and
acknowledge
their
differences. He must know how to encourage the
self-development and growth
of each of
his students. The ideal teacher is one who grows,
learns, and improves
himself along with
his students.
(1)
、
Which of the
following is the least important in judging an
ideal teacher
according to the passage?
A
：
His age and
appearance.
B
：
His
personality.
C
：
His
scholarship.
D
：
His attitude
towards his students.
答案：
A
(2)
、
Can an ideal
teacher make mistakes?
A
：
No. He should
be very careful not to make any mistakes.
B
：
Yes. Because he
knows too little.
C
：
No. He should
always be the authority to his students.
D
：
Yes. But he
should be willing to learn.
答案：
D
(3)
、
What
relationship should be set up between an ideal
teacher and his students
according to
the passage?
A
：
Mutual respect
and understanding.
B
：
Mutual
encouragement and help.
C
：
Mutual aid and
affection.
D
：
Mutual support
and inspiration.
答案：
A
(4)
、
How does an
ideal teacher view his students?
A
：
As talented
young people.
B
：
As different
from each other.
C
：
As self-
centered individuals.
D
：
As
understanding, respectful individuals.
答案：
B
(5)
、
Which of the
following can be inferred from the passage?
A
：
An ideal
teacher should seldom set an example for his
students.
B
：
Teachers
and
students
benefit
each
other
in
the
process
of
teaching
and
learning.
C
：
Students should
never expect their teachers to be ideal.
D
：
Anyone who is
trying to improve himself constantly is an ideal
teacher.
答案：
B
4
、
Education in
the United States is usually divided into four
levels. These are
early children,
elementary, secondary and higher education. School
attendance is
required
in
every
state
of
the
country,
and
in
most
states
students
must
attend
school
from the age of 6 to 16.
The first level is early childhood education. Its
main purpose is to prepare
children for
school.
The second level is
elementary education. Education at this level is
divided
into six or eight grades, and
children learn reading, arithmetic, writing,
social
studies and science. They also
have art, music and physical education.
The
third
level
is
secondary
education.
It
is
for
junior
and
senior
high
school
students. Some students take courses to
prepare themselves for college. Other
students
take
technical
or
vocational
courses
that
prepare
them
for
jobs
after
they
graduate from high
school.
Higher education continues
after high school. There are many kinds of
institutions of higher education.
Technical institutes offer two-year programs in
electronics,
engineering,
business
and
other
subjects.
After
two
years
at
a
junior
college, students receive an associate
degree and then they can continue at a
four-year college.
(1)
、
What topic
does the passage mainly discuss?
A
：
Education
policy in the USA.
B
：
The four levels
of American education.
C
：
The purpose of
American education at different levels.
D
：
The subjects
offered at different levels of American education.
答案：
B
(2)
、
Is school
attendance required in the USA?
A
：
Yes, it is
required in the whole country.
B
：
Yes, but only
in some states.
C
：
Yes, it is
required in most states of the country.
D
：
Yes, but not
until children reach the age of 16.
答案：
A
(3)
、
At what
level(s) are programs of technical and vocational
courses offered?
A
：
The
1
and 2
levels.
B
：
The
2
and 3
levels.
C
：
The
3
and 4
levels.
D
：
The
4
levels only.
答案：
C
(5)
、
What would
most probably be talked about in the next
paragraph?
A
：
Undergraduate
education.
B
：
Post-
graduate
（研究生）
education.
C
：
Pre-school
education.
D
：
Adult
education.
答案：
B
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5
、
Pubs are
supposed to be the Englishman's favorite meeting
place, where he can
get
together
with
a
few
friends
over
a
pint
of
beer
and
talk
about
football,
or
horse
racing,
or business.
You may notice that
the pub is the place for men, but not for women.
Even now
it
is
still
not
quite
respectable
for
a
woman
to
go
into
a
pub
alone;
she
must
have
a man to
escort(
护卫
) and protect her.
Perhaps that is partly why pubs depress me
- they are intended mainly to provide
for male interests, which are often pretty
narrow. I think this male-dominated
atmosphere also reminds me of my life back at
school, or in the army, neither of
which is an experience I much want to relive.
However,
I'm
obviously
in
the
minority.
Most
Englishmen
have
their
local
pubs,
where they
can escape from the pressures of family life or
work, and if they are
lucky,
tell
their
troubles
to
a
pretty
barmaid.
Indeed,
many
men
dream
of
retiring
from their 9 - 5 jobs and buying a
little country pub, where they imagine they'll
be the host of a seven-night-a-week
party. This dream usually dies when cleaning
up spilled beer at one o'clock in the
morning.
Still,
there's
pub
for
every
type
of
man,
from
the
city
sophisticate
to
the
rural
primitive, and a man for every type of
pub. And I must admit that, for someone who
doesn't like them, I spent a lot of
time in pubs of various kinds.
(1)
、
For what do
Englishmen go to the pubs?
A
：
They go there
to make friends.
B
：
They go to meet
and talk with their friends over some beer.
C
：
They go there
to see the pretty barmaid.
D
：
They go there
to do business dealings.
