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1、大学英语考试复习资料北京成人本科学士学位阅读理解题(三)大学英语考试复习资料北京成人本科学士学位阅读理解题(三)北京成人本科学士学位阅读理解题(三)Passage 1 Most people have had a dog or wanted one as their companion at some time in their lives. If you are thinking of buying a dog, however, you should first decide what sort of companion you need and whether the dog is li

2、kely to be happy in the surroundings you can provide. Specialists advice is useful to help you choose the most suitable kind of dog. But in part the decision depends on common sense. Different dogs were originally developed to perform specific tasks. So, if you want a dog to protect you or your hous

3、e, for example, you should choose the one that has the right size and characteristics. (21) You must also be ready to devote a great deal of time to training the dog when it is young and give it the exercise it needs throughout its life, unless you live in the countryside and can let it run freely.

4、Dogs are demanding pets. Cats love the house and so are satisfactory with their place where there is secure, but a dog is loyal to its master and consequently wants him to show proof of his affection. The best time to buy a baby dog is when it is between 6 and 8 weeks old so that it can transfer its

5、 love for its mother to its master. If baby dogs have not established a relationship with the human being until they are over three months old, their strong relationship will always be with dogs. They are likely to be too shy when they are brought out into the world to become good pets. 1. Which of

6、the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.You can always get help from the specialists.B.It is common sense that is the most important when choosing a dog.C.You should decide what kind of dog you want.D.Size and characteristics of the dogs should be considered too.答案:B2. What is mentioned

7、 as a consideration in buying a dog?A.The color of the dog.B.The price of the dog.C.Whether the dog will fit the environment.D.Whether the dog will get along with the other pets in the house.答案:C3. Why does the writer say a dog is a more demanding pet than a cat?A.It must be trained so that it wont

8、bite.B.It demands more food and space.C.It needs more love and care.D.It must be looked after carefully.答案:C4. Why is it advised to buy a baby dog under three months old?A.Its easier to buy a baby dog under three months old.B.They are less likely to be shy with human beings.C.They are less likely to

9、 run away.D.Its easier for them to form a relationship with their masters.答案:D5. The underlined word affection means_.A.loveB.effectC.tieD.relationship答案:APassage 2 Movies are the most popular form of entertainment for millions of Americans. They go to the movies to escape their normal everyday exis

10、tence and to experience a life more exciting than their own. They may choose to see a particular film because they like the actors or because they have heard the film has a good story. But the main reason why people go to the movies is to escape. Sitting in a dark theater, watching the images on the

11、 screen, they enter another world that is real to them. They become involved in the lives of the characters in the movie, and for two hours, they forget all about their own problems. They are in a dream world where things often appear to be more romantic (浪漫的) and beautiful than in real life. The bi

12、ggest dream factories are in Hollywood, the capital of the film industry. Each year, Hollywood studios make hundreds of movies that are shown all over the world. American movies are popular because they tell stories and they are well-made. They provide the public with heroes who do things the averag

13、e person would like to do but often cant. (22) People have to cope with many problems and much trouble in real life, so they feel encouraged when they see the good guys win in the movies. 1. The Americans go to the movies mainly because they want_.A.to enjoy a good storyB.to experience an exciting l

14、ifeC.to see the actors and actressesD.to escape their daily life答案:D2. Which of the following is peoples normal response to the movies they watch?A.They feel that everything on the screen is familiar to them.B.They try to turn their dreams into reality.C.They become so involved that they forget thei

15、r own problems.D.They are touched by the life stories of the actors and actresses.答案:C3. It is obvious that real life is_.A.less romantic than that in the moviesB.more romantic than that in the moviesC.as romantic as that in the moviesD.filled with romantic stories答案:A4. The American movies are popu

16、lar because_.A.they are well-made and the stories are interestingB.the characters in the movies are free to do whatever they likeC.the heroes have to cope with many problems and frustrationsD.good guys in the movies always win in the end答案:A5. People enjoy seeing the movies because they_.A.are tired

17、 of their everyday livesB.feel inspired by the heroic deeds of the good guysC.want to see who win in the endD.have to cope with many problems in their lives答案:BPassage 3 In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. (23) If the primary goal of la

18、nguage use is communication, then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native exp

19、ressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying I do it to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by communicating with native speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say Ill do it. This diffe