答案：
B
(2)
、
What doesn't
the speaker like about the pubs?
A
：
The smell of
alcohol and tobacco.
B
：
The complaints
men make about their family life.
C
：
The male-
dominated atmosphere.
D
：
The spilled
beer all around.
答案：
C
(3)
、
What are many
men dreaming of?
A
：
Owning a pub
and living like having a party every night.
B
：
Taking their
female friends to their own favorite pubs.
C
：
Retiring from
their present jobs.
D
：
Freeing
themselves from the pressures of their family life
and work.
答案：
A
(4)
、
Which of the
following can be learned from the passage?
A
：
The speaker is
a feminist.
B
：
The
speaker is nostalgic about his school days.
C
：
The speaker
never goes to pubs with his female friends.
D
：
The speaker was
once an armyman.
答案：
D
(5)
、
What can you
conclude from the passage?
A
：
The
speaker
doesn't
like
the
atmosphere
in
the
pubs
very
much,
so
he
hardly
goes
there.
B
：
More and more
women are now going to pubs.
C
：
Pubs
are
the
only
place
where
Englishmen
can
complain
about
their
pressures of
life and work.
D
：
Different
types
of
pubs
in
Britain
cater
to
the
taste
of
different
types
of
men.
答案：
D
6
、
I am going to
tell you a story about two drivers who wanted to
park their cars
in the same parking
space.
The man who arrived at the
parking space first was rather old with gray hair.
He was driving a large Rolls Royce. The
beautiful car stopped just in front of the
parking
space.
Then
the
driver
turned
his
head
and
very
slowly
began
to
reverse
his
car into the space.
Just
as
he
was
doing
this,
a
young
man
in
a
Mini
came
up
from
behind.
He
noticed
the space and drove
straight in, nose first. The older driver in the
Rolls Royce
stopped his car suddenly.
He was very angry and red in the face. He wound
down his
window and looked at the young
man. But the young man wasn't sorry. He had got
out
his car now and he was laughing.
older driver and pointed at the Mini
and at the space he had just taken.
The older man said nothing. He just began to
reverse his Rolls Royce again and
crashed
into
the
Mini
very
hard.
There
was
not
much
of
the
Mini
left
when
the
older
driver
had
finished.
The
young
man
watched
what
was
happening
and
couldn't
believe
his
eyes.
He
was
angry
and
very
red
in
the
face.
The
older
driver
looked
out
of
the
window and smiled.
(1)
、
What is the
story about?
A
：
Two drivers
happened to crash into each other in a parking
space.
B
：
Two
cars
crashed
into
each
other
due
to
the
drivers'
dispute
over
a
parking
space.
C
：
One driver
tried to park their cars in one small parking
space.
D
：
The
parking space was too small to hold two cars at
the same time.
答案：
B
(2)
、
What do you
know about the two drivers?
A
：
The young
driver was quicker than the older driver.
B
：
Each of them
had an expensive car.
C
：
They didn't see
each other while they were getting into the same
parking space.
D
：
Both of them
were good at driving.
答案：
A
(3)
、
What did the
older driver mean when he said,
A
：
You are not
rich enough to buy a new car like mine.
B
：
You are too
poor to contend with me for the parking space.
C
：
You are not
rich enough to park your car here.
D
：
Only rich
people dare to do that.
答案：
D
(4)
、
Which of the
following statements about the young driver can
NOT be inferred?
A
：
He hadn't
expected the older driver to react so strongly.
B
：
He hadn't
thought the older driver had that much daring in
him.
C
：
He was
shocked to see what had become of his car.
D
：
He had expected
his defeat.
答案：
D
(5)
、
Which of the
following proverbs is NOT suitable to describe the
story?
A
：
Tit for
tat.
B
：
The young
and the aged will never agree.
C
：
Win at first
and lose at last.
D
：
First come,
first served.
答案：
B
7
、
A City of the
World
Most people imagine New York
to be a city of skyscrapers. Perhaps too, they
associate
the
city
with
the
World
Trade
Center,
the
Statue
of
Liberty,
Fifth
Avenue,
Times
Square,
the
United
Nations,
and
Central
Park
and
so
on.
Except
for
the
Statue
of
Liberty,
all
these
places
are
in
one
part
of
the
city,
that
is,
Manhattan,
which
seems to be an island of skyscrapers.
The
city
is
also
a
place
where
the
headquarters
of
the
United
Nations
is
located.
People
from
all
over
the
world
live
in
the
city
and
work
at
the
United
Nations.
The
translators
working
at
the
UN
must
speak
one
of
the
five
official
languages:
English,
French, Spanish,
Russian and Chinese.
The
World
Trade
Center
is
a
Nations
of
Commerce
along
the
Hudson
River.
The
towers of the World Trade Center are 405 meters
high, and each has 110 floors.
Together
the
two
towers
have
48,600
windows.
Three
of
the
102
elevators
in
each
tower
can take you from the first to the
11
floor in one minute.
Besides, there are
international
banks,
government
offices,
transportation
companies,
restaurants
and
import and export
businesses inside the twin towers. The lobby of a
building is
usually
on
the
ground
floor,
but
at
the
World
Trade
Center
there
are
lobbies
in
the
sky!
(1)
、
Why is the
passage entitle
？
th
A
：
Because
thousands of foreign tourists come to visit the
city every year.
B
：
Because people
in the city speak different languages.
C
：
Because the
United Nations and the World Trade Center are in
the city.
D
：
Because all
major international organizations are located in
the city.
答案：
C
(3)
、
Why
does
the
passage
say
the
World
Trade
Center
is
a
States
of
Commerce
A
：
Because it is attached to the
United States.
B
：
Because
international banks, import and export businesses
and many other
commercial and financial
bodies are located here.
C
：
Because an
international trade fair is held here every year.
D
：
Because the UN
controls its work.
答案：
B
(4)
、
The passage
says,
„
at the World Trade
Center there are lobbies in the
sky!
What does it mean?
A
：
There are no
lobbies in the building of the World Trade Center.
B
：
There are no
lobbies on each floor.
C
：
The lobbies are
not open to public.
D
：
There are
lobbies on very high floors.
答案：
D
(5)
、
Which of the
following is NOT discussed in the passage?
A
：
The city's
development.
B
：
The world-
famous buildings in the city.
C
：
The tower of
the World Trade Center.
D
：
The official
languages spoken at the UN.
答案：
A
8
、
Pearl
Carlson
was
shaken
awake
at
3:30
a.m.
by
a
forceful
pull.
King,
the
family
dog, was trying to pull her out of the
bed. Then she smelled smoke and heard the
sound
of
fire
from
her
parent's
room.
Pearl's
screams
awaked
her
mother,
Fern,
and
father,
Howard,
who
had
recently
been
in
hospital
for
lung
disease.
Helping
Howard
to a first-floor
window, Fern told him to climb out, then ran to
her daughter.
Still inside, King
appeared at Pearl's window, making squeaking
(
短促尖叫
)
sounds.
When running toward Pearl's bedroom, Fern realized
her husband hadn't yet
escaped.
She
made
her
way
back
through
the
smoke
and
flames,
following
King's
sound
to
where
Howard
lay
semiconscious
(
半昏迷
)
on
the
floor.
Fern
helped
him
get
outside.
King
came out only after both were safe.
As
day
dawned,
the
Carlsons
saw
that
King's
paws
were
badly
burnt,
and
his
entire
body was burnt, too. His chain collar
had gotten so hot that it burnt his throat,
making it impossible for him to bark
(
叫
) normally. Only after the
seven-year-old
dog refused food did
they find pieces of wood in his mouth and realize
that King,
who slept outside, had
bitten through a wood door to warn his family.
(1)
、
Who was King
in the story?
A
：
The family's
son
B
：
The
family's daughter
C
：
The family dog
D
：
The master
答案：
C
(2)
、
According to
the story, the first one who was completely out of
danger could
be _______.
A
：
Howard
B
：
Fern
C
：
Pearl and Fern
D
：
Pearl
答案：
D
(3)
、
When the
master's room caught fire, _______.
A
：
the dog was
sleeping in Pearl's room
B
：
the dog waked
Pearl up
C
：
the
dog just slept outside the master's house
D
：
the dog did
nothing but barking outside the master's house
答案：
B
(4)
、
After reading
this story, we've learnt that the following
statements could be
reasonable except
_______.
A
：
the
dog made a big hole in the door
B
：
the dog awoke
mother first
C
：
the dog was the
last one to escape from the burning room
D
：
the dog was
badly burned and not able to eat
答案：
B
(5)
、
From this
story it can be inferred that ______.
A
：
Pearl loves her
parents very much
B
：
Howard is the
best man of the family
C
：
The woman loves
her children more deeply than her husband
D
：
The dog is
man's best friend
答案：
D
9
、
When weather is
hot, you go to a lake or an ocean. When you are
near a lake or
an ocean, you feel cool.
Why? The sun makes the earth hot, but it cannot
make the
weather
very
hot.
Although
the
air
over
the
earth
becomes
hot,
the
air
over
the
water
stays cool. The hot air over the earth
rises.
Then the cool air over the
water moves in and takes the place of the hot air.
When you are near a lake or an ocean,
you feel the cool air when it moves in. You
feel the wind, and the wind makes you
feel cool.
Of course, scientists
cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask,
the ocean full of salt?
a
rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks. Rain
falls into the cracks. The rain
then
carries
the
salt
into
the
earth
and
into
the
rivers.
The
rivers
carry
the
salt
into the ocean. But
then we ask,
does not get more salty
every year.
this question.
We know a lot about our world. But there are still
many answers that we do not
have, and we are curious.
(1)
、
The main idea
of the passage is ______.
A
：
people feel
cool when they are near a lake or an ocean
B
：
scientists can
explain everything we want to know
C
：
scientists can
explain many things except one thing
D
：
the salt in the
ocean comes from rocks
答案：
A
(2)
、
You feel cool
when you are near a lake or an ocean because
______.
A
：
the
water is not so hot as the earth
B
：
the earth is
hot
C
：
the water
is colder than the earth
D
：
cool air from
the water moves towards the land
答案：
D
(3)
、
Now
scientists know ______.