20、rence can serve as a basis for the student to change his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to communicate in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error. 1. According to the passage, the present tense in English is_.A.basically the

21、same in English as it is in SpanishB.used with some verbs but not with others to express future intentionC.not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate futureD.not the most difficult problem for foreign students答案:C2. According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number

22、 of their mistakes by_.A.comparing their speech with that of native speakersB.reading good books in the foreign languageC.asking native speakers for explanationsD.speaking without regard to native speakers答案:A3. According to the passage, foreign language students who do not communicate with native s

23、peakers will NOT_.A.learn very much about the foreign societyB.take advantage of available languageC.have to worry about making mistakesD.learn about the history of the foreign language答案:B4. According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much a-bout making mistakes because

24、_.A.native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their languageB.everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange languageC.native speakers will ignore their mistakesD.communication is the primary goal of language learning答案:D5. The authors major conclusion about the functio

25、n of mistakes in foreign language learning is that_.A.mistakes are not important in the process of learning a languageB.learners are often very afraid of making mistakesC.native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakeD.making mistakes can help the learner discover th

26、e rules of the language答案:DPassage 4 The Chinese have used a method called acupuncture (针灸) to perform operations for about 4,000 years without putting the patient to sleep. This involves placing flexible needles into certain parts of the body. The needles are available in a number of stores in Chin

27、a and anyone may buy them. To learn how to use the needles takes about one month of training. But to be skillful requires greater time. The person who performs the acupuncture knows how to put in the needles so the needles themselves are not painful. This person also knows where to place the needles

28、 so the patient feels no pain in the area where the operation is to be performed. A particular operation might require 25 or more needles placed in various parts of the body. But now this operation requires only 3 or 4 needles. Today, the Chinese doctors are trying to learn more about acupuncture. (

29、24) They are trying to develop a convincing theory to explain how the needles work in preventing pain, or why a needle in the wrist, for example, would prevent the pain in the area of the mouth. A patient who needs an operation is given a choice between having acupuncture or having one of the chemic

30、als used for putting him to sleep. It has been estimated that over half of the patients choose acupuncture because there is no sickness after the operation because the chemical may make the patient sick for a few hours or a day. 1. Acupuncture is_.A.a medical needleB.a medical operationC.a medical t

31、echniqueD.a medical machine答案:B2. Which statement is NOT true of the performer of acupuncture?A.He knows where to place the needles without pain.B.He knows where the operation is to be performed.C.He knows how to use the needles in an operation.D.He knows how to perform the operation to cure the pat

32、ient.答案:D3. To learn how to use the needles, it takes a person_.A.almost one monthB.a couple of weeksC.a life timeD.several months答案:A4. It can be learned form the passage that_.A.the person performing the acupuncture knows a lot about the making of needlesB.acupuncture has existed in China for as l

33、ong as 2,000 yearsC.an operation now needs fewer needles than in the pastD.few patients prefer acupuncture to chemicals答案:C5. Which is implied but not stated in the passage?A.The Chinese mainly use acupuncture to cure strange disease.B.Most Chinese patients prefer acupuncture to chemicals in curing

34、diseases.C.The Chinese have spread acupuncture all over the world.D.The Chinese are learning to be more skillful and efficient in acupuncture.答案:DPassage 5 Is teaching important? Well, of course it is. There was a time when the necessary knowledge could be taught to the young by family members. (25)

35、 But as societies became more complex and division of labor more common, it was impossible for family members to teach the information and skills young people needed to become useful members of the society. As the need for specialists appeared, the job of teaching came into being in our society, and

36、 teaching as a job has been of increasing importance over the past hundred years. Today, we have strict rules for teachers. We hope all children can attend schools. Many things tell us that teaching is indeed an important job. In recent years, there has been an increasing need for teachers to be res

37、ponsible. This means that the public expects teachers to succeed in teaching important information to the young. Teachers salaries today, while not much, certainly are much higher than they were in years past. These increases have come about because people have realized that without enough salaries,

38、 people who have abilities will not become teachers. Today almost no one says that anybody will do for a teacher. The public expects quality people to teach the young, and progress is being made to give salaries that will make people who have abilities become teachers. 1. Before the job of teaching