A
：
what makes
people feel cool near a lake or an ocean in summer
B
：
everything
about the ocean
C
：
why the ocean
does not get more and more salty
D
：
what happens to
the salt in the ocean
答案：
A
(4)
、
A rock cracks
when ______.
A
：
rain falls
B
：
it gets very
hot
C
：
it gets
very cold
D
：
either B or C
答案：
D
(5)
、
People are
always curious about the world around them because
______.
A
：
they
know nothing about it
B
：
they know
little about it
C
：
there are
answers they do not have
D
：
there are a lot
of interesting stories about it
答案：
C
10
、
A
million
tourists
go
to
Barcelona
every
year.
They
want
to
see
Antonio
Gaude's
church.
This
unusual
church
has
a
strange
history.
Gaude
was
born
in
Spain
in
1852.
He had to work and study at the same
time. He often missed classes because he had
to
work,
but
one
day
he
designed
a
very
unusual
show-case
for
an
exhibition
in
Paris.
People
began to give him work. He designed houses,
offices and gardens. They were
all very
unusual. He was soon rich and famous. Then a rich
bookseller said,
you
build
a
church
for
the
poor
people
of
Barcelona?
I
will
pay.
I
will
build
schools
and
workshops,
too.
They
will
help
the
people.
will
do
it,
said
Gaudi.
He
worked
for forty years, but he could not
finish the church. It was too big. He needed
$$10,000,000. He gave all his money to
the church. He was poor again when he died
in 1926, and only the front of the
church was finished. But architects, engineers
and
tourists
from
all
over
the
world
come
to
see
it.
It
is
very
strange,
very
modern
and
very revolutionary.
(1)
、
Which of the
following titles best fits the passage?
A
：
Barcelona--- a
Famous City
B
：
A
Strange History of An Unusual Church
C
：
A Poor
Architect's Unusual Works
D
：
Antonio Gaudi's
Life
答案：
C
(2)
、
Which of the
following is NOT true?
A
：
Gaudi was a
Spanish architect
B
：
Gaudi devoted
most of his life to the building of the church
C
：
People all over
the world admire the architect very much
D
：
many tourists
go to see Gaudi's unfinished church
答案：
B
(3)
、
Gaudi
sometimes missed classes because ______.
A
：
he didn't like
it
B
：
he had to
work at the same time
C
：
they were too
difficult
D
：
he
had to build a church
答案：
B
(4)
、
The church is
unusual because ______.
A
：
it's unfinished
B
：
it's strange
C
：
it's modern
D
：
all of the
above
答案：
D
(5)
、
According to
the passage, Gaude ______.
A
：
suffered a lot
in his life
B
：
was
full of sympathy to the poor
C
：
always created
unusual works
D
：
both B and C
答案：
D
11
、
What must you
do when you receive a present for your birthday?
You have to sit
down and write a thank-
you note. The words
to use them on so
many occasions. We say them when someone gives us
a drink, helps
us to pick up things,
hands us a letter, lends us a book or gives us a
gift.
Another important word is
to ask someone to do something without
saying
ask
for
something,
too.
It
may
be
a
book
or
a
pencil,
more
rice
or
more
sauce,
help
or
advice.
It
may
be
in
the
classroom,
at
home,
at
the
bus-stop
or
over
the
counter.
We
have to use
We have to learn to say
will have to go up and say we are
sorry. When we have told a lie and feel sorry,
we
will
have
to
use
the
same
word.
When
we
have
forgotten
something
or
broken
a
promise,
we
will
have
to
explain
with
that
word,
too.
is
a
healing
word.
We
can
make
people
forget wrongs by using it sincerely.
These three words are simple but important. They
are pleasing words to use in
any
language.
(1)
、
When we
receive a birthday present, we have to ______.
A
：
return it
B
：
give it to one
of our friends
C
：
do nothing
D
：
write a thank-
you note
答案：
D
(2)
、
When someone
helps us to do something, we should ______.
A
：
thank him
B
：
say
C
：
use the word
D
：
not say
anything
答案：
A
(3)
、
One of the
important words in any language is ______.
A
：
B
：
C
：
D
：
答案：
D
(4)
、
We
have to use the word
A
：
hurt someone's
feeling
B
：
ask for
something
C
：
receive a
present
D
：
have
told a lie
答案：
B
(5)
、
The three
important words in any language are ______.
A
：
B
：
C
：
<
/p>
D
：
答案：
C
12
、
Bill turned
the key in the heavy lock and put it calmly in his
pocket. He did
so
from
a
certain
kind
of
fear.
This
was
the
only
entrance
to
the
house.
Though
Tom
would be away for at least three days,
Bill had a strange feeling of his nearness.
In the stillness he seemed to hear
Tom's voice. He turned round quickly, but there
was only the girl.
The
girl
carrying
an
oil
lamp
led
Bill
upstairs.
She
stopped
and
raised
the
lamp
in each doorway, staring at him
meanwhile. Satisfied he was the only guest, Bill
came to the last door.
sleep
here,
sir,
she
said,
giving
him
the
lamp.
friend
slept
here,
too.
Her lips moved in reply, but he
didn't catch the words. Her eyes never for a
moment
left
his
face.
He
stepped
in,
and
as
he
turned
to
close
the
door
she
was
still
standing there. In the silence he felt
a little terrified now.
He shut the
door in the girl's face then, leaving her in the
dark. He opened
it
again
almost
at
once.
She
had
disappeared
without
a
sound.
A
deep
mistrust
suddenly
came to him. Why
had that girl stared at him so?
(1)
、
Why did Bill
take the key with him?
A
：
To let him in,
when he returned.
B
：
To prevent Tom
from returning.
C
：
To stop any
enemy being let into the house.
D
：
To keep the
girl in the house.
答案：
B
(2)
、
We know from
the story that Tom had ______.
A
：
left there
three days before
B
：
felt quite as
afraid as Bill was
C
：
stayed there
for three days
D
：
slept there the
night before
答案：
A
(3)
、
Bill was
surprised when he turned round, because ______.
A
：
Tom was not in
the room
B
：
he
hadn't expected to find Tom there
C
：
there was no
danger behind him
D
：
the woman were
there
答案：
D
(4)
、
Although Bill
said good night to the girl, she ______.
A
：
gave him a rude
answer
B
：
did not
leave him
C
：
refused to look
at him
D
：
said
nothing to him
答案：
B
(5)
、
Bill didn't
trust the girl because ______.
A
：
he had never
seen her before
B
：
of the way she
moved about
C
：
she
left quietly
D
：
of
the way she looked at him
答案：
D
13
、
The
aim
of
students
who
came
to
school
is
to
study.
But
to
study
requires
a
right
way,
or
you
waste
either
the
time
or
the
money.
The
following
are
the
ways
of
studying.
The best time for reading is
morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh
and the mind is clear. For that reason,
we can get good result.
In studying we must have patience.
If we have not known a text well, we must
read it again. We should not read the
next one till we have learned the first one.
When
we
are
studying,
we
must
put
our
hearts
into
the
book,
or
we
can
get
nothing
from
the book while we are reading.
We
must always ask
our teachers or our
parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must
know it
completely and what we've
learned can be used well and made better.
Though
there
are
many
ways
for
studying,
yet
the
above
mentioned
will
be
quite
enough if we can keep
them in heart and do so.
(1)
、
The passage
tells us ______.
A
：
the importance
of reading
B
：
to
read in the morning
C
：
to pay
attention to the ways of studying
D
：
to have
patience in studying
答案：
C
(2)
、
The passage
has taught us ______ ways for studying.
A
：
three
B
：
four
C
：
five
D
：
many
答案：
B
(3)
、
We'd better
read in the morning because ______.
A
：
it's hard to
remember what we have learned
B
：
the air is
fresh and the mind is clear
C
：
it's difficult
to get good results
D
：
we have more
time
答案：
B
(4)
、
If we can't
put our hearts into the book when we read, it is
______.
A
：
easy to
understand it well
B
：
better to get
something from it
C
：
impossible for
us to get much from it
D
：
possible to
learn much from it
答案：
C
(5)
、
In studying
we must always ask
A
：
understand the
book well
B
：
write
down the questions
C
：
remember the
new words
D
：
get
some questions to ask our teachers
答案：
A
14
、
If you do not
use your arms or your legs for some time, they
will become weak,
when you start using
them again, they slowly become strong again.
Everybody knows
that. Yet many people
do not seem to know that memory works in the same
way.
When someone says that he has
a good memory, he really means that he keeps his
memory in
practice by using it. When someone else says that
his memory is poor, he
really means
that he does not give it enough chance to become
strong.
If a friend says that his
arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own
fault.
But
if
he
tells
us
that
he
has
a
poor
memory,
many
of
us
think
that
his
parents
may
be
blamed,
and
few
of
us
know
that
it
is
just
his
own
fault.
Have
you
ever
found
that
some people can't read or write but usually they
have better memories? This
is because
they cannot read or write and they have to
remember thing, they cannot
write them
down in a small notebook. They have to remember
days, names, songs and
stories, so
their memory is the whole time being exercised.
So
if
you
want
to
have
a
good
memory,
learn
from
the
people:
practise
remembering
things in a way
as other people do.
(1)
、
Someone can't
have a good memory if ______.
A
：
he can't read
or write
B
：
he
doesn't use his memory
C
：
his parents
haven't a good memory
D
：
he doesn't use
his arms or legs for some time
答案：
B
(2)
、
If you don't
use your arms or legs for some time, ______.
A
：
you can't use
them any more
B
：
they will
become stronger
C
：
they become
weak but they slowly become strong again
D
：
they become
weak and won't become strong until you use them
again
答案：
D
(3)
、
Which of the
following is true?
A
：
The way that
your memory works is different from that of your
arms or legs.
B
：
Your memory
becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance
for practice.
C
：
Don't learn how
to read and write if you want to have a better
memory.