39、came into being,_.A.young people had had to be self-educatedB.specialists had been in charge of teaching young peopleC.family members had been responsible for the education of the youngD.the society had played an important role in educating young people答案:C2. The job of teaching came into being main

40、ly because of.A.The need for specialistsB.the explosion of informationC.the development of the societyD.the civilization of human beings答案:A3. Teachers salaries are raised today in order to_.A.show the importance of teaching as a jobB.improve the quality of public teachingC.make teachers responsible

41、 in their teachingD.attract more qualified people to become teachers答案:D4. Anybody will do for a teacher means that_.A.almost all people want to become a teacherB.the job of teaching is so easy that everybody can do itC.a teacher will do whatever he can for his studentsD.a teacher is so highly respe

42、cted that people all want to help him答案:B5. We know from the passage that_.A.teaching is a product of the societys division of laborB.enough salaries are necessary in making quality people become teachersC.greater progress has to be made in teachingD.It is important to be successful in teaching the

43、young答案:BPassage 6 Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and men in public opinion polls (民意测验). Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in type of work

44、 more suitable fore men and that women should step aside to make way for unemployed young men. (26) They argue that women, especially women in their childbearing years actually delay economic development and result in lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency. To solve the problem, they have

45、 suggested that the working women stay at home while their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that under these circumstances, families would retain their same level of income, and women could run the house and raise children much better. The suggestion has been rejected by 9 ou

46、t of 10 people polled. A hundred persons in a big city were questioned last summer. Out of 50 women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their jobs, no matter what the situation was. The other 4 said they would like to return home if their jobs could be taken by their sons or daughters. Of 50 men p

47、olled, only 6 said they would like to see their wives give up their jobs, if it meant higher wages for themselves. Some other people have suggested another way called phased employment theory. The theory suggests that a woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven months pregnant (妊娠) and

48、stay off the job until her baby reaches the age of 3. It suggests that women on leave receive 75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3-year period. This will benefit children, women, their families and the society. Some of those polled, both women and men, felt

49、the idea is a good one. It definitely seems to be more acceptable than the suggestion that women return to home forever. 1. Some union officials have suggested that women should return home because_.A.all of them are employed in unsuitable types of workB.their participation in work has a bad influen

50、ce on the economic developmentC.most skilled male workers are now unemployedD.nowadays no one can take care of children except women答案:B2. Some union officials have suggested that if women resign their jobs,_.A.they should be allowed to attend school to be trainedB.their jobs should be taken over by

51、 the male members of their familiesC.their children should also leave their kindergartensD.the male employees in their families should receive double wages答案:D3. According to the passage, the suggestion that women should return to housework was_.A.welcomed by women onlyB.welcomed by men onlyC.oppose

52、d by most men and womenD.welcomed by men and women答案:C4. From the passage we can see phased employment means_.A.women are allowed to take leave from their jobs during their childbearing yearsB.women stay at home on weekdays and go to work on weekends or holidaysC.a woman should resign her job foreve

53、r if she has a childD.two or more women share the same job答案:A5. According to the phased employment theory, during a womans leave from her job_.A.her work should be done by her husband or brothersB.her familys income level will be a little lower than it normally isC.her family can still keep the sam

54、e level of incomeD.either her husband or her brothers will be given double wages答案:BPassage 7 Thousands of years before Columbus came to the New World, the American Indians entered North America by crossing a narrow strip of land that once connected Alaska and Siberia. The migrants entered a new wor

55、ld in which there were no people at all. But there were many animals to hunt, and there were forests where nuts, roots and berries could be gathered. (27) When the Europeans came to the New World, the Indians, at first, taught the settlers how to plant corn, bake fish, make canoes and smoke tobacco.

56、 In return, the whites introduced horses, guns, gun-powder and alcohol. But at last, there were struggles for land, and the struggles could have only one result-war. When the wars were over, all Indians were moved to large tracts of land called reservations. Now, some of them, embittered by past mis

57、treatment, are determined to preserve their tribal life; some wish to modernize the reservations. These alternatives, with many variations, are what most Indians have chosen-a future in modern technology and education, or the revival of ancient tradition and treaties. 1. The Indians entered North America_.A.with ColumbusB.before Columbus didC.after Columbus arrivalD.in the 18th century答案:B2. The Indians moved to a new wor