D
：
A good
memory comes from less practice.
答案：
B
(4)
、
Few people
know that it is only _______if a friend has a poor
memory.
A
：
his own
fault
B
：
his
parents' fault
C
：
his teachers'
fault
D
：
his
grandmother's fault
答案：
B
(5)
、
The writer
wants to tell us ______.
A
：
how to use our
arms or legs
B
：
how to have
strong arms
C
：
how
to have a good memory
D
：
how to learn
from the people
答案：
C
15
、
In
Europe
many
people
died
during
the
Second
World
War.
As
a
result,
at
the
end
of the
war there were many orphans there. A man called
Hermann Gmeiner wanted to
help these children.
His idea was simple. He wanted orphans to have a
home, and he wanted them to
have
the
care
and
kindness
of
parents.
Gmeiner
asked
people
to
give
him
some
money.
With this money he
built the first SOS Children's Village at Imst, in
Austria. It
opened
in
1949.
This
is
how
the
SOS
Children's
Village
started.
The
letters
SOS
stand
for
Our
Souls.
This
means
help
us!
An
SOS
Children's
Village
gives
help to orphans.
Hermann Gmeiner's idea for helping
orphans soon spread all over the world. By
1983
there
were
170
SOS
Children's
Villages
in
the
world.
People
in
many
countries
give
money
to
help
the
villages.
Today
the
children
from
the
first
village
are
grown
up. Now some of them
work in other SOS Children's Villages.
In
SOS
Villages
orphans
live
in
family
groups.
There
are
several
houses
in
each
village.
The
biggest
villages
have
40
or
50
houses!
Between
seven
and
ten
children
live
in a house. A woman lives with each group of
children and looks after them.
She
gives the children a lot of love and kindness. She
cooks for them and makes
comfortable,
happy
home
for
them.
The
children
go
to
school,
they
go
out
with
their
friends and they go into town.
(1)
、
An orphan is
a child ______.
A
：
who has no
brother
B
：
who has
no sister
C
：
who
has no parents
D
：
all of the
above
答案：
C
(2)
、
Which of the
following statement came last?
A
：
People gave
Gmeiner some money.
B
：
There were many
orphans at the end of the war.
C
：
Gmeiner built
the first SOS Children's Village with the money
people gave him.
D
：
A man called
Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help the orphans.
答案：
C
(3)
、
How many
houses are there in the biggest SOS Children's
Villages?
A
：
Seven
and ten.
B
：
Forty
or fifty.
C
：
170.
D
：
About 30.
答案：
B
(4)
、
We can
conclude from the article that the money for
helping the SOS Villages
mainly comes
from ______.
A
：
governments
B
：
special
organizations
C
：
the orphans
themselves
D
：
people in
general
答案：
D
(5)
、
Which of the
following can best summarize the work a woman in
an SOS Village
does for each group of children?
A
：
She gives the
children a lot of love and kindness.
B
：
She lives with
each group of children.
C
：
She cooks the
meals for children.
D
：
She looks after
them.
答案：
D
统考大学英语
B
阅读理解专项练习（
2011
年
9
月补充）
1
、
We
say that a person has good manners if he or she
behaves politely and is kind and helpful to
others.
Everyone likes
a
person with good manners but no one likes a person
with bad manners. “Yes”, you may
say ,
“ but what are good manners? How do I know what to
do and what not to do?”
People all over the world agree that
being well-mannered really means
being
kind and helping others, especially to those older
or weaker than
ourselves. If you
remember this, you will not go very far wrong.
Here
are
some
examples
of
the
things
that
a
well-mannered
person
does
or
does not
do.
He never laughs at people when they
are in d, he tries to
help
them.
He
is
always
kind,
never
cruel,
either
to
people
or
to
animals.
When
people
are
waiting
for
a
bus,
or
in
a
post
office,
he
takes
his
does not push to the front
of the queue. In the bus, he gives his seat
to
an
old
person
or
a
lady
who
is
standing.
If
he
accidentally
bumps
into
someone, or gets in their way, he says,
“excuse me” or “I'm sorry”.
He says “please” when making a request,
and “thank you” when he
receives
something.
He
stands
up
when
speaking
to
a
lady
or
an
older
person,
and
he does not sit down until the other person is
seated. He does not
interrupt other
people when they are talking. He does not talk too
much
himself.
He
does
not
talk
loudly
or
laugh
loudly
in
public.
When
eating,
he
does
not
speak
with
his
mouth
full
of
food.
He
uses
a
handkerchief
when
he sneezes or coughs.
1
、
The word
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
A
2
、
Being kind to
ourselves is considered as being well-mannered.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
B
3
、
If you try to
be kind and helpful to others, you will be
considered very polite.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
A
4
、
When
waiting
for
a
bus,
a
well-
mannered
person
should
stand
where
he
is
and
wait
for
his
turn.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
A
5
、
According to
this passage, a polite person will not speak
without his mouth full of food when
eating.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
B
When John and Victoria Falls arrived in
New York City for one-year stay, they did not
bring very many
things with them. They
had planned either to live in a furnished
apartment or to buy used furniture. But
they soon learned about a new system
that more and more people are using. The renting
of home
furnishings (bed, tables,
dishes, and so on) has become one of
America'
s
fastest growing
businesses.
What
kinds
of people
rent
their
home
furnishings
instead
of
buying
them?
People who are international business
or government officials, foreign
students, airline workers, young
married couples - people whose job or
business
may
force
them
to
move
frequently
from
one
city
to
another.
They
save a lot of trouble and the cost of
moving their furniture each time.
They
simply rent new furniture when they reach their
new homes. Young
people
with
little
money
do
not
want
to
buy
cheap
furniture
that
they
may
soon
dislike. They prefer to wait until they have
enough money to buy
furniture they
really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent
better
quality furniture than they
could afford to buy.
One
family,
who
now
have
a
large,
beautiful
home
of
their
own,
liked
their
rented
furniture
so
much
that
they
decided
to
keep
renting
it
instead
of
buying
new
things.
But
usually
people
don't
like
to
tell
others
about
it.
The
idea
of
renting
home
furnishings
is
still
quite
new,
and
they
are
not
sure what their
neighbors might think.
1
、
Why do some
people prefer to rent
furniture?_______________________
A
、
Because the
furniture they get in this way is new.
B
、
Because it
saves them a lot of money.
C
、
Because it
saves them much trouble and money.
D
、
Because they
can always get better quality furniture in this
way.
正确答案：
C
2
、
Young people
liked renting home furniture in that___________
A
、
They have less
money.
B
、
They
don't want to buy old furniture.
C
、
The new
furniture is of good quality.
D
、
They don't have
much money and don't want to buy the cheap
furniture.
正确答案：
D
3
、
What can you
infer from the passage?_____________________
A
、
The idea of
renting furniture is not acceptable.
B
、
Renting
furniture is not popular in the
couple'
s
home town.
C
、
Only those who
don't have enough money to rent furniture.
D
、
People usually
grow to like the furniture they have rented.
正确答案：
B
4
、
Which of the
following has become one of America's fastest
growing businesses? ______________
A
、
Selling home
furnishings.
B
、
Renting
furnished apartments.
C
、
Selling used
furniture.
D
、
Renting home
furnishings.
正确答案：
D
5
、
Which of the
following can best serve as the title of the
passage?___________
A
、
Rent or
Buy?
B
、
A New Way of
Getting Home Furnishings.
C
、
Furnished
Apartments.
D
、
A
New Idea.
正确答案：
B
In choosing a friend, one should be
very careful. A good friend can help you
s
tudy. You can have fun
together and make each other happy.
Sometimes you will meet fair weather friends. They
will be with you
as long as you have
money or luck, but when you are down, they will
run away. How do I know when I
have
found a good friend? I look for certain qualities
of character, especially understanding, honesty
and
reliability
(
可靠
).
A
good
friend,
above
all
else,
tries
to
understand
how
another
person
is
feeling.
He
is
not
quick
to
judge.
Instead,
he
tries
to
learn
from
others.
He
puts
himself
in
the
other
person's
place,
and
he
tries
to
think
of
ways
to be
helpful. He is also a good listener.
At
the
same
time,
a
good
friend
is
honest.
He
does
not
look
for
faults
in others. He notices
their good points. In short, a friend will try to
understand me and accept me.
Another quality of a friend is
reliability. I can always depend on
a
good
friend.
If
he
tells
me
he
will
meet
me
somewhere
at
a
certain
time,
I can be sure that he will be there. If
I need a favor, he will do his
best to
help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away
from me.
When
I
meet
someone
who
is
reliable,
honest,
and
understanding,
I
know
I've found a friend!
1
、
The
writer thinks that one of the important qualities
in choosing a friend is understanding.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
A
2
、
If you have
fair weather friends, you will be lucky.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
B
3
、
Good friends
need to understand each other's feelings.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
A
4
、
This passage is
mainly discussing the qualities of a friend.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
A
5
、
The meaning of
the phrase
shares difficulties with
you.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
B
It has been reported that in colleges
across the United States, the daytime serial drama
known as the
soap opera has suddenly
become “in”. Between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4:30
pm, college television
lounges are
filled with soap opera fans who can't wait to see
the next episode in the lives of their favorite
characters.
Actually,
soaps
are
more
than
a
college
favorite;
they're
a
youth
favorite.
When school is out, high-school
students are in front of their TV sets.
One
young
working
woman
admitted
that
she
turned
down
a
higher
paying
job
rather
than
give
up
watching
her
favorite
serials.
During
the
1960's,
it
was
uncommon
for
young
people
to
watch
soap
operas.
The
mood
of
the
sixties
was very different from now. It was a
time of seriousness, and talk was
about
social issues of great importance.
Now,
seriousness
has
been
replaced
by
fun.
Young
people
want
to
be
happy.
It may seem strange
that they should turn to soap opera, which is
known
for
showing
trouble
in
people's
lives.
But
soap
opera
is
enjoyment.
Young
people can identify
with the soap opera character, who, like the
college-age viewer, is looking for
happy love, and probably not finding
it. And soap opera gives young people a
chance to feel close to people
without
having to bear any responsibility for their
problems.
1
、
What can we
learn from the passage? _________
A
、
College
students like soap operas more than any other
social groups.
B
、
Young people of
sixties liked soap operas more than people today.
C
、
young viewers
have turned themselves from the seriousness of
sixties to enjoyment now.
D
、
The young as a
whole are trying to look for happy love but in
vain.
正确答案：
C
2
、
Which is
NOT the reason why the soap opera has
suddenly become “in” among American
young
people ?
A
、
Because the
viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves.
B
、
Because the
soap opera makes young people feel close to their
people.
C
、
Because
the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera
characters.
D
、
Because the
young people have to bear the responsibilities for
their troubles.
正确答案：
D
3
、
What can be the
best title of the passage?
A
、
College student
viewers.
B
、
Favorite TV
serials.
C
、
Soap
opera fans.
D
、
College-age
viewers.
正确答案：
C
4
、
What is soap
opera?
A
、
Plays
based on science fiction stories.
B
、
Plays based on
non-fiction stories.
C
、
The daytime
serial dramas on TV.
D
、
Popular
documentary films on TV.
正确答案：
C
5
、
What message
does the author want to convey to us? _________
A
、
The
people'
s
favorites to drama
works have been changed for a long time.
B
、
The
people'
s
favorites to drama
works change along with the times.
C
、
The
people'
s
favorites to drama
works is changed by the soap opera.
D
、
The
people'
s
favorites have
changed the drama works.
正确答案：
B
High in the Swiss Alps many
years ago, there lived a lonely
shepherd
（牧羊人）
boy
who longed for a
friend to share his
evenings. One night he saw three old men, each
holding a glass.
The first
old man said
：“Drink this liquid and you
shall be victorious
in
battle.”
The
second
old
man
said
：“Drink
this
liquid
and
you
shall
have
countless
riches.”
The
last
old
man
said
：“I
offer
you
the
happiness
of
music
-----the
horn
（号角）.”
The boy chose the third glass, The next
day, he came upon a great horn,
ten
feet in length, When he put his lips to it, a
beautiful
melody
（旋
律）
floated across the valley. He had found a friend.
So goes the
legend
（传说）
of the
horn. First known in the ninth century, the horn
was used by herdsmen
to call cattle,
for its deep tones echoed across the
mountainsides. Even today, on a quiet summer
evening, its music can be heard
floating among the peaks.
1
、
The boy choose
to drink the glass offered by the last old man
because the boy was thirsty.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
B
2
、
After the
shepherd boy found the horn, he discovered it was
like a new-found friend.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
A
3
、
Today the horn
is heard in the Swiss Alps when it rains.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
B
4
、
The Legend of
the Horn would be the best title for the passage.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
A
5
、
The passage
tells us his lonely job about the shepherd boy.
A
、
T
B
、
F
正确答案：
A
Many people who work in London prefer
to live outside it, and to go in to their offices
or schools every day
by train, car or
bus, even though this means they have to get up
early in the morning and reach home late
in the evening.
One advantage of living outside London
is that houses are cheaper. Even
a
small flat in London without a garden costs quite
a lot to rent. With
the same money, one
can get a little house in the country with a
garden
of one's own.
Then,
in
the
country
one
can
really
get
away
from
the
noise
and
hurry
of
busy
working
lives.
Even
though
one
has
to
get
up
earlier
and
spend
more
time
in
trains
or
buses,
one
can
sleep
better
at
night
and
during
weekends
and
on
summer
evenings,
one
can
enjoy
the
fresh,
clean
air
of
the
country.
If one likes
gardens, one can spend one's free time digging,
planting,
watering and doing the
hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a
garden. Then, when the flowers and
vegetables come up, one has got the
reward together with those who have
shared the secret of Nature.
Some
people, however, take no interest in country
things: for them,
happiness
lies
in
the
town,
with
its
cinemas
and
theatres,
beautiful
shops
and
busy
streets,
dance-halls
and
restaurants.
Such
people
would
feel
that
their life was not worth
living if they had to live it outside London.
An
occasional
walk
in
one
of
the
parks
and
a
fortnight's
(two
weeks)
visit
to the sea every summer is all the
country they want: the rest they are
quite
prepared
to
leave
to
those
who
are
glad
to
get
away
from
London
every
night.
1
、
Which of the
following statements is NOT true?_________
A
、
People who love
Nature prefer to live outside the city.
B
、
People who work
in London prefer to live in the
country.
C
、
Some people
enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside
London.
D
、
Many
nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to
live outside the city.
正确答案：
B
2
、
With the same
money ________, one can buy a little house with a
garden in the country.
A
、
getting a small
flat with a garden
B
、
having a small
flat with a garden
C
、
renting a small
flat without a garden
D
、
buying a small
flat without a garden
正确答案：
C
3
、
When the garden
is in blossom, it means that one ________ has been
rewarded.
A
、
living in the
country
B
、
having
spent time working in the garden
C
、
having a garden
of his own
D
、
having been
digging, planting and watering
正确答案：
